Every Villa fan knows what money needs to be spent on in the January transfer window, and that’s a striker. There have been a lot of reports suggesting Villa’s interest in Ranger’s Alfredo Morelos and Hull’s Jarrod Bowen. I thought I’d look away from these two more obvious transfer targets and try and find other …
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In what was a very uninspired performance from the Villa against Wolves, a number of usually consistent performers failed to turn up. The injuries of Heaton, Engels and Grealish before kick off clearly hurt the chances of a win. However, that doesn’t excuse the lacklustre performance by the Villa, that was more of a Sherwood …
Nicolas Otamendi If Otamendi wasn’t a Man City player, he wouldn’t be as highly thought of as he is. Simply put, he can’t defend. He’s showed this on a number of occasions this season, most notably against Norwich where he also demonstrated his lack of ability when playing it out from the back. The combination …
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After what was a somewhat eventful international break, it was time to return to normality and Premier League football. Surely nothing could spoil the excitement of club football. Little were the onlooking spectators to know that VAR would spoil the party not just once, but on multiple occasions over the weekend. It would be very …
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Australia have retained the Ashes, what a surprise. Joe Root has come out and said he’s proud of the fighting spirit shown by England in the fourth Test. I’m not really sure if I was watching the same game as him, he must still be slightly delirious from the World Cup win. Where was the …
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Before the international break, a decision from Kevin Friend baffled football fans and pundits. He decided to book Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish for simulation in the box, despite the fact he didn’t appeal for a foul. On top of this, whilst falling he passed the ball to his fellow player who scored. Don’t worry though, …
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In an interview with Sky this morning, ex-England bowler Steve Harmison said that Australia were ‘beaten by the better person’ in the third Ashes test. This statement couldn’t sum up what happened any better, England were dragged kicking and screaming over the line by Ben Stokes, and Ben Stokes alone. The media are loving the …
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Now for the big one, my Premier League predictions. I will get everything badly wrong, but that’s expected. I’d at least like to think I can get 3 or 4 correct positions, however maybe that’s being overly ambitious, just like Wolves and West Ham fans. I’ll probably do better than Paul Merson, though someone picking …
England have lost the first Test of the 2019 Ashes, and does it come as a surprise? No. After the World Cup win England Cricket was on a high, and the delirium only seemed to mask the multitude of problems with the Test side. The close-run win against Ireland was a perfect showing of the …
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Now for where it gets more exciting, the top half of the table. Again, I’ll probably get it horribly wrong, and Reading will storm the league and win it by 20 points, but I’ll try my best. 12th Blackburn Blackburn have added some Championship Journeymen in Stewart Downing and Bradley Johnson this transfer window, hardly …
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