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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...
Gerrard’s Choices, The Pointless Flag and Knife Edge Fixtures
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Manchester Cityhttps://giphy.com/gifs/30-rock-sme-how-do-you-1Qdp4trljSkY8By Phil ShawI can’t believe it, there’s a good performance to write about. Let’s not waste any...
High ‘Profile’ Deadline Signings and an ‘Ugly’ Week to Come for Aston Villa?
The Good, Bad and Ugly of West Ham and Arsenal.https://giphy.com/gifs/fight-Tim0q7zolF3faBy Phil ShawI didn’t see myself writing depressing stories after I left the local newspaper,...
Anxiety Villa, Set Piece Show-offs and Passive Aggressive Managers
The Good, Bad and Ugly of an Average Aston Villa Weekhttps://giphy.com/gifs/adultswim-l378BzHA5FwWFXVSgYou can tell how well Aston Villa’s week has gone by how long it...
Aston Villa’s Need to Fix Tactical Bubble and Avoid Manchester United Style Transfers
https://giphy.com/gifs/sun-ctGFLebG1AqK4The Good, Bad and Ugly of Everton WinOnce again Aston Villa needed a result against Everton to kickstart their season, once again they got...
Aston Villa’s Set-Piece Issues and Villa Park Meltdown
What we Learned as Villa Fans from the Everton WinBy Nick Price-ThompsonYou know what they say, a win is a win…It was hard for...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans After False Start
It's been five years since My Old Man Said last ran the 'What We Learned' column on site. Maybe that's how long it takes...
Gone in 90 Seconds, Villa’s Set Piece Shambles and Mings Meltdown.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Bournemouth and the RestUsually, it takes 90 minutes for early season hope and optimism to be checked, Aston...
Opinion: Villa’s Need for Malcolm in the Middle, Carney Cash in and Preseason Verdict
The New Season Good, Bad and UglyNice to be back with a Good, Bad and Ugly for Aston Villa’s 22-23 season. Has it really...
Terrible Hot Take on Aston Villa, With Club Accused of Being ‘Strategic Rule Breakers’
Aston Villa 'strategic rule breaking'...really?The Media Muppets department has unearthed another cracker from the cringeworthy Football Insider, with the clickbait website blatantly trying to...
The Case of John McGinn’s Tackle – Faux Outrage for Clicks
The Outrage Clickbait FormulaIs it that time already? Two sets of tribal supporters at each other’s throats? Old scars reopened and the ceasefire broken?...
Incredible Solution to the Biggest Problem of Villa Park Expansion Will Amaze Fans
Villa Park's Transport ElephantAt the Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group meeting this week at Villa Park, that saw the club presenting its plans to...
John McGinn Bad Attitude and Insider Transfer Links
Early Business Media HeadachesAs we all know, Aston Villa addressed the core of their transfer activity before the actual summer transfer window opened. Ahead...