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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 Leeds Fail to Dent Record
Leeds came for a point and got it, although once they took the lead they looked like they were going to rob Villa of their...
Several Mystery Clubs Circle on Potential Aston Villa Player Haul
Mystery Shopper
After a Chinese mystery club has allegedly bid £25m for Jordan Amavi, it’s created a snowball effect as other Chinese Super League teams...
What We Learned as Villa Fans After Christmas Week Double Act
Two wins out of two is a cause for festive celebration. What did Villa fans learn from the rare away win (on Sky!) against...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After McCormack Prevents Brewers Droop
Another win at Villa Park in front of a 41,000+ crowd, but did the result against Burton paper over the cracks like the win...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Hoops and Hoodoo Lifted
Live TV Hoodoo Broken
It's been a bloody long time since Villa have won a live televised league game. I think it dates back to 1989...
What We Learned as Villa Fans From Wigan Win & Norwich No-Show
Two pretty awful performances back-to-back has left Steve Bruce vocal about his underachieving team. What did Villa fans learn from a return to the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Wigan Bore Turns into Win
MOMS' Saturday at Villa Park started a little earlier than normal with a 45 minute interview with former Villa boss Ron Atkinson (out on the podcast...
The Villa Rant: Three Points Overshadow Bad Villa Habits
Thank god for Jack Grealish. As the final whistle drew closer Villa looked set to follow up last week's loss by firing yet another...
The Villa Rant: Reality Check as Bruce’s Villa hit First Hiccup
After an encouraging unbeaten run Steve Bruce finally got his first taste of defeat at Villa, thanks to two second half goals from Leeds....
What We Learned As Villa Fans as Nervy Villa Lose To Leeds
Optimism was high going into Elland Road, but fans were deflated after a 2-0 defeat. It was Steve Bruce's first defeat as Villa boss. What...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Bruce Resurgence is Dented
Villa Hiccup
Of course, even the best teams lose games along the way, but the Villa players would have probably have had an earful from...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans From Cardiff Victory
A convincing (eventually) 3-1 win over Cardiff and their loudmouth, bitter manager was just what the doctor (Xia) ordered. What can Villa fans take...