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The Next Captain
By: Johnny on the Spot |I love Curtis Davies. After the Leicester City loss, he was interviewed by the BCC and gave one of the most honest, sincere and self-criticizing interviews I have ever seen by an athlete. Your first game for a team is typically a freebie, but Davies is obviously not going to let that stand [...]
Villa Dumped From Cup
By: Johnny on the Spot |We always call it a Mickey Mouse Cup when our team is summarily cast out of the League Cup, but until they are sent packing it’s the most important cup in the world. For Villa, it should have been, but let me give an argument for why the loss is beneficial, although there [...]
Villa’s Major Injury Blow
By: Johnny on the Spot |Aston Villa striker John Carew expects to be out for at least a month after suffering a knee injury. This reduces the number of Frankenstein like forwards at Villa Park to one; henceforth, referred to as Marlon Harewood; during the next month.
While this would not be a problem for most teams, most teams are [...]
Aston Villa 2 – 0 Everton
By: Johnny on the Spot |Everton never provided a threat to Martin O’Neill’s men as the midfield completely negated Everton’s Osman, Neville, Jagielka and Pienaar. Playing a 4-4-2 with Ashley and Gabby playing wide of Nigel Reo-Coker and Gareth Barry, Villa kept service to a minimum as Andy Johnson and Victor Anichebe were forced to provide their own impetus. [...]






