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What the footballing week taught Aston Villa fans

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...
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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 game of the season soon enough (we're playing catch up on the website), although it's worth mentioning, the atmosphere certainly carried on some of the energy from the Europa League semi-final second leg at Villa Park.As we've seen from the...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans as Defensive Crisis Looms

By Chris KempsA mixed bag of news reports surfaced from a traditionally quiet International break weekend. Short term, it's not good. Long term, there's...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Mixed Striker Fortunes and Concern

By Chris Kemp  A parent might describe a horrible incident as a "teaching moment" -  so, after Villa's third defeat in a row without scoring...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Benteke Emerges and Randy Sale Rumours

By Chris KempAnother defeat, an old favorite confirms his status, a new favorite steps up his comeback and the club reportedly gets another price...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans After New Contracts, Infection and Racial Abuse Claims

By Chris KempsNew contracts posed a few questions, racial accusations posed another, Robbie Savage offered up some answers, but Arsenal had the final say...
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What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Anfield Triumph

By Chris Kemps The week began with international glory, was headlined by domestic glory, and ended with the best news Villa fans have had in...
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What We Learnt As Villa Fans From Orient to Cleverley

By Chris Kemps A "rollercoaster" of a week implies ups and downs, screams of terror and laughs of delight, and perhaps the pondering if the...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans at Stoke After Decent Win

It had been a pretty gloomy summer in which the fallout from last season and the dragging ownership situation had bred cynicism and indifference...
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What We Learnt As Villa Fans During Preseason

With the beginning of the season days away, it's probably a fitting time to reflect on Villa's build-up thus far with the first 'What...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Cardiff Win Joy

Leo the Lion, Kozák Moments and Lambert Grumbles  Villa fans could afford themselves the luxury of kicking back and watching Match of the Day this...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans This Week After Dour West Ham Draw

The concrete sets, Benteke needs help and the regression of Villa's tacticsAston Villa's dour 0 - 0 bore draw at Upton Park instigated...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans This Week after Coming Unstuck vs Toffees

Ball watching, can't shoot for toffee and the axes are sharpening  *Shelley is away in Spain and drinking too much in order to write. So...
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What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Firing Blanks Against Hull and Spurs

Villa Park blues, one-dimensional counter-attacks and is it time for fresh blood?  It seems Andres Villas-Boas worked out Aston Villa in very much the same...
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