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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 Back-to-back Away Failures
At Villa Park earlier in the season Henri Lansbury's 87th-minute equaliser rescued a point for visiting Nottingham Forest. This time, with Lansbury now wearing...
The Villa Rant: Aston Villa, The Club That Never Learns
Fool Me Once...
As the half-time whistle blew against Preston on Saturday the clouds over Villa Park finally seemed to be parting. Led by new...
What We Learned as Villa Fans As Players Make Debuts, But Beaten At Brentford
Brentford away was awful. The new faces, along with a good long look at Andre Green, made it potentially intriguing but the game was...
What We Learned as Villa Fans From New Signings and Same Old Collapses
Aside from the disappointment of the Preston game, it's been a busy week of transfer news which has fans hoping for a second wave...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Jekyll and Hyde Performance
Jekyll and Hyde Performance
The Aston Villa circus rolls on. After finally finding some semblance of form in the first half against Preston and taking...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Cementing Mid-table Status
Over the past few months MOMS has expressed concern about how Villa were playing and the level of performances not being good enough to achieve...
What We Learned as Villa Fans After Loss To Lambert and Wolves
'Come on, Steve. Enough is enough. It was a nice idea. A noble idea. But it's got to stop.'
Paul Lambert continued where he left...
The Villa Rant: Villa Players Asleep At The Wheel as Nightmare Week Continues
What will it take to remove the constant lethargy within Villa squads? I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever change. This evening, not...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After FA Cup KO
6-3-1
Steve Bruce had said before the Spurs FA Cup tie that Villa were going to have a go, but despite a resolute first half...
The Villa Rant: Aston Villa’s Playoff Hopes Hang on Transfer Window
Cr*ppy New Year
Villa were lucky enough to experience a small Christmas miracle over the festive period, by actually picking up wins despite some of the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Bluebird Failure
When you saw the Aston Villa starting line-up against Cardiff City, it felt the writing was on the wall in terms of getting three...
What We Learned as Villa Fans After Leeds Luck, Cardiff Kicking
The optimism slipped away after a jammy point against Leeds and a dismal showing against Colin W*nker and his thugs from Cardiff. With Villa...