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The Good, Bad and Ugly: Aston Villa’s Summer Transfer Window So Far
The Good, Bad and Ugly Summer Transfer UpdateNew faces in, old faces going or gone, minutes in the tank and a new great hope, just the standard Villa preseason so far.The Good and Bad?Like everything at this point, the proof of any preseason groundwork won't be felt until the first ball is kicked or later; like a boxing match, the plan only lasts until...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa’s Preseason Begins
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans - Preseason BeginsAfter arguably the best season Aston Villa have enjoyed in a generation, Unai Emery's squad has returned to Bodymoor Heath after a well-earned summer break. They've barely had time to unpack the sun cream before the squad has already undergone some serious surgery, and there's every chance more arrivals and departures are still to come.With...
What We Learnt as Aston Villa Fans This Week After Liverpool Slip-up
Aston Villa fans already know their team won't win every game until the end of the season, but at least Villa are playing to....
Exclusive: Agent’s Full List of Clubs Chasing Villa’s Andreas Weimann Revealed
Well, we know the rumoured clubs already supposedly interested in Weimann: Norwich City (haha), Dortmund (because he speaks German?), Inter Milan (Weimann's agent is...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans This Week After QPR Joy
Two wins on the trot... while admittedly against the bottom two teams in the Premiership, no two wins have been as important to the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as an Aston Villa Fan About Relegation Battle & QPR
Villa's response to the do-or-die nature of the last two fixtures is there for all to see. Of course, the team have ridden their...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Aston Villa Fan After Reading Away Comeback Win
You know times are hard when you get relief from just getting three points against a team like Reading. Still, we're not complaining. Next...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans This Week After Vital Reading Victory
Three points. Away win. Finally a 'six-pointer' battle won. Boy did Villa need it. Some old habits haunted us, but we managed to turn...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan After Manchester City Doom
One win in how many games? Villa's run of form is no longer a laughing matter. While performances have improved and aren't the worst...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans after Firing Blanks Against Manchester City
Close but no cigar again. One lapse in concentration away from a valuable point against Manchester City. One point from the last couple of...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans This Week After Emirates’ Heartbreak
A point would have been a big morale booster and kept Villa out of the bottom three, but we all knew what was going...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan After Last Five Minute Arsenal Loss
Well, the first of 12 cup finals was lost in the first and last five minutes. Apart from that, it was a spirited effort...
Thank God Aston Villa Aren’t in the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley
By David MichaelStanding on the Holte End as the final whistle blew in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Bradford City,...
What We Learnt As Aston Villa Fans This Week After a Weekend Off
Due to Aston Villa's cup failings last month, they had the weekend off to contemplate the relegation battle ahead. Looking at Millwall's path since...