The Aston Villa Courier
Boardroom20 Aug 2029
Aston Villa run out of patience with Adam Davis
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Adam Davis clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Transfer targets20 Aug 2029
Fee done, terms next for Noah Sadiki
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have settled on $26.9M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Transfer targets20 Aug 2029
Aston Villa rebuffed over Ricardo Pepi
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Newcastle United have kept their man, and Aston Villa go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Boardroom20 Aug 2029
Steven Robinson steps up at Aston Villa for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Market20 Aug 2029
Business is business: Lewis Dobbin goes
Nottingham Forest paid $3.3M and Aston Villa took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Player ratings20 Aug 2029
Roméo Lavia pops up at the right end — 7.99
7.99, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Market20 Aug 2029
Aston Villa may not be able to give Matthijs de Ligt what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Matthijs de Ligt wants continental football; whether Aston Villa can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Market20 Aug 2029
Aston Villa say no — this time
The offer from Accrington Stanley for Femi Azeez was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad20 Aug 2029
A falling-out at Aston Villa
John McGinn and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- Boardroom 6 academy players handed senior numbers at Aston Villa
- Match 6 unbeaten for Aston Villa
- Market Aston Villa promote Peter Jackson from within