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Beckford, Zamora and The North Stand.
It’s come to that time of the season where there isnt much to write about in terms of Aston Villa related that you haven’t heard already, except today when I’ve come across a few stories worth talking about.
Jermaine Beckford
It’s no secret that he is on a free transfer this summer and that he would love the opportunity to have a crack at the Premier League and we just happen to be the latest side to be linked with him.
I would have a punt at him, he’s still young and will probably come in on a pretty low wage so why not? Although I don’t think there’s anything in the story as I recently watched a video of the Leeds end of season awards when Ken Bates pretty much concluded that he will be joining Everton and that they would never be a bigger club than Leeds.
So I can see this rumour being a non starter.
Bobby Zamora
Every season without fail there is always a player who exceeds people’s expectations and then come the Summer he get’s linked with a move to pretty much any club that has money to spend. And the 2010 candidate is non other than Bobby Zamora.
Let’s face fact – he’s not good enough to play for England and he isn’t worth the £8million the press claim he is worth. He has had a pretty decent season at Fulham but how can a player turn so good overnight? After all he’s never really impressed anywhere he’s played before and what’s that saying people say? “A player doesn’t turn bad overnight” – Well surely this applies the other way round to?
The fact is across his career he has only scored a goal every 3 games – and how is this any better than what we already have?
The North Stand
I’m sure you have read at some point this week about Randy Lerner and the fact he has plans to sort out the worst stand in our ground – The North Stand.
Well is this the picture of how Villa Park will look once the North Stand work has been completed? The News of the World has today gone with a story displaying how all stadiums will look for the 2018 World Cup and its the images that England have submitted in there bid to gain the competition.
Makes you wonder doesn’t it? Well I am impressed and wouldn’t mind if Villa Park looked like this when the work was completed.
Season of heartbreak, let us finish on a high!
This season has been a season of ups and downs for Aston Villa but all the ups have ended up in heartbreak for the fans.
We only just miss out on Champions League, and success in both domestic cup competitons but if we all stand back and think about it, we all know we would take it again next season.
Martin O’Neill has today stated in the papers that he will be ready and raring to go next season as long as Randy Lerner backs him.
Anyway onto tomorrows final game of the Premier League season, we entertain Blackburn as they look to get revenge from losing to us in the League Cup Semi Final.
A win for Villa tomorrow and a defeat for Manchester City could see Villa take 5th place from under City’s nose.
However, Blackburn still have something to play for as they would love to finish the season in the top half.
Villa have no fresh injury worries, while Blackburn could give a debut to Algerian Amine Linganzi.
Wilfred Bouma was told his contract wont be renewed when it runs out next month so the Dutch man could make a appearance of some sort tomorrow.
It will be a difficult game as all games against Sam Alladyce teams are but the Villa fans will demand a result and I think they will get one.
Avillafan.com Prediction: Home win
