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Five Reasons to Be Cheerful After a Week of Mixed Emotions for Emery
Five Reasons to be Cheerful After Brugge Win and Forest LossA mixed week has seen Villa finally pick up their first win of the new campaign, after getting their Champions League season off to a winning start with a hard-fought victory in Bruges. The positive momentum proved short-lived, however, as Villa slumped to a late home defeat against Nottingham Forest in a game that...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful After Villa Stalemate in Hull
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans after Goalless Hull DrawWith the transfer window finally closed, Unai Emery can get back to doing what he does best: coaching players and building a team on the pitch. The performances against Arsenal and Hull have offered encouragement, even if the rather important business of putting the ball in the net remains unresolved.As Villa move on to...
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...
Aston Villa’s Pre-Season Improvements Soured by Holte End Lock Out For Members
The Good Bad and Ugly Mid Preseason Catch UpPlane tracking, social media refreshing, minutes in the tank, all the normal preseason cliches are here...
Better the Devil You Know? – The Good, Bad and Ugly of Christian Purslow’s Time at Aston Villa
How will History Judge the Fernando Torres of Finance?The shock departure of a polarising figure such as former Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow would...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Begins New Era
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as VillansIt has been a busy summer so far for Villa with new additions at both playing and executive...