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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,...
How the International Break Went for Villa after the 7-2 – The Good, Bad & Ugly
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 Consider to Grant Two Record Length Player Contracts to Prevent Mass Exodus
Villa ExodusAston Villa are thought to be considering taking drastic action in a measure to counter any future similiar knock-on effects of selling striker...
Manchester City to Trigger Douglas Luiz Clause, Lazio Wesley & Spurs Grealish Fantasy
The season of the disingenuous transfer headline has been in full swing for a few weeks now, yet Aston Villa have yet to announce...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans in Project Restart
The idea for My Old Man Said's 'Five Reasons to be Cheerful' column sprang from macabre times Aston Villa supporters were experiencing back in...
The Agenda of Jack Grealish to Manchester United
The 'Grealish to United' narrative is kept simmering away like George Orwell's perpetual war.Exclusive MuppetsIt's been a good six months since MOMS has done...
How Aston Villa Have Taken Advantage of the League Cup to Positive Effect
In what is a slight variation of five reasons to be cheerful, we look at the benefits of Aston Villa's run in the League...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans, as Team Needs Christmas Points
Well, it hasn't been an easy last few weeks in terms of fixtures for Aston Villa. From Manchester City onwards, you'd have probably have...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Bruce is Sent Packing
After three consecutive losses and a tough upcoming fixture list, with trips to Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge immediately ahead, many Aston Villa supporters...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Villa Fans as a Third of the Season is Almost up.
Approaching a third of the season played and Aston Villa have only won three out of their 12 games, in turn, losing the third...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful Despite Late Liverpool Horror Show
It was a bitter pill to take at the weekend, as Aston Villa managed to lose a game they were 1-0 up in, with...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans, After 10th Consecutive League Defeat at the Etihad
When you consider Aston Villa's 3-0 defeat at the Etihad was the 10th consecutive Premier League loss at Manchester City (by an aggregate score...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans, as Grealish Defies VAR for Last Gasp Glory
For Aston Villa in their first season back in the Premier League, capitalising on big opportunities arising in-game that give them an advantage, will...