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Following a discussion on Heroes & Villains, the fanzine received permission from the club to erect a plaque to those players, officials and supporters who served in wartime. This will be on public display somewhere around the ground. After talking to a plaque manufacturer, they have come up with suitable wording, along the lines ofRead more

Last night, Villa played Man City in the FA Cup, with key players rested. Although the team had experienced internationals playing, it was not their strongest team. Was it right to weaken the team, putting the Premier League first, or should we have had a right go at Man City with our strongest team? DoesRead more

500 programmes have been made available from Saturday’s  home victory over Manchester City. Please click on the following link to order yours now: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230577015026&autoredirect=offRead more

CHRIS PRICE RECOVERING AFTER FREAK ACCIDENT One week ago, former Aston Villa right-back Chris Price, who played over 100 games for the club from 1988-1992, nearly lost his life when he was caught by a ‘rip’ underwater current and dragged out to sea while playing football with his youngest daughter on a beach near hisRead more

The Football Supporters’ Federation are conducting a short survey so that we can accurately gauge the opinion of fans up and down the country. We hope that you have got a minute spare to complete our first survey of this kind, which has only two questions, to let us know your views on footballer’s wages.Read more

  MPs are to investigate how professional football in England and Wales is governed to see if it requires government intervention to reform it. The cross-party committee will examine whether there is too much debt in the professional game. It will also look at whether the rules requiring owners to be “fit and proper persons”Read more

The William McGregor is 1 year old today! Happy Birthday to you! The statue was unveiled 1 year ago on 28th November before the Spurs game by Lord Mawhinney. We hope you still enjoy seeing it.Read more

An insightful piece by Dave Boyle, Supporters Direct When clubs like Chesterfield and Exeter became owned by crooks, people didn’t seem to care that much, because neither were big clubs, like Liverpool. When Portsmouth’s owners turned out to have been functionally innumerate, or broke, or maybe to not even exist (or maybe all of thoseRead more

Thousands of German football fans came together last Saturday in a mass demonstration to make clear their opposition to rising ticket prices and the commercialisation of the game. The peaceful protest, titled Zum Erhalt der Fankultur (For the Protection of Fan Culture), was attended by fans of approximately 50 different clubs and an estimated 6,000 attendanceRead more

Joint statement from the Spirit of Shankley and ShareLiverpoolFC Spirit of Shankly-ShareLiverpoolFC welcomes the likely end of Hicks and Gillett’s ownership of LFC, regardless of the current attempts to prolong this process. At this stage we remain open minded about any new ownership regime. However our long held view that supporter ownership is right forRead more