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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 Influence: Late Drama Rains on Villa’s Dalian Atkinson Umbrella Parade
A Fitting Tribute
In what was a bitter-sweet day for Aston Villa, fans paid tribute to a Holte Ender in the sky.I’m too young to remember...
The Villa Rant: Sleeping Giant Begins to Twitch, Keeper Hits Snooze
What a difference two games can make. After a deflating late loss on the opening day and a serious wake up call against League...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful for Villa Fans after Millers Win
Five Reasons...
After the singing of 'Things Can Only Get Better With Tony Xia' hit a flat note after the first two games of the season...
What We Learned as Villa Fans From the Rotherham Victory
The less said about the defeat at Luton Town the better, but fans can take pride in the performance and result in the season's...
The Villa Influence: The Sweet Taste of a Villa Victory
Villa Victory!
After what can only be described as an all-time low as Aston Villa were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Luton Town,...
Five Reason to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Double Loss
Five Reasons to be Cheerful
Oh football gods, really? Do we have to have another season where you serve up sh**e Villa results and I...
The Villa Rant: Hats Off To Luton as Villa Implode Again
When will it end? This time around it was The Hatters of Luton Town who got to pile the misery on Villa's characterless fallen...
The Villa Influence: Old Habits Die Hard Against Sheffield Wednesday
Old Habits
As the cliché goes, old habits die hard. Even in the unfamiliar surroundings of the Championship, Aston Villa fell victim to yet another...
What We Learned As Villa Fans as Life In the Championship Begins
A new season begins with Villa in a new division. What did Aston Villa fans learn from the build-up and first game in the...
The Villa Rant: A New Era, Same Old Feeling After Wednesday?
'Gollini, comfortable for so much of the game, was temporarily possessed by the ghost of Brad Guzan.'
The Return of Football
It seems like a very...
The Villa Influence: New Manager, Same Old Aston Villa?
'the Great Wall of China wasn't built in one day'
As I walked up to Villa Park for the first time since dropping out of the...
Villa Paper Wrap: Fresh Transfer Reports as Window Heats Up
Hang on a minute...weren't Villa meant to revamp their 17 points squad of last season, to make a serious fist of promotion from the...