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England squad named
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Fabio Capello has tonight announced his 23 man squad for the games against Kazakhstan and Belarus and the only Villan to make the cut is Gareth Barry. No place for Ashley Young again and I know now for a fact that I’m not the only one who finds this hard to believe.
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Tags: Ashley Young, Aston Villa, Belarus, England, Fabio Capello, Gareth Barry, I should be England Manager!, Jermaine Jenas, Kazakhstan, Nigel Reo-Coker, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stewart Downing, Team NewsChelsea 2-0 Villa
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Things didn’t quite pan out the way we’d hoped. The dream didn’t come true. We didn’t finish the day top of the Premiership. But no hard feelings, it was always a pipedream.
Category: Team NewsAnother 8 goal thriller anyone?
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Last time Villa played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was on Boxing Day of last year and very few will have forgotten the game. Most Villa fans went into the game begrudglingly expecting a 2-0 defeat at the fortress that is Chelsea’s home ground… how wrong we were!! Eight goals and three red cards were the [...]
Category: Team News Tags: Alex, Andriy Shevchenko, Ashley Cole, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Deco, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gareth Barry, Joe Cole, John Carew, John Terry, Liverpool, Manchester City, Martin Laursen, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Mystic Meg, Premiership, Ricardo Carvalho, Russell Grant, Scott Carson, Shaun Maloney, Stamford Bridge, Stephen King, Team News, Wilfred Bouma, Zat KnightAston Villa’s 50 greatest moments - 49 The lads of the lamp
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Over at The Times Online a fella by the name of Richard Whitehead has produced an article on the 50 greatest moments in Villa’s long and glorious history. The club was originally founded way back in 1874 and since then has endured many great achievements and triumphs. We’ve also endured many years of mediocrity but [...]
Category: Team NewsWho will be top of the Premiership come Sunday evening?
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Villa have their biggest chance to go top of the Premiership in far too long on Sunday, but it will require a good performance and a chunk of luck. It’s mathematically possible for any of five teams to top the table after this weekend’s games, so let’s run through who and how:
Category: Team NewsDebate time: Is Marlon Harewood good enough?
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He gets a lot of bad press and a lot of stick from many Villa fans but there’s also plenty who love him and think he should be given more of a run in the team. From 2002/2003 to 2004/2005 Marlon had three 20 goal season’s in a row, but since then he has slipped [...]
Category: Team NewsVilla v Litex Lovech
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Channel Five aired the first leg but are now being gits and not airing the second leg. BOOOOOO!!!! For those of us who can’t make it to the game, be it for geographical or financial reasons, it can be viewed on the Official Villa website. Those good old clucks at Villa are streaming the game [...]
Category: Team NewsVilla v Litex Lovech - Pick your team
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The second leg of the UEFA Cup first round against Litex Lovech is nearly upon us and we go into the home leg with a two-goal head start, after winning 3-1 in Bulgaria. The lead we have is comfortable but it’s still game on and Litex will be coming at us with both barrels.
Category: Team News Tags: Ashley Young, Aston Villa, Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan, Bulgaria, Carlos Cuéllar, Craig Gardner, Curtis Davies, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gareth Barry, Isiah Osbourne, James Milner, John Carew, Luke Young, Marlon Harewood, Martin Laursen, Moustapha Salifou, Nathan Delfouneso, Nicky Shorey, Nigel Reo-Coker, PFC Litex Lovech, Premiership, Steve Sidwell, Stiliyan Petrov, Stuart Taylor, Team News, UEFA Cup, Wayne Routledge, Zat KnightVilla Weekly Dose: 29 Sep 08
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Something to read while you look for a pet shop that sells these:
Stiliyan Petrov finally wins over his critics (The Mirror / Tribal Football / Team Talk)
Villa ain’t proved nothing yet, the real test is next weekend (Daily Mail / Tribal Football)
Sunderland game opinions (Independent / iFutbal / The Mirror
How far Villa have come (Vital [...]
Category: Team NewsPremiership round-up (Week 6)
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The sixth week kicks off and there’s plenty of good action this week as the season continues to excite. The first Merseyside derby of the season is the early game, Arsenal take on new-boys Hull in what they hope will be a walkover, Villa entertain Roy Keane’s men, Tottenham go in search of their first [...]
Category: Team News Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Match Reports, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Premiership, Stoke City, Sunderland, Team News, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic
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