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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 Good, Bad and Ugly of Tim Sherwood’s First Preseason
The winds of change are blowing. After Tim Sherwood’s arrival as manager in February it was always likely that this summer was going to...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Aston Villa Fan about Preseason
Mixed SummerThe failure of Randy Lerner to sell the club was perhaps the biggest disappointment of the preseason, it fizzled in the background as...
The Lowest Form of Football Reporting & More Silly Villa Nursey Rhymes
The event of the internet transformed journalism as we knew it. While it opened the door to anybody who fancied writing, the increased democracy to...
Failed Medical Derails Fabian Delph’s Move to Manchester City
Aston Villa captain Fabian Delph's attempt to follow in the tradition of Villa's best midfielders in going to warm the bench at Manchester City...
New Lows in Delph Departure Reporting and Benteke in Liverpool Shirt
When the summer transfer window boots up, editors of newspapers and their online versions rub their hands in glee, as it becomes open season...
‘Football Spy’ Mirror’s James Nursey Predicts Delph’s Likely Exit
It's hard to kept up with the media muppertry of football journalists and bloggers during the summer transfer windows. There's just so much of...
Time to Laugh About it? Cartoon Parody Videos of the FA Cup Final
There's a few unfunny comedy websites specialising in football, but we thought the below cartoons from humourous 442oons were certainly worth a place in A Venglos...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After FA Cup Final No Show
It was at the 70-minute mark of the FA Cup final that I felt the insult to supporters had gone on enough and I...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Sherwood’s Pre-FA Cup Final Surreal Selection
Villa’s Premier League campaign ended in disappointment with a dour 0-1 home defeat to already-relegated Burnley on Sunday in a game which had a...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After St Mary’s Mess
By Adam KeebleA shocking (both surprising and awful) game against Southampton thankfully ended - and just a few hours later, Villa secured their place...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Saints Carnage
I didn't make the trip to Southampton. Sorry, BT Sport, Sky etc, but I don't do 12.45. I found myself in Nottingham town centre...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Another Home Win vs Hammers
Another nervy second half but three points in the bag and a step closer to safety. What can Aston Villa fans take from a...