Black Country news and blogs Sunday 31 August 2014
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Aston Villa v Hull City – Opposition View 
A Villa Fan 30 Aug 14
This fixture last season cemented our Premier League status with an impressive 3-1 victory.
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Welcome Pete Gough Back To Villa Park & Help Beat Cancer
Aston Villa Life 30 Aug 14
Inspirational.
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Bent No Longer For Sale?
Vital Villa 30 Aug 14
Bent No Longer For Sale? Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:30/08/2014 14:16:00 Well this wasn't entirely expected, apparently Darren Bent is no longer for sale and instead manager Paul Lambert is looking to get the best out of him…
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Latest SCG Questions Published
Vital Villa 30 Aug 14
Latest SCG Questions Published Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:30/08/2014 14:04:00 A Supporter Consultation Group meeting took place in the Holte Pub ahead of the summer friendly against Parma, and the questions and answers have now…
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Senderos – Build On The Clean Sheets
Vital Villa 30 Aug 14
Senderos – Build On The Clean Sheets Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:30/08/2014 13:26:00 Defender and summer signing Philippe Senderos has said that Villa have to build on the clean sheets we have kept so far in the league, and if we can…
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Lambert Looking For Clinical Improvements
Vital Villa 30 Aug 14
Lambert Looking For Clinical Improvements Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:30/08/2014 13:15:00 Manager Paul Lambert has said he expects tomorrow's game against Hull City to be completely different to the game and atmosphere we had against Leyton…
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A Fab-ulous Rise
A Villa Fan 30 Aug 14
Fabian Delph has come a long way since his arrival at Villa Park five years ago.
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El Ahmadi Set to Rejoin Feyenoord for £750,000
Aston Villa News & Views 30 Aug 14
Dutch news sources have been reporting that Karim El Ahmadi has rejoined Feyenoord for £750,000.
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Something For The Weekend (464)
Vital Villa 29 Aug 14
Something For The Weekend (464) Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:29/08/2014 17:37:00 We definitely need something positive to see us through the next eight weeks.
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Recognising A Man Who Drove The Academy To Reach For The Stars
Aston Villa Life 29 Aug 14
Today, Bryan Jones will leave his post as Academy Director.
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Aston Villa v Hull City: team news and match preview
Telegraph 29 Aug 14
Match preview and team news of the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Hull City at Villa Park on Sunday August 31, 2014, kick-off 13.30 (BST…
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Injury Updates – Benteke, Kozak, Cissokho, Okore and Vlaar
Aston Villa News & Views 29 Aug 14
Lets start with the good news, Christian Benteke is ahead of schedule and will beginning training during the International Break! He torn his Achilles and is well ahead of schedule, he has already started some light jogging and light ball work…
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Tom Cleverly £8 Million Bid Accepted
Aston Villa News & Views 29 Aug 14
It’s been all over the news lately about this.
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The Villa Times – 29/08/2014
Vital Villa 29 Aug 14
The Villa Times – 29/08/2014 Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:29/08/2014 12:35:00 The latest Aston Villa news and indeed views via the fishy one…
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A CLEVERLEY Biased Article
Vital Villa 29 Aug 14
A CLEVERLEY Biased Article Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:29/08/2014 11:56:00 Ok, I'm trying here folks, now rip me apart for my optimism by all means!!!!!!!!!!!! The positive posts on the Tom Cleverley link.
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Lawro Positive – Mystic Discombobulated
Vital Villa 29 Aug 14
Lawro Positive – Mystic Discombobulated Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:29/08/2014 11:01:00 Who knows? Seriously, who knows!? This might just be the test for our home form now, Villa v Hull…
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Premier League round three: 10 questions ahead of the weekend’s action
Telegraph 29 Aug 14
Oliver Pickup: Will Mario be super? Will Di María be a lucky No 7? And how will Crystal Palace fans take to Neil Warnock…
Villa
Players Can’t Be Faulted – Maybe The Coaches Can?
Vital Villa 29 Aug 14
Players Can't Be Faulted – Maybe The Coaches Can? Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:29/08/2014 08:50:00 JuanPabloAngel says…
Blog feature
Wolves kick off next week to celebrate 125 years at official home…
Black Country Bugle 29 Aug 14
TUESDAY next week sees the 125th anniversary of Molineux becoming the official home of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Manchester United accept £8m bid for Tom Cleverley as Paul Lambert prepares for talks with Fabian Delph
Telegraph 28 Aug 14
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert closes in on a move for Tom Cleverley and is ready to open contract talks with Fabian Delph…
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A Cleverley Offer From Lambert?
Vital Villa 28 Aug 14
A Cleverley Offer From Lambert? Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:28/08/2014 17:20:00 Today's news is full of speculation that Manchester United are willing to let midfielder Tom Cleverley leave the club as their new manager…
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Benteke Back After International Break?
Vital Villa 28 Aug 14
Benteke Back After International Break? Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:28/08/2014 17:14:00 Manager Paul Lambert is hopeful that he'll be able to welcome Christian Benteke back to full first team training when all the players return…
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Lambert – Delph Deserves England Shot
Vital Villa 28 Aug 14
Lambert – Delph Deserves England Shot Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:28/08/2014 17:08:00 Manager Paul Lambert has praised the performances of Fabian Delph and said he more than deserves his call up to the England side.
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Lambert Gutted By Late Goal
Vital Villa 28 Aug 14
Lambert Gutted By Late Goal Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:28/08/2014 17:02:00 Manager Paul Lambert was left gutted at full time as Leyton Orient's only attempt on goal in the entire game consigned us to defeat.
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Have the Villans been cursed since the Capital One Cup loss to Bradford City?
A Villa Fan 28 Aug 14
Two seasons ago, Aston Villa Football Club was knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Bradford City.
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Aston Villa to make £8million bid for Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley
Telegraph 28 Aug 14
Paul Lambert given green light by Randy Lerner to make ambitious move for out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder…
Business
Former Villa chief executive heads to Forest
TheBusinessDesk 28 Aug 14
PAUL Faulkner, until recently chief executive of Aston Villa, has taken on the same role at Championship side Nottingham Forest.
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Fabian Delph Gets The England Call
Vital Villa 28 Aug 14
Fabian Delph Gets The England Call Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:28/08/2014 13:17:00 That's it for his Villa career then! Fabian has been called up in the England squad.
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VillaTalk blog – Player Match Ratings: A painful but not a shock cup exit!
Villa Talk 28 Aug 14
This was no cup shock or slaying of a giant by a minnow.
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Lambert rues missed chances
Aston Villa Mad 28 Aug 14
Paul Lambert admitted his Aston Villa side were made to pay for not taking their chances after they were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Leyton Orient.
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Transfer countdown
A Villa Fan 28 Aug 14
Four days, including a weekend and an important league game, are all that are left of the current transfer window that has seen us make five first team signings, all of whom have had a positive impact so far and look very promising.
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Aston Villa 0 Leyton Orient 1: Villa pay heavy price as Orient grab the glory in Capital One Cup
Telegraph 28 Aug 14
Aston Villa 0 Leyton Orient 1: Darren Bent the chief culprit for Villa as he misses in each half with only the goalkeeper to beat…
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Vincelot sends Villa out
Aston Villa Mad 27 Aug 14
Leyton Orient became the latest lower league team to inflict more cup misery on Aston Villa, winning 1-0 at Villa Park.
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One Up Top The Reason Aston Villa End One Down
Aston Villa Life 27 Aug 14
I’m writing this having just got in the door from Villa Park.
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Stats: Aston Villa v Leyton Orient
Vital Villa 27 Aug 14
Stats: Aston Villa v Leyton Orient Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:27/08/2014 21:44:00 All the stats from Aston Villa (0) vs (1) Leyton Orient, Villa Park, 27/8/14 Att: 17,918…
Sport
Tamworth FC wing-man Taylor aims to prove he’s worthy of a …
Tamworth Herald 27 Aug 14
CONNOR Taylor says he is desperate to prove to boss Dale Belford that he is worthy of a place in the Tamworth starting line-up.
Villa
Attitude Is Key For Orient Clash
Vital Villa 27 Aug 14
Attitude Is Key For Orient Clash Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:27/08/2014 17:28:00 Manager Paul Lambert has called on the team to display the right attitude when we face Leyton Orient in a few hours time.
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So How Do We Go About Playing Tonight?
Aston Villa Life 27 Aug 14
A common attitude to take regarding league cup matches is to play a weakened 11, with most clubs treating the league cup as either beneath them, or an unwelcome distraction for clubs with smaller squads.
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Let’s Get The Attack Sorted!
A Villa Fan 27 Aug 14
If you cannot win a game of football, make sure that you don’t lose it.
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Capital One Cup Preview
Aston Villa News & Views 27 Aug 14
So this week sees us in cup action as we welcome Leyton Orient to Villa Park for the Capital One cup second round.
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Roy Hodgson considers call-up for Fabian Delph amid England midfield crisis
Telegraph 26 Aug 14
Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph to benefit from injuries and international retirements ahead of Norway friendly…
Baggies
Transfer news and rumours, live: Angel di Maria joins Manchester United
Telegraph 26 Aug 14
Premier League transfer news and gossip plus the latest from elsewhere, as Manchester United look to sign Angel di Maria and Arsenal search for a striker…
Villa
ASTON VILLA v LEYTON ORIENT – THE PREVIEW!
A Villa Fan 26 Aug 14
After last season’s struggles, Paul Lambert is feeling optimistic and has been waxing lyrical about the Villans’ start to the new Premier League season, which has seen his side take four points from the opening two games.
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Alan Hutton Smashes Man Of The Match Vote
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
Alan Hutton Smashes Man Of The Match Vote Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:26/08/2014 14:49:00 Alan Hutton smashes the Vital Villa man of the match vote for Villa v Newcastle.
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Lamberts Failed Transfer Window 13/14
Aston Villa News & Views 26 Aug 14
I don’t want this to be a negative article, just an interesting observation that I have made in regards to Paul Lamberts transfers of summer 2013.
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Senderos Gets BBC Nod
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
Senderos Gets BBC Nod Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:26/08/2014 11:54:00 Defender Philippe Senderos hardly set the pulses racing when he joined us over the summer, and plenty had concerns given his lack of game time in the Premier League itself…
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Gary Gardner Goes On Loan To B&HA
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
Gary Gardner Goes On Loan To BHA Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:26/08/2014 11:00:00 Gary Gardner has been sent on loan until January to Brighton and Hove Albion.
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The Villa Times – 26/08/2014
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
The Villa Times – 26/08/2014 Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:26/08/2014 10:32:00 The latest news and views from AVFC via the fish bowl…
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Aston Villa Ticket News – Home And Away
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
Aston Villa Ticket News – Home And Away Vitalfootball:Aston Villa:26/08/2014 10:29:00 Ticket news for AVFC home and away…
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Love In At Villa Park – Meh.
Vital Villa 26 Aug 14
Love In At Villa Park – Meh.