Aston Villa Blog
Started in 2004, its gone too far to stop so I aim to post once a week. All opinions are mine and mine alone.
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Dreams, Burnley and Manchester City tomorrow
I had a dream last night about Aston Villa. I've not had a dream about Aston Villa for years. It was all about Steven Gerrard and the owners spent all...
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It's about the relegation battle tonight and Tyrone Mings
I saw something on Twitter about Newcastle wanting Tyrone Mings and then someone saying that he's a great servant and we should be lucky to have him. ...
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Coutinho signs, where does that leave Buendía and Palace tomorrow with match facts from the BBC
I can't not write about Philippe Coutinho signing for Aston Villa, but I'm probably in the minority that and think it's not that exciting. Don't get m...
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Win tickets for Burnley at Villa Park, Burnley yesterday and Liverpool on Tuesday
I'm starting my wine diet this afternoon with a cheeky South African red. I'll finish this, put some Italian sausages on the grill and fall asleep in ...
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Saying the right things, match facts and will Buendia start?
Is it wrong to not be that interested in Aston Villa at the moment? I mean, we are not getting relegated and I guess the only thing we have to look fo...
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Dean Smith coming home and helping the manager as best we can
When Dean Smith was sacked, after eleven games of this season, we were sixteenth in the table. 174 days later, we're one place better off and third fr...
Read MoreVilla's Greatest Heroes

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Tom 'Pongo' Waring
When the whistle blew, the ball it flew … through the air, through the...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Gerry Hitchens
It's an odd quirk that, while even the very best of British have faile...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Jimmy Dugdale
One man always takes the glory for a cup win. Anyone who thinks of Eng...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Gordon Cowans
"We should want the kids to know when they come here that Gordon Cowan...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Peter McParland
Billy Wright and Duncan Edwards were two of the greatest footballers e...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Brian Little
It's March 24, 1996, and Savo Milosevic has just curled the ball into ...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Johnny Dixon
With all the pain and grief caused by and surrounding the Second World...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Dennis Mortimer
Every generation, every crowd and every single Aston Villa fan has the...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Paul McGrath
Paul McGrath will always hold a place in my claret and blue heart for ...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Nigel Spink
Peter Bonetti. Nigel Martyn. Two great goalkeepers who in many eras ot...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Ian Taylor
"Put it this way," said Ian Taylor, when asked if he was likely to ren...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Charlie Aitken
In the week before this article was written, Gareth Barry took to the ...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Peter Withe
Eyebrows were raised when Aston Villa forked out £500,000 on a journey...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Peter Aldis
Sims, Lynn, Aldis, Crowther, Dugdale, Saward, Smith, Sewell, Myerscoug...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Dion Dublin
"Memorable," is Dion Dublin's understated description of his first six...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Andy Gray
It seems strange that a whole generation of Liverpool fans have grown ...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: Olof Mellberg
I'm yet to hear it in a quiz, but I'm sure it will come up at some poi...

Villa's Greatest Heroes: David Platt
In a week that saw the new national team manager name five Aston Villa...