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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 Aston Villa Fans After Black Cat Point
Sunderland will certainly be happier with the 2-2 draw than Villa, as the home side bossed much of the game and should have wrapped...
Newspaper Infers Adama Traore Already Looking to Leave Villa
Aston Villa new signing Adama Traore hasn't even played 90 minutes worth of football for his new club, but after impressing in his two...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Goals Galore and Blues Date
As soon as you saw that both the two team's line-ups were littered with attacking players you just knew it was going to be...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s Palace Disappointment
The 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday, a second consecutive defeat for Villa, was far more frustrating than the 1-0 home reverse against...
What We Learned As Aston Villa Fans After Palace Loss
Whether it was undeserved or not, it was a case of two points lost as a draw turned into a defeat at Selhurst Park...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Eagles Win
Sloppy errors and a questionable choice of substitution cost Villa or point or three today against a Palace team they had largely contained for...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Spirited but Toothless Display
Losing against Manchester United is a result Aston Villa fans have got used to over the last 20 years, but there's no comfort in that....
What We Learned As Aston Villa Fans After Red Devil Loss
Villa slumped to a narrow defeat against Manchester United due to a deflection, a ref who didn’t want to book anyone, a strangulation attempt...
Tim Sherwood plotting move for £20m-rated Defender. Oh Really…
There's some transfer rumour stories that Media Muppets can smell the BS a mile off. Normally, they are written by a) The Metro, b)...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Opening Day Delight
Tim Sherwood’s first full season as manager got off to the perfect start thanks to Rudy Gestede’s aerial prowess as Villa safely negotiated a...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Cherries Win
The perfect start for Tim Sherwood's new-look team had Aston Villa fans leaving the South West coast in jubilant mood. It was a dodgy...
What We Learned As Aston Villa Fans After Cherries Victory
Villa were 3/1 outsiders against Bournemouth, with odds like that then the bookies must think we're heading off to the Championship... But, after the...