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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,...
What We Learned As Villa Fans as Villa End 2017 In Seventh Spot
A lot of the promise and momentum Villa built up came undone as 2017 came to an end. The results against Derby, Brentford and...
Sam Johnstone to WBA in January…Really?
If there's one early trend of transfer rumours involving Aston Villa it's mischievous stories on the future of Aston Villa's loan signings. Firstly, scaremongering...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After End of 2017 Win
It may have not been pretty or too exciting, but boy did Villa (and Steve Bruce) need those three points away to Middlesbrough. A...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans at Christmas
Recap...The month of December with its six fixtures mainly against Championship teams with play-off/promotion ambitions was going to define whether Villa had genuine automatic...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Rocky December Start
Derby away was a shocker, so lets not dwell on it. The worrying concern though is Villa's performances haven't been great in December so...
Joshua Onomah Scaremongering, Sam Johnstone Rehash and False Guarantees
'Pochettino Confirms Highly-rated Young Duo Will Be Recalled From Their Loan Spells In January'...
Joshua Onomah Scaremongering
While Mauricio Pochettino has doing his media duties last...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Mute Point
Lets face it, Villa were lucky to escape with a draw at the weekend, against a Millwall team that hadn't registered a single away...
What We Learned As Villa Fans As Unbeaten Run Keeps Pressure On
Villa are on a tear and looking like one of the form horses in the division. That's not to say it's always pretty to...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Leeds True Grit
After a sluggish start to the game Aston Villa showed the kind of heart and hustle later on against Leeds at Elland Road, that...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Nine Point Week
A satisfactory three wins on the bounce have got Villa back into the automatic play-off conversation. With tough fixtures ahead, if they break into...
The Sun Makes Bizarre Cock Up With Ex-Villan Dalian Atkinson’s Identity
Respect the Dead
Going after The Sun newspaper for media muppetry is like shooting fish in a barrel, so Media Muppets tends to stick to...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Impressive QPR Away Win
In one of the best attacking performances Aston Villa have put in during their time in the Championship, Steve Bruce's men came out winners...