The many oddities of the former Chelsea captain's unveiling at Villa.
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Newcastle players blames Aston Villa draw on beach balls
With their club’s relegation already sealed, Aston Villa supporters decided to hold a protest/celebration of themselves during last weekend’s match against Newcastle. It was arranged that beach balls would be thrown onto the pitch during the game, which ended in a 0-0 draw that damaged the visitors’ own chances of staying up.
Future News: Aston Villa launch investigation into all their players not caught with laughing gas
Following Aston Villa’s announcement that striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has been suspended for being pictured with laughing gas canisters, the club has also announced an investigation into all of their players not pictured with laughing gas canisters.
Relegation bound Aston Villa remove the word “Prepared” from their badge
As a waking nightmare of a season nears its merciful end, Aston Villa decided that now was the time to change their badge in preparation for relegation. Speaking of which, the word “PREPARED” is noticeably absent from the new badge. While most would assume this is simply a correction based on their lack of preparedness all season, the club offered some other reasons.
Pato’s joy compounds Falcao’s misery
When Loic Remy went down with an injury during Chelsea’s visit to Villa Park, Guus Hiddink opted to give Pato his first appearance in a Chelsea shirt two months after joining the club on loan from Corinthians. This came a surprise to many, including fellow forgotten man on the Chelsea bench: Falcao.
Micah Richards successfully defuses confrontation with angry Villa fans
Aston Villa only managed a 1-1 draw with League Two’s Wycombe Wanderers in the third round of the FA Cup, forcing a replay and extending their winless streak to 10 matches.
This was the last straw for many Villa fans, who have watched their club settle at the bottom of the Premier League table and look completely rudderless despite a managerial change in early November. So the group that traveled to Adams Park expressed their fury to the players as they boarded the bus home after this latest disappointment.
Tim Sherwood is referring to himself in the third person
Aston Villa have now lost four of their six Premier League matches so far this season after getting beat 1-0 by West Brom and manager Tim Sherwood wants you to know that this is good news. He also wants you to know that his name is Tim Sherwood.
Tim Sherwood does magic spell to make his two-goal lead disappear
With his side up 2-0 in the second half against undefeated Leicester City, Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood attempted some kind of magic spell on the touchline (his version of a tactical adjustment) to prevent the home side from making a comeback. Except it totally backfired and Leicester ended up winning 3-2 with a trio of unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes of play.
A timeline of Fabian Delph’s bizarre double U-turn to Man City
[This post was originally published on July 11. It has been modified and updated to reflect the latest in Fabian Delph’s terrible decision making process.]
July 3 — Aston Villa captain Fabian Delph is linked to Man City, who are reportedly willing to trigger his £8 million buyout clause.
July 8 — Villa signing (and former City player) Micah Richards tells the press that Delph asked him about City and his opinion of the situation.
July 10 — The BBC reports that Delph’s move to City is all but done, pending a medical scheduled for the next day.
July 10 (later) — Delph’s comments from just six months ago, when he signed a four and a half year extension with Villa, do the rounds on social media. Vitriol is directed his way and he is widely mocked.
Football Shirt Friday: Bayern, Atletico, Inter, Aston Villa and Zenit being fancy
If Thomas Müller is primping his collar, it must be time for more football shirts.