Posts Tagged ‘Aston Villa’

The Decline and Fall of Brian Little

August 24th, 2011

The sacking of manager Brian Little by Conference North outfit Gainsborough Trinity on 22nd August shocked few supporters at the club, and seemed a fitting response by chairman Peter Swann to a poor 2010/11 season and a 4-0 thrashing…Read More

Five Go Predicting: Premier League

August 1st, 2011

With the season fast approaching, it’s time for the twofootedtackle season previews. But instead of the usual team-by-team previews or hopelessly ill-informed predictions from Gary and Chris, we thought we’d take a wider view with our new feature: Five…Read More

TFT Podcast Episode 80: Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman and Jamie Cutteridge

July 30th, 2011

The twofootedtackle podcast warms up for 2011/12 with a pre-season special podcast, featuring some very special guests. Gary Andrews heads to Norway to speak to Exeter City’s Director Of Football - and Tottenham Hotspur legend - Steve Perryman about…Read More

Ashley Young: What will Manchester United get for their money?

June 24th, 2011

Aston Villa winger Ashley Young has finally completed his move to Premier League champions Manchester United, a transfer that hasn’t raised as many eyebrows as it arguably warrants. The former Watford player will be a real loss for Villa,…Read More

Premier League: Villas-Boas, Jol and McLeish take on the challenge

June 24th, 2011

Of the 20 clubs that will compete in the Premier League next season, three will do so under the tutelage of new managers. What is likely to have been the final managerial search of the summer was concluded when…Read More

Aston Villa and the weight of inflexible expectations

June 10th, 2011

The supporters of Aston Villa are not historically unrealistic in their expectations, and it’s not all down to the natural pessimism of the stereotypical cartoon brummie. For much of their existence, Villa have been a club able to justify…Read More