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The Aston Villa Supporters Trust welcomes the news of Paul Lambert’s departure with cautious optimism. It has been clear since our survey last season that support for Paul was in short supply and that has only been magnified by performances this season. We feel it is for the best for both parties, Paul and theRead more

Finally, the last 2 roles…Finance and Administration will continue to be covered by Tony Barnes who will stand for re-election at the next AGM under the rotation policy. Hello, my name is Tony and I will be responsible for the Trust’s Finance and Administration. I am a Chartered Accountant currently working  in the Aerospace industryRead more

Peter has been chairman for the last year and is standing for re-election. I have been involved with the Trust since its inception firstly as Finance Director and latterly as Chairman. The McGregor statue was my big project followed by the rededication of his grave. I wholeheartedly believe in the Supporters Trust movement and believeRead more

Joe has been performing the Company Secretary role for the last year and is standing for re-election. Hello, my name is Joe and I will be responsible for the Trust’s Legal and Administration aspects. I am a barrister and mediator, previously from the Midlands but currently based in Cardiff. I am very excited at theRead more

David was appointed last year after coming on board to kick start the relaunch of AVST.  David will continue in his role of National Liaison, covering FSF liaison and national campaigns. Hello, my name is David. A lifelong Villa fan, from the days of Mr Ron Saunders onwards.  As one of the directors of theRead more

Mo Razzaq has been an acting director over the last year covering Marketing and was largely involved in pulling together the Survey analysis.  Mo will be taking over the Club Liaison role from Anne-Marie Fern. I was born and brought up in Lozells just 2 miles from Villa Park.So it was only right that IRead more

Next standing for election is Stuart Griffin, who has been an acting director for a few months already in the Communications role. My name is Stuart Griffin and I am standing for the role of Communications Director. My day job is in the world of fraud investigation for a FTSE 100 company (please don’t holdRead more

Our third spotlight on the Directors standing for election is the turn of Kris Carr. Kris will be responsible for the area of Community. Hello, my name is Kris Carr and I am standing for election to the role of Community Director. I am  a lifelong Villa fan and have a financial services and recruitmentRead more

In our 2nd spotlight on Directors standing for election at the forthcoming AGM, we welcome Simon Goodyear who will be responsible for membership. Simon lives in Warwickshire and is a life-long Aston Villa and England fan and is the son of the late, David Goodyear, the well-known Midlands author and former official AV Historian. SimonRead more

At the forthcoming AGM on the 19th February, members will be voting on electing the new AVST Executive Board.  In a series of posts over the next few days, we will publish the biogs of new and existing directors standing for election. The first in the series is Howard Hodgson who will be responsible forRead more