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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...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Toon Trial and Point
What the hell was happening in the first hour or so at Villa Park against Newcastle? Bizarre tactical decisions - Adomah at right wing-back...
The Villa Rant: Opportunities Lost and Gained After Two Different Draws
In isolation a point against Newcastle, especially considering recent form and the performance in the first half, isn't a bad thing at all. Taking...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Ipswich Point
Ipswich Point
After the trip to Portman Road, Aston Villa had secured three points...in a week, across three games, when they had hoped for at...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Double Late Surrender
There's a simple answer to why Villa keep throwing away three points at Villa Park, they haven't got a settled and balanced midfield. Against...
Media Muppets: Colin Leaves Villa, Rehash Clickbait, Sun Silence
Apologies if Media Muppets has been a little AWOL in recent months.No, the standard of football journalism hasn't suddenly risen, it's more a case of...
The Villa Rant: Blunt Villa Learn Nothing From Weekly Mistakes
One win in seven league games is just not good enough.
After yet another set of games that started with so much promise and ended...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After the Summer Transfer Window
Summer Transfer Window
Aston Villa have had squad overhauls in transfer windows before and they're not always guaranteed to move the club in the right...
The Villa Influence: Classic Villa Second Half Collapse
Inevitability
In typical Villa fashion, Bristol City left Ashton Gate the happier with all three points. There was a nagging sense of inevitability when Abraham’s equaliser...
Villa Paper Wrap: Aston Villa New Number 9 Contenders
Aston Villa New Number 9
With the transfer window coming to a steady end, it’s safe to say Villa have done an decent flurry of deals...
What We Learned After Dalian, Dr X’s tweets, the Terriers and Ram’s Stalemates
A couple of draws (at home to Huddersfield Town and away to Derby) and a series of recent highs and lows - none lower than...
The Villa Rant: Hard Earned Draw for RDM’s ‘Work In Progress’
Another game undefeated for Aston Villa and the free fall of recent months truly seems to be a thing of the past.
A Work In...
The Villa Influence: Lions and Rams Share the Spoils
An Important Point?
The last time Aston Villa faced Derby it ended 6-0, thanks to a Stiliyan Petrov stunner from the half-way line. No one...