Offers made and knocked back. Tony’s dealings coming into question in China. Steve Round being dismissed because of an apparently fractious relationship with Rongtian He. Nothing to see here. Just another week of uncertainty in the ongoing summer of chaos at Villa.
I don’t know what’s best for the club at the moment. But I ask Dr. Xia to be honest with himself and honest with the supporters. He cannot dally. He needs to come out acting as decisively as he can at each juncture if he’s to remain in charge. And if he can’t do that, he has to admit that he’s not the man to clean up after himself.
Contributor Kristina Montesano asks the age-old question in the face of Villa adversity: Can’t we all just get along?
AVL writer Jay Chalifour analyses the beginning of the season thus far, and waves goodbye to nearly all of the Bomb Squad.
Ian Gibson discusses Aston Villa’s “new beginning” under Paul Lambert’s leadership.
