It is closing in on 2 years since we last set eyes on Paul Lambert at Villa Park, but here we are about to face him and his latest charges, the Wolves. And he looks more relaxed in his new surroundings, I have to say. It appears to me that Lambert’s new project is a […]
It’s been nearly 10 years since Derby last visited Villa Park, and you have to look to 10 years before that to find a Derby success at VP. But derbies are derbies – particularly against Derby! – and we, in our current spate of defeats and fall from grace, cannot assume that we just have […]
A warm New Year’s greeting to all prior to the first game of 2017, a year in which we hope to see Villa return to the top-flight! And there’s every chance we can reach the play-offs: I do not see it being that difficult to achieve that part. The biggest challenge in my view will […]
The Express and Star reports: A total of five new players were expected to make their home debuts against Ipswich, including striker Scott Hogan who joined on deadline day from Brentford for £12million. Bruce said of the new boys: “They’ve all got a bit of fire in their belly to achieve. They realised it’s a […]
While he was associated with Aston Villa (and, indeed, with Watford) I shall always remember the jovial face and well-meaning demeanour. It wasn’t always like that in his career, though, as his time as England manager was a fairly hard time for him; nothing seemed to quite go right and the media were quick to […]
