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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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Wolves today and things need to change
What a poor performance and result the other night was. The worst part about it all was that we know we can do better. The sad part about it was that ...
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Sending them out to win, at Sheffield United and some match facts
Defeat works tonight. We could send the U18's if the manager wanted to rest players. We wont lose ground on anyone below us and we'll still have a gam...
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Fortune, that sublime last minute tackle and stopping the rot
I've written a lot of times for many years that I'm happy if we score early and defend, if it means winning. And yesterday, that was exactly what we d...
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We have to invite three points at Leeds today, it doesn't just happen
A lot has been written and said this week about our performances and certain players and as a fan of everyone having an opinion, I think it's also my ...
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Got what we deserved, need to beat Leeds
This isn't me moaning although some will read it like it is. I'm actually happy with the season so far and if it ended tomorrow, I'd be more than sati...
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Mind the gap, Brighton lesson and Leicester today
I wrote something ahead of the match against Brighton, along the lines of winning would have been a good indicator of where we are. The match actually...
Read MoreVilla's Greatest Heroes

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

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

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: Nigel Spink
Peter Bonetti. Nigel Martyn. Two great goalkeepers who in many eras ot...

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: 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: 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: Peter McParland
Billy Wright and Duncan Edwards were two of the greatest footballers e...

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

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

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

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: 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: Andy Gray
It seems strange that a whole generation of Liverpool fans have grown ...

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