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The Good, Bad and Ugly: Aston Villa’s Summer Transfer Window So Far
The Good, Bad and Ugly Summer Transfer UpdateNew faces in, old faces going or gone, minutes in the tank and a new great hope, just the standard Villa preseason so far.The Good and Bad?Like everything at this point, the proof of any preseason groundwork won't be felt until the first ball is kicked or later; like a boxing match, the plan only lasts until...
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...
The Villa Rant: Kodjia’s Birthday Goal Is Perfect Gift For Villa
Back to back wins for the first time since May 2015 and the feelgood factor is finally returning to Villa Park.
Making The Right Calls
Once...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Back-to-back Glory
Yes, the performance was a bit naff, as Villa struggled to find any real rhythm against a Fulham team who came happy to play...
What We Learned as Villa Fans as Bruce Era Begins
Strange week for Villa fans as Steve Bruce of all people ends up pulling off the first Aston Villa away win in more than...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Unbeaten Bruce Start
Brucey Bonus Time
When Reading's last-gasp shot flew across the face of the Villa goal seconds after Villa had taken the lead with a last-minute...
The Villa Rant: Villa Flip The Script With Late Away Win
Roberto Di Matteo's Villa story was a short one full of plot holes. If Bruce can continue improving Villa's fortunes that we could be...
The Villa Rant: Wolves Bark Worse Than Their Bite For Lucky Villa
Steve Bruce started his tenure at Villa Park with a point, despite the best effort of both sides. Credit to Wolves for their relentless...
The Villa Influence: Yet Another New Era for Villa Begins vs Wolves
Another New Era:
After investing £50 million plus into a squad that boasts three of the Championship’s most prolific strikers, Dr Tony Xia had every...
The Villa Rant: Steve Bruce: Have Villa Played Their Cards Right?
So after almost two weeks of waiting the worst kept secret in the Championship has been revealed, Steve Bruce is the new manager of...
Villa Paper Wrap: New Manager Announced by Midweek
After Keith Wyness, Steve Round and Brian Little worked their way through a series of managerial options, it now looks like it's a matter...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Club Reaches New Low
Having watched Aston Villa Football club through the 1980's, 1990's and 2000's, I can safely say, they are now at their lowest ebb in...
Media Trolls Villa Fans With Steve McClaren BS Reporting
Steve McClaren Rumours
I thought we'd already been through this sorry routine about five years ago. Remember when Randy Lerner was considering Steve McClaren as...
The Villa Rant: No Laughing Matter as Villa Joke Continues
'Every team apart from bottom-placed Rotherham have managed more wins than Villa, so far.'
No Laughing Matter
What an absolute joke. A sick bloody joke. Last...