Rooney wins the cup for United…it just had to be
You need quality and luck to win any football match, and Manchester United had both in Sunday’s Carling Cup final against Aston Villa at Wembley.
You would not have thought they needed was this: Wayne Rooney starts on the bench, Wayne Rooney comes off the bench, and Wayne Rooney scores the winner.
Such is the form of Rooney it does not come as a surprise that …
Wenger’s moral crusade in football has undoubtedly become one of this season’s biggest talking points.
The Arsenal supremo has called Manchester United “anti-football”, Aston Villa a “long-ball” team and Chelsea “dull”. In Wenger’s eyes, Arsenal’s approach to football, regardless of results, renders the club superior.
Whilst Wenger’s appreciation of the beautiful game is admirable, at times it is irritating to listen to the Frenchman in post match interviews. After being resoundingly beaten by …
Sunday’s Carling Cup final between Aston Villa and Manchester United promises to be an eventful and entertaining affair.
Aston Villa’s English contingent of Agbonlahor, Young, Milner and Downing etc. look to prove they can perform when it matters and Wayne Rooney, in the form of his life, promises to add to his hefty goal tally.
Aston Villa are looking to win their first trophy in 14 years (they won this trophy in 1996) and United are hoping winning the Carling Cup can lead …
Women love footballers. Even Aston Villa ones.
Is it for their intelligence, wit or sparkling personality? Or is it because they just happen to earn £80,000 a week? How else can you explain how popular Jermain Defoe is with the ladies?
One footballer is known to score a lot off the pitch is Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor. According to the News of the World back in 2008, Gabby was cheating on three …
On Sunday afternoon at Wembley Stadium, Aston Villa’s James Milner will be involved in what is undoubtedly the biggest game of his career so far.
Milner has the chance to lift his first trophy in senior football, and add some gloss to what has so far been an excellent season for the 24 year old midfielder. However, whilst Aston Villa are also still chasing a Champions League place and the FA Cup, …
Aston Villa player, Nathan Baker sold his five tickets from the club for the match against Manchester United for £200 each on Facebook!
Eighteen year old nipper Nathan said, ‘I wish to apologise unreservedly to the fans for my actions .I appreciate it is a privilege to be part of Aston Villa Football Club and one day I hope to play in the first team, but I understand that my behaviour off the pitch must speak as loudly as …
Tottenham Hotspur’s Customer Services Hotline was pulsating this morning after a complaint about a Spurs Steward at Saturday’s knive edge draw at White Hart Lane, flooded in.
The complaint storm centres around a man known at this stage only by his www.VillaTalk.com forum moniker of GingerCollins29 .
‘At the full time whistle, I was leaving my seat and was hit by a coin, thrown by a Spurs fan.’
Obviously it was this point …
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Villa’s 28-year-old full-back Nicky Shorey could soon be on his travels again as a loan move to Fulham looks set to be on the cards.
Shorey has already been on loan this season, having played for Championship club Nottingham Forest, and only returned back toVilla Park two weeks ago.
The move could work well for Shorey because Fulham’s first choice left-back, Paul Konchesky, has an ankle injury and it is unsure as …
Ok, I’ve set myself a slightly different task this week. Lets face it fellow fantasy managers, if you haven’t got Cesc Fabregas or Wayne Rooney (or both) in your team at the minute then you really need to consider taking up another hobby. No, I am serious. Few players are offering nailed on mega-points each week as much as this pair and while it would be tempting (and …
Aston Villa are riding high under the tutelage of Martin O’Neill, a good crop of young English player have established the club in the higher echelons of the Premier League, but the last ten years has seen a number of player come and go at Villa Park, but who are the top five from the previous decade. Let’s find out.
5. Paul Merson: 1998 – 2002, 117 apps
He …
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