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In aid of Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer and Official Aston Villa Former Players Association, Phil Upton will be hosting a black tie evening with big charity auction and party to follow at Villa Park on 28th November at 7pm. There will be a number of former Villa players and sporting stars such as Dame KellyRead more

A joint statement from Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace Supporter Trusts: Pop open the champagne corks. Ring the Guinness Book of Records. It’s another record breaking achievement for the Premier League. No wonder it’s celebrated with such fervour. £835 million spent in a single transfer window. Doesn’t it leaveRead more

The Birmingham Mail have run a story about certain supporter clubs not signing up to terms / code of conduct. AVST has not signed these terms either. We were previously listed as a unique supporters club but had never any terms as we were independent. The Executive Board, after consideration, has decided not to signRead more

Over the summer, there have been a number of supporter events.  David Michael, your National Liaison Officer, will be providing feedback on the FSF/Supporters Direct Supporters Summit and other meetings later on. There has also been a Fans’ Conference (held at Rookery Hall, Cheshire) with the clubs’ Supporter Liaison Officers and AVST was represented there byRead more

The Aston Villa Supporters Trust was surprised by this morning’s announcement that Paul Faulkner is to step down as Chief Executive of Aston Villa. In conjunction with yesterday’s statement from the Chairman, that suggests no takeover is imminent, this announcement only heightens the uncertainty amongst our support at what is a difficult time for everyoneRead more

Our end of season survey is now closed and we thank you all who completed it! Over 3,140 supporters started the survey over the last month with over 2,500 (81%) completing all the questions relating to AVFC and national football supporter issues.  We thank you for your time. The next steps are to analyse the responsesRead more

The Aston Villa Supporters Trust (AVST) welcomes the statement from Randy Lerner in respect of the club’s availability for sale.  We would like to place on record our gratitude for all he has done with regards to the infrastructure of the club and his significant investment in Aston Villa over the past eight years. AVSTRead more

Randy Lerner has today issued his long awaited statement and has put the Club up for sale. For further details, see AVFC Official website.Read more

Supporters Direct, the national body who help fans set up Supporters Trusts, have issued a press release on 8th May regarding the proposals by the FA commission. Although they submitted a written response, they were not consulted by the commission. In their written response, they stated that a B league would reinforce the pool ofRead more

With the FA commission releasing its views today, without even consulting fan groups such as the FSF and Supporters Direct, it is time that fans are heard in the game. Whether you agree or disagree with the proposal from the FA today, It is vitally important that we get a democratic collective voice locally atRead more