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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 Peak Performance, Powerhause and Guerrilla Warfare
Good, Bad & Ugly of Villa SuccessWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...
Aston Villa’s Strength in Numbers and Ugly International Call-up Fallout and Future
With Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite MOMS column that started...
Good, Bad & Ugly of Villa’s Week – the New Striker, Playing to the Whistle & Ugly Opinions
Good, Bad & Ugly of Toon & BarrowWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad...
The Good Bad and Ugly of Undercooked Aston Villa’s Season Starting
Good, Bad and Ugly Season OpenerWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’,...
The Good Bad and Ugly Of Jack Grealish’s Move to Citeh
The Good Bad and Ugly Of Super Jack GrealishWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good,...
Dream Final, a Lesson in VAR and the Quest for Football Immortality
Good Bad and Ugly European Championship SpecialWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...
Valuable Villa Lessons, Southgate Indecision and Ugly End for Villa Transfer Target
Good, Bad & UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite...
Top Full-back Targett, Villa’s Need to Change Gears and Corner Strategy
Good Bad UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite MOMS...
Aston Villa’s High Performance Future and the Need to Take a Leaf Out of the [Red] Devil’s Playbook
Good Bad UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite MOMS...
Aston Villa Get Off the Beach, Football Fundamentals and United for the Cause
Good Bad UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite MOMS...