On Europa League nights, we will be looking through all the years of Aston Villa in European Football in our ‘European Throwbacks’. We take a look at all the highs, the glories and the occasional lows of this great Football Club. Tonight, we start in the seventies with Aston Villa fighting long way back to the top under a Manager … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Bologna
Our long awaited Europa League campaign begins tonight and we will bring you a preview of all the League stage matches now and (hopefully) in the further stages of the competition. Aston Villa will go in as favourites with the most successful Manager in Europa League history with Unai Emery winning the trophy 4 times. However things are not ideal … Read More
Big Villa Sleep Out: Holte Enders Under The Sky
Tina Merry is taking part in Aston Villa Foundation’s Big Villa Sleep Out on Friday 10th October to raise funds for young people and families in the community For further details and to donate, please click the button below
The Curse Of PSR
So far this has not been the start everyone connected with Aston Villa was hoping for. No win, failing to score in the first three Premier League games since 1997/98 season and making their worse start in the Premier League since Paul Lambert began his spell in charge back in 2012. There been the usual problems connected to Football but … Read More
Away Day Travels- Brentford (Away) 23/08/25
The first away day of the season! Brentford FC – Saturday 23 August 2025 Bedford to Brentford: 110 miles return Taxi – Train – Tube – Thames River Boat – Brentford Stadium (with a few pubs in between!) Bedford Lions couldn’t resist our annual boat trip down the Thames from Westminster to Kew Gardens. Starting with an 8.30am train down … Read More
Unai’s Villa European Adventure Part 3
When Unai Emery arrived at Villa Park in November 2022, before his first game against Manchester United, Villa were languishing in 17th place in the League. A 3-1 win made our intentions clear, and for the rest of the season we saw a massive upturn in fortune. At the end of a season which we started with not much hope, … Read More