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BBC Sport - Football blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Greetings and salutations, sporting comrades. As I write this, I have a cold sausage number on brown bread with a condiment combo of mustard and mayonnaise alongside me. It's a strange one, but it's definitely a winner. Anyway, rolling on from last week, thanks very much for all your suggestions for our 20 nicest people in sport. This is by no means the definitive list and I am sure there are loads...
BBC Sport - Football blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
I was in a shop last week with one babe in arms and the other in a pushchair. Pushchair child unfortunately took out a selection of breakfast cereals with a flailing arm and an elderly gentleman spotted me struggling to tidy up. He strode over, picked up the cereals, tickled pushchair child's chin and placed the boxes back on the shelves. "What a nice bloke," I thought as he stumbled off...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Martin O'Neill believes Everton will come to terms with the loss of star defender Joleon Lescott in the same way as Aston Villa recovered from the retirement of skipper and centre-back Martin Laursen...
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Martin O'Neill believes Everton will handle the loss of Joleon Lescott in the same way as Aston Villa recovered from Martin Laursen's exit.
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Aston Villa defender James Collins has welcomed comparisons with the club's former captain Martin Laursen. read more
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Press the auto-refresh button for the latest action. Click here for the latest scores around Europe. And email your thoughts to paolo.bandini@guardian.co.uk Afternoon all The last time I sat down to do a minute-by-minute report, it was for the Derby of Europe. This time it's the Midlands derby. Well, a Midlands derby anyway. I expect less moments of individual brilliance than at the former but also...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Despite buying three defenders in the final days of the transfer window, Martin O'Neill has cobbled together the Premier League's best back line Signing three defenders within five days of the transfer window closing and giving them all debuts in the same match should, in theory, be a recipe for disaster. Yet Aston Villa's clean sheet against Birmingham City last month, when Stephen Warnock, Richard...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
By James NurseyMartin O'Neill is thrilled with Aston Villa’s team spirit but admits the downside is he gets compared to David Bent.Villa are sixth in the Premier League after beating Chelsea last weekend with their best display of the season.Boss O’Neill is delighted after rebuilding his side in the summer following the sale of Gareth Barry and retirement of Martin Laursen.New-boy Richard...
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
After the rather predictable World Cup qualifiers, the more exciting English Premier League football resumes. Week 8 features some noteworthy Premiership football news. Firstly, Liverpool must subdue an in-form Sunderland without Torres and Gerrard. Secondly, Manchester United had a home tie with the always tough Bolton without Wayne Rooney. Thirdly, Blackburn host Burnley in the first Premier League...
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
Martin O'Neill believes Villa are beginning to become the set-piece threat they used to be with Martin Laursen in the side.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
• Debutants impress in derby victory at Birmingham City • Defence had struggled since Martin Laursen's retirement Stilian Petrov said last night that the arrival of Richard Dunne, James Collins and Stephen Warnock had provided Aston Villa's defence with some much-needed leadership. The trio, signed for a combined cost of £17m, all made their debuts against Birmingham City on Sunday,...
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
Well here we are, tomorrow, high noon see's the return of the Brummie derby. People from Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and London will claim they have the fiercest derbies in the UK but it doesn't get much better than Birmingham City Vs Aston Villa. Blues are back in the big time after a years abscence. The last fixtures between the two gave Villa the upper hand with 2-1 and 5-1 victories respectiveley...
A Different League (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
After putting their Premier League defeat against Wigan and their Europa League exit behind them, Villa responded with another victory to record back-to-back Premier League wins. Martin O’Neill was quoted as saying:“We find ourselves in a good position (in the Premier League)." However, to remain in the top half of the league, Villa must return after the international break with consistent...
A Different League (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
When the transfer window finally closed on Tuesday, Villa had successfully completed their sixth and seventh signings of the summer period both of which were centre backs. The first signing was James Collins from West Ham United who signed for the Villans on a £5 million deal. The second signing of the day and undeniably the most important signing of the day came in the form of ex-Manchester...
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
Man City's Richard Dunne and West Ham's James Collins will attempt a tall task, to take over for Martin Laursen and Olof Mellberg. They come to Villa Park at a £11m price tag. We saw a few problems on opening...
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