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August 26, 2009
Posted by Jerrad Peters on 08/26/2009

Martin O’Neill is on to something. Sort of. It’s actually a replication of the template that vaulted Aston Villa to second-place in the Premier League for a brief spell last season. It’s the 4-5-1 formation (or 4-3-2-1, depending on how you see it).

Continue reading "Old tactics pay off for O'Neill"
August 19, 2009
Posted by Jerrad Peters on 08/19/2009

Aston Villa’s season-opening loss to Wigan at Villa Park undid a lot of the good feeling that had built up around the club in pre-season. It was also agonizingly familiar. The 2-0 defeat would have fit right in with Villa’s woeful stretch drive last season.

Continue reading "That was painful"
August 4, 2009
Posted by Jerrad Peters on 08/04/2009

Peace Cup, transfers and rumors of transfers. August promises to be a much more productive month than July at Villa Park.

Continue reading "A trophy, a player and a good start to the month"
About
Kevin Hughes Kevin Hughes spent the best part of ten years working and writing for the football magazine Match; once (sort of) inspiring David Beckham to copy his shaved-hair look, getting lost in Paris after the 1998 France v Croatia World Cup semi-final and other such nonsense. As Deputy Editor, he launched and established Sport, the London-based free weekly magazine, before moving on to become a consumer magazine publisher, a position he holds today. Introduced to Villa by his father and grandfather, he attended his first ever match at Villa Park as a seven-year-old in 1982… and has suffered almost constant disappointment since. You can follow him on twitter @KevHughesie

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