Town will see themselves as very unfortunate to have come out of this game without even a point. Despite rarely playing at their best the Blues were the better side for most of the game. Town went ahead through Alun Armstrong halfway through the first half, but two Julian Joachim goals in the second half gave Villa the three points.
Reports in the Birmingham press today suggest that Villa s current bid for Moustapha Hadji is likely to fail. Villa are reported to have offered £1 million plus Julian Joachim, whereas Coventry are said to want £3 million plus the Villa striker. £4 million seems to be the quoted value of Hadji.
Coventry City have announced that Town and Aston Villa have both made formal bids for their midfielder Moustapha Hadji. Earlier in the week George Burley denied that a bid had been put in, but intimated that he was interested in the player. This it seems is now confirmed.
It s a good omen in English football. If you re team s top of the pile while you tuck into your Christmas turkey, you stand a pretty good chance of winning the Premier League the following summer.