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Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa’s Preseason Begins
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans - Preseason BeginsAfter arguably the best season Aston Villa have enjoyed in a generation, Unai Emery's squad has returned to Bodymoor Heath after a well-earned summer break. They've barely had time to unpack the sun cream before the squad has already undergone some serious surgery, and there's every chance more arrivals and departures are still to come.With...
World Cup Villa Reflections – Konsa Scapegoating, Villa Injury Woe and Ex-Villa Hero
The Good, Bad and Ugly of World Cup 2026 So FarWhile Aston Villa fans are either enjoying a summer off or worrying about UEFA cost spreadsheets, there's a World Cup on. It's a good chance to remember what football was like before the Premier League made it a product, or is it?The GoodUp to the quarter-final point, it's been a surprisingly entertaining World Cup,...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Hammering Wolves
Jorge Mendes and his merry men of Wolves supporters, wearing masks of the super agent, came to Villa Park half-expecting to teach Villa a...
Wolves Fans to do Villa Supporters a Massive Favour at Villa Park
Dingle Consideration
After Birmingham City's act of idiocy in arming their supporters with clappers at St Andrew's this season, Wolves supporters are set to prove...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Owls Fightback
Villa did it the hard way leaving it very late at Hillsborough to win all three vital points to keep themselves alive and kicking...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Beating Blues
Well, this column pretty much writes itself this week.The second-half was the kind of level of performance, that if Villa match it for the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after Six Straight Wins
Aston Villa's 3-2 win against Burton was perhaps a little to close for comfort, but six wins on the trot is six wins on...
It’s Official: Giddy Fake News Infests the Aston Villa Universe
“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” -...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Defining Away Win
It was a game that a big percentage of Villa supporters would have settled with a point from, considering it was against a rival...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Fourth Win on the Trot
Aston Villa's remained 100% in the league for 2018, with a 3-1 win against Barnsley, to further the seriousness of their automatic promotion challenge.The...
Chelsea Line up Shock Transfer For Villa Striker Gabby Agbonlahor
CHELSEA are eyeing a surprise January move for Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor, according to reports.
Unlikely Men
Chelsea are expected to bring in a striker in...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Forest Win Makes Trio
Highlights#NFFC vs #AVFC highlights. A decent evening's work from Villa. ???? pic.twitter.com/HbIxjxvW1S
— MY OLD MAN SAID (@oldmansaid) January 13, 2018Click For Aston Villa Player...
Some Very Dubious Wolves Opinion to Go With Past Villa Failings
The below heads-up to Media Muppetary was sent in to MOMS a while ago, but we thought we'd save it for a 'look back...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Five Goal Blitz
If how good your life is, is directly related to how well Aston Villa have been doing, you've had some pretty shi**y years recently...