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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...
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...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans After Anfield Triumph
By Chris Kemps The week began with international glory, was headlined by domestic glory, and ended with the best news Villa fans have had in...
Aston Villa’s New Mystery Striker – The Sun Strikes Again!
Copying the Daily StarLets start off with a crystal clear example of how the football media works. The Daily Star writes a random 'scare...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of an Intriguing Time for Aston Villa
A great deal has happened at Aston Villa since the four points and two clean sheets from the opening week’s fixtures, both on and...
What We Learnt As Villa Fans From Orient to Cleverley
By Chris Kemps A "rollercoaster" of a week implies ups and downs, screams of terror and laughs of delight, and perhaps the pondering if the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Villa Become a Top 4 Team
Hull City at home is the type of game that normally has 'Villa home win' written all over it and the team didn't disappoint. ...
FIve Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Orient Shame
The Leyton Orient 1-0 loss in front of 17,000-odd unfortunate souls was no surprise, but still a shock, if that oxymoron makes sense? It's...
The Short-term Solution to Aston Villa’s Attacking Problems?
Shot and Goal DroughtWhen you support a team that has scored one goal in its five games and has only conjured up three shots...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s First Two Games
Four points and two clean sheets from the first two matches undoubtedly represents a decent start to the 2014-15 season. Some aspects of Villa’s...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Newcastle Stalemate
There's a couple of stats from Saturday's game that were a cause for concern. Only 30,267 turned up to see Villa's opening game of...