MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Alex McLeish has been sacked by Aston Villa, less than 24 hours after the end of his first season in charge. The Scot was an unpopular appointment among many Villa fans after he took neighbours Birmingham down last season and although he avoided a second successive relegation this term, it was not [...]
The Football Association has announced Villa Park will host next season’s Community Shield between Manchester City and Chelsea. GettyImagesVilla Park: Opened in 1897 The curtain-raiser for the 2012-13 season will take place at Aston Villa’s ground the day after the Olympic football final at Wembley – which is the reason the national stadium is not [...]
The Football Association has announced Villa Park will host next season’s Community Shield between Manchester City and Chelsea. GettyImagesVilla Park: Opened in 1897 The curtain-raiser for the 2012-13 season will take place at Aston Villa’s ground the day after the Olympic football final at Wembley – which is the reason the national stadium is not [...]
Updated May 18, 2012 8:30 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has officially opened talks with Aston Villa about becoming the club’s new manager. Solskjaer is currently in charge of Molde, a club where he spent two years prior to joining Manchester United in 1996 with whom he made 366 appearances, scoring 126 goals in 11 seasons. [...]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Alex McLeish has been sacked by Aston Villa, less than 24 hours after the end of his first season in charge. The Scot was an unpopular appointment among many Villa fans after he took neighbours Birmingham down last season and although he avoided a second successive relegation this term, it was not [...]
17 May 2012 Last updated at 15:41 GMT Share this page print Sacked Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has offered a response to his departure on the day owner Randy Lerner starts the search for his replacement. Lerner has flown in to England to set the ball rolling on appointing his third manager in less [...]
Darren Bent is staying at Aston Villa. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Darren Bent has pledged his future to Aston Villa and promised the squad will get behind the club’s new manager. The 28-year-old, who missed the last three months of the season after rupturing ankle ligaments, was linked with a move away in January. Villa [...]
Darren Bent is staying at Aston Villa. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Darren Bent has pledged his future to Aston Villa and promised the squad will get behind the club’s new manager. The 28-year-old, who missed the last three months of the season after rupturing ankle ligaments, was linked with a move away in January. Villa [...]
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez refused to comment on speculation linking him with the Aston Villa vacancy. GettyImagesRoberto Martinez has been linked with succeeding Alex McLeish at Villa Park Villa are in the hunt for a new manager after sacking Alex McLeish on Monday and Martinez is one of the bookmakers’ favourites to replace the Scot. [...]
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Shortlist: Villa owner Randy Lerner is believed to be considering Roberto Martinez of Wigan and Norwich’s Paul Lambert as possibles to replace sacked manager Alex McLeish Photo: PA Martinez and the Norwich City manager Paul Lambert head the American owner’s [...]
