The Aston Villa Courier
Market23 Aug 2027
Ian Maatsen puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Aston Villa, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match21 Aug 2027
Aston Villa end the wait against Nottingham Forest
It had gone 11 games. The players did not celebrate like men who had won a match; they celebrated like men who had been let out of something.
Market23 Aug 2027
Jamal Jimoh-Aloba turns Plymouth Argyle down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Emersonn says Aston Villa went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Mile Svilar in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Aston Villa this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Aston Villa
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match21 Aug 2027
Tammy Abraham the difference as Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Tammy Abraham. 2‑1 against Nottingham Forest, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Oliver Morgan joins the Aston Villa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Morgan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Jonathan Mitchell steps up from the Aston Villa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Mitchell has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Words at Aston Villa training over how hard people work
- Match Aston Villa settle it inside twenty minutes
- Boardroom A promise the Aston Villa board did not keep