Aston Villa news

Post-mortem: Dropped points against Wolves and Webcam is man of the match

AVFCBlog — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:13:37 +0000

The purpose of a post-mortem is to determine the cause. In the case of yesterday and the result, I don't think I am qualified enough, as I've not played football at the top flight and neither have I managed at the top flight. So instead, I am going to

Villa boss in awe of `expectional’ Young

Eurosport — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:21:00 +0000

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hailed a "mesmeric" performance from winger Ashley Young as his side salvaged a point with a 2-2 home draw against Wolves.

La evaluacin de Milly: The verdict

AVFCBlog — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:20:01 +0000

In the Year of Our Lord, 1560, The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, met in Crdoba, Spain, to consider a case of manifest apostasy. The issue had drifted on for over two years, and all of Europe eagerly awaited the outcome. The fortunes of

Villa boss in awe of ‘exceptional’ Young

Mirror — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:31:05 +0000

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hailed a "mesmeric" performance from winger Ashley Young as his side salvaged a point with a 2-2 home draw against Wolves. England coach Fabio Capello saw Young torment Wolves full-back Ronald Zubar and supply a string

Ashley’s the star of the show

The Sun — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:52:00 +0000

MARTIN O'NEILL hailed Ashley Young as Aston Villa salvaged a point against Wolves

Villa 2 Wolves 2: Carew strikes twice as spoils shared in Midlands derby

Daily Mail — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:10:42 +0000

John Carew salvaged a point for Champions League-chasing Aston Villa after Mick McCarthy's side had threatened to pull of a shock win in the derby meeting at Villa Park.

Aston Villa 2 Wolves 2: On balance, a fair result

AVFCBlog — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:48:54 +0000

I say on balance it was a fair result and while we seemed to have more of the ball and seemed to put in more crosses - quickly becoming our trademark - a lot were poor and Wolves took their chances. Not the result any of us wanted but we have it and we

Aston Villa v Wolves: Live, updates, text, banter, Twitter, video

AVFCBlog — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:15:06 +0000

Now - I was fairly confident with my prediction yesterday and when you look at the league table - if you predict anything other than a home win, you're either a clown or a Wolves fan. Even the bookies have us down as clear favourites - one even calls us

Villa plan new Milner deal

SkySports — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:16:19 +0000

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed the club are to offer James Milner a new deal in the summer.

Villa to hold talks with Milner

Mirror — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:11:03 +0000

Aston Villa are to hold talks with midfielder James Milner in the summer regarding a new contract. Milner signed a four-year deal when he became Villa's 12million record signing after moving from Newcastle during the summer of 2008. But O'Neill is keen