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Tommy Docherty RIP

By Mo Razzaq | AVST News | Comments are Closed | 1 January, 2021 | 0

Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust extends heartfelt condolences to friends and family of former Villa manager, Tommy Docherty. Appointed in December 1968, he was Doug Ellis’ first boss at Villa Park, and lasted 13 months in B6 (not bad for Deadly). Of course, Tommy went on to a famous managerial career which also took in ManchesterRead more

Lee Child and Simon Inglis on their 58 years of support for Aston Villa

By Mo Razzaq | AVST News | Comments are Closed | 22 December, 2020 | 0

Million-selling author, Lee Child (Jim Grant), best-known for his Jack Reacher series and Simon Inglis, world expert on football stadia recently got together in aid of Aston & Nechells Foodbank to talk about their 58 years of support for Aston Villa. You can also support Aston & Nechells Foodbank by making a donation. On Saturday,Read more

Fans Consultation Group Meeting

By Mo Razzaq | Meetings | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2020 | 0

Following on from the recent meeting with Christian Purslow, we returned to more operational matters when we met with the Club on 24th November. This was in the backdrop of the second national lockdown coming towards an end and talk of fans returning to football matches. Though, this was before the Government announced further detailsRead more

Fans Consultation Group Meeting

By Mo Razzaq | Meetings | Comments are Closed | 30 October, 2020 | 0

The Trust and other supporter groups met with Villa CEO Christian Purslow on Tuesday 27th October. This meeting was somewhat overdue with our previous meeting being pre-lockdown in December of last year. With Premier League survival confirmed at the end of ‘Project Re-Start’ Christan Purslow summarised the key events and decisions that were made post-lockdown.Read more

Open Letter – Project Big Picture

By Mo Razzaq | AVST News | Comments are Closed | 13 October, 2020 | 1

The Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust can confirm that it has writen to Aston Villa Football Club regarding ‘Project Big Picture’.  Here is our open letter to Christian Purslow, CEO.   Mr Christian Purslow Chief Executive Officer Aston Villa Football Club   Dear Christian   PROJECT BIG PICTURE Rarely has a football announcement created such anRead more

Premier League Pay-per-view

By Mo Razzaq | AVST News | Comments are Closed | 10 October, 2020 | 1

The Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust is very disappointed at the club’s decision to launch PPV at this most difficult time for fans. To launch a long-term strategy, taking advantage of locked-out fans is a breach of trust in these straitened times. PPV puts Aston Villa’s fixtures behind a paywall until the start of November. To charge anRead more

The Villa Trust Podcast

By Mo Razzaq | Podcast | Comments are Closed | 17 September, 2020 | 0

Dave Jordan, our resident FFP expert returns to give us the financial lowdown. With COVID-19 causing significant upheaval to the traditional football calendar, and raising questions as to contractual obligations, the financial arrangements and dependencies in the football industry are being laid bare. UEFA’s attempted to ease the financial and regulatory burden on football clubs.Read more

Let Us Watch

By Mo Razzaq | AVST Media, AVST News | Comments are Closed | 2 September, 2020 | 0

The Trust is caling for the Premier League to suspend the 3pm blackout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans will not be able to return to stadia as we did before the lockdown. So along with the Football Supporters’ Assosciation and other supporters groups we’re calling for the Premier League, at their shareholders meeting on ThursdayRead more

Sustain The Game!

By Mo Razzaq | FSF News | Comments are Closed | 21 August, 2020 | 0

Many clubs are facing financial ramifications due to the coronavirus pandemic. A lack of fixtures and no fans being permitted into stadia. Urgent action is needed as the very existence of many clubs is under threat. Sustain The Game! is built around five key principles and aims to protect clubs, increase transparency, implement strong independentRead more

Trust Board Meeting

By Mo Razzaq | Meetings | Comments are Closed | 15 August, 2020 | 2

Minutes from the latest Trust Board meeting held on 15th July 2020 which was held virtually via Webex. Present: Peter Warrilow (PW), Mo Razzaq (MR), Simon Goodyer (SG), Jonny Gould (JG), Stuart Paul (SP), Nigel Canin (NC) Apologies: Neil James (NJ), John Taylor (JT), Kris Carr (KC) Not received: Karl Bowater (KB)   1. OpeningRead more

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    Million-selling author, Lee Child (Jim Grant), best-known for his Jack Reacher series

    22 December, 2020

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