After last season’s journey to the League Cup Final and given that it was the last major trophy we won – albeit nearly a quarter of a century ago – Villa have something of an affinity with the competition we were inaugural winners of back in 1961.
After vanquishing League One Burton Albion in the second round last week, we’re straight back into action in the third round tonight against Championship side Bristol City.
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Our Premier League opener against Sheffield United this evening will be a big moment for me – and not just for what happens on the pitch.
This will be the first time in my recovery from gambling addiction that I will be watching the club I love play a league match without a gambling sponsor on the front of our shirt.
This is also the first season I can enjoy as an adult without being plagued by an illness that drove me to within a hair’s breadth of taking my own life.
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It’s almost time to step back on the Villa rollercoaster for another season. As always, there’s a dangerous amount of optimism in the air before the seasons opening fixture.
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A Jack Grealish masterclass helps Villa cruise past Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup second round as his 88th minute volley broke down a ressiliant Burton side.
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For true football fans, great matches and great players act like milestones in our lives. Whereas the non-football populace will talk wistfully about their kids first day at school, for us it’ll be a promotion, tournament win or great player we once had. With this in mind, many Villa fans would have taken a moment of reflection when we heard Gareth Barry had finally retired.
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