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The Trust’s Annual General Meeting will be on Tue Feb 18 at the Holte, Suite Villa Park. There will be a Q&A with Christian Purslow and special guest Tony Daley. Please arrive by 6:45pm for a prompt start at 7pm. Members will have received a formal notice by email; if you are unable to attend, pleaseRead more

Ron Saunders changed Aston Villa forever. As today’s players run past the famous European Cup trophy before every home game, it shows what’s possible at our remarkable club. Even our first league title in 71 years was put in the shade by the remarkable victory over Bayern Munich. Though his assistant Tony Barton took charge,Read more

AVST is disappointed to hear about the chanting directed towards Marvelous Nakamba at the Norwich game. It’s a cheap and insulting stereotype that has no place in this day and age. Racist stereotypes are never acceptable. Hiding so-called support behind such words are reprehensible and are condemned by all decent Villa supporters. We will beRead more

May 27th will be remembered for when we returned to the top-flight after a 3-year absence following a resounding victory over Derby County in the Championship Playoff Final. From such a high, there was a new low the next day. Supporters were horrified to see video footage from the Monday showing a coach, full ofRead more

Charlotte Pogson, a postgraduate student, is studying marketing at Durham University. She is also a keen football fan and has taken the love of the game and passion into research. She is currently researching into fan engagement in football and wants to understand this topic further. The objective is for the findings to inform footballRead more

The Trust is delighted to announce that the Aston Villa Foundation has been nominated in the category of Charity of the Year in the forthcoming Midlands Business and Community Charity (MBCC) Awards event taking place at Villa Park on Saturday 16th November 2019. This is a fantastic achievement and well deserved, and reflects just howRead more

The Trust is concerned to read the news today, that despite the recording of an Asset of Community Value on the stadium, a transfer of ownership may have taken place. We are attempting to clarify the details. When they are available we will seek an urgent meeting with the club. In addition, we will beRead more

The Premier League has released the dates for when the announcements on matches that have been selected for live TV broadcast will be made.   Period of matches Approx date of announcement Aug/Sep 05-Jul-19 Oct 06-Aug-19 Nov 16-Sep-19 Dec/Jan 11-Oct-19 Feb 13-Dec-19 Mar 24-Jan-20 Apr 21-Feb-20 May 03-Apr-20 MW38 Post-MW 37Read more

Season tickets for the forthcoming Premier League Season are now back on sale. Adult prices range from £370 (£19.50 per match) to £684 (£36). An increase of 15% on the Early Bird price (see below). Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to re-locate back to their old seat in the Upper Trinity. The deadlineRead more

John McGinn has been an absolute revelation and has firmly become a fan favourite this season. So much that Jimmy Hessel on Twitter in praise adapted ‘Walking with the King’ to ‘Walking with McGinn’. Singer, songwriter and Villa fan Emma Flowers has now produced a version of ‘Walking with McGinn’ which is available for download until the end ofRead more