Football: Villa's Future Looking Up ; Barclays Premiership

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Olof Mellberg had only been with Aston Villa for three months when, towards the end of October 2001, they climbed to the top of the Premiership.

If the Sweden international defender might have been forgiven for thinking it was like that all the time, he was soon to find that reality was rather different. Villa were knocked off top spot the week after and have not been there since.

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Football: Villa's Future Looking Up ; Barclays Premiership

And yet, five years on, there seems to be a more authentic feel about Villa's optimism then there ever was during that crazy autumn of 2001.

They are in sixth position, possess the only undefeated record in the Premiership this se...

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