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Five Reasons to Be Cheerful After a Week of Mixed Emotions for Emery
Five Reasons to be Cheerful After Brugge Win and Forest LossA mixed week has seen Villa finally pick up their first win of the new campaign, after getting their Champions League season off to a winning start with a hard-fought victory in Bruges. The positive momentum proved short-lived, however, as Villa slumped to a late home defeat against Nottingham Forest in a game that...
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...
Five Reasons To Be Cheerful as Villa Reboot in Style
Five Reason to be Cheerful as VillansAfter a limp spell for the club, Aston Villa stomped over Sheffield United to re-assert its claim for...
Aston Villa’s Jurassic Problem and 50 Up for Ollie Watkins
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Chelsea and NewcastleThe time had to come. Aston Villa were destined to lose at home for the first...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villa Aim to Build on 2023 Progress
If the second half of the season can live up to the levels of the first, then Villa fans are in for a treat...
New Year Big Picture on the Pitch, Short Term Vision off it
The Good, Bad and Ugly - New Year EditionWelcome to 2024 Villans, a nice festive break after the busiest winter period most Villa fans...
Five Reasons To Be Cheerful as Villa Approach 2023 Finale
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans After Poor Christmas WeekUnai Emery will have an important week ahead to regroup and prepare the team...
Aston Villa Lose Control as Old Trafford Opens Up Old Wounds
The Good Bad and Ugly of Sheffield and Manchester UnitedIt's cliche time this week on GBU, after a 2023 that exceeded all Villa fans'...
Five Reasons To Be Cheerful as Villans After A Christmas Robbery
Despite weeks of cheer and positivity, Villa fans will feel aggrieved with the manner of the 1-1 draw at home to Sheffield United. The...
Aston Villa Cap off Pivotal Fortnight as Arsenal Keep Being Arsenal
The Good Bad and Ugly of Villa's Last FortnightWith the matches coming thick and fast GBU has to wait until there's something bad to...
Five Reasons To Be Cheerful as Villa Lay Waste to Champions League Rivals
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as VillansCity WinThe performance against City was one of the most complete performances that fans would have witnessed in...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Aston Villa Face Title Gauntlet
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as VillansEuro SuccessAston Villa were few millimetres of white paint away from Bailey’s chip securing top spot in their...
Aston Villa Outlast Angeball as Legia Warsaw Throw a Tantrum
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Spurs and LegiaAnother week in the headlines for Villa, first as the villains against Spurs and then as...
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Owners Set Sights on January Window
Before reading this, I would like to ask that you spare a moment to pause and spare a thought for Bentancur and his bruised...