The pressure is mounting on Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish after his side slipped into the bottom half of the table for the first time this season. Inconsistent performances have proved costly in recent weeks, with Villa now down in 12th place in the Premier League. As a result McLeish is now one of the [...]

The most controversial managerial switch of the Summer involved Alex McLeish leaving his job at Birmingham only to hot foot it across the city to join rivals Aston Villa to the dismay of both sets of fans. It has to be said that the initial hysteria from Villa fans about the appointment of McLeish has [...]

A loss against Wolves at home has added to the pressure that Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier is currently under. A solitary first half goal from Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Matt Jarvis was enough to give Wolves their first win at Villa Park and all of the 3 points and lift them off the bottom of [...]

Gerard Houllier has enjoyed a good start to his career at Aston Villa with two wins already under his belt in the Premier League, however he will know that he still has a lot of work to do at Villa Park as he looks to build a squad strong enough to break into the Champions [...]

Gerard Houllier will finally take charge of Aston Villa on Monday morning following the teams game against Bolton on Saturday, Houllier was appointed as the new Manager at Villa Park in the middle of last week but he has been busy trying to secure an early departure from his contract with the French Football Federation. [...]

Former Liverpool Manager Gerard Houllier is set to make his return to the Premier League as the New Aston Villa Manager after being offered the job of replacing Martin O’Neill at Villa Park, the Frenchman is vastly experienced but has not been seen in England since leaving Anfield in 2004 but could make his return within [...]

The Managerial Vacancy at Aston Villa is continuing to the be the source of much speculation and that looks set to continue for a few days more at least with the first round of interviews set to get underway, the picture has become somewhat muddied in recent days but we do know that Kevin MacDonald [...]

Kevin MacDonald took temporary charge of Aston Villa last week after the shock departure of Martin O’Neill and after an opening day win he could be ready to take the job on a full-time basis, MacDonald was seen as a stop gap until Randy Lerner could find a bigger name to take the reigns but [...]

Following the shock resignation of Martin O’Neill as Aston Villa Manager yesterday, a number of high profile names have been linked with the job as the betting frenzy kicks into gear with Villa sure to want to act quickly with the Premier League season only days away. At this stage there are of course any [...]

Martin O’Neill has resigned as Manager of Aston Villa with immediate effect after a difficult summer at Villa Park, nevertheless the news has come as somewhat of a shock with the new Premier League season just five days away leaving their pre season plans in turmoil. As the Sack Race reported last week O’Neill was [...]