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David Allen's FFC
Has Carson done enough to secure a permanent deal at Aston Villa?
Posted by: David Allen, Tue 6th May 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
Football FanCast columnist David Allen looks at the goalkeeping dilemma
that is facing Martin O'Neill and wonders if Scott Carson has done enough to
secure a permanent contract at the club.
Scott
Carson has had a turbulent season to say the least. Having initially impressed
when beginning his loan spell at Villa, it was ironically his reward for his
fine form which potentially marked the beginning of the end for the Liverpool
loan-signing.
Would Aston Villa fans take great pride in seeing blues out of the Premier League?
Posted by: David Allen, Tue 22nd Apr 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
Football Fancast columnist David Allen cannot get the smile off his face since Sunday's win and wonders if Villa fans will actually be happy to see the blue noses, drop out the Premier League.
Sat on a sticky wooden floor in a pub back-room full of bluenoses singing 'Sh*t on the Villa,' I smugly watched Aston Villa on Albanian TV deservedly thrash blues 5-1.
Has O'Neill found the right formula to drive Aston Villa up the Premier League?
Posted by: David Allen, Tue 15th Apr 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
Football FanCast columnist David Allen is delighted with Aston Villa's
upturn in form and feels full credit must go to Martin O'Neill who seems to
have found the right formula.
There is
something about being a Brummie that gives you an automatic predisposition for
pessimism. "We beat Derby 6-0 away!"
I excitedly bark to my nearby mate and sofa-based Villa fan, "Yeah, but it was only Derby County..."
Aston Villa’s Petrov: not just an old Andy Townsend haircut!
Posted by: David Allen, Tue 8th Apr 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
Football FanCast columnist and Aston Villa fan David Allen marvels over the performance of ‘captain highlight' on Saturday.
Besides the great result, one of the best things about Saturday's emphatic 4-0 win owas the resurgence of Stylian Petrov in the Villa midfield. I say ‘resurgence', since his £6.5m move from Celtic on the crest of fresh optimism surrounding O'Neill and Lerner's arrival at the club, the playmaker's performances have been overwhelmingly poor.
Will Aston Villa be forced to shut areas of the Holte End?
Posted by: David Allen, Mon 24th Mar 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
Football FanCast columnist David Allen reacts to the news that Birmingham City council are considering shutting sections of the Holte End at Villa Park.
In another micro-step towards completely severing football's roots in working class culture, it was recently reported that Birmingham City Council are considering shutting down sections of the Holte End to stop Villa fans standing during games.
Will Aston Villa pay the ultimate price for failing to strengthen their squad?
Posted by: David Allen, Sat 15th Mar 2008
Tagged:
Premiership, Aston Villa
New FanCast columnist David Allen sees Villa's UEFA hopes fade at Portsmouth and feels they are paying the price for having one of the smallest squads in the Premier League.
It's not great being a Villa fan; not so much a string of disappointments, as a string of false dawns followed by crushing disappointments.