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Five Reasons To Be Cheerful As Seagulls Drop One on Depleted Villa
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans after Brighton LossIt's hard to remember a more dramatic pre-season at Villa Park, and after today's heavy defeat to Brighton, Unai Emery could be forgiven for wishing he had a few more weeks of it. Unfortunately, the season is already up and running and Villa have made just about the worst start imaginable with the core of...
Are Aston Villa Going Into the New Season Without a Spine?
The Good, Bad and Ugly as The Winds of Change BlowThere we are then. Aston Villa are about to embark upon another season under Unai Emery, all preseason games are done, and everyone is set and ready to go, aren’t they?The GoodThe European Super Cup Final against new nemesis Paris Saint-Germain was a genuinely enjoyable game.Despite Aston Villa entering the game as heavy underdogs,...
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...
Aston Villa Transfer Rumours Get Exaggerated, as Levels Rise
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Last Day of the SeasonIf the nerves, build-up and celebrations for finishing seventh and qualifying for the...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Prepare to Begin European Tour
With the dust settled and European football confirmed, here are Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villans this summer:1. EuropeIt was in the 77th...
Unai Emery’s Addiction, Watkins Shocking Record and Aston Villa Suffer From Rule Change
The Good, Bad and Ugly of LiverpoolOne game to go and Aston Villa are a win away from Europe. Try to contain your excitement...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Set Up European Showdown
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans as Season Draws to CloseAn excellent away display at Anfield has set up an exciting final fixture...