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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 Early Preseason Games
Preseason Games Progress
Aston Villa were back in action for the first time on home soil in the 2016/17 preseason, so MOMS went along to...
Villa Paper Wrap: Uncertain Transfer Targets and the Pending Villa Exodus
With a new Italian keeper ready to replace the shaky American that stood in between the sticks last season and Aaron Tshibola finally forcing his...
Villa Paper Wrap: Calm before the Villa Transfer Storm
Despite the lack of any players signing for Villa in the last week, transfer links have made sure that it was far from quiet...
What We Learned As Villa Fans as Pre-Season Draws Near
As the players prepare to leave for Austria in July, what can Aston Villa fans learn from a week which saw the new manager's...
Villa Paper Wrap: Early Aston Villa Summer Transfer Links
Aston Villa Summer Transfer Links
In the one piece of solid transfer news of the week, Villa welcomed their first signing of the season and...
Media Suggest Aston Villa Projected to Get £50 Million+ on Player Sales
Player Sales
Lets remember one stat before we go on - the players in last season's Aston Villa team only won three league games. Now,...
Villa Paper Wrap: Di Matteo Move, Takeover Update and Grealish Going?
Di Matteo In
Last week’s main news came in the form of a new managerial appointment. After Tony Xia and Steve Hollis had their discussions,...
Villa Paper Wrap: Tony Xia’s Takeover, Targets and Troubles
Xia Arrives
A week ago, a new owner for Aston Villa finally arrived. The club revealed to us that the ownership had changed hands and...
Chinese Group Pushing for Pulis and Player Wages Revealed
It's been a while since the last Media Muppets column. Why? Well, mainly because it's impossible to keep up with the increasingly suffocating click-bait...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Shameful Season Ends & New Owners Loom
This season actually ended a long time ago, probably as early as December, but Villa were finally put out of their misery as the...
The Villa Influence: Last Game of the Season Brings a Predictable Outcome
Last Game of the Season
On the last away day of the season five years ago, Aston Villa ran away 2-1 winners thanks to a...
Villa Paper Wrap: Takeover and New Manager Twists and Grealish Summer Footy
Club Sale Close
The Evening Standard gave us some takeover talk on Tuesday, this time involving a new face. They believe that another business man...