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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 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...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan after Baggies Fight Back
Midfield miracles, magic bench and a stirring fight back
Shocking defending, dubious starting team selection, potential hammering, it all looked like the clouds of doom...
Media Muppets: Aston Villa Red Bull & Dembele and Dempsey Bull
A load of Aston Villa Red Bull with a topping of Dembele & Dempsey bull
Since we have to wait until Monday for the next...
Wilfred Zaha to Villa, says Cheap Sports Store & ‘Benteke is Off’ Cut & Paste Jobs
Media Muppets
We're still in November and the press rumour mill for January has already started to heat up. Why? It must be international week;...