Aston Villa
New Aston Villa away kit 09/10
The new Aston Villa away kit has been revealed by Nike and the midlands club and the England kits of old are the inspiration for the new white and blue strip.
Aston Villa v Manchester City video highlights 17/8/08
Aston Villa stormed past Manchester City in a 6 goal second half shoot out at Villa park thanks largely to a Gabriel Agbonlahor hat trick. City had lost highly rated Bulgarian striker Valeri Bozhinov in a freak accident in the warm up which will now see him miss another six months of his fledgling Premier [...]
Cuellar comes to Villa
Aston Villa have again payed a handsome price to reinforce their threadbare squad forking out £7.8m for spanish journeyman defender Carlos Cuellar. The midlands side has now spent £30m on defensive recruitment alone this transfer window often drawing criticism for paying over the odds for English talent thus driving the price of homegrown talent up [...]
Villa sign another Young
Luke Young will be joining his namesake Ashley Young at Aston Villa after the former England fringe player agreed terms on a 3 year deal. Earlier in the day Villa announced they had agreed a £5m fee with Middlesbrough for the 29 year old former Spurs man and had been given permission to conduct a [...]
Shorey becomes a Villain
Nicky Shorey has completed his £3.5m move from relegated Reading to Aston Villa after passing a medical and inking a 3 year deal with the mid table midlands side. Shorey who has picked up 2 England caps has also played 2 seasons in the top flight and will vie for a regular starting place with [...]
Friedel makes Villa switch
Brad Friedel has completed his compicated move to Aston Villa after Blackburn Rovers snapped up out of favour Spurs keeper Paul Robinson. Villa had lodged a successful £2m bid last week but had to put their interest on hold untill Blackburn could find a suitable replacement for their American keeper who has been one of [...]
Sidwell signs for Villa
Steve Sidwell has completed his move from Chelsea to Aston Villa today after passing a medical at the midlands club. The former Arsenal and reading midfielder is being tipped to fill the void left by Gareth Barry’s imminent departure but will have a struggle to regain form and fitness after proving a flop at Chelsea:
“I [...]
New Aston Villa kits 08/09
The new Aston Villa kits are now available the common motifs of this seasons Nike kits are all featured. The home shirt is claret and sky blue with no stitched in or reflective detail and the new Nike v neck and will be paired with white shorts. The away kit is ‘Miami Vice blue’ and [...]
Barry wants Liverpool move
Gareth Barry has decided his future lies with Liverpool and has told Martin O’Neil he wants to leave the midlands club. The England international midfielder has stated his desire to play champions league football and progress his career as the motivating factors for the move plus the chance to impress England boss Fabio Capello as [...]
Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic highlights
Aston Villa missed out on the chance to go 5th after they lost at home to a spirited Wigan side who confirmed their Premiership status for next season beyond all doubt. Villa could have overtaken Everton in the race for the Uefa cup spot but 2 goals from in demand Antonio Valencia settled the match [...]
Liverpool make Barry bid
Liverpool have today lodged a bid to sign Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry in a swift move to head off any interest from Chelsea. The deal is said to have constituted cash plus players and has been confirmed by Villa manager Martin O’Neill:
“Liverpool haven’t made a straight cash offer. They’ve made an offer involving a [...]
Everton V Aston Villa highlights
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Villa fan killed by road rage not hooligansim
The tragic death of an Aston Villa fan killed after the Birmingham derby was caused by a fellow Villa fan not by a Birmingham City fan as first suggested by the media. 26 year old Christopher Priest was struck by a Volkswagen Golf near Villa park about an hour after the game whilst still wearing [...]
Aston Villa v Birmingham City highlights
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Derby County versus Aston Villa highlights
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Villa fan scores with Setanta sports presenter
One cheeky Aston Villa fan scored live on air with a blonde Setanta Sports presenter who admirably takes the affection in her stride.
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Aston Villa versus Bolton highlights
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Manchester United versus Aston Villa
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English keepers let chance slip through their fingers
It will come as no suprise to hear that 2 of the players who withdrew from the England squad on the weekend have already been passed fit to play at the weekend. What is shocking is that it is the 2 keepers who pulled out and missed a glorious opportunity to impress Fabio Capello and [...]
