Author: Jack O'Meara
The Villans go in to the game against an out of sorts Newcastle side looking to pull clear of the drop zone. Lambert’s men currently sit four points ahead of Sunderland and a win tomorrow against the Magpies could see them move into eleventh position, extending that gap to seven points. Newcastle sit in ninth place at the moment and although they should be more than safe in terms of relegation they are without a win in their last four matches and have also failed to score in any of those games. Paul Lambert’s men are without a win in…
If there was an award at the end of the season for the most inconsistent team then Aston Villa would almost certainly win it every year. Following on from the impressive local derby win against West Bromwich Albion, it appears that after taking that one step forward, Paul Lambert’s men have taken another step backwards after back to back defeats against Everton and West Ham respectively. The tenth home defeat of the season was once again greeted with boos at the full time whistle and left Paul Lambert scratching his head as to why his side fail to step up the…
Not many people would have fancied Villa’s chances against Everton after eight minutes of the game against West Brom on Wednesday night. Trailing to a Chris Brunt wonder goal and a Fabian Delph own goal, Paul Lambert’s men faced an uphill battle to get anything against the Baggies. What happened in the remaining eighty-two minutes was nothing short of remarkable and will live long in the memory of every Villa fan for years to come. Andreas Weimann pulled a goal back almost immediately after Albion had gone 2-0 up and Leandro Bacuna then levelled the match with the most unorthodox…
A midweek fixture doesn’t come around often but when it does it is like a little gift sent from above which has the ability to thrill. After the Merseyside derby yesterday between Liverpool and Everton, tonight it is the turn of the Midlands to take centre stage as West Brom make the short trip to Villa Park. The match between West Brom and Villa has been a closely fought encounter over recent years and the intensity levels amongst fans has risen to an all new high. Villa head in to this match off the back of an impressive point against…
At around 10:30pm on Monday evening, I had a strange feeling that I had not had for some time. Although we lost the game against Arsenal, the last half an hour showed that all hope is not lost and that we are capable of playing good football against good teams. However, that statement will now be put to test at Anfield on Saturday. If I was to put a bet on bitbet then a Liverpool win would seem like a certainty, especially with Sturridge and Suarez set to rekindle their alliance and set about demolishing teams once more. All the same,…
Mondays can be a difficult time as you struggle to get over the weekend’s antics and prepare yourself for another long week at work, so what better way to cheer yourself up than a trip to Villa Park to watch your beloved side embark on another fun-filled ninety minutes? The Monday night football comes from Birmingham this week as Paul Lambert leads his claret and blue troops into battle against the side that they beat on the opening day, Arsenal. The opening day win at The Emirates is now a distant memory. The optimism, anticipation and expectancy after that win have…
It has been almost four years since Phil Dowd failed to send off Nemanja Vidic in the Carling Cup final at Wembley and as a result Villa tasted defeat in their first major final in ten years. That season also saw another trip to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final, where we were comprehensively beaten by an organsied Chelsea side. Nevertheless, the glory days seemed to be returning to B6 for good. However, five days before the start of the 2010-2011 season, Martin O’Neill stood down as manager and the free fall began – and continued at an alarming rate. After…
Just when Paul Lambert was perhaps starting to get fans back on side, he came out with a comment that was as embarrassing as it was disheartening: in his press conference for the Sheffield United game, Lambert stated that the FA Cup is something he believes a lot of top flight managers could do without. This is a view that has not gone down well with fans, pundits or former players. It may be the case that Lambert is under pressure to deliver and if we do lose tomorrow then he has already gotten his excuses in early. However, the…
There are many teams that perform inconsistently over the course of the season and fans become frustrated as they are not sure which team will turn up come kick off and this can lead to unrest amongst the stands. Villa has perhaps been the most inconsistent team so far this season. A commendable win over the ever impressive Southampton was followed up with the worst performance of the season against Fulham, in the relegation zone at the time. As the weeks tick by, more and more fans are becoming concerned with the performances of Paul Lambert’s claret and blue troops…
Going in to the game on Wednesday, many Villa fans predicted a defeat or maybe even a draw at best despite the fact that Villa were on a four game unbeaten run and Southampton had lost their last two. After a disappointing home draw against Sunderland, fans felt that the Saints would be too strong for Paul Lambert’s side and that Villa’s unbeaten run would come to an abrupt end. However, that wasn’t the case and when the clock struck 10:00pm Villa fans across the globe were celebrating a monumental victory after the side from B6 had inflicted the first…