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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...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans After Sherwood’s First Game as Villa Boss
By Adam KeebleNot the dream start Villa fans or Tim Sherwood would have wanted, but what have fans learned as Aston Villa fans in...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans After New Boss and Cup Win
By Adam KeebleTim Sherwood divided fans before his appointment, but united them after merely turning up at Villa Park and inspiring the team to...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villa Fans Finally Get 140th Anniversary Present
After the Hull City game, I expected Lambert to be given his marching orders if he lost the FA Cup game, so it was...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans After Double Defeat Leads to New Boss
By Adam KeebleAston Villa are in the relegation zone after a brutal week... And Paul Lambert has finally paid the price. What can be...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Week Lambert was Finally Sacked
Two differing performances, the same inevitable result. Villa’s slide continued with defeats to runaway league leaders Chelsea and a poor Hull City side. But...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Mourinho Breaks Duck
A shocking keystone cops series of moments from the Villa defence gifted Mourinho his first win over Villa at the home of football. To...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans due to Possession of Luxury Goods
Woodcock MemoriesI’m still shaking my head at the seemingly naïve approach to the game that saw Villa fold 5-0 to Arsenal at the Emirates....
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans As Reality Bites Short-lived Feel Good Factor
By Adam KeebleThe trip to Arsenal was a record-breaking, heart-breaking disaster – but what can be learn as Aston Villa fans from the embarrassing...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of a Villa Week of Positive Steps
Apologies for the lack of GBUs in recent weeks, I fell asleep watching Villa at some point in late December and only woke up...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Gil and Delph Hint at Better Future
After an exciting win against a strongly-fancied Bournemouth, Aston Villa fans had two reasons to celebrate and a few lessons to be learned. CHERRY POPPERSLet's...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans as Cherries are Popped and Delph Stays Loyal
You can only beat what is in front of you and Villa did the job of disposing of a Bournemouth team who rested eight...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans As Drought Continues
By Adam KeebleWhat did Villa fans learn from the first hour against Liverpool? Nothing. There was nothing new to speak of.But after that there...