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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 Unbeaten Runs Dies Before Xmas
A derby defeat was followed by vague rumours of an American takeover bid? Settle down, class, and see what lessons Villa fans learned from...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Derby Self-Destruction
Lets be honest here. Albion looked very, very ordinary. Even if Villa didn't turn up it would have ended 0-0 at worst. I'm not...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Back-to-Back Wins
By Chris Kemps
Two games against two strugglers left Villa feeling better after an abject run of form. But what did Villa fans learn from...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Home Improvements
Gaps in the stands at Villa Park, Ashley Westwood stretchered off and a poor Leicester team that should have been blasted off the Villa...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of an Unbeaten Villa Week
Four points from two games in the space of a week looks pretty good on paper, yet Villa somehow managed to both fail to...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan After Rare Winning Feeling
I had a feeling Villa would beat Crystal Palace. In fact I told folk on the MOMS Facebook page to bet on it at...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Burnley Draw
By Chris KempsA reported civil war in the stands at Burnley, two veterans prove a point and Keane gets his priorities straight in a...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Letting Burnley Off the Hook
After throwing away another chance of three points in the final minutes against Burnley, which leaves Villa winless in nine games, there's probably only three...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Lambert Enters Winnable Games Run
Eight games without a win for Villa, a 15-year low attendance and another Villa performance offering very little going forward (one shot on target),...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Increasing Winless Headache
Monday night’s draw with Southampton at Villa Park made it eight games without a win for Villa. Or, alternatively, Villa are now two games...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans as Empty Seats Greet Lambert
By Chris Kemps FINALLY: OKORE… and it was worth the wait. Alongside Clark, Okore was effective, solid, fast, and put in one of the best...
What we Learnt as Villa Fans After Guzan Saves a Point for Lambert
By Chris KempsPessimists wouldn't see too much to shout about after the 0-0 at West Ham, but optimists could point to a few things...