Archive | May 17, 2010

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The Villa Chronicle for 1971-72 : PELE arrives and Out of the Third Division – The Recovery Starts

Financially and in general, matters were very favourable at Villa Park regardless of the fact they were still in Division Three. In fact, the club’s financial success enabled the club to acquire and develop a new training ground in 1972, at Bodymoor Heath. The club had been without such a facility for seven years, and [...]

View from the North Stand – Rob’s end of season rant, forum posters beware

So after missing out on the fabled 4th place thanks to defeat at Manchester City, Villa were left with the not too difficult task of securing sixth spot ahead of Liverpool. To do that all we had to do was beat Blackburn (again)……..but you know Villa. It was like a replay of game number one [...]

VILLA – James Milner MUST stay

I posted a month or so back why James Milner must stay at Villa Link and now we have today further stories from the papers that Man City, the nouveau rich club where money is not equating to class and style (headline from their OS) is considering a £24m initial. Now whilst they are allowed [...]