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Unai Emery’s Villa Squad Rebuild Aims to Silence the Doubters
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Emery’s Villa 2.0The transfer window has come and gone, and so has the majority of Aston Villa’s starting line-up. As the window shuts, Aston Villa have squad depth, but do they have the cohesiveness to carry on evolving this season?'Somehow with the window shut there is a sense of cautious optimism that the jigsaw pieces are there in...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful After Emery’s New Lions Look Beyond Arsenal Defeat
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans after Arsenal Home DefeatWith the new season following the rather unwelcome pattern of last year's slow start, Aston Villa once again failed to register a shot on target despite producing a competitive performance against champions Arsenal.After the game, Unai Emery also confirmed that Villa's transfer business was finally complete, bringing the curtain down on one of the...
The Villa Rant: International Break Provides Time To Review
I rarely welcome international breaks but with so much chopping and changing at Villa Park this year this week has been a welcome respite....
‘We Go Again’ Was Drivel, Admits Paul Lambert
Bore Off
There was nothing more boring in the Aston Villa universe, since My Old Man Said came into existence, than a Paul Lambert press...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Rovers Comeback
It was a game that most Villa supporters, considering Blackburn's league position, hoped for three points from. The fact that such expectations are now...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After St Andrews Stalemate
St Andrews Stalemate
The 1-1 draw at St Andrews wasn't exactly the result Villans wanted or needed, but after the Blues scored their equaliser they...
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...