martinlaurence
I am a budding young writer who lives for the beautiful game. I am hoping to write for the site to gain some invaluable experience and add to my portfolio since leaving University in the summer of 2010. I am a graduate of Sports Product Design from Coventry University and a massive Aston Villa fan.
Aston Villa v Wigan Preview
Aston Villa assistant/caretaker manager Gary McAllister has been boosted by a return to fitness for Richard Dunne, who hobbled out of last week’s defeat to West Brom, and Emile Heskey who missed the game with a knee injury having started the previous two. The home side for Saturday’s clash will however, be without midfielder Jean…
What can Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham expect if they sign Ashley Young?
With his contract up in the summer of 2012, Villa’s ‘star man’ and England international Ashley Young is hotly tipped to leave the club after a disappointing season for the club under Gerard Houllier. The question is, is he really Villa’s star man and how sorely would he be missed were he to leave. The…
Why Marc Albrighton could be the next James Milner
Doom and gloom surrounded many circles at Villa Park after James Milner’s departure, but could there be an instant successor. The emergence of Marc Albrighton at Aston Villa this season has gone some way to lifting the mood at the Midland’s club and the winger is already showing real promise. This matched with the capture…
Houllier to join Villa?
The Daily Mail have reported that Gerard Houllier is to be the new man in charge at Villa Park. The 62 year old, if the papers are anything to go by, is now the hot favourite with the board and will become Villa’s first foreign manager for 20 years, Jozef Venglos was the man in…
Premier League: Signings of the Summer
The transfer deadline has now passed after a mad dash for players on Tuesday night. Here we will discuss the top big money deals, bargains and coups of the summer in the Premier League in a top 10 countdown. The countdown will conclude with some notable exclusions that may surprise you and 10 of the…
Nightmare returns for Villa
Thursday 26th August 2010 Aston Villa 2 – 3 Rapid Vienna (Rapid Vienna win 4-3 on aggregate) The nightmare returned to Villa Park tonight as the Villains crashed out once more to Austrian outfit Rapid Vienna. It was exactly one year ago that Vienna came to the Midlands and managed a 2-1 defeat which saw…
A week of goals galore in the Premier League
The dawn of a new Premier League season suddenly seems to have seen a buy one, get one free on goals thus far. The first 19 games of the season have produced 51 goals but it’s the drubbings that are so apparent. In the first two weeks of the season there haven been four 6-0…
Villa valiant in Vienna
Thursday evening saw a good, if unspectacular, result for a second string Villa in Vienna. The Midlands club hung onto a 1-1 draw against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League Qualifying Play-Off round. The tie saw caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald ring eight changes to the side that impressed in the 3-0 victory over West Ham…
Bellamy Banished to Bluebirds?
With a talent the likes of Craig Bellamy supposedly prepared to switch to Championship side Cardiff, have his options been cut short by the powers that be at Eastlands? The controversial Welshman was on many a Premier League shopping list but it is believed that a move to a top side has been cut off…
Aston Villa 2010/2011 Season Preview
A pre season, unquestionably overshadowed by an ongoing transfer saga of last season’s best player and a managerial departure doesn’t look good on paper just days before the start of a season. Despite this Villa fans should still be upbeat about the campaign ahead hoping for a bright future under a new regime. Martin O’Neill…
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