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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,...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans Winning Cup of Traditions
Going into The Cup of Traditions one-day friendly tournament, an astute Villa supporter would have fancied their team to lift the trophy pretty comfortably....
Exposed! Aston Villa Signing Players to Boost Club’s Social Media Numbers
Advanced Media Transfer PlansAston Villa supporters watching recent preseason matches have been rightly questioning what Steve Bruce's actual tactics are on the pitch for...
The VTID Column: Bruce’s Dilemmas, Villa’s Goal Drought, Beyond Dr Tony’s Wallet
'We can't keep signing players and then ignore the strengths that made them stand out at their previous clubs.'
By Paul AbdaleFat Camps and Faulty...
Conor Hourinhane to Sheffield Wednesday and Other ‘No News’
Phoney Baloney
'Fake news' is now a term that is very much in the popular vernacular. Worryingly, the familiarity with the term in today's society has...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Season Ends
The final game of Villa's uninspiring 2016/17 season will ultimately be remembered as the one that denied Brighton the Championship title. A scrappy game...
What We Learned as Villa Fans From the End of the Season
That's how it's been all season - hanging on, crossing our fingers, and scraping points with unconvincing, flair-free defensive football.
The season is over and...
What We Learned as Villa Fans as Easter Doom Turned to Derby Delight
What a bizarre week, no sign of any decent football from Easter to the Blues derby, but in a Second City derby where Villa...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Beating Blues (& Highlights)
'The players should pay to play in front of such a crowd.'
Order is restored in the Second City. It wasn't pretty, in fact some...
The Villa Rant: Bank Holiday Weekend To Forget For Villa
The stage was set. A bank holiday weekend double header to ensure that Villa head into this week's derby at full steam. Things didn't...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Gloomy Easter Period
One day some fans will register why MOMS keeps saying Villa's performances need to improve for there to be any hope of a serious...
What We Learned as Villa Fans Facing Another Championship Season
So it's as good as over - Villa won't be bouncing back to the Premiership at the first time of asking. What did Villa...
The Villa Rant: Villa Still Work In Progress Despite Unbeaten Run
'It also looks like we might even have a manager for a full summer and maybe even a second season. Weird.'
It's been a nice few...