Birmingham Mail - Tag - aston villa pre-season

Aston Villa: Reaping the rewards for giving Peace a chance

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:46:00 GMT

ASTON Villa gave Peace a chance - and boy, how their young players took it as Martin O’Neill’s under-strength squad triumphed in a competition of contrasts.

Aston Villa: Ashley Young keen to stay at Villa Park until at least 2012

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:33:00 GMT

BELIEVE the transfer rumour mill and Ashley Young should have been winging his way to any of Europe’s footballing super-powers this summer.

Aston Villa: Why Marc Albrighton could be the one to watch this season

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:25:00 GMT

ALBION’S loss was certainly Villa’s gain in the case of diminutive winger Marc Albrighton who came to the fore in Villa’s pre-season excursion to the Peace Cup.

Aston Villa: Stliyan Petrov reveals how wife prompted on-pitch transformation

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:00 GMT

STILIYAN Petrov has paid tribute to his wife Paulina for helping him complete his amazing Aston Villa transformation from scapegoat to skipper.

Aston Villa: Nicky Shorey reveals extra training plan ahead of new season

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:03:00 GMT

NICKY Shorey is hoping a little goes a long way after revealing he has done extra training on his own to kickstart his claret and blue career.

Aston Villa: Stewart Downing inches to return - and has no harding feelings over accident

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT

STEWART Downing is determined to prove the old adage that ‘good things come to those who wait’ by repaying the patience of Martin O’Neill.

Aston Villa: Manager Martin O'Neill's pre-season thoughts

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:56:00 GMT

WIND the clock back to December and Martin O’Neill was insistent that there was a different “mindset” in the Premier League which could finally lead to the end of the “monopoly” of the so-called “big four” clubs.

Fans View: Aston Villa fans would be happy with a cup this season

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:51:00 GMT

US Villa fans couldn’t agree on what represented progress last season so quite what we’ll be like this time is anybody’s guess.

Aston Villa preview: More questions than answers as the new season begins

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:48:00 GMT

MAY was a bad month for Aston Villa in losing Martin Laursen to injury.