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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...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Breathing Space For Villa But They Need Consistency
Differing fortunes in attack, defence and the transfer market
After Villa ended their four-match winless run in the Premier League by securing their fourth home...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After 15 Minute Canary Blitz
Bicycle Kicks, Bacuna and Jose's Villa Park records
There was an increasing air of disillusionment around Villa Park before the game and Villa fans for...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After Crash Landing from Planet Toon
Home concentration, returns of hope and changes
Aston Villa's old Achilles heel of losing points in injury time seems to be back to haunt them....
The Good, Bad and Ugly – It’s Crunch Time For Aston Villa
Aston Villa reach the business end of the season in need of doing serious business
The last Good, Bad and Ugly optimistically called for a...
Media Muppets: Lambert’s Striker Overhaul with Quagliarella and Chamakh. Plus, Odjidja-Ofoe Myth
More strikers for Aston Villa? Oh, and a midfielder rumour!
When it comes to readers suggesting potential Media Muppet articles, there's one paper that certainly...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after Misfiring against Cardiff City
The head, the break and the point
I've always wondered if this 'Five Reasons' column would work if Villa won most of their games and...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after Home Form Goes Beyond a Joke After Hammers Visit
Playing for contracts, February respite and Prozac deals
If Chelsea found it impossible to break down West Ham at Stamford Bridge, the chances were Aston...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans after Everton Foil Smash and Grab
Hoolahans, Hipsters and Hallucinogenics
Despite hitting the post early doors, Everton were largely left frustrated in the first hour of Villa's visit to Goodison. After...
Media Muppets: Fabian Delph Could Be Off and Daily Mail’s Bad Maths
Delph out. Griffiths in. And the Daily Mail needs to go back to schoolWe've already dished up one Media Muppets column this week, but...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Fans after the Football Circus Comes to Villa Park
Aston Villa 4 West Brom 3 - 2014Crazy opening eight minutes. Crazy first half. Crazy amount of goals. Crazy types of goals. But nothing...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Aston Villa Reach Vital Turning Point? Plus, Lower League Shame and a Broken Kozák
Villa on path for mid-table, impact of Kozák's injury and squandered cup runs
Villa have shown promise since the disappointing Christmas fixtures, with four points...
Media Muppets: MOTD Suarez Dive Denial, Lescott In, Benteke Out. And More.
“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if...