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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...
Villa Paper Wrap: Garde Gone, Gabby Party, Adama Return and Bevington in
Going, Going, Garde
After many days of negotiation about compensation between Remi Garde and the board, Garde finally parted ways with the club and left...
Villa Newspaper Wrap: Garde Replacements, Football Board Chat and Cruyff
Moysey and Co.
The papers have been preparing fans for the imminent sacking of Remi Garde and discussions of his replacement were already rife this...
Leak of Villa Chairman’s ‘Extensive Review’ Suggests Rémi Garde Not to Blame for Relegation
The Secret of Steve Hollis's Extensive ReviewThere's been much debate about where the blame lies for Aston Villa's upcoming drop into the Championship, and...
The Villa Influence: A Look at What Determined the Game vs Swansea
By Molly JennensAway games are the best games. There is nothing like a good old coach journey, quick sing song outside the pub and stroll...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Garde and Players are Deadmen Walking
I could talk about the game, but I choose not to. Swansea only had one shot on target and that was enough to beat...
The Villa Rant: Villa in Limbo on the Pitch, but Change is Happening off it.
The end of the season can’t come soon enough. Watching Villa week in week out this season has left me in an odd state...
Villa Paper Wrap: Fox off, Garde Future, Barton Analysis and Youth Opportunities
Almstadt and Fox Shown the Door
News was brought to us by the club on Tuesday that Hendrik Almstadt; Villa’s first ever Sporting Director had...
The Villa Influence: A Look at What Determined the Game vs Spurs
By Molly Jennens
As kick off approached for Villa's home game against Spurs, I felt no nerves, no excitement and no anticipation; it's very unlike...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Etihad No Show
Oh gawd, these columns get harder and harder to do. It's a miracle this column has run for around four years considering how useless...
What We Learned As Aston Villa Fans After Yet Another Collapse
Another surrender: no points and no goals scored as the Villa lions looked more like apologetic church mice, frightened to make a fuss. What...
The Villa Rant: Villa Surrender in City Drubbing
Despite holding out until the second half before collapsing in spectacular fashion, this was another game that showcased all that is wrong with the...
What We Learned as Aston Villa Fans After Gutless Defeats
What can Aston Villa fans learn as two more chances to defy the odds are wasted in flat defeats, fans unite their voices against...