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In July 2016, Stiliyan Petrov returned to pre-season testing with Aston Villa and played in a friendly match against Worcester City. Petrov wanted to play 'just one minute' to give people going through difficult times hope that recovery is possible.

On today's episode, Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick sit down to reflect on Petrov's attempted comeback, and whether Roberto Di Matteo was right to not give Petrov a playing contract.

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illa's final game of their Australian Pre Season Tour ends in a 2-2 draw with Man United.

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3 wins in pre-season for Aston Villa. 6 scored, 0 conceded. 👏🏻

Ashley Preece checks in live from the stadium in Australia, to report on another Villa win in pre-season.

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Each year Fantasy Premier League rolls round and I'm always well up for it. Come September, an international break takes place and I end up with playing an injured captain and I'm miles behind.

This year will be different. I enlisted the help of FPL expert Tom Freeman from Fantasy Football Scout to help me get better at being a Fantasy Manager.

Join our league: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/st1y5a

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Ashley Preece has touched-down in Townsville ahead of Aston Villa's 2nd pre-season tour game Down Under. Following on from victory against Leeds United on Sunday morning, Villa will play A-League side Brisbane Roar on Wednesday morning (UK Time)

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🚨 LIVE from Australia, Ashley Preece reflects on Aston Villa's first victory Down Under. 🇦🇺

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It's been a busy few days for Aston Villa as pre-season life has ramped up. Victory at Walsall was followed by loan moves for Azaz and Sinisalo, whilst Gerrard bolstered his squad depth with left-back Augustinsson joining on loan.

Up next, Leeds United, Brisbane Roar and Manchester United down in Australia! And our man at the Villa, Ash Preece, will be heading Down Under.

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Ashley Preece checks in from Walsall after Villa win their first pre-season run out 💪🏻

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Steven Gerrard and his Aston Villa squad returned to Bodymoor Heath this week to begin their pre-season testing and training ahead of the new Premier League season.

Moments missed in pre-season so far 🕵🏻‍♂️
Diego Carlos' first day 🇧🇷
Rory Wilson's move officially done 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Who is Aston Villa's most important player? 🤔

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David Unsworth completed his £4 million move to Aston Villao n Thursday, July 23 1998. By the Saturday morning, Unsworth, now fully aware of the drudgery of an M6 commute, wanted to speak urgently to boss John Gregory at the training ground. “I think I’ve made an unbelievable mistake.”

Here, we recall the bizarre story of David Unsworth's transfer u-turn.

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