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Fixtures out: Manchester City and Liverpool first to visit Villa Park

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:44:04 -0400

Despite the club pitching it as one of the biggest days in the summer, it really isn't. However it is interesting and the BBC have just published the fixtures (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/fixtures/default.stm) for nex
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Pereira, Milner and two more that won't be named, in case I doze off

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:21:33 -0400

Joao Pereira plays for Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Braga and you guessed it; he's a right back. We've now been linked to every right back in Portugal. Rumours have it, with just over a month to our first competitive game, we're going to move
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Is Gareth Barry really welcome at Aston Villa next season?

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:25:40 -0400

Yes, for ten years he has served the club and only wanted to leave once, but after phoning Martin O'Neill and saying he wanted to join Liverpool and if you believe the News of the World (http://blogs.notw.co.uk/sport/2008/06/villas-20m-barr.html), he
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The Doc's Diagnosis: God bless Euro 2008

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:54:42 -0400

I'm enjoying the European Championships for three reasons. 1. England aren't there - so I don't have to tear my teeth out worrying;
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Ambiguous article title number one: Frank Simek for £2 million

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:17:23 -0400

I've had to do a Wiki look up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Simek) to find out anything about this player after The Times have published a story this morning suggesting we're going to offer £2mn. for him. First off, he's an American, 23 year
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A muppet is what a muppet does: More Jackanory time with Bill Howell

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:00:38 -0400

I sense a cat fight coming on because Bill Howell is making things up as he goes along again. Today, he's posted something titled 'A Statement...', pretty much defending his article in the Birmingham Post that had a title, something along the lines
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Keeper link number twenty-four: Wayne Hennessey and more on the other rumour that won't go away

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:44:59 -0400

According to the Mirror, we've made an actual approach for Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey and we're willing to spend £6mn. If you don't know about Hennessey, he's the Welsh number one at only 21 years old and was names in the 2007/08 PFA Championsh
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Strictly Aston Villa: A sober look at who I think should be starting

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:36:55 -0400

It isn't long until we play a competitive match that could determine if we play in the UEFA Cup next season and instead of waiting for transfer activity, I thought I'd play a game. The game in question doesn't link to any external website or source
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It's early and I feel like a pint but first it's Yossi Benayoun and that right back from Spurs

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:36:18 -0400

We really do have a mickey mouse official club website. The design is awful, the content is just as bad and the entire ethos of dealing with the supporters is backward. We're getting confirmation from everywhere but the club today that Aston Villa
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Barry demands move to Anfield and Villa fans are happy, if we get our 20 million pieces of gold

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:30:26 -0400

It's in The Sun and they have quotes (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1269859.ece) from Barry's agent Alex Black. Gareth Barry wants to leave Aston Villa and this isn't a surprise. Liverpool have spoken to Barry or most l
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The Doc's Diagnosis: Panic, what panic?

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:11:22 -0400

First of all, I may have misread Damian's article on Sunday (http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2394/70/) but I didn't sense a great deal of "panic" in it. Secondly, why should there be any degree of discomfort for Villans at the moment anyway? S
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Feeling like a fool but Nelson and Kuyt have put a smile on my face

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:15:33 -0400

I'm feeling like a fool because I was offered two tickets to the Italy versus Holland match and turned them down with the flimsy excuse that I couldn't really make it, when I really could. I just didn't fancy the extra travelling, but after just wa
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Finnan, Maggio, Gudjohnsen and more on Gareth Barry

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:15:25 -0400

This Steve Finnan rumour has been doing the rounds for a while and we've not mentioned it. I've personally not mentioned it because I don't think it's something that is on the radar; he doesn't fit the bill, despite how desperate we are for a right b
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Don't panic: Sidwell to Man City and Huddlestone to Everton

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:25:16 -0400

When Martin O'Neill told us to not panic earlier in the week (http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2008/06/05/don-t-panic-martin-o-neill-tells-aston-villa-fans-97319-21027381/), it wound me up a little bit.
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A bid for Bentley as Barry heads off to Liverpool

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:37:33 -0400

This is filed under speculation, so don't shoot the messenger, but as I was writing this we've had two people comment that Barry is in Liverpool for talks and one comment that we've bid for Bentley. Both of these are on top of the email I'm looking a
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The Doc's Diagnosis: Euro 2008 and the absent Villans

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:41:09 -0400

In a way I suppose it's a good thing: while all the costly European talent contracted to our Premier League rivals is strutting its stuff in the Alps this summer, Martin O'Neill's merry band of young Brits and ageing Scandinavians is having a break o
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Another Brad and a right sided midfielder, not named Brad

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:25:40 -0400

It emerged last night that a reporter at the Daily Mail, or somewhere, finally figured out that we only had one keeper. In doing so he looked at the current list of Premier League goal keepers and concluded that we're after Brad Friedel.
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Barry bid upped, bid for Chimbonda rejected and we're after Michael Dawson

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 01:14:28 -0400

Is Lisa Smith of the Birmingham Post a hottie? I hope she is after she spent her day on Liverpool supporter forums looking for quotes (http://www.birminghampost.net/midlands-birmingham-sport/west-midlands-sports/aston-villa-fc/2008/06/04/liverpool-fa
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The Doc's Aston Villa Summer Transfer Diagnosis: In, out, in, out, shake it all about

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:00:20 -0400

There's not much I enjoy about the official site. But I did have a cheeky smile at the club's tongue-in-cheek online count of the number of players linked with Villa so far. They have a point: the quality of summer journalistic research is pretty w
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My Cilla Black moment: Acorns will be on the shirt

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 04:25:57 -0400

We all knew this and this isn't having a dig at the club for telling Bill Howell before telling us and I'm not going to go over old ground about us only doing this only because we couldn't find a sponsor (http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/
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Martin O'Neill will sign some players, eventually

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 02:27:29 -0400

Okay, Aston Villa are yet to sign a single player since the beginning of the transfer window and already there seems to be panic stations across Villa fans everywhere. But, if we take a step back in time we will see that Mr O'Neill has a history of
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This Barry saga continues and Peter Crouch is the new twist

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 01:40:01 -0400

I think it's pretty clear that Gareth Barry wants to leave Aston Villa. Some might call it jumping ship, some might say he's going to realise him ambition. We could probably give it a lot of reasons, but it is him that wants to leave. I say he's ju
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James Milner, Sean Scannell, Shaun Maloney and my uncle bob

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 05:10:31 -0400

For some strange reason Shaun Maloney has never had a proper run in the team and it looks like he wants to leave. I say it's strange because he is a Martin O'Neill player and he has done okay when he has played. He'll probably go back to Celtic, bu
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Roll up, roll up: Gerrard jumps on the Barry bandwagon

Fri, 30 May 2008 12:51:24 -0400

This annoyed me when I saw it and I'm disappointed that Gerrard has come and said he wants Gareth Barry to join him at Liverpool. I think this sort of public coaxing from a close from of Gareth Barry's is probably going to be the turning point i
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I'd love a Shaun Wright-Phillips right about now, the funk soul brother

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:24:29 -0400

According to the Express and Star (http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/05/30/villa-plot-move-for-chelsea-star/), we're after Shaun Wright-Phillips and you know what, I'd actually quite like him right about now. I've not always been his biggest fan b
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Is our Marlon on his way out of Villa Park?

Fri, 30 May 2008 03:51:41 -0400

Marlon Harewood came in for a bit of flak we he joined. Even I was surprised by the signing after the promise of more, but he was the surprise package for me last season, playing with such fight and heart. Now it looks like he could be joining eith
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FIFA vote in favour of 'six-plus-five rule' and it needs to happen

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:42:14 -0400

FIFA have voted in favour of bringing in President Sepp Blatter's rule that would limit the number of foreign players in a team to five. Say what you like about Blatter but this is the right thing to do. It also has to happen in my opinion for the
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Who ya gonna believe: Lerner or Krulak?

Thu, 29 May 2008 06:11:34 -0400

I can understand if Randy Lerner doesn't want to talk to us, other Aston Villa websites or the press in general. I don't like it and also think to some extent he should, but it's his choice. But, when he does speak or email the media, he really sho
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Wherefore art thou, Ashley?

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:43:59 -0400

International friendlies are a waste of time. Stop getting worked up about what you see in a match that, taken in of the context of importance to one’s life, doesn’t matter.” These were the sentiments running through my mind whe
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Martin O'Neill would love to get his hands on Joe Hart, apparently

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:09:11 -0400

Friend of the site, Dave Armitage, thinks Martin O'Neill 'would love' to get his hands on Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart (http://dailystar.co.uk/football/view/39145/O-Neill-s-having-change-of-Hart/). Now, he fits the bill; he's young, English
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Merse: Villa need to go for Thierry

Wed, 28 May 2008 08:12:05 -0400

While I was sat eating my lunch and watching Sky Sports News I was chuffed to hear Paul Merson saying how Villa need to go for Thierry Henry. I sat there dreaming of his silky skills alongside Young and Agbonlahor and thought that is the way for
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Moore completes Baggies move

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:29:29 -0400

As Matt mentioned yesterday, it looked like Luke Moore was about to seal his move to WBA (http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2374/70/). The club have announced this morning that the deal has gone through, although they haven't specified a fee.
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Does Randy Lerner have the balls to make Aston Villa great again?

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:25:37 -0400

Stuart James at The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/28/astonvilla) tells us that Randy Lerner will be taking a more active role in the club from next season - even moving to the Midlands to conduct his business. Now, I'm not o
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Luke just needed Moore time

Tue, 27 May 2008 09:03:45 -0400

There was a time when Luke Moore was tipped to be the next big thing and rumours were rife that Manchester United had bid £5 million for the youngster; long before Ferguson had shown interest in a certain Wayne Rooney, if I recall correctly. Now, a
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We're after Habibwho?

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:09:39 -0400

It's thought, as the club haven't confirmed or denied the rumours, that were quite keen on FC Charleroi striker Mouhamadou Habib Habibou. Habibwho I hear you cry? Well, he's a 21-year-old French-passport holding African who plys his trade in the
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Jermaine Pennant high on the list of wanted men at Aston Villa

Mon, 26 May 2008 01:18:03 -0400

The problem with taking a holiday and trying to keep up to date with your club, is you tend to miss a few things when you're not in familiar surroundings. My Nokia E61i is great for emails and surfing, but having my spam filter run on my local mach
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Only 23 days until the fixtures are out...

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:17:23 -0400

With the exception of the last two play-offs, one of which finished earlier, there is nothing else happening football-wise. There are the few rumours kicking around, but not much else. But luckiy, there's been a "myriad" of news on rainy, dull,
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CEO walks after 6 months

Fri, 23 May 2008 07:34:58 -0400

Having only joined in December last year (http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2121/70/), our CEO - the man who helped Wembley's cost over-run by £75m - Martin Cunnah, has left the club. He was replacement for Richard FitzGerald, who only joine
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Paul 'Robbo' Robinson

Fri, 23 May 2008 03:54:55 -0400

Rumours are worse than Marmite because you both love them and hate them. Some are embarrasing, some are mouth watering, some probably, some improbable. Feel how you like about being linked to Paul Robinson of Spurs, but I think I'd rather have C
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O'Neill needs to look further afield in the transfer market

Fri, 23 May 2008 03:51:39 -0400

Its the time of the year when tabloid speculation is at fever pitch, and the Sidwell/Hoyte combination is the early leading runner in the summer-speculation marathon. But forget attributing any credence to the News of the World and discussing
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Thursday's busy Villa news day

Thu, 22 May 2008 07:34:51 -0400

If thought that we'd been linked with every player to have kicked a ball in the last 5 years then think again. Today has bought a few more player links: Nicky Shorey, Richard Dunne and AGF Aarhus youngster Michael Lumb.
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Barry, Carson and my sort of holiday

Thu, 22 May 2008 02:57:51 -0400

The transfer window has barely just opened but rumours are starting to dry up; mostly because we've been linked to pretty much everyone and it's just a case of now waiting for things to happen. A few things have been mentioned in the papers today t
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Does Sidwell coming signal the end for Petrov and Reo-Coker?

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:03:47 -0400

Petrov has played well for Aston Villa. Unfortunately the number of times he hasn't played a good game far outweighs the good ones and if the stories of Sidwell coming are true, surely it means his days are numbered? I got to thinking about this be
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What is a good age for a goalkeeper?

Mon, 19 May 2008 07:21:22 -0400

With 'Transfer Rumour Season' already in full flow and Aston Villa down to one, it's no surprise we've already been linked with at least a dozen keepers. Boaz Myhill, Paul Robinson, Jens Lehmann, Yoann Pele, Artur Boruc, Heurelho Gomes, Wayne Henne
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Goalkeeper link no 3: Sergio Asenjo

Mon, 19 May 2008 04:37:29 -0400

I like a rumour about a player I've never heard of, it gives it some kind of interest and even credibility. Today's new goalkeeper rumour is from Sky Sports, who can be quite hit and miss but always unearth some player link you won't get anywhere
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This could be the best signing of the summer: Scott Carson

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:38:20 -0400

I was going to stress the word in the title of this post that was my get out of abuse clause, but I don't want to, because he really could be the best signing, especially for £6mn. Good goalkeepers are like a good bottle of wine; they get better w
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Would Thierry Henry come and play for Martin O'Neill and Aston Villa?

Sun, 18 May 2008 04:00:36 -0400

Just a few days ago Henry said the only team he'd play for if he came back to England was Arsenal, but with Paul Merson saying we should try to get him and John Carew urging him to come to Villa, you've got to start thinking about it a bit. There i
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Sidwell a done deal and O'Neill confident over Hoyte

Sun, 18 May 2008 02:56:26 -0400

You all know I love Sunday. I've just rolled out of bed, had my weekly bacon sandwich and started reading the gossip and it's all good stuff. According to the News of the World today (http://blogs.notw.co.uk/sport/2008/05/villa-want-hoyt.html), Mar
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Latest goalkeeper links: Jussi and Kameni

Sat, 17 May 2008 07:39:20 -0400

I'm assuming Martin O'Neill hasn't gone on holiday and is in fact working hard to finalise the signings of a few players, one of which at least I'd like to hope is a goal keeper. The latest ones linked to Villa are Idriss Carlos Kameni and Jussi J�
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Aston Villa to pocket £42.3 million from TV money this season

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:45:26 -0400

It's quite an astonishing figure and based on last years amount of £22mn. it's a huge jump; still, it's quite a fair chuck to be spent on players in the next few weeks. When you look at the full table (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/footba
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