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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 as Villa fans after Swansea Stalemate.
Lambert's realisation, tough master plan and the return of the AWOL duo?
Aston Villa have 14 dropped points out of the last available 15, and...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan, After ‘We Go Again’ and Lose Again
Crystal Palace - 'We Go Again' and lose again.
Well, could Villa's home record get any worse? Er. Yes. Four loses on the trot and...
Aston Villa Pre-Sign Attacking Midfielder Under the Radar!
Aston Villa pre-sign attacking midfielder Thomas-Jay
If there's one player we've been crying out for at Aston Villa to sort out the lack of creativity...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan after Same Old, Same Old vs Stoke City
Don't worry, we'll be fine etc, etc
Well, maybe I should just cut and paste the intro from several of the other Five Reasons articles...
Five Reasons for Aston Villa Supporters to Seriously Moan
Five Reasons for Aston Villa Supporters to Seriously Moan Without Even Mentioning Home Form Most of you will know about the MOMS weekly column 'Five...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan after Manchester United Gifted Villa Park Win
There's worst teams to be supporters of this week, Albrighton rises to the challenge and it can't get any worse, can it?
No home win...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Are Aston Villa Stumbling Towards a Crisis?
Lack of ambition, impending Aston Villa crisis, Lambert pressure - just another week at the Villa
Death, taxes and Manchester United winning at Villa Park....
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan after Shocker against Fulham
Grealish off the mark, Helenius is alive, and Lambert's lesson
A back four that was missing arguably it's entire first choice line-up (Lowton, Vlaar, Okore...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Schizophrenic Aston Villa’s Substance Over Style
The Three Faces of Aston Villa Style
Another three points for Villa on the road, but was the 2-3 win over Southampton a perfect away...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans after 3-2 Saints Smash & Grab
A puncher's chance, arise Sir Delph and making a mockery of the stats
At the moment, I liken Aston Villa to a fighter with a...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan as Sunderland 0-0 is Watched by a Prince
Prince empathy, beautiful sunsets and top-half position
Well, Villa should be beating bottom of the table teams when they play them at home. Still, it...
The Prince William Aston Villa Fan Match Experience – A Venglos View
Prince William Aston Villa fan - future kings can be fickle too
The fact that Prince William finally got to see his first match at...