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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...
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...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa Arsenal Collapse
“It all started so well” is the phrase that can be used to sum up both Villa’s season so far and the 0-3 defeat...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa Anfield Glory
Another top drawer Anfield away day, another win for a Villa team who have had a simply superb start to the season in terms...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans After Anfield Wrap
Having grown up watching football as a kid in the 1980's and suffering 11-odd years without a win against Liverpool, there's no sweeter victory...