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Reports from the Villans' local evening newspaper, the Birmingham Mail.

• Aston Villa transfer rumour updates: Daily updates on the latest rumours A daily dose of Aston Villa transfers
• Aston Villa: Alex McLeish reports back from Cleveland Browns fact-finding trip ALEX McLeish has described Aston Villa and the Cleveland Browns as one big “family” after giving a positive report of last week’s transatlantic trip.
• Fabian Delph's Aston Villa career is dealt another blow with season-ending injury FABIAN Delph’s season is over after the midfielder’s frustratingly unfulfilled Villa career took another turn for the worse.
• Aston Villa fan of the week: Mark Pearson It's time for this week's Aston Villa fan of the week.
• Reserves report: Aston Villa 4 West Brom 1 A FINE hat-trick from Andreas Weimann and a super strike by Eric Lichaj ensured Aston Villa ran out winners in their top-of-the-table Premier Reserve League showdown against neighbours West Brom, who had Scott Allan notching his first goal for the club.
• Aston Villa: Alex McLeish on return of Gabby Agbonlahor There is better news on Gabby Agbonlahor who has returned to training and is in contention for Saturday’s trip to Wigan after three games out with a hamstring injury.
• Eric Lichaj is ready to challenge Alan Hutton for Aston Villa right-back role ERIC Lichaj is fit and raring to challenge Villa’s regular right-back Alan Hutton for his place after an untimely five-month injury lay-off.
• Carlos Cuellar thanks Robbie Keane ahead of loanee's last Villa match CARLOS Cuellar has kicked off the countdown for Robbie Keane’s fond farewell this weekend by thanking the loanee for his impact at Villa.
• Aston Villa: Shay Given has proven people wrong - Stephen Warnock Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock has praised Irish goalkeeper Shay Given's impact on the side this season.
• Aston Villa forum watch: Top 8 squad? Interesting debate over at the Vital Villa forum as to whether Aston Villa have a top 8 side.
• Studmarks: Ciaran Clark jump-starting Chris Herd's car - and season at Aston Villa IT’S not just Chris Herd who is on the road to recovery after his season stalled...
• Aston Villa fan hailed as "Mini Messi" after scoring 37 goals in memory of tragic schoolboy HE’S the Birmingham schoolboy known as the “mini Messi” after plundering 37 goals in just 14 games.
• Aston Villa - We must start winning to avoid relegation battle, says Darren Bent DARREN Bent believes Villa must start producing positive back-to-back results now to emulate the late-season recovery of last year.
• Live Aston Villa webchat with Mat Kendrick today at 12pm Join Aston Villa reporter Mat Kendrick for a live webchat today (Monday) at middayClick below at noon to join in, ask Mat your Villa questions and see what other fans are saying.
• Former Aston Villa star Dion Dublin talks about his charity work with Prince's Trust LAST week it was revealed that more than one in five young people in the West Midlands is struggling to find a job.