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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...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villa Enjoy Seagull Feast
On Saturday, Villa have fans had six reasons to be cheerful. After five wins from seven league games and a home fixture in Europe...
Six Education for Brighton as Unai Emery Banishes Cup Blues and Commercial Woes
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Chelsea, Everton and BrightonThere’s a popular meme of Gennaro Gattuso, ‘Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe…' You know the...
Stevenage Syndrome Still Haunts Emery’s Aston Villa, as Club Gets Heckless
The Good Bad and Ugly of Crystal Palace and Legia WarsawAn exciting week for sure for Villa fans, that is, if they weren't being...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Undercooked Aston Villa Hit Par After Convincing Defeat
As the Aston Villa squad heads into an international break, the opening four games have exposed fans as either glass half empty or glass...
Aston Villa Relish Proper Away Trips in Europe After Anfield No-Show
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Burnley, Hibernian and LiverpoolWhat a couple of weeks it has been for Unai Emery's Aston Villa on the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Impressive Week
Five Reasons to be Cheerful After Impressive WeekThree wins, twelve goals and Lee Johnson evicted from the Hibernian dugout, it's been quite the week....
Aston Villa Bounce Back, As Hostilities Grow Over Terrace View
The Good, Bad and Ugly - Week 2Lift back the velvet ropes and step into a brave new world. No, it's not The Terrace...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Run Riot This Week
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Injuries Compound Aston Villa Optimism Crash but Removes Complacency
The Good, Bad and Ugly - Newcastle AwayA week is a long time in football, Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, or...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful for Aston Villa After a Week of Setbacks
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans"It's fascinating how quickly sentiments can change in football. Just a week ago, everything felt rosy at Villa...
The Hope of Philippe Coutinho and More Bad Terrace View Vibes
The Good, Bad and Ugly Season PreviewIt’s been a long time since Aston Villa were even discussed in media preseason shows, but a look...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Seek Silverware
It has felt like a very long summer away from club football but with two weeks until the Premier League’s return, we take a...