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The Nonsense Surrounding This Summer’s Most Boring Aston Villa Transfer Saga
Stating the Villa Obvious on the Carney Chukwuemeka SituationLets start with two facts...Despite what certain headlines suggest no team will buy Carney Chukwuemeka for a transfer fee of £20m (or even half of that) this summer and no team will pay Carney Chukwuemeka £100,000-a-week for his next contract.At the end of last year, Aston Villa offered Chukwuemeka a new deal, as he only...
The Hard Truths of Aston Villa’s Comeback Win Against Fulham
In the first of what may become a new regular column, MOMS looks at the reality of Aston Villa at this moment in time.In isolation, Villa's comeback win against Fulham offered hope that the malaise of 2021 had been broken, but the reality is, there's several underlying issues that need tackling to get Villa's progress back on track.Hard Truths - Aston Villa OpinionPenny Drops...
A Lesson in Foresight and Opportunism at Aston Villa
Foresight into Villa
Lets have a recap...before I do some articles on the Aston Villa financial meltdown, now that I've finally got some time to...
If the Championship Play-offs Were Today: Who Would be in the Best Shape?
Back-to-back 1-0 victories over Cardiff and Leeds has ensured that Aston Villa will be in the Play-off Semi Finals. There is, of course, a...
How the Championship Play-offs Could Shape Up and Who Aston Villa Should Fear
Play-off Destiny
Despite Jack Grealish's wonder volley giving Villa a 1-0 win against Cardiff City, Villa's realistic chances of automatic promotion are long gone, due to their...
The Key Factors of the Championship Automatic Promotion Race
'Realistically speaking, Villa would need a collapse from their West Midland's neighbours to finish ahead of them.'
MOMS has already looked at the main reason...
Three Matches That Could Define Aston Villa’s Promotion Push
Ever since relegation was sealed in the 2015/16 season - officially it was in April, but it was pretty much a stick-on from January...
The Villa Rant: Another “Rude Awakening” for Stuttering Villa
'I want to see consistency but consistent failure is not acceptable.'
Why Can't We Be Happy?
The new season brought with it an opportunity to be...
Aston Villa’s Five Step Plan For Promotion Next Season
Aston Villa’s dreams of an unlikely appearance in the Championship play-offs extinguished a fortnight ago with a 1-1 draw at Burton AlbionThe fact that...
Aston Villa Supporters Festive Wish List 2016
By Chris BuddLast season's festive wish list made for rather grim reading and a very barren spell at Villa Park, especially in the final...
The Key to Steve Bruce’s Success so Far at Villa
Since Steve Bruce was installed as Villa manager the team's fortunes have improved dramatically from the start of their campaign in the Championship. This...
What We Learned As Villa Fans as Nervy Villa Lose To Leeds
Optimism was high going into Elland Road, but fans were deflated after a 2-0 defeat. It was Steve Bruce's first defeat as Villa boss. What...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans From Cardiff Victory
A convincing (eventually) 3-1 win over Cardiff and their loudmouth, bitter manager was just what the doctor (Xia) ordered. What can Villa fans take...
What We Learned From as Villa Fans From a Friday Night Out In Brighton
Seaside Rendezvous
A Friday night trip to promotion-chasing Brighton AFC was always going to be a stern test for Villa, considering the Seagulls solid home...