bettingBlog NewsWinning and losing with the VillaThe Blues- July 16, 2007 Turned up on Tuesday to find that we were not in fact playing second-last Wanderers, but in fact fourth placed The Blues. They who, in our previous two games, started a fight and had a player sent off for threatening and abusive behaviour. And we needed a win to keep ourselves clear of the relegation zone, too. The games were running late as usual, and the temperature felt colder than the 4 degrees C outside. The game on before ours reminded us of what was at stake regarding relegation - there..http://astonvilla.blogfootball.com/bettingBlog/2007/07/16#a240 Football coach- July 11, 2007 Having been knocked out of the Cup competition weeks ago, we had a friendly against Dirty Harries. It's always a good game against them, mainly because they're old like we are. No ankle chopping and agro over referees decisions like the 20-something players, but still good enough to win last year's league. Not a good start for the bloke between the sticks (me), as a bobbly old Harries shot made its way towards goal and in slow motion the keeper stuck out a leg and and arm and fell slower than...http://astonvilla.blogfootball.com/bettingBlog/2007/07/11#a239 |