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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...
What We Learned As Villa Fans This Week after Unbeaten in 2013 vs Swansea & Ipswich
With Steven Green
After a Christmas nightmare, the first week of 2013 was an important week for Villa. With a League Cup semi-final on the...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan…As Rot Is Stopped vs Swansea
"We have to build the football club as well as get results. I have a lot of faith in what I'm doing and I...
What We Learnt As Villa Fans This Year: 2012
With Steven Green
2012 - Villa's annus horribilis, enough said, but what did we learn?
1. Robbie Keane has still got it
Hard to believe that was...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan ….After Wigan Loss Completely Ruins Your Christmas
"I don't want to be in this position, that's for sure. This is a brilliant football club." - Paul Lambert
Hang on a minute...I was...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan….After 12-goal Festive Mauling
With David Michael
How best to follow a 8-0 drubbing? Well, certainly not by getting tonked 4-0 in front of your own fans... Is there...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan….After Eight Reasons to be Depressed
'We got beaten up pretty badly from start to finish. The lads know themselves it wasn’t acceptable' - Paul Lambert after 8-0 defeat
In getting...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan….After Double Villa Away Joy
"We will keep our feet on the ground and keep on going" - Paul LambertTwo big away wins in a week and Aston Villa...
What We Learned As Villa Fans This Week…after Norwich & Liverpool Wins
With Steven Green
Every game is a learning curve for Villa fans, even when it goes oh, so, right! With a Cup quarter-final away win...
What We Learned As Villa Fans This Week…after Stoke point
Every game is a learning curve for Villa fans this season,Villa move to a four-game unbeaten run, yet with three of those games ending...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan…after predictable 0-0 with Stoke
"I know it will come. I have belief that we will create and that we will score" - Paul Lambert
With David Michael
If you bet...
What We Learned As Villa Fans This Week…after Loftus Road point
Every game is a learning curve for Villa fans this season, but was the QPR result a case of glass half-empty or half-full? What...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as a Villa Fan…after 1-1 with winless QPR
With David Michael
It was a familiar story to Villa's season, decent first half, not so good second half. With Benteke bossing QPR's defense and...