Mirror Football James Nursey Trinity Mirror Trinity Mirror Why Barry deserves a warm reception for not blowing his career like Hendrie 2012-02-09T12:05:37Z 2012-02-09T12:05:11Z Manchester City and England midfielder Gareth Barry returns on Sunday to Villa Park where he made his name in a distinguished spell from 1997-2009. No doubt many home fans will give Barry the usual 'Judas' treatment after he quit the club.But quite frankly I think Barry deserves the admiration of Villa fans rather than flak.It may be an unpalatable truth for Villa supporters but he clearly did not leave the club for cash, he left primarily to further his career.And he has certainly done that ... Manchester City and England midfielder Gareth Barry returns on Sunday to Villa Park where he made his name in a distinguished spell from 1997-2009. No doubt many home fans will give Barry the usual 'Judas' treatment after he quit the club.But quite frankly I think Barry deserves the admiration of Villa fans rather than flak.It may be an unpalatable truth for Villa supporters but he clearly did not leave the club for cash, he left primarily to further his career.And he has certainly done that ... 2012-02-09T12:05:11Z Has Charles N'Somnia finally woken up? 2012-02-02T10:57:00Z 2012-02-02T10:54:42Z Charles N/Zogbia scored a fine equaliser against QPR and everyone at Aston Villa is now hoping it will prove to the catalyst for his career. N'Zogbia has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season since coming to Villa for £9.5million last summer from Wigan. I know Villa boss Alex McLeish, who unsuccessfully tried to sign the winger at Birmingham, certainly had big hopes for the Frenchman. And I remember Sam Allardyce picking N'Zogbia out as one of the potential stars of the campai... Charles N/Zogbia scored a fine equaliser against QPR and everyone at Aston Villa is now hoping it will prove to the catalyst for his career. N'Zogbia has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season since coming to Villa for £9.5million last summer from Wigan. I know Villa boss Alex McLeish, who unsuccessfully tried to sign the winger at Birmingham, certainly had big hopes for the Frenchman. And I remember Sam Allardyce picking N'Zogbia out as one of the potential stars of the campai... 2012-02-02T10:54:42Z Why Robbie Keane's short-term solution could cause long-term problems at Villa 2012-01-26T10:40:48Z 2012-01-26T10:35:34Z Robbie Keane has been an instant hit at Aston Villa but at what cost? I am a big fan of Keane's for his technical ability, nose for goal and he seems a likeable, charismatic fella. He delighted the Villa fans and boss Alex McLeish with two goals on his full debut at his former club Wolves to ensure a valuable Premier League away win. But this is a player who is only capable contractually of playing up to seven games for Villa on his short loan from LA Galaxy - two of which have already taken ... Robbie Keane has been an instant hit at Aston Villa but at what cost? I am a big fan of Keane's for his technical ability, nose for goal and he seems a likeable, charismatic fella. He delighted the Villa fans and boss Alex McLeish with two goals on his full debut at his former club Wolves to ensure a valuable Premier League away win. But this is a player who is only capable contractually of playing up to seven games for Villa on his short loan from LA Galaxy - two of which have already taken ... 2012-01-26T10:35:34Z The 24 million pound question: what's really going on with Darren Bent, Villa and Liverpool? 2012-01-19T10:49:33Z 2012-01-19T10:49:10Z Darren Bent's future is on literally everyone's mind at Villa from the Holte End to even boss Alex McLeish. It seemed inconceivable Villa would sell their prized asset until recently and Bent seemed happy enough at Villa when I interviewed him in September. But those infamous pictures of England striker Bent shopping while his team-mates were losing at home to Liverpool on December 18 really did him no favours. It was ill-advised by Bent and definitely gave off the image of a forward who was ... Darren Bent's future is on literally everyone's mind at Villa from the Holte End to even boss Alex McLeish. It seemed inconceivable Villa would sell their prized asset until recently and Bent seemed happy enough at Villa when I interviewed him in September. But those infamous pictures of England striker Bent shopping while his team-mates were losing at home to Liverpool on December 18 really did him no favours. It was ill-advised by Bent and definitely gave off the image of a forward who was ... 2012-01-19T10:49:10Z