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
Top 10 players in the Championship this season The Championship has been a high-octane competition this term and all the clubs have been through several ups and downs already. We have seen some standout performers this campaign and as the fight to secure top-flight promotion intensifies, here is a look at the top 10 players … Read more
Louis Van Gaal’s affinity towards Dutch players continues as Manchester United are being linked with possible January moves for Nigel De Jong and Ron Vlaar. United’s lack of a holding midfielder was a big problem in the early stages of the season as they were cut open by weaker teams. The signing of Daley Blind … Read more