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Why Nobody Linking Morgan Rogers to a Move Has Done the Maths
Those Morgan Rogers Transfer LinksAre you bored of the Morgan Rogers transfer rumours yet?How many times have we seen this situation before?Over the years, the press have seemingly tried to will away from Villa the likes of James Milner, Gareth Barry, Christian Benteke and Jack Grealish, only for each of these players to stay on at least a season after the media's initial hard...
The Curse of the Claret Sleeves — Aston Villa’s New Kit Has a History Problem
The Curse of the Claret SleevesAston Villa and Adidas have unveiled the new 2026-27 home kit, describing it as inspired by 'the club's designs from the 1960s', although failing to mention that it specifically takes it lead from the ill-fated 1969-70 season strip that was abandoned mid-season.There is a pattern in Aston Villa's kit history that the marketing department would prefer you did not...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Garde Remains Winless
Lets not beat around the bush, what is happening at the club is a disgrace. Recently humbled by two relegation threatened teams in their...
The Villa Rant: Underdogs Villa snatch Draw at Wycombe as Fan Anger Boils
I was all set to ignore the larger problems at Villa for one day and sing the virtues of a Villa win and enjoying...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s 21st-Century FA Cup Third Round Exploits
21st Century FA Cup Third Round
With an abject Christmas period leaving the club planning for the Championship, the upcoming televised FA Cup third round...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans in the Annus Horribilis Year of 2015
Villa fans will remember the good things from 2015 - another season of survival and a cup final topping the list. But what did...
The Villa Rant: The Five Stages of Aston Villa Grief
New year, same struggle. A 3-1 loss to Sunderland has compounded the misery that all Aston Villa fans must feel at the way the...
Five Reasons for Aston Villa Fans to be Cheerful With Relegation Likely (Already)
Most of us attacked the Christmas period with one last dose of optimism. Aston Villa were playing struggling teams, so it was one last...
What We Learned as Villans After One Point from a Possible Christmas Six
A disappointing point against West Ham at home was followed by a gutless 2-0 defeat to Norwich City. Apart from the misery of watching...
The Villa Rant: Anger Builds as Premier League Drop Looms for AVFC
Premier League Drop
Bye-bye Premier League? It's difficult to even decide where to start at this stage as Aston Villa again reached the end of...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Hammers Point
Another missed opportunity for Aston Villa of valuable three points. A three points to spark confidence, claw back the gap to safety and give...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa Miss Huge Boxing Day Opportunity
With little to cheer so far this season, Villa’s two points from the last two games is undoubtedly something of an improvement – for...
The Villa Rant: A Copy and Paste Performance Against the Hammers
Copy and Paste
It's tough writing unique Villa Rant weekly pieces about Villa when things seem the exact same every week. It takes work not...
The Villa Forecast: Christmas Thaw Needed to Save Season
By James FelipeThe shovel and spades were out in force as we dug our way out of trouble and found a point against fellow...