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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: Randy Lerner Not Alone Feeling a Nagging Sense of Inevitability
Inevitability is defined as something that is considered unavoidable. Relegation became an inevitability, but it could have been avoided.If inevitability set in against Leicester City,...
Villa Paper Wrap: Randy’s Love Letter, Gabby on Gas and Villa Takeover Talks
Bernstein and King Depart
Monday brought us some more drama and a horrible feeling of being completely bewildered. As I looked through the typical...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Aston Villa Internally Combusts
As the 2015-16 Aston Villa team head to the history books as one of the worst in the Premiership era, are there any positives...
The Villa Influence: From Player Attitudes to Relegation Confirmation
They call the home of Manchester United the Theatre of Dreams, yet there was neither theatre nor dreams associated with the weekend’s game.The last...
The Villa Rant: Black Days at Villa After Two More Losses on and off the Pitch
After another two losses for caretaker boss Eric Black, Aston Villa have officially and mathematically qualified for next season's Championship.
Black Days on The Pitch
As...
Villa Paper Wrap: Pinpointing Pearson, Flabby Gabby and Redundancies
Well, apart from relegation being confirmed at Old Trafford, here's the other stories that have swept through Villa Park this week.
Pinpointing Pearson
In the last...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan After Double Dose of Home Doom
Like thousands of other Aston Villa fans who normally would have made the trip the other week against Chelsea, I decided to give Villa...
The Villa Influence: From Black’s Bizarre Selections to Effort Issues Against the Cherries
It is the first time I have gone to a game with absolutely no expectations. I had completely resigned myself to relegation and anything...
Villa Paper Wrap: Unprepared, Gabby Going and Dwight Dork
Unprepared and ClawedThere were reports about a new badge or development in the presentation of the club from the Birmingham Mail early in the...
What We Learned After Garde Exit, Chelsea Whipping, Little Return
As weeks go, this was a pretty eventful one - hopefully one that will be seen as the start of better days (Chelsea performance...
The Villa Influence: A Look at the Main Forces at Play in the Chelsea Defeat
Yesterday was the first time I’d drove to Villa Park since I’d passed my test in November, and the ride there mirrored Chelsea’s performance...
The Villa Rant: Time To Take the Axe To The Squad After Garde Guillotine
Ugh. Sack them all. It started with the board and management, now it’s time for the players. That’s the only real conclusion to be...