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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,...
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...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Europa Guarantee
Five Reasons to be Cheerful Post BrentfordBy Armen MirzoianWith Unai Emery breaking yet another record this weekend, and Villa maintaining their unbeaten run to...
No Luck About it, Aston Villa Outperform Made up Statistics in Magpie Massacre
The Good, Bad and Ugly of NewcastleIf any Aston Villa fan wasn’t happy with the performance against Newcastle United, they need to get checked...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Make Huge Toon Statement
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa fans After Newcastle WinBy Armen MirzoianFollowing on from Villa’s demolition of Newcastle, there were discussions on...
Newcastle’s Gamesmanship Called Out as Emery Enters Stress Test Period
The Good Bad and Ugly of Villa Life Post ForestAnother game another three points for Unai Emery’s upwardly mobile Villans who now sit in...