Steve Bruce received the unqualified backing of Aston Villa legend Nigel Spink as the man to get the club back into the Premier League. A member of the Aston Villa side which won the 1982 European Club Champions Cup final, Spink isn’t convinced that his former club will qualify via the automatic promotion places. Second-placed … Read more
Aston Villa’s hopes of finishing in the automatic promotion places crashed against the rocks with consecutive defeats against Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers, with no-one else but Steve Bruce to blame. Those were the combative words of Kevin Phillips, an assistant coach at Derby County in his weekly column for the Express & Star. … Read more
Bruce takes his Villa side to his old stomping ground at Sunderland with a warning ringing in their ears Steve Bruce takes his Aston Villa side to his old stomping ground at Sunderland with a warning ringing in their ears: “it’s going to be a big test”, as per a report from Express and Star. … Read more
Aston Villa will either succeed or fail altogether, says Australian international Mile Jedinak Aston Villa’s rise to the promotion places is down to one thing, claims Australia international Mile Jedinak and that is “unity”. Speaking to the club’s official website, the midfielder declared that the fans and squad think promotion is a realistic target this … Read more
Now Liverpool has beaten Blackburn Rovers in their FA Cup Sixth Round replay, they face the prospect of a Semi-Final clash with Aston Villa. For me, this brings back memories of our last meeting in the competition in 1996. In a rather convenient twist of coincidence, today happens to be Robbie Fowler’s birthday, so it’s … Read more
Manchester United have received a massive boost before their weekend’s clash against Aston Villa as summer signing Marcos Rojo is set to return from injury. DAILY STAR reports that the Argentine defender is set to return after missing several weeks, thanks to a dislocated shoulder from the first week of November. Louis Van Gaal’s side … Read more
English media outlet Daily Star have come out with a story claiming that Arsenal are keeping tabs on Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph. Reports have claimed that the rising English star is reluctant to extend his contract at Villa Park and the Gunners are looking to take advantage of the situation. Delph has recently been … Read more
Arsenal beat Aston Villa by 3-0 at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon to end Paul Lambert’s side’s brilliant start to the 2014-15 season. The Gunners bounced back after the midweek disappointment against Borussia Dortmund where they were outplayed by the Germans in the first match day of the Champions League tournament. Mesut Ozil opened the … Read more