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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...
Will January be the Month That Will Ultimately Send Aston Villa Down?
January 2013 was the month to define Villa’s season on-and-off the field. Despite the worst start to a season in living memory, Villa had...
Is Paul Lambert’s Five-Man Defence Aston Villa’s Main Problem?
By Elliot Sutcliffe
The Formation Dilemma
Those who play Football Manager will know how frustrating it can be getting your formation right. Some coaches choose to...
Is This Aston Villa’s Most Important Week in Years?
By David Michael
The week began with the alarm bells ringing. Aston Villa had just been beaten 5-0 by Manchester City, were in the relegation...
What Aston Villa can Learn from ‘Plucky’ Performances? Are They Enough?
A Question of Attitude
By Lewis Rymond
As the claret and blue faithful sat down to watch Aston Villa against Manchester United recently a couple of...
Aston Villa’s Place in History at the National Football Museum in Manchester
Proud History
As Aston Villa fans, we all know the well-worn phrase, that begins 'proud history'. In fact, in the lean times of late, our...
Special United Preview: Interview with the Manchester United Supporting ‘Old Man’ of MOMS
'My Old Man Said Be a United Fan'
When the fixtures come out for a forthcoming season, Aston Villa vs Manchester United is the first...
A Dutch Lesson to Villa in How Football Ultras like Brigada 1874 Could Invigorate Villa Park
While England may have invented the beautiful game, we’ve recently looked to Germany to teach us about safe standing (which Villa are one of...
Behind Enemy Lines – Norwich City Supporter’s Site Interview & Viewpoint of Paul Lambert
Norwich City Supporter Site InterviewGordon @ Carrow Road Net gives a rational view of both Villa and Norwich City's new management regime and some...
Paul Lambert Currently Oversees Aston Villa’s Worst Start in 26 Years
The Focus Increases on Lambert's Start While MOMS still isn't overly concerned about Villa's current plight, due to the extent of the restructuring job Paul...
Paul Lambert’s First Five Games is the Worst Villa Start in 15 Years
Lambert's Slow Start, Not the End of the World
Some Aston Villa fans are still a bit sensitive from the despair of McLeish's era that...
The Paul Lambert Approach Recalls Another Time of Recent Villa History
With the 'Pied Piper of Relegation' Robbie Savage starting to lose his grip on some originally pessimistic Villa supporters, after the team broke it’s...
A Belgium Viewpoint that Christian Benteke Might Not Be All That…
How good is Christian Benteke? With a goal on his debut as a substitute, it's so far, so good, for Villa fans, but back...