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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...
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...
Aston Villa Rediscover Attacking Intent, Dean Smith Puzzles & Attracts Faux Rage
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 is on the Right Side of History as Football Finally Unites Against the Ugly
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...
Dean Smith’s B-List Barkley Dilemma and Reality of Villa Park Expansion
The 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...
Aston Villa’s Trezurrection – Time for Transparency on Grealish & Davis to get Ugly?
The Good Bad UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’,...
Euro 2021 Provides Carrot for Improvement in Aston Villa’s End of Season Form
THE GOOD BAD & UGLYWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...