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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...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Hammers Point
Defensive grit and a hearty effort from the back line, but Aston Villa overall again were largely uninspiring. Still, maybe the point at the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful for Aston Villa Fans as Clock Ticks on Lambert
I had a confident feeling about the Spurs game. The North Londoners weren't as good as they have been in recent years and Villa's...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Tragic Spurs Loss
Six defeats in a row, and things aren’t looking much better with in-form West Ham and Southampton on the horizon, and Benteke (unless he...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa’s Week as Lambert Remains Pointless After New Contract
Two defeats since we last looked at Villa, both extremely demoralising in their own way. Losing 2-0 at QPR was the lowest point of...
Media Muppets: Daily Telegraph Disrespect Villa Blues Rivalry
Villa BluesI hold my hand up, when I was a kid supporting Villa, I didn't know much of the magnitude of the Villa vs...
FIFA Consider New Way to Decide 2014 Ballon d’or at Villa Park
Since its inception in 2010, the Ballon d'Or has only thrown up two winners. Lionel Messi won the first three awards, with Christano Ronaldo...
What We Learnt As Villa Fans as Pressure on Lambert Mounts After QPR Misfire
By Chris KempsQueens Park Rangers didn't offer the change of fortunes Villa fans were hoping for, but teaching moments are everywhere. Lesson one: don't...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Lambert Breaks Another Record vs QPR
I'm getting used to this misery, it's depressingly predictable and it seems to last ages - this is the fifth season of pain for...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Toothless Everton Defeat
The last of the "bloody hell" run of fixtures is out of the way, and Liverpool game aside it hasn't gone well. After another...
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...