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What We Learnt From the Villa’s Immediate Post-Season
Aston Villa are Europa League winners, Champions League returnees, and already three weeks into the summer transfer rumour cycle. Here are the three observations that cut through.The Rogers Sell-on Clause Changes the ConversationThe transfer fee figure most commonly attached to Morgan Rogers in the press is £80 million. What the press consistently omits is the 20% sell-on clause Middlesbrough reportedly hold on any future...
Why Nobody Linking Morgan Rogers to a Move Has Done the Maths
Those Morgan Rogers Transfer LinksAre you bored of the Morgan Rogers transfer rumours yet?How many times have we seen this situation before?Over the years, the press have seemingly tried to will away from Villa the likes of James Milner, Gareth Barry, Christian Benteke and Jack Grealish, only for each of these players to stay on at least a season after the media's initial hard...
The Curse of the Claret Sleeves — Aston Villa’s New Kit Has a History Problem
The Curse of the Claret SleevesAston Villa and Adidas have unveiled the new 2026-27 home kit, describing it as inspired by 'the club's designs...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans After “Fantastic” Week
Champions League football earned through a fourth-place finish in the league and a Europa League trophy in the cabinet, Aston Villa's end to the...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of SC Freiburg
Europa League Final Preview: SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa - Are we the Bad Guys?After 44 years, Aston Villa have reached a major European...
What We Learnt from That Night at Villa Park
What Villa's 4-0 Night Against Forest Actually Taught UsWe'll get on to Villa's demolition job of Liverpool at Villa Park in the last home...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans in a Transformative Week
What We Learnt from West Ham and Lille WinsMcGinn back, Sancho released, twenty-three shots and a team that finally remembered who it was.1. Tempo...
Villa Receive Boost on the Pitch before Fans get Pricing Pain on the Way Home
The Good, Bad and Ugly Adrenaline Shot SpecialJust when all seemed lost, the return of Captain John McGinn and Unai Emery’s adopted son Youri...
Five Reasons To Be Cheerful as Villans, as Villa Bounce Back
"Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in!" To loosely paraphrase Michael Corleone. Aston Villa's double-digit points safety net for...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful Ahead of Lille and Hammers
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villans Despite SlumpAston Villa's form may have dropped off a cliff in recent weeks, at a key...
What We Learnt From Villa’s Trip to Old Trafford
What We Learnt from Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 1The post-mortem on a 3-1 loss that raised questions far bigger than the result.1. Paralysis...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans From the Win in Lille
What We Learnt from Lille 0 Villa 1One shot on target. One goal. One very important win. Here's what it told us.1. Ollie Watkins...
Aston Villa Wobble as Complacency and Expectation Trumps Excuses
The Good, Bad and Ugly as The Wheels LoosenOf all the column inches and time devoted to the current downward spiral of Aston Villa,...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans Ahead of Chelsea Six-Pointer
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans Ahead of Chelsea Six-PointerIf Villa fans were offered third place with ten matches remaining after the dismal...