Matt Burton
@mattburton72.bsky.social
Husband and Father of 3 - Ex Guitar for 7th Son - AVFC & WCCC fan - Ex-Cricketer for FOCC - Auto Industry professional - Warwick Uni Graduate - Aston Uni MBA
Very pleased for Ross Barkley too 👍
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Very pleased for Ross Barkley too 👍
This is an important point and wise not to get too far ahead of ourselves yet. The underlying numbers aren’t great but Unai is getting results and building confidence may pull the underlying numbers up.
Emery will know there are things to improve (the underlying numbers haven’t been great & usually do start to tell at some point) but beating Spurs, City & Bournemouth represents an exceptional transformation. The squad was flat in September - there is undeniable belief now #AVFC
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is an important point and wise not to get too far ahead of ourselves yet. The underlying numbers aren’t great but Unai is getting results and building confidence may pull the underlying numbers up.
I can’t help doing the “what ifs” but if we’d held on against 10 man Sunderland we’d be joint 2nd 🙌🤷🏻♂️ Never doubt Unai. UTV
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I can’t help doing the “what ifs” but if we’d held on against 10 man Sunderland we’d be joint 2nd 🙌🤷🏻♂️ Never doubt Unai. UTV
Generally I’m not a fan of smaller clubs in the PL. A lot of them show no ambition, play terrible football and the games against them are to be endured as they simply don’t excite and inspire. But I’ve got to say Bournemouth are the exact opposite of that and I’m really looking forward to tomorrow……
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Generally I’m not a fan of smaller clubs in the PL. A lot of them show no ambition, play terrible football and the games against them are to be endured as they simply don’t excite and inspire. But I’ve got to say Bournemouth are the exact opposite of that and I’m really looking forward to tomorrow……
Think Rob Edwards is making a terrible decision if he goes to Wolves. Boro are a good, stable club with a good, loyal chairman. Strong support and are on the up. Sounds a bit like he’s letting his heart rule his head there.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Think Rob Edwards is making a terrible decision if he goes to Wolves. Boro are a good, stable club with a good, loyal chairman. Strong support and are on the up. Sounds a bit like he’s letting his heart rule his head there.
Sweet Jesus, TOTP has had a mare tonight!!! Shocking 😂
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sweet Jesus, TOTP has had a mare tonight!!! Shocking 😂
Job done. Not an easy watch but just got to get through.
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Job done. Not an easy watch but just got to get through.
#avfc plenty to be encouraged about tonight I thought. Never happy with a loss obviously but I thought it was one of those away games where moments switched the game around. Another day we could have sneaked that goal and put another away on a counter. Those mistakes made it tough.
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#avfc plenty to be encouraged about tonight I thought. Never happy with a loss obviously but I thought it was one of those away games where moments switched the game around. Another day we could have sneaked that goal and put another away on a counter. Those mistakes made it tough.
Top levels of balance from TNT - Steve Gerrard, Steve McManaman and Joe Cole 😂😂🤷🏻♂️ ffs
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Top levels of balance from TNT - Steve Gerrard, Steve McManaman and Joe Cole 😂😂🤷🏻♂️ ffs
I’ve actually started looking at the Scottish Prem results now. May actually be an interesting season for a change.
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I’ve actually started looking at the Scottish Prem results now. May actually be an interesting season for a change.
So now there’s relief on Emi Buendia, what on earth is going on with Andres Garcia’s injury? It’s been a long time since he’s been fit for selection.
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
So now there’s relief on Emi Buendia, what on earth is going on with Andres Garcia’s injury? It’s been a long time since he’s been fit for selection.
This is a brilliant interview. We are incredibly lucky to have Unai and also Damian. He is the perfect foil and is essential to Unai’s success. Long may it continue UTV
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Aston Villa - Vidagany: 'We have no shortcuts to success' - BBC Sounds
Damian Vidagany joined Daz Hale to talk about his time at Aston Villa so far.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is a brilliant interview. We are incredibly lucky to have Unai and also Damian. He is the perfect foil and is essential to Unai’s success. Long may it continue UTV
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#avfc must admit I’m getting unnerved by another Liv loss given Villa’s history of helping out teams in desperate need of a win!! Hopefully Unai has banished that part of our psyche and we can pile on the agony for Slot.
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#avfc must admit I’m getting unnerved by another Liv loss given Villa’s history of helping out teams in desperate need of a win!! Hopefully Unai has banished that part of our psyche and we can pile on the agony for Slot.
Wondered what was going on when it was reported he asked for his contract to be cancelled for personal reasons back in May. I’m assuming it’s retirement now for medical reasons. He’s an important figure in our recent history and I wish him well. He was brilliant preseason on VillaTV btw. New career
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Wondered what was going on when it was reported he asked for his contract to be cancelled for personal reasons back in May. I’m assuming it’s retirement now for medical reasons. He’s an important figure in our recent history and I wish him well. He was brilliant preseason on VillaTV btw. New career
A happy glow after the weekend’s result! I’m really happy for Matty Cash and the new contract is a solid move for us. He gets criticised but there’s no doubt in my mind he does what Unai wants. It’s an asymmetric formation and that RB role is very different from LB. Well done Matty 👏👏
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A happy glow after the weekend’s result! I’m really happy for Matty Cash and the new contract is a solid move for us. He gets criticised but there’s no doubt in my mind he does what Unai wants. It’s an asymmetric formation and that RB role is very different from LB. Well done Matty 👏👏
I also love at the end of the games when Onana’s doing his fist pumps, just watching McGinn’s body language and probably muttering under his breath “that’s f*cking embarrassing” 🤣
a man with a beard has his eyes closed and the words this is embarrassing above him
ALT: a man with a beard has his eyes closed and the words this is embarrassing above him
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October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I also love at the end of the games when Onana’s doing his fist pumps, just watching McGinn’s body language and probably muttering under his breath “that’s f*cking embarrassing” 🤣
Unai is a genius. We were superb in that 1st half today and good enough to keep City out in the 2nd. A fully deserved win. But I love that Unai is never afraid to make tough decisions like not picking Harvey Elliot in the squad today and substituting Sancho for tactical reasons.
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Unai is a genius. We were superb in that 1st half today and good enough to keep City out in the 2nd. A fully deserved win. But I love that Unai is never afraid to make tough decisions like not picking Harvey Elliot in the squad today and substituting Sancho for tactical reasons.
What a superb 4 days capped off by a brilliant win for the Villa!! Thursday was Chester to see Mary Beard with my wife, out at the Green House Fri and got up to play a couple of numbers, out with the best of friends on Sat and Villa Park today! Absolute magic weekend!!
October 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What a superb 4 days capped off by a brilliant win for the Villa!! Thursday was Chester to see Mary Beard with my wife, out at the Green House Fri and got up to play a couple of numbers, out with the best of friends on Sat and Villa Park today! Absolute magic weekend!!
A couple of beers last night 😂😂😂 what a top night!! 🤣 In hysterics
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A couple of beers last night 😂😂😂 what a top night!! 🤣 In hysterics
#avfc Btw if you get a chance, download The Clause’s debut album. They’re trying to get a no.1 and are Indie Brummie legends. At no. 8 atm. Two Villa fans as well 👍 Give the lads a hand if you can.
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#avfc Btw if you get a chance, download The Clause’s debut album. They’re trying to get a no.1 and are Indie Brummie legends. At no. 8 atm. Two Villa fans as well 👍 Give the lads a hand if you can.
😂😂 blimey that point against Sunderland is looking increasingly good !!
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
😂😂 blimey that point against Sunderland is looking increasingly good !!
Bit of Mary Beard in Chester!! Missed the game thank goodness. Lovely to read Benjamin Zephaniah’s poetry as he was a patron of the Chester Storyhouse. Btw what a place that is!!
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bit of Mary Beard in Chester!! Missed the game thank goodness. Lovely to read Benjamin Zephaniah’s poetry as he was a patron of the Chester Storyhouse. Btw what a place that is!!
Wondering whether it’ll be more like a back 3 with Maatsen, Guessand pushed on as almost wing backs and Sancho, Buendia tucked in as 10s?
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wondering whether it’ll be more like a back 3 with Maatsen, Guessand pushed on as almost wing backs and Sancho, Buendia tucked in as 10s?
Reposted by Matt Burton
Great article from @jonathanliew.bsky.social
A lone voice of sense & balance after Barney Ronay's kneejerk nonsense
Yet I'm still itching to know who or what these ephemeral beings are who pose such a threat to visiting fans on the streets of Witton
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#avfc
A lone voice of sense & balance after Barney Ronay's kneejerk nonsense
Yet I'm still itching to know who or what these ephemeral beings are who pose such a threat to visiting fans on the streets of Witton
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#avfc
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great article from @jonathanliew.bsky.social
A lone voice of sense & balance after Barney Ronay's kneejerk nonsense
Yet I'm still itching to know who or what these ephemeral beings are who pose such a threat to visiting fans on the streets of Witton
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#avfc
A lone voice of sense & balance after Barney Ronay's kneejerk nonsense
Yet I'm still itching to know who or what these ephemeral beings are who pose such a threat to visiting fans on the streets of Witton
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#avfc
I don’t think we should let this go. I would like to hear from some better sources on this chap. Obviously fans come from a wide diaspora and backgrounds. He can speak as he wishes of course but we should know whether this group is real, is part of our diversity network or whether he is a Villa fan.
Sky News platforms a fake Jewish Villa fan claiming he received death threats. The same routine was played out on GBNews and TalkTV. Andrew Fox is not Jewish neither is he the honorary head of the Jewish AVFC fan club. He's a far-right propagandist and Palestinian genocide denier. #SkyNews #FakeNews
'Concerned' footie fan actually ex-army disinfo expert honoured by World Zionist Organisation
Andrew Fox - 'Honorary' head of a Jewish Aston Villa fan group, was recognised by the World Zionist Organisation in 2024
www.thecanary.co
October 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I don’t think we should let this go. I would like to hear from some better sources on this chap. Obviously fans come from a wide diaspora and backgrounds. He can speak as he wishes of course but we should know whether this group is real, is part of our diversity network or whether he is a Villa fan.