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Monday 12 March 2012
SIGNING - Holman
He is an Australian international and can play on the wing or behind the striker. Perhaps this is paving the way for a departure, possibly Ireland as his wages are rather large. I hope this is not the case but it wouldn't surprise me one bit.
Nevertheless I welcome you Brett Holman to Aston Villa Football Club and hope your stay here is a successful one.
Who Is The Mystery Bosman
Lets hope this one is a bit better than the previous ones!
EDIT
It appears it is NOT Gregg Wylde after all! Mcleish keeping his cards close to his chest, but my money is on Ivica Olic.
Sunday 11 March 2012
Has The Defence Turned A Corner?
There is no doubt that the injury to Richard Dunne has been a blessing in disguise due to the fact it has forced Mcleish to play King Carlos in his favoured position. Since he has been there he has been virtually MOTM every game. Lets just hope we offer him a new contract very soon!
Collins alongside him seems to have cut out the silly errors which were costing us vital points which is another bonus. Perhaps that is down to playing next to a calming influence for a change!
Also our full backs seem to be turning their form around. Warnock seems to have recovered after a horrendous couple of months and Alan Hutton has actually been looking pretty decent in the last few games. Both could be better going forward but seem to have at least cut out the mistakes at the back.
Im not going to go overboard and say we have a top defence but we certainly do not have a poor one at this moment in time. I still believe we need to replace Warnock in the summer, or perhaps try out Lichaj, but maybe we dont need the massive defensive overhaul we thought we did earlier in the season.
Saturday 10 March 2012
Massive Win - A Star Is Born
This result puts to bed any lingering doubt of relegation, it seems as though Wigan, Wolves and QPR are destined for that after todays results. Now we can look to the future and start to try a few things differently.
I think today will be the making of Andi Weimann, its what he has dreamt of for years and the celebrations were just a joy to watch and be a part of! He must start next game, although I doubt he will. We need to start giving the likes of Weimann and Gardner starts rather than cameos because they are the future of Aston Villa and the more they play, the better they will get.
Hopefully today is a turning point, but it definately highlighted one thing, the youngsters hold the key to our success.
SPECULATION - Pogrebnyak
There is no doubt that if we could get him on a free in the summer it would be fantastic but I cant see him joining us above Fulham. Surely Fulham will be in for him in the summer so why would he join us ahead of them? I just cant see it happening, but at least we are looking at quality!
Friday 9 March 2012
A Tough Game - The Run Will Go On
So on the eve of the Fulham game and I cant help thinking that they will rip us apart. In recent weeks they have started to look very decent, with the Pogrebnyak and Johnson partnership starting to flourish with Dempsey just behind.
This doesn't bode well for us as we struggle to find that elusive victory. With Fulham on fire I can only see a comfortable defeat and another miserable weekend.
Still I will go to the game tomorrow ready to cheer on our brave Villa boys and believe that anything is possible. Lets end this horrendous record asap!!!
SPECULATION - Lukimya-Mulongoti
He has welcomed the link with AVFC but as I know very little about him it is hard for me to judge him. Lets hope he's another Chris Samba!
Thursday 8 March 2012
Gabby Admits Fans Affect The Team - Time For Support
We have all been very negative this year, including myself, and there have been valid reasons for it. However it's got to the stage now where we are having a major impact on the team and that is unacceptable. As fans we are supposed to be the '12th man' but instead we appear to be the oppositions '12th man' in some games. So now I am calling for the fans to put their agenda's away for the time being and sing louder than we have ever sung before because god knows we need too now!
Lets drive the boys over the winning line against Fulham on saturday and show them what true support is!
SPECULATION - Wylde
Obvious link today from the Daily Mail saying we are the front runners to sign Greg Wylde who left Rangers this week. I hope it's not true and just lazy journalism but somehow i can just see this being true!
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Another Hot Prospect Tied Down
Yet another name to add to the list of AVFC graduates! Lets hope he can make it to the first team before too long.