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The Trust and other supporter groups met with club officials earlier this week. Here are the matters that were discussed and details of the attendees. Fan Representatives John Insley, Villa View; John Gillett, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Jonathan Fear, Vital Villa; Nick Sanders,          avillafan.com; Peter Warrilow, AVST; David Michael, My Old Man Said. Club RepresentativesRead more

Minutes from Away Fan Consultation Meeting held on Thursday 24th October 2019 Attendees: Bromley Davenport (AVFC), Lee Preece (AVFC), Nathan Thurman (AVFC), Anne Edwards, David Michael, Joanne McKibbens, Jonathan Knibb, John Holder, Kevin Pickersgill, Steve Hollyoake, Steve Gough, Tom Cole Apologies: Anton Cuscito, John Perks, Mark McFarland, Max Stokes, Mo Razzaq Stuart Bladen   AwayRead more

Jonny Gould was interviewed by Vicky Gomersall on how the Trust and other supporters groups are behind the club in tackling the issue of racism. Though it may be a minority of supporters who were involved, it has to be called out and addressed.  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

7 League games in Howard and Jonny get together to discuss Villa matters including: Our form Jack’s position Super John McGinn & Marvellous Nakamba Norwich – next-up in the Premier League Have a listen via Apple, Spotify and Soundcloud. UTV!Read more

It’s our Premier League Eve and what else could you ask for…. The Howard & Jonny Podcast. Listen to their thoughts on our belated return to the top flight after 3 seasons away. 🗣️🎙️⚽💜💙Read more

The Trust pledged to provide greater clarity about what it does. This was in response to member feedback for greater transparency. As you will have seen, our website was recently given a ‘substantial’ upgrade and now includes details of the Trust’s Executive Board members. Plus, most importantly minutes from Trust meetings whether internal or thoseRead 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

Following securing promotion back to the Premier League at the end of May, this was the first opportunity that AVST and other supporter groups had to meet with Christian Purslow. Here are the matters that were discussed on 11th June and details of the attendees. Fan Representatives Joanne Mckibbens, Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association; Mo RazzaqRead more