Stan Collymore blasts 'disgraceful' Aston Villa fans for what they did during Bologna win
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Edward Bazeley
Fri 26 September 2025 16:20, UK
Aston Villa beat Bologna 1-0 in their opening Europa League game, but supporters remain unhappy with their largely poor start to the season.
In their last Premier League game, Villa drew 1-1 with Sunderland, and remain in the top flight’s bottom three.
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Football Insider have exclusively revealed that Aston Villa have opened talks with Morgan Rogers over a new contract.
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Speaking live on talkSPORT on Friday, 26 September, Stan Collymore fumed: “What I would say to Villa fans is back off him.
“Morgan Rogers, coming from Middlesbrough, where the standard is undoubtedly lower.
Obviously gets young player of the year, and I don’t know if agents have been in his head, and people have said Manchester City are interested, or Liverpool are interested, or Arsenal are interested.
“A lot of Villa fans need to remember that this is a young kid that has come into a team that were doing very well last season, and everyone’s struggling.
Ollie Watkins, a senior international misses a penalty, he can’t buy a goal at the minute.
“What I would say to Villa fans is lay off him (Rogers).
I thought that was disgraceful.”
While Rogers has recently come under fire, there is no doubt that Aston Villa fans should be pleased by the news that he has opened new contract talks.
Last season, the 23-year-old notched a strong return of 14 goals and 13 assists across all competitions, but the fact that he has failed to produce a goal contribution in seven appearances this term is a worry.
Meanwhile, despite Aston Villa’s win over Bologna, Rogers’ poor form continued against the reigning Coppa Italia champions, as he failed to threaten in the final third.
Morgan Rogers stats vs BolognaEuropa League, 25 SeptMinutes played90Passes completed10Pass accuracy %42Expected assists (xA)0.08Assists0Shots1Expected goals (xG)0.17Goals0Rogers was poor against Bologna
The England international proved his worth in the September international break by producing an assist for the Three Lions in their 5-0 win over Serbia, but he must now perform at club level once again.
In their next Premier League fixture, Villa face Fulham on Sunday, 28 September, and they need Rogers at his best to overcome the West London outfit.