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Why Nobody Linking Morgan Rogers to a Move Has Done the Maths
Those Morgan Rogers Transfer LinksAre you bored of the Morgan Rogers transfer rumours yet?How many times have we seen this situation before?Over the years, the press have seemingly tried to will away from Villa the likes of James Milner, Gareth Barry, Christian Benteke and Jack Grealish, only for each of these players to stay on at least a season after the media's initial hard...
The Curse of the Claret Sleeves — Aston Villa’s New Kit Has a History Problem
The Curse of the Claret SleevesAston Villa and Adidas have unveiled the new 2026-27 home kit, describing it as inspired by 'the club's designs from the 1960s', although failing to mention that it specifically takes it lead from the ill-fated 1969-70 season strip that was abandoned mid-season.There is a pattern in Aston Villa's kit history that the marketing department would prefer you did not...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful After Poorest Villa Performance of Season
This is a game that's best not dealt on. Lambert said it himself after the game, Villa deserved nothing. Of course, Everton were one...
The Good, Bad & Ugly – Is Villa’s Season Turning for the Worse?
Villa’s horror run of both opponents and results continued with an insipid loss against Everton and the kind of non-performance that we have unfortunately...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans as Defensive Crisis Looms
By Chris KempsA mixed bag of news reports surfaced from a traditionally quiet International break weekend. Short term, it's not good. Long term, there's...
Roy Keane’s Beard’s Retirement Could be Linked to Rotterdam 1982
In recent weeks, tracking Villans on international duty has all been about Fabian Delph's England national team breakthrough. However, Villa's latest international star threatens...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of the Villa’s Mixed Week
Defeat to Manchester City makes it three losses out of the last three games, albeit against a much higher quality of opposition. As Villa...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Mixed Striker Fortunes and Concern
By Chris Kemp
A parent might describe a horrible incident as a "teaching moment" - so, after Villa's third defeat in a row without scoring...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Citeh Defeat Offers Hope
Just when you thought with 10 minutes to go, Villa had a sniff of snatching at least a point, City's quality eventually paid off,...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Chelsea Doom and New Hope of Benteke
Chelsea 3 – 0 Aston Villa is perhaps the most predictable scoreline you could have thought of from the weekend’s games. Villa’s defence has...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans After Benteke Emerges and Randy Sale Rumours
By Chris KempAnother defeat, an old favorite confirms his status, a new favorite steps up his comeback and the club reportedly gets another price...
Daily Mail Gets Surreal on Villa and Ron Vlaar Contract Debate Gets Boring
More Vlaar storiesThis week's trend of stories have been about Villa's 'Manchester United and Arsenal target' or if the writer is really dumb, the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Arsenal Virus Loss
While 45% of Scots were left disappointed after the results of the referendum, two Scots did get a result that surprised a lot of...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans After New Contracts, Infection and Racial Abuse Claims
By Chris KempsNew contracts posed a few questions, racial accusations posed another, Robbie Savage offered up some answers, but Arsenal had the final say...