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Villa Confirm Tielemans to Manchester United: Who Actually Wins in This Deal?
The Winners of the Your Tielemans to Manchester United DealAston Villa have confirmed the departure of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United, closing a three-year spell that ends with 134 appearances and ten goals. Youri Tielemans's release clause of £35m was triggered as the 29-year-old signs a five-year deal with the Red Devils. Here's what the move actually means for everyone involved.Manchester UnitedProsTielemans arrives as...
Forget the Big Six. In Europe, Villa Have Already Broken It.
Proof That Aston Villa Are Disrupting the Big SixThere is a version of English football's hierarchy that the Premier League, broadcasters, and shirt sponsors broadly agree on. Six clubs above the rest. Revenue, fanbase, commercial reach — the gap is real and it is wide. Often referred to as the 'Sky Six'.UEFA does not particularly care about any of that.The UEFA club coefficients ranking...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes and Insights from Chris Heck’s First Meeting
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) 16th September 2023 Villa Park 28th September 2023 follow up Microsoft Teams meeting Fan representatives Villa Park Joanne McKibbens Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association John Gillett Lions...
Premier League Shirt Prices Comparison 2023/24 Season
Premier League Shirt Prices Comparison 2023/24The release of this year's Aston Villa home shirt came with the added intrigue of a new crest....
Golden Goals: The Influence of Tony Morley’s Cracker Against Everton (1981)
The Path to Aston Villa's League Title"Clearly still rattled by Saunders' psychological tactic, Morley gave a two-fingered gesture towards the bench, one that later...
Villa Supporter Gripes, Tackling Villa Park Transport Issues and Communication Breakdown
Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group Meeting - December 2021The latest Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group (FCG) meeting took place at Villa Park on Tuesday...
How Emiliano Buendía Helps Transform Aston Villa and Improves Other Players
Emiliano Buendía Confirmed for VillaBy Calum SlaterThe first piece of business has been completed before the window has even opened - bienvenidos Emiliano Buendía!After...
Rotterdam Or Bust: A Supporter’s Diary of Aston Villa’s Greatest Day
Rotterdam Or Bust - An Aston Villa Fan's Diary of 1982By Geoff ThomasI think we always believed that Villa had more than a puncher’s...
Why Southgate Went for the Promise of Ollie Watkins Over Patrick Bamford
Why did Southgate Pick Watkins?"We like his pressing, his speed, the runs he makes," said England boss, Gareth Southgate, as he began to justify...
Gareth Southgate Being Rational on Grealish and Keeping Villa Fans Happy at the Same Time
On the recent Episode 121 of the My Old Man Said podcast, international breaks were referred to as being nothing more now than a...
Why There’s a Different Feeling About Aston Villa This Season
More Than A Feeling?When you've supported Aston Villa for a number of decades, you'll know there's a feeling you get, when Villa are on...
Jack Grealish’s New Five-year Deal was the Logical Conclusion Despite Media Scaremongering
Jack Grealish Five-Year DealRegular readers and listeners of My Old Man Said would perhaps be less surprised about the news that Jack Grealish had...
Double Villa Right Back Transfers Provides Dean Smith With Improved Options
Waiting GameWhile Aston Villa fans have been desperately hoping a forward player would be the club's first signing, sometimes if an opportunity arises to...
Aston Villa Make Potentially One of Their Most Pivotal Signings of the Window
If you were to pick anybody for Dean Smith to solidify his coaching staff in a practical fashion for a second Premier League campaign,...