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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’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...
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...