Chris Nee
@chrisnee.co.uk
Writer and podcast presenter/producer of @astonvillareview.com | Freelance football and sports writer | Views are not those of my employer because I don't have one
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Chris Nee
@chrisnee.co.uk
· Sep 8
How Cardiac Risk in the Young are making football a safer place for young people
How the sudden and tragic death of an Everton teenager helped save dozens of lives…
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In 1995, Liverpool supporter and Lilleshall graduate John Marshall signed for Everton. He passed away on the day he was due to start life as a Toffee.
Through Cardiac Risk in the Young, The John Marshall Fund has raised more than £100,000. This is his story.
By me for @mundialmag.bsky.social
Through Cardiac Risk in the Young, The John Marshall Fund has raised more than £100,000. This is his story.
By me for @mundialmag.bsky.social
Weird. I always heard football was a results business. Learning a lot this week about some people I thought were better than they are.
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Weird. I always heard football was a results business. Learning a lot this week about some people I thought were better than they are.
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💥 NEW EPISODE 💥
- Aston Villa transfer news and not-news
- Tammy Abraham on his way back?
- Tottenham Hotspur beaten again
Listen and subscribe now for free.
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- Aston Villa transfer news and not-news
- Tammy Abraham on his way back?
- Tottenham Hotspur beaten again
Listen and subscribe now for free.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Aston Villa Review: Villa beat Spurs at home again to claim FA Cup fourth round spot
Tottenham Hotspur can't beat Villa on their own turf but at least then can wildly overpay for a midfielder Villa wanted as back-up
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January 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Turnstile closing out Sportscene? Go on then.
January 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Turnstile closing out Sportscene? Go on then.
Yep.
The #NJDevils fall to the worst team in the NHL 4-3. They are 6-14-1 in their last 21 games.
Tom Fitzgerald and Sheldon Keefe need to go.
Tom Fitzgerald and Sheldon Keefe need to go.
January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Yep.
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3️⃣ THE HOLY TRINITY 3️⃣
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa.
- Villa's transition secret sauce
- Replacing John McGinn
- Goals worth savouring
Our trio of FA Cup match conclusions is out now for paid subs.
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Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa.
- Villa's transition secret sauce
- Replacing John McGinn
- Goals worth savouring
Our trio of FA Cup match conclusions is out now for paid subs.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
The Holy Trinity: Aston Villa conclusions from FA Cup third round victory over Tottenham Hotspur
Villa won 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the second time in 2025/26 to knock Spurs out in consecutive seasons
www.astonvillareview.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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ASTON VILLA PLAYER RATINGS.
- Excellent first half
- Rogers and Buendía bag at Spurs again
- Enforced midfield changes
Our free player ratings from Villa's FA Cup third round win at Tottenham Hotspur.
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- Excellent first half
- Rogers and Buendía bag at Spurs again
- Enforced midfield changes
Our free player ratings from Villa's FA Cup third round win at Tottenham Hotspur.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Aston Villa player ratings as Unai Emery's team defeat Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup
Villa's third round win came courtesy of a stellar first half and a gritty second
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January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Enjoy your cup upset if you want but I'm not having the ball rolling uphill after going in.
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Enjoy your cup upset if you want but I'm not having the ball rolling uphill after going in.
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SPURS v ASTON VILLA.
- Villa team news and Emi Martínez decision
- Form guide for all-Premier League tie
- Thomas Frank's Tottenham headaches
Our FA Cup match preview.
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- Villa team news and Emi Martínez decision
- Form guide for all-Premier League tie
- Thomas Frank's Tottenham headaches
Our FA Cup match preview.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
The FA Cup quest begins: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa preview and team news
One of four all-Premier League ties takes Villa back to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the FA Cup third round
www.astonvillareview.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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3️⃣ THE HOLY TRINITY 3️⃣
Goalless at Crystal Palace.
- A missed opportunity
- Aston Villa caught on the hop
- Jadon Sancho and...hope?
Our three match conclusions from Selhurst Park.
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Goalless at Crystal Palace.
- A missed opportunity
- Aston Villa caught on the hop
- Jadon Sancho and...hope?
Our three match conclusions from Selhurst Park.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
The Holy Trinity: Aston Villa conclusions from Premier League stalemate with Crystal Palace
Villa's winless run against Palace continued with a goalless draw at Selhurst Park
www.astonvillareview.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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ASTON VILLA PLAYER RATINGS.
- Missed opportunity
- Performances dipped in the second half
- Bizot. Marco. Bizot.
Our free player ratings after a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
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- Missed opportunity
- Performances dipped in the second half
- Bizot. Marco. Bizot.
Our free player ratings after a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Aston Villa player ratings after goalless Premier League draw against Crystal Palace
Villa were unable to capitalise on a late rally at the end of a lacklustre second half
www.astonvillareview.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Get 'em!
Even with Amorim's corpse still warm, we've already had Neville talk "DNA", Butt and Scholes pick Keane over Glasner and Rio thinking Arteta would swap Arsenal for the circus.
Piece on ex-player podcast chatterati and the impossible task of escaping the noise.
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Piece on ex-player podcast chatterati and the impossible task of escaping the noise.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gary Neville has made the next Man Utd manager's job impossible
The pile-on after Ruben Amorim's sacking has been startling
inews.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Get 'em!
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MATCH PREVIEW.
- The curse is not a curse
- Form guide
- Villa team news
It's Eagles v Lions in the Premier League. Our Crystal Palace v Aston Villa match preview.
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- The curse is not a curse
- Form guide
- Villa team news
It's Eagles v Lions in the Premier League. Our Crystal Palace v Aston Villa match preview.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
The ultimate test? Crystal Palace v Aston Villa preview and team news
Villa's record against Palace in the Premier League and cup competitions has been awful since Oliver Glasner's arrival
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January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Appreciate that, thank you. I'll do some digging around when I get a minute, definitely keen to sort it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Appreciate that, thank you. I'll do some digging around when I get a minute, definitely keen to sort it.
I've heard only good things from people who've moved. Definitely need to take a step back and investigate it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I've heard only good things from people who've moved. Definitely need to take a step back and investigate it.
I'm looking into this for High Protein Beef Paste and Aston Villa Review. Have been meaning to figure it out for a while and I bloody will.
I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I'm looking into this for High Protein Beef Paste and Aston Villa Review. Have been meaning to figure it out for a while and I bloody will.
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3️⃣ THE HOLY TRINITY 3️⃣
- Cash and Maatsen unhindered
- Villa's world-class midfield
- Professional job done professionally
Three match conclusions from Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest.
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- Cash and Maatsen unhindered
- Villa's world-class midfield
- Professional job done professionally
Three match conclusions from Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
The Holy Trinity: Aston Villa conclusions from Premier League victory v Nottingham Forest
John McGinn's brilliant brace took Villa to a 3-1 win in their first game of 2026
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January 5, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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ASTON VILLA PLAYER RATINGS.
- McGinn brace to win the game
- Tielemans masterclass
- Dominant display
Our player ratings from Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest as Villa go second in the Premier League.
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- McGinn brace to win the game
- Tielemans masterclass
- Dominant display
Our player ratings from Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest as Villa go second in the Premier League.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Aston Villa player ratings as John McGinn scores twice in Premier League win against Nottingham Forest
Villa's captain scored twice to put Forest away and move the team into second
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January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Gianni Infantino shouldn't see the end of the day. The political reasons matter more but within football's confines, Infantino's demise is long overdue. FIFA has been implicated in war by his hand.
January 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Gianni Infantino shouldn't see the end of the day. The political reasons matter more but within football's confines, Infantino's demise is long overdue. FIFA has been implicated in war by his hand.
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Today's game is the real test of Aston Villa's character.
Our match preview for paid subscribers is out now.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Our match preview for paid subscribers is out now.
🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV
Bouncing back: Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest preview and team news
One loss is not a problem unless it becomes two losses as Villa look to begin new Premier League run
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January 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It's hideous. I understand that Villa don't want to be on the hook for big money and that the guy who wanted him got the boot, but I'm really pissed off about it. Don't bring him in.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It's hideous. I understand that Villa don't want to be on the hook for big money and that the guy who wanted him got the boot, but I'm really pissed off about it. Don't bring him in.
You have more kidneys than me. Does that count?
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
You have more kidneys than me. Does that count?
Mad year. Think I won, just about.
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mad year. Think I won, just about.