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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 Change in Status and What’s the Right Way to React to Their Recent Defeat?
Good, Bad and Ugly of the Villa WeekWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The...
Conspiracy Behind Why Nothing Gets Done About Poor Referee Decisions Like the Eithad One
Good, Bad and Ugly of the Villa WeekWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The...
Unexpected Villa Joy, Fixture Postponement Moaners and Failure to Learn – GBU
Good, Bad and Ugly of the Villa WeekWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The...
The Difference of 2021 Aston Villa, the Club’s On-going Nightmare and Football’s Insecurity
Good, Bad Ugly 4th JanuaryWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...
December’s Great Aston Villa Surprise, Mings Learning Curve & Goddamn Hipsters
The Good, Bad & UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...
Aston Villa’s Attacking Intent Examined, Missing Ross Barkley and Pundit Conspiracy – GBU
After the Aston Villa shots per game pressure cooker, that built up against Burnley, finally broke against the Baggies, things are looking clearer on...
Villa Player Trio Impresses, as Referees and Trolls Spark Talking Points – GBU
Check out Xmas Savings BelowThe Good, Bad & UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects...
The Rotten and Frustrating Elements Blunting Aston Villa’s Progress – The GBU
The Good, Bad & UglyWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad &...
Clear and Obvious Problems – Ross Barkley, Defensive & VAR Concerns – Villa’s GBU
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...
Aston Villa Prove Their Quality, International Risk and Panenka Gone Wrong – The GBU
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...
Are Aston Villa too ‘Good’ for their own Good? The GBU of the Villa Week
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...
Was the Leeds Game a Reality Check? Villa Fans React to PPV – The GBU of Aston Villa’s Week
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...