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Mick McCarthy happy to have star winger Michael Kightly back for Wolverhampton Wanderers

MICK McCarthy welcomes Michael Kightly back from his six-month injury nightmare this afternoon admitting that the star winger almost slipped through his scouting net.Read

Mick McCarthy happy to have star winger Michael Kightly back for Wolverhampton Wanderers

MICK McCarthy welcomes Michael Kightly back from his six-month injury nightmare this afternoon admitting that the star winger almost slipped through his scouting net.Read

Hutchings in hard work pledge after new Walsall contract

CHRIS Hutchings insists the new contracts handed out to assistant Martin O’Connor and himself won’t allow either of them to take the foot of the gas.Read

Hutchings in hard work pledge after new Walsall contract

CHRIS Hutchings insists the new contracts handed out to assistant Martin O’Connor and himself won’t allow either of them to take the foot of the gas.Read

No-show players add to McCarthy’s anger as Blackburn crush Wolves

WOLVES were handed a Premier League lesson as rampant Rovers clinched their first win of the season in emphatic style.Read

Wolves look at full strength for trip to Blackburn Roversl

MICK McCarthy stands to pick from an embarrassment of riches at Blackburn if his internationals come through unscathed over the next 24 hours.Read

Keogh hits bar as Wolves give big-spending Man City a fright

PUT together for the price of a packet of pork scratchings and four cans of bitter, Wolves fell to their second defeat of the season but only after giving £176million worth of talent in Manchester City a fright.Read

Sam Vokes urges Wolverhampton Wanderers to shake off dismal |League Cup history

SAM Vokes insists it is high-time twice-winners Wolves put their miserable recent League Cup history behind them.Read

New boy Fabian Delph wins plaudits after sparkling debut show

MARTIN O’Neill hailed £6 million new boy Fabian Delph as “brilliant” after a sparkling debut from the teenager against Fiorentina.Read

Aston Villa 1 Fiorentina 0: Full report

Villa rounded off their pre-season with a second defeat of top ranked Serie A opposition inside six days with a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina.Read

Aston Villa given ultimatum over £12m Sporting Lisbon transfer target

SPORTING Lisbon have given Villa an ultimatum – to agree Miguel Veloso’s £12 million transfer in 72 hours or the deal is off.Read

Aston Villa given ultimatum over £12m Sporting Lisbon transfer target

SPORTING Lisbon have given Villa an ultimatum – to agree Miguel Veloso’s £12 million transfer in 72 hours or the deal is off.Read

Aston Villa ready to move for Real Madrid's Wesley Sneijder

VILLA are set for talks with Real Madrid over a sensational move for star midfielder Wesley Sneijder.Read

Wolves and Stoke offered £2.5m Argentinian defender

WOLVES and Stoke are mulling over a move for giant Argentinian centre-back Norberto Paparatto.Read

Aston Villa set to bid to sign Tottenham Hotspur target

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is weighing up a bid for Tottenham’s Darren Bent after Sunderland cooled their interest in the former England striker.Read

Mowbray clings to hope after 2-0 home defeat

TONY Mowbray refused to chuck in the towel on Albion’s survival chances and gave his players a pat on the back following the 2-0 defeat to bogey team Stoke City.Read

Emile Heskey is simply the best says Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor

Emile Heskey is simply the best says Gabby AgbonlahorRead

Aston Villa hit Gareth Barry blow

MARTIN O’Neill admits Gareth Barry’s absence is a “major blow” as they gear up for their FA Cup last-16 clash with Everton.Read

Aston Villa can clinch Champion's League place - Gareth Barry

GARETH Barry says good back-to-back results against the top four have served to increase belief within the Villa camp that they can mount a sustained charge to finish in the Champions League places.Read

We have to be consistent says Aston Villa skipper

MARTIN Laursen believes everyone is out to topple Villa right now but says it is too early for them to hold notions of breaking the top four’s monopoly on the Premier League.Read

Author Profile

Bill Howell started covering Midlands football for the Sunday Mercury in March 1998. He moved to the Birmingham Mail, writing solely on Aston Villa, following the 2000 FA Cup Final. Previously he was a sports reporter in Aberdeen, covering the Old Firm, and before that he was a news reporter in East London. He now covers Wolves.