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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: Villa Park Farewell Party and Toon Tears
Let's face it, if you can't beat this season's Aston Villa in two attempts you deserve to join them in the Championship.
Having a Party
Heading...
Villa Paper Wrap: Summer Plans and Club Sale Update
An unusually quiet for Villa news in papers in the past week as there were no controversial Gabby tales or Nigel Pearson stories this...
The Villa Influence: Even a Bore Draw Couldn’t Dampen the Holte End Party
Words cannot describe how incredible Villa Park was today. With that atmosphere you would have thought it was the title decider, not the last...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Sob on the Tyne Again
The game was appalling. It never looked like being anything other than a 0-0, after a very conservative Newcastle team devoid of ideas didn't...
The REAL Mystery Villa Park Protest for the Newcastle Game Exposed
There's been a lot of talk in the press about a 'mystery protest' at Villa Park at Aston Villa's final home game of the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Foxes Make Mockery of Lerner
This latest incarnation of the Aston Villa team are marvellously creative in finding ways to lose games, with the defence excelling at gifting opponents with...
The Villa Rant: Deeney Piles on the Misery in another Deja vu Loss
Villa have become so used to losing that even with a 2-1 lead on 90 minutes, the Villans managed to snatch defeat from the...
The Villa Influence: Positives from an Irishman Despite Defeat Against Watford
For a moment there I thought I was actually going to be talking about an Aston Villa win. But you can always rely on...
Villa Paper Wrap: Wishes, Apologies, Motivational Speeches and Fan Engagement
Most fans certainly believe Agbonlahor was assisted with, especially since the 29-year-old managed to use a semi-colon correctly.
Petrov's Wish
On Tuesday we received some of...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Gabby Steps Down & Ownership Race Hots Up
The prospect of watching Villa is bad enough, never mind trying to find five reasons to be cheerful. Against Bournemouth, I couldn't bring myself...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans After Tragicomedy Against Saints
Defensive lapses a-go-go, boos from the get-go and protests go bananas. What did Villa fans learned from the latest defeat at home?
SAINTS ROMP
When Guzan, Bacuna,...
The Villa Rant: Villa’s Sinners Make It Easy For The Saints
Many of us have been trying to convince ourselves that Aston Villa being relegated is not the end of the world, but surely two...