Aston Villa || Prepared

[connor.]

[Thanks to Dave for the Graphic (:]

Club Information.

Full Name - Aston Villa Football Club.
Nicknames - Villa, The Villans, The Lions.
Chairman - Randy Lerner.
Manager - Martin O'Neill.
Team Captain - Stiliyan Petrov.
League - Barclays Premier League.
Last Season Finish - Sixth.
Biggest Rivals - Birmingham City Football Club.
Key Players - Ashley Young, Gabriel Agbonlahor, James Milner.

___________________________________________

2009/2010 Club Kits.

___________________________________________

The Stadium.



Name - Villa Park.
Former Name(s) - Aston Lower Grounds.
UEFA Rating - ☆☆☆☆
Location - Birmingham, England.
Opened - 1897.
Owner - Aston Villa Football Club.
Pitch Surface - Grass.
Capacity - 42,640.
Record Attendance - 76,588 on 2nd March, 1946 v. Derby County.
Field Dimensions - 105 x 69m
Stands - Holte End, Trinity Road, North Stand, The Doug Ellis stand.
Tenants - Aston Villa FC (1987 - Present)

___________________________________________

The Manager.



Full Name - Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill.
Date of Birth - 01/03/52. (Age 57)
Place of Birth - Kilrea, Northern Ireland.
Playing Career - Northern Ireland, Distillery FC, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Manchester City, Notts County.
Previously Managed Clubs - Grantham Town, Shepshed Charterhouse, Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic.

___________________________________________

Club Honours.



European:
European Cup Winners 1982.
European Super Cup Winners 1982-83.
InterToto Cup Winners 2001, 2008.

International:
Peace Cup Winners 2009.

Domestic:
First Division Champions - 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81.
Second Divison Champions - 1937-38, 1959-60.
Third Division Champions - 1971-72.

FA Cup Winners - 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957.
League Cup Winners - 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996.
Charity Shield Winners - 1981.

[connor.]

Goalkeepers
1. Brad Friedel
22. Bradley Guzan
33. Andy Marshall

Defenders
2. Luke Young
3. Wilfred Bouma
4. Richard Dunne
15. Curtis Davies
21. Nicky Shorey
23. Habib Beye
24. Carlos Cuellar
25. Stephen Warnock
29. James Collins
44. Eric Lichaj
45. Shane Lowry (Loan to Plymouth)
47. Ciaran Clark
48. Nathan Baker

Midfielders
4. Steve Sidwell
6. Stewart Downing
7. Ashley Young
8. James Milner
12. Marc Albrighton
16. Fabian Delph
17. Moustafa Salifou
19. Stiliyan Petrov (Captain)
20. Nigel Reo-Coker
26. Craig Gardner
27. Isaiah Osbourne
46. Barry Bannan
49. Chris Herd
50. Jonathan Hogg

Strikers
9. Marlon Harewood
10. John Carew
11. Gabriel Agbonlahor
14. Nathan Delfouneso
18. Emile Heskey
42. Andrea Weinman

[connor.]

Ashley Young
Ashley, arguably Villa's best player, joined the Birmingham based club back in 2006 from Championship-side Watford for a whopping £8 million. Alot of questions were asked for such a high price tag for such a young player, but he has definitely proven that he was worth it, probably even worth more than twice as much. He's bagged 20 goals for Villa since joining back in 2006. 10 of them coming from a very successful, last season, some include some great free-kicks and a great last minute winner against Liverpool side Everton back in December. Ashleys great 08/09 performance was rewarded with the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Alot is expected of the young Englishman this year, hopefully he can live up to his high expectations.

Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabby is Villa's main man leading the attack, with great vision, control and pace. Villa's number 11 came through the ranks at their Youth Academy, finally getting his senior debut in which he scored in 2005 against Everton at Goodison Park. Although being at Aston Villa since his Youth days Gabby had 2 loan spells out of the club, one to Watford and the other to Sheffield Wednesday. Everyone is expecting a good all round performance this season for Gabby and hopefully he does but most of all hoping he scores goals. He needs to have a good season to have any hope of being picked in Fabio Capello's England side for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

James Milner
England's U21's most capped player was a great play maker last year along side his teammate on the other flank, Ashley Young. He started his senior career at Leeds United where he became the 2nd youngest player to ever play in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute against West Ham in 2002, being only 16 years old and 309 days. After Leeds he went to Newcastle for 4 years, in that four years he had a loan spell at Aston Villa before eventually joining in the Summer of 2008. He netted 6 goals last season and is sure to score alot more. When on top-form his killer crosses and great passing can be hard to stop from the opposing team.

[connor.]

Bought <
Fabian Delph - £6 Million.
Andy Marshall - Free.
Habib Beye - £3 Million.
Stewart Downing - £12 Million.
Stephen Warnock - £8 Million.
James Collins - £5 Million.
Richard Dunne - £3 Million.
Jermaine Jenas - £6 Million.

Loaned In <
None.


Sold >
Gareth Barry - £12 Million.
Martin Laursen - Retired.
Stuart Taylor - Undisclosed.
Zat Knight - Undisclosed.

Loaned Out >
Shane Lowry - Plymouth.


Rumoured In <
Darren Bent, Jermain Defoe, David Bentley, Alexander Hleb, Michael Owen, Mikel Arteta, Stephen Ireland, Nakamura, Ross McCormack.

Rumoured Out >
Marlon Harewood - Newcastle United.
Ashley Young - Chelsea/Real Madrid.
Carlos Cuellar - Rangers.
Gabriel Agbonlahor - Liverpool.
John Carew - Espanyol.

[connor.]

League Information.
Name - Barclays Premier League
Country - England
Founded - 20/02/92
Number of Teams - 20
Relegation to - Football League Championship
Level on Pyramid - 1
Domestic Cups - League Cup, FA Cup
European Cups - Champions League, Europa League
Current Champions - Manchester United
Most Championships - Manchester United [11]




[Updated every 5 Games]
[All Teams with 0 Games Played]
1. Arsenal - 0pts.
2. Aston Villa - 0pts.
3. Birmingham City - 0pts.
4. Blackburn Rovers - 0pts.
5. Bolton Wanderers - 0pts.
6. Burnley - 0pts.
7. Chelsea - 0pts.
8. Everton - 0pts.
9. Fulham - 0pts.
10. Hull City - 0pts.
11. Liverpool - 0pts.
12. Manchester City - 0pts.
13. Manchester United - 0pts.
14. Portsmouth - 0pts.
15. Stoke City - 0pts.
16. Sunderland - 0pts.
17. Tottenham Hotspur - 0pts.
18. West Ham United - 0pts.
19. Wigan Athletic - 0pts.
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 0pts.



[Updated After Every 5 Games]

Top Scorers
1. N/A
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A
5. N/A

Cleansheats
1. N/A
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A
5. N/A

[connor.]

Transfers:
+ Transfer round-up
+ Jermaine Jenas Report

Miscellaneous:
+ GtP - Jermaine Jenas (Winner = Kieran)
+ Ashley Young Interview

Pre-Season:
+ Pre-season fixtures Announced
+ Wigan Boxscore
+ Birmingham Match Report
+ Vfl Wolfsburg Match Report
+ OGC Nice: Boxscore

Barclays Premier League:
+ Sunderland Match Report
+ Everton Match Preview
- Everton Match Report
+ Fulham Box Score
+ Tottenham Live Preview
- Tottenham: LIVE
+ Birmingham Box Score
+ Bolton Wanderers Box Score
+ Chelsea Preview
- Chelsea Report
+ West Ham United Box Score
+ Manchester City Box Score

Carling Cup:
+ Round #2: Exeter City Simple Box Score
+ Round #3: Newcastle United Box Score

[connor.]

August 2009
15th: Sunderland (A) 3-2 Loss
22nd: Everton (A) 3-2 Win
29th: Fulham (H) 3-1 Win

September 2009
5th: Tottenham (H) 3-1 Win
12th: Birmingham (A) 3-0 Win
15th: Exeter (H) 3-0 Win
19th: Bolton (A) 3-1 Win
25th: Chelsea (H) 1-1 Draw

October 2009
3rd: West Ham (A) 3-1 Win
10th: Manchester City (H) 2-0 Loss
13th: Newcastle United (A) 3-1 Win
17th: Burnley (H)
24th: Hull City (A)
31st: Wigan (H)

November 2009
3rd: Stoke City (H)
7th: Arsenal (H)
14th: Liverpool (A)
21st: Wolves (H)
28th: Portsmouth (A)

December 2009
5th: Stoke City (H)
12th: Manchester United (A)
19th: Blackburn Rovers (H)
26th: Sunderland (H)
30th: Arsenal (A)

January 2010
2nd: Everton (H)
6th: Newcastle United (A)
23rd: Tottenham (A)
27th: Burnley (A)

February 2010
6th: Birmingham City (H)
13th: Bolton (H)

March 2010
6th: Chelsea (A)
20th: Liverpool (H)
27th: Wolves (A)

April 2010
3rd: Portsmouth (H)
14th: Hull City (H)
17th: Stoke City (A)
21st: Manchester City (A)
24th: Fulham (A)
28th: Wigan (A)

May 2010
1st: Manchester United (H)
5th: West Ham (H)
8th: Blackburn Rovers (A)

--------------

CODES:
Italic - English League Cup
Underline - F.A Cup
Bold - League Game

[connor.]

Everythings up now guys
Sorry for the poor graphics, made them all on Picnik.com

[Davee1]

First post
So, does this mean your getting Fifa sooner then Connor
Good luck mate

[connor.]

Yeah I think ill scrap MW2 til' Christmas or try save up
Cheers

[Davee1]

OK mate
What about your clubland ticket ?

[connor.]

Don't think Im going anymore tbh
But if things change, My Mum can pay for that

[sam.]

Good luck Connor, looking very nice already, especially the graphics, all very good

[Harald]

What happened to your 'fro?

[connor.]

Originally Posted by sam.

Good luck Connor, looking very nice already, especially the graphics, all very good

Cheers Sam

I wont have an update in a day or so, I did all this today (apart from the OP) so I need a rest

[KingCantona07]

Nice tidy start

Graphics don't look as bad as you suggested

[connor.]

Originally Posted by KingCantona07

Nice tidy start

Graphics don't look as bad as you suggested

Thanks
I suppose, but compared to others, who probably use Photoshop or GIMP (which I cant get the hang of ) They arent the best

[Davee1]

you should try macromedia fireworks mate
It's what I use. Its quite easy to use

[connor.]

Originally Posted by Davee1

you should try macromedia fireworks mate
It's what I use. Its quite easy to use

Ok, cheers
Ill check it out sometime soon

[cam_fifa09]

Awsome graphics! good luck.

[connor.]

Originally Posted by Harald

What happened to your 'fro?

Sorry I just replied now, never seen your comment
I think I'll take it back

Originally Posted by cam_fifa09

Awsome graphics! good luck.

Thank you

[cam_fifa09]

Dude, Im lalalala with picnik how ya do it ?

[connor.]

Originally Posted by cam_fifa09

Dude, Im lalalala with picnik how ya do it ?

What are you trying to do?

[cam_fifa09]

I dont knowlol.

[connor.]

Its real easy to use mate, just look around its all there for you. Decently laid out.