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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...
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...
Aston Villa’s Main Players Linked to Moves Away for European Football
Getting up to Speed on Outgoing Transfer RumoursIn recent years, My Old Man Said's Media Muppets column migrated to audio form on the My...
Unveiling the New Version of Aston Villa and Unmasking a Cheat
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Spurs Game and BeyondAnother weekend, another curse or two lifted at Villa Park as Aston Villa rolled...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Emery Makes Moves for Next Season
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans Post-SpursAston Villa returned to winning ways against a flat Tottenham side. Despite some horrendous refereeing inconsistencies,...
Aston Villa’s Euro Vision Narrows as Fan Disappointment Magnifies
The Good, Bad and Ugly of WolvesIt isn’t the end of the road for Aston Villa’s unlikely European dream, but the path is narrowing...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Emery Shares Long-Term Target
Despite creating some good openings, Villa have suffered a second defeat on the bounce. Emery’s men haven’t quite clicked since the impressive home win...
Aston Villa’s Focus Simplifies After Losing Records
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Manchester UnitedAston Villa, unbeaten in ten games, scoring in every game under Unai Emery, heading to a soggy...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans Face Win-Win Situation
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans After Old Trafford TripBy Armen MirzoianThe unthinkable has happened… Aston Villa have lost a game and it’s...
Aston Villa Show Guts Galore to Surge into Fifth as Fans Face Tone Deaf Commercialism
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Brentford and FulhamAston Villa are Fifth… At the back-end of April. Breathe it in, but try not to...