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The Villa Times – 23/02/2018 – It’s Not Pitch Perfect

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This is the stuff I love. I know I`m a big softie really. But players getting involved with the Villa Foundation, ‘we support our own` and getting out into the community. Especially good to see Andre, a young player and one who has just been dealt a blow with a hamstring injury.

Love what the Foundation are doing anyway, as many of you know, but this sort of thing to me, for a football club with class, is absolutely essential.

Read more: 12 years ago it was me sitting there waiting for autographs




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The normal pitch life for these new, modern woven pitches is apparently around 10 years. Ours is 12 years old. Last year they were set to re-lay the pitch but after the club won pitch of the year, Tony Xia wasn`t convinced it would therefore need re-laying and would be good for one more season.

Turns out it did need doing.

Read more: A Decision By Villa That Was Far From Pitch Perfect

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Interesting forum thread on Scott Hogan: Click Here



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The suggestion is that the window will close at 5pm on Thursday August 9th with the loan window remaining open until August 31st. The vote itself will be decided based on a majority of Championship clubs voting for the change..



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A trip down memory lane with Dion Dublin: Dublin’s Trip Down Memory Lane

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Thought for the day: “Someone threw a bottle of omega 3 pills at me. Luckily my injuries were only super fish oil….”

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