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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,...
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...
Ollie Watkins to Ditch Aston Villa Transfer Rumours
Debunking the Continuous Ollie Watkins Transfer LinksOkay. Enough is enough. It's time to fire up Media Muppets again.Media Muppets was always one of...
Villa’s Magic Moments and their ‘Ugly’ Mid-table Mentality
Good Bad and Ugly of 2021-2022 SeasonBy Phil ShawI trust everyone has fully digested the final day of the season, which had a comeback...
Will Philippe Coutinho Become the Teacher’s Pet? And Villa’s Need for Better Foundations
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston VillaBy Phil ShawHello, to save me copying and pasting Aston Villa’s repeated issues, I thought it was...
Aston Villa’s Lack of Believers and the Death of Premier League Scouting
Good Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa's WeekBy Phil ShawAfter a bit of a break waiting for something to write about in the good...
Aston Villa’s Broken Record and the Premier League’s Waste Problem
Good, Bad and Ugly of the Past Villa WeekBy Phil ShawWatching Aston Villa this season will go down as one of the great frustrations...
Aston Villa Learn Lessons in Control as the Ugly Bubble of the Premier League is Increasingly Exposed
Good, Bad and Ugly of Leeds and West HamBy Phil ShawWith worrying times outside of football beginning to creep into the game, it’s time...
Aston Villa Finally Click Into Gear as Philippe Coutinho Shines and Douglas Luiz Still Polarises
Good, Bad and Ugly of SouthamptonBy Phil ShawAfter a scintillating performance against Southampton, you’d think I’d be happy. But there’s still some Bad and...