Back in the nervous days of autumn when the kind of question on AVL was orientated towards “how on earth can we get promotion [with Bruce in charge]?”, one of the Lifers stated that he thought that as the season progressed it would all come together and in time we would see the play improve […]
Well, we wait … and we wait … to see what materialises this ‘window’ in terms of any incoming names. But the surprise to me is that Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa is still being talked about as a loan. Though the availability of ‘just’ Hogan and Davis might lead to the thought we’re a […]
We hoped for a Happy New year, and that’s what’s been delivered – so far at least. Yes, there’s nothing like a defeat or two for the gnashing of teeth to re-commence, but when a win or two materialises either all goes quiet or some other reason for dissatisfaction is often found by the fans. […]
Well, after a win on New Year’s Day that must surely have prompted delusions of grandeur amongst Villa fans, the visit of a mid-table third-tier side this Saturday should present little difficulty, right? Well, let caution prevail: once upon a time Peterborough made themselves into a team to be respected; even ‘Posh’. They were named […]
An oldie like me usually looks at the importance given to tactics with some disdain. After all, back in “the old days” footie was just footie wasn’t it? I was taught that the game is simple. You learnt your own part of the game as a defender or midfielder or forward and then somehow slotted […]
