Villa Money

Aston Villa’s Latest UEFA Fine, Explained: The Settlement Behind the Headline

The Context of Villa's Growing Fine CollectionKey Facts€22.5m fine, but only €7.5m is payable now; the other €15m is suspended if Villa keep improving.Villa's second such fine in two years, part of last summer's UEFA settlement.Total settlement exposure is €48.5m, but only €18.5m is actually payable; €30m stays suspended while spending falls.Plus £695,000 in Premier League fines and a €10,000 UEFA banner fine.The fine...

Aston Villa Fined by Premier League for Compliance Breaches

Aston Villa's Latest Premier League FineAston Villa have been fined a total of £570,000 by the Premier League after accepting they breached Rule L.33, which governs kick-off and half-time restart obligations, on nine occasions during the 2025/26 season.The club entered into a formal sanction agreement, admitting to causing delays without good reason across nine fixtures from the opening weekend of the season through to...

Lessons from the Premier League Club Tony Xia Looked at Before Aston Villa

After the last five seasons Aston Villa supporters have had to endure, it's easy to understand that some fans want the new Tony Xia...

Aston Villa Manager in Place But Supporters Must be Patient for Reveal

Aston Villa Manager Latest There's much to discuss about Tony Xia and the Recon group's takeover of Aston Villa. From the most recent batch of...

Randy Lerner Looks to New Owners to Complete His Villa Park Plans

Context Lets preface this article by saying, I'm a realistic and there is a long, long way to go before we can start looking seriously at...

Aston Villa Manager Job Doesn’t Quite Seem a Done Deal Yet

Parting Words Finally, the wheels of Aston Villa's future are whirring into a forward motion after recent seasons of drifting in limbo. Current Villa chairman...

Aston Villa Statement Confirms Chinese Buyout and New Owner’s Ambition

MOMS has already written some views about the Chinese takeover of Aston Villa, but now the club have now issued a full statement (see...

Chinese Takeover News Has Question Marks for Villa Supporters

Lets hope Villa are more than a metaphorical big game head in the Chinese football expansion trophy cabinet. Anybody with an eye for detail amongst the...

Villa Park Stadium Naming Rights Potentially on the Agenda

The Name is Park, Villa Park For now Villa Park has escaped having its name 'officially' changed to serve a major sponsorship deal, but what...

Di Matteo Buzz Backs up Talk of Potential New Aston Villa Owner in Due Diligence

New Favourite The first clue that a new Aston Villa owner was potentially on their way would be an announcement of a new Villa manager......

Why the Chinese are interested in an Aston Villa Takeover

On Chinese New Year this year, MOMS dropped into Birmingham's Chinese Quarter to check out the festivities. As you'd expect, the dancing dragons and...

Aston Villa Chairman Says Potential New Owners Weeded Down to the Serious Contenders

New Owners? As part of the drive by Steve Hollis for improved communication to Villa supporters, the club today issued a welcome update on the ownership...

Villa Owner Randy Lerner Admits Blame For Relegation

It would have been nice if Randy Lerner had written a note to supporters every other month or so during his ownership of the...

Aston Villa Chairman Steve Hollis Pens Open Letter to Supporters

It's no secret that the main mission of new Aston Villa chairman Steve Hollis was one of trouble shooting. There are so many things...