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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...
What We Learned as Villa Fans From The First Third Of The Season
High expectations turned to despair, winding up with some optimism for the first time in some time. What did we as Villa fans learn...
What is The Answer To Villa’s Eternal Right-Back Issues?
Since the long overdue ejection of Randy Lerner from Villa Park fans of the club have been eager to see who the new regime...
The Villa Rant: Hats Off To Luton as Villa Implode Again
When will it end? This time around it was The Hatters of Luton Town who got to pile the misery on Villa's characterless fallen...
MOMS Interview: Ex-Villan Kevin Gage on his Villa Experiences that Resemble Today’s
Kevin Gage InterviewKevin Gage was signed by Graham Taylor to add steel to his Aston Villa team that was to attempt to get promoted at...
What it’ll Need for Aston Villa to be Optimistic Ahead of Next Season
Sinking Feeling
Aston Villa may appear to be going down without any sign of a fight, with the latest defeat at Manchester City symbolic of...
Aston Villa FC: A Club That Lost it’s Identity Under Randy Lerner
Chris Wilson of The Sweeper Keeper Blog looks at Aston Villa's current identity.
Identity
‘What is Aston Villa now?’ said former Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert...
Swinging the Axe on Tim Sherwood’s Lumbering Reign was the Right Call
Tim Sherwood SackedWell, well, well, here we are again. Another weekend, another deflating loss and potentially another nail in Aston Villa’s Premier League coffin....
Aston Villa’s Eternal Right-Back Dilemma – Who’s the Best Solution?
Aston Villa Right-Back OptionsWhile Aston Villa’s squad has a very different look to it this season, apart from Brad Guzan remaining between the sticks,...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans After Anfield Defeat
A mixed performance against Liverpool at Anfield, and Jack makes an international commitment. But What did Aston Villa fans learn from last week?I THOUGHT...
Little Comfort from Rudy Gestede’s Consolation Strikes in Aston Villa’s Direction
Post-Liverpool ReactionThere are games where a team loses by a few goals, 3-0 for example, and the old cliche comes out, ‘It wasn't a...
Tim Sherwood: Early Season Report Card
After rescuing Aston Villa from what seemed like certain relegation Tim Sherwood gained the favour of much of the Villa faithful, and rightly so....
Jack Grealish: Handle With Care
When Tim Sherwood told Jack Grealish that he would be starting for the first time in the Premier League against QPR last April he...