Five Reasons

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 season was perhaps as good as it could get, after a wobbly period at the start of 2026. Wins against Liverpool and Manchester City, sandwiched a great night in Istanbul, as Villa finished the season in the final week in...

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 the Champions League places is a thing of the past, and the top-five race based on the contending teams’ current form is likely to stumble on until the end. Have Villa turned a corner though? Here are the latest five...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After 15 Minute Canary Blitz

 Bicycle Kicks, Bacuna and Jose's Villa Park records There was an increasing air of disillusionment around Villa Park before the game and Villa fans for...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Crash Landing from Planet Toon

Home concentration, returns of hope and changes  Aston Villa's old Achilles heel of losing points in injury time seems to be back to haunt them....

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after Misfiring against Cardiff City

The head, the break and the point  I've always wondered if this 'Five Reasons' column would work if Villa won most of their games and...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after Home Form Goes Beyond a Joke After Hammers Visit

Playing for contracts, February respite and Prozac deals  If Chelsea found it impossible to break down West Ham at Stamford Bridge, the chances were Aston...

Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans after Everton Foil Smash and Grab

 Hoolahans,  Hipsters and Hallucinogenics  Despite hitting the post early doors, Everton were largely left frustrated in the first hour of Villa's visit to Goodison. After...

Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans after the Football Circus Comes to Villa Park

  Aston Villa 4 West Brom 3 - 2014Crazy opening eight minutes. Crazy first half. Crazy amount of goals. Crazy types of goals. But nothing...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Villa Cheated Out of Anfield Win By Suarez

Où est le hoof?  Impressive. It was like watching a team we haven't seen in the Villa colours for a while. One that you...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans – After Another Home Defeat Against Arsenal

Benteke's fact, Holt's here and Baker is still alive!  After Arsenal left Villa Park with a 2-1 win, Villa's home record makes Aston Villa fans...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans – After Another Embarrassment Under Lambert

Villa fans see Helenius rise, Baker drop and season end  Out the FA Cup again without a whimper against a lower league team. Fine, if...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans – After Perfect New Year Start Against Black Cats

Vlaar steps up, the search for experience and flawless in 2014  At last three points to cheer about. Will 2014 bring many, many more? Lets...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa fans after Swansea Stalemate.

Lambert's realisation, tough master plan and the return of the AWOL duo?  Aston Villa have 14 dropped points out of the last available 15, and...

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan, After ‘We Go Again’ and Lose Again

Crystal Palace - 'We Go Again' and lose again.  Well, could Villa's home record get any worse? Er. Yes. Four loses on the trot and...