Andy Balmforth

@halesowentownfc Time for this again…

🤝 We are delighted to announce Ben Cassidy & Todd Parker have both committed to the Yeltz for the 2026/27 campaign Todd made 42 appearances last season, while Cass made 47 last season. We look forward to seeing both back in royal blue next season Welcome back lads 👊

@VillaViews_ All this yet the true manager of the year doesn’t get nominated, which is a shambles.

Truly astonishing season. 4th by 5 clear points, despite playing in a European competition that we won 3-0 in the final. Beat City home and away as well as Arsenal, Liverpool, United, Chelsea etc. And all that scoring the best collection of goals of anyone in the league. #avfc

@England @FIFAWorldCup I’ll start it #tuchelout clearly hasn’t been watching the players of late given whose not made the cut.

It’s official. Your #ThreeLions players heading to the @FIFAWorldCup! 🏆

@TavernFootball @90sFootballUK1 When Sky got the broadcasting right, unlike the nonsense today.

Nostalgia Hour here at the Football Tavern. Tottenham travel to Oldham in a relegation six pointer in 1994. Old school Sky Intro followed by a blast of Beverley Hills Cop's 'The Heat Is On'. What more could you ask for.....

@AVFCOfficial Look how far that starts outside the post, amazing

The angle you’ve all been waiting for 🤩

@EuropaLeague @AVFCOfficial I can watch this on repeat @balmyarmy82 😍

This pitchside angle of Buendía's stunner 🤌 #UELfinal | @AVFCOfficial

🎟️ 🏆 Morning Villains! Cure that sore head with a celebratory giveaway after #AVFC win their first European trophy for 30 years! We’re giving away: 👉🏼 5 final stubs 👉🏼 1 full set of home/away + final stubs All you have to do is: ♻️ Repost this 🚶‍♂️ Follow @footballstubs_ 🏷️ Tag a friend you’ve seen Villa with this season 📥 If you’re definitely wanting one, order and enter. If you win you’ll get a refund or credit for a game next year - Super Cup anyone? Order via DM. £7 for one, £5 for any others in the same order. Already ordered? Same applies! ⚠️ giveaway ends Friday 22nd May at 22:00. Winners drawn at random using an online name generator.

@HLTCO We’ve done our bit Dan, over to you now to continue the English dominance of European competitions. Good luck in your final.

When Unai Emery took over at Aston Villa in November of 2022, they were 14th and just 3 points above the relegation zone. They won 15 of their remaining league games to finish 7th & qualify for the UEFA Conference, from there they finished 4th in the 2023/24 season, making it into the Champions League whilst simultaneously reaching the Conference League semi-finals. Last season, they made it to a Champions League quarter-final where they were pitted against Luis Enrique’s eventual winners PSG, only losing 5-4 on aggregate after a 3-2 second leg victory at Villa Park. They finished 6th in the Premier League, missing out on Champions League football on goal difference alone, whilst also making it to an FA Cup semi-final where they were beaten by eventual winners Crystal Palace. This season, they are sat 4th in the Premier League with one game still to play, having guaranteed their place in next season’s Champions League with a win over Liverpool prior to the final weekend. They’ve also won the Europa League with a dominant performance over Freiburg in the final, making it five Europa Leagues triumphs for Unai Emery in just 12 years at three different clubs. The journey he has taken them on across his 3.5 years in charge is ridiculous.

@DEVO1875 @rob_evans17 @cpb001 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@BalmforthAndy @rob_evans17 @cpb001 I will buy his red wine and stick the straw where the sun don’t shine 🤣🤣

Let’s goooo 🙌🏼

@rob_evans17 @cpb001 That’s Basterfield choosing violence, wait until @DEVO1875 gets hold of him 🤣

@cpb001 What the fuck is that 🤬😂

Please Villa, just win. Thanks @AlanMcInally for the photo, I appreciate you were rushing to your TV duties. #uelfinal #avfc #utv

It’s time… #avfc #uelfinal

@_wynts @shedendsrfc you’re getting a cracker of a CB in here mate. Good luck for next season, hope you do well.

@Matt_Law_DT @HoltendVilla I thought he was left out as he was carrying an injury which was clearly affecting his game at the time.

Ollie Watkins has to go to the World Cup. His response to being left out of the last squad has been incredible.

@VillaViews_ No Grant Holt?

Team for City (a) #avfc Gollini Bennett Lichaj Okore Lescott Djemba Djemba Bowery Tonev Helenius Balaban Gestede

He’s here to stay 💙 We are delighted to confirm that Jason Cowley has committed to the club for the 2026/27 season! 🔗 ht-fc.co.uk/jason-cowley-i…

@HLTCO Drury was the same before he took over the main comms on @SkySportsPL, all this screeching has to be a sky sports production insistence. Some clueless individual thinking it’s better for the commentator to shout all over the atmosphere.

Spot on about Daniel Mann. The fact he gave this goal 10 full seconds to breathe says it all. Top commentator.

@TavernFootball Garry Parker, loved him at Villa, no sideways and backwards with him when there was chance to fire one in the top corner.

In my head Ricky Otto is better than a lot of Premier league footballers of today. Name 90s footballers that would light up the game and take us away from in swinging corners today........ Annnnnnnd go.

@UEFA You need to chose bigger grounds for the Europa and conference league finals

✅ Semi-finals complete. 🔜 Next stops: Istanbul, Oslo, Leipzig & Budapest.

@john_holtend Had my Dads funeral a couple of weeks ago John, another HEITS, I’d love to have had a chat with him about that game tonight, he’d have loved every minute of watching that. I feel your pain mate 💜🩵

Yesterday I had the news my dad has days left today villa go few final I watching it with my boy just wished my dad was well enough to watch it with us