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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

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

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

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 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

The kit, which is once again produced by Kappa, features our new sponsor Cazoo – the online car retailer. It could be seen that the Club has gone for the safe option – Claret and blue, featuring dark pinstripes down the body, with sky blue sleeves extending up to the collar. White shorts and blueRead more

The Trust is delighted to see that the Aston Villa players, first team coaches and senior management have agreed on a 25% deferral of their salaries for a four month period in these very uncertain times. At a time when income has dried up, we are very grateful for the continued support of our co-ownersRead more

We are now approaching a month of being in the national lockdown to fight COVID-19. Our lives are slowly adjusting to circumstances that were unthinkable just two months ago. There’s no doubt that this is a very difficult time for all concerned. People are coming together to overcome COVID-19 and its devastating impact across society.Read more

Into our third week of the national lockdown, it is fair to say that we find ourselves in uncharted waters. COVID-19 is bringing a change to the UK and it’s clear that lots of things are going to have in the way we live our lives. There is ongoing uncertainty over the remainder of thisRead more

Great to see our members at the AGM yesterday at Villa Park. Plus thank you to our special guests Christian Purslow and Tony Daley. Both Q&As are available as podcasts. We are also pleased to announce that we raised £775 for the Aston Villa Foundation with our charity auction, for four Carabao Cup Final ticketsRead more