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The UEFA Cup draw is upon us
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The draw for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup is to be held in Switzwerland today at midday (GMT). Villa secured a place in this draw with the win over Odense BK, which also made us the winners of the last ever Intertoto Cup.
Category: MiscGood luck Tommy
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After being released by Aston Villa at the end of last season, Thomas Sorensen has now signed a three year contract with Premiership new-comers Stoke City. Sorensen fell down the ladder at Villa not too long after Martin O’Neill’s arrival and was eventually allowed to leave when his contract expired a few months ago.
Category: MiscApparently Barry is staying
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Gareth Barry will be remaining with Aston Villa next season and presumably continuing as captain. This revelation comes right from the horses mouth; The Aston Villa website.
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Tags: no tagsThe Two Braddies
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While the rest of the team were getting ready for last Saturday’s Intertoto game, Martin O’Neill and Randy Lerner were busy strengthening the Villa squad by negotiating with a second American goalie named Brad; Blackburn’s Brad Friedel.
Category: MiscThe Continuing Story Of Bareth Garry (Part 5 – Will he? Won’t he?)
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For the last few months, the Gareth Barry question hasn’t been ‘Will he or won’t he go?’ but more ‘When will he go?’. Now, after Saturday’s appearance for Villa against Odense BK, people are suddenly starting to entertain the possibility of him still being an Aston Villa player next season.
Category: MiscWilfred Bouma injury update
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Anyone who saw Saturday’s Intertoto victory over Odense BK, with Freddy Bouma’s foot at an angle that no-one’s foot should be at, will be concerned about the extent of his injury. The sickening image (published here for the concerned, the curious and the twisted amongst you!) even had his team mates turning away in horror.
Category: MiscVilla 1 – 0 Odense (3 – 2 on aggregate)
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Elation at Villa Park, as Villa go through to the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds after winning the Intertoto Cup today.
Category: MiscThe week for Villa in a nutshell
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Strangely enough, the world didn’t stop and wait while my baby was being born, so stuff has been happening in and around Villa Park that I haven’t given my tuppence worth on. So here it is in brief…
Category: Misc Tags: no tagsWell it’s hello from me… and hello from him
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Hi Villa blog readers, I know this isn’t in any way football related but I wanted to explain my sudden absence; I’m now a daddy!! It’s been a very emotional rollercoaster of a week, beginning with a mammoth 55 hour labour for my poor wife and resulting in the birth of my beautiful daughter and [...]
Category: MiscOdense BK 2-2 Aston Villa
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Poor is about the only word for tonight’s performance from Villa, who deserved to, and very nearly did, lose. Villa took the lead early on, but were soon level. Then after enduring a storm, took an undeserved lead, but finally got caught out with a minute to go, to finish the game 2 goals each.
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