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Five Reasons to Be Cheerful After Villa Stalemate in Hull
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans after Goalless Hull DrawWith the transfer window finally closed, Unai Emery can get back to doing what he does best: coaching players and building a team on the pitch. The performances against Arsenal and Hull have offered encouragement, even if the rather important business of putting the ball in the net remains unresolved.As Villa move on to...
Unai Emery’s Villa Squad Rebuild Aims to Silence the Doubters
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Emery’s Villa 2.0The transfer window has come and gone, and so has the majority of Aston Villa’s starting line-up. As the window shuts, Aston Villa have squad depth, but do they have the cohesiveness to carry on evolving this season?'Somehow with the window shut there is a sense of cautious optimism that the jigsaw pieces are there in...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Aston Villa’s Wembley Triumph
As over 30,000 Villa fans made their way down the M40 on Sunday, all were dreaming of a return trip in six weeks’ time....
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans About Ourselves and Sherwood After Wembley Magic
By Adam KeeblerVilla are heading back to Wembley, this time for the FA Cup Final, after beating Liverpool. What we learned as Aston Villa...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans When it Comes to Vlaar, Bacuna and Wembley
By Adam KeebleAfter a fine win at Spurs, Villa head into the FA Cup semi-final on a high. What can Aston Villa fans take...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Glory at Spurs
I had a funny feeling the Spurs result would be better than the QPR result, after Benteke rescued a point with his late equaliser...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After 10 Goals and One Point
By Adam KeebleAfter one point from six, when we had all been hoping for at least three, what can Villa fans take from the...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Aston Villa’s Week as Relegation Battle Intensifies
After the thrilling and frustrating yet relieving draw with Queens Park Rangers, Villa sit three points clear of relegation, albeit having played at least...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Team Fall to Rejuvenated United
Tim Sherwood reckoned after the United match that Villa were always in the game at Old Trafford. While it's true in terms of how...
Proof Media Playing Catch Up on Aston Villa Sale and Randy Lerner’s Plans
It's funny what passes for hard news in this click-bait world. The 'billionaire/consortium buyer for Aston Villa' story has been rehashed for going-on two...
The Mystery of the Aston Villa Fan Head Ornament Revealed
Cast your mind back to Aston Villa's triumph over West Brom in the FA Cup quarter-final, and there's one big question that remains unanswered....
BBC Further their Claim as Media Muppets with Tabloid Approach to Aston Villa Fans
BBC Take Tabloid Approach to FA Cup CelebrationsVilla fans were on the pitch in jubilation, not to open some portal to some previous sinister...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans after Setback and Matters of United to Consider
By Adam KeebleAfter a late defeat to Swansea, Villa’s bubble was burst and with a trip to Old Trafford beckoning, what can Aston Villa...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa’s Swan Dive and Tactics Tim
After Villa’s stunning four-goal first-half blitz at the Stadium of Light last weekend, there was cautious optimism for the visit of Swansea to Villa...