Aston Villa Banter

14 Sep 2026 11:44:43
I ask people this, if we hadn't gone down to 10 men would we have lost on Saturday? We dominated the first half, Forest started the second half strong, scored, could of had a second but we held out, got back in it with a goal, started to look like we were going to get a second when Maatsen was hacked down then we lost it.

my only gripe is Abraham coming on, played with 10 men from that point in my opinion, get Madjo back and we will be ok, the team will settle in time, half a season will be enough to keep us safe and Emery is the man to do it.


Jonny you're entitled to your opinion and that's ok, my advice give your opinion and leave it at that, there's no need to flood the page with the same opinion over and over, comment after comment.

When we do well, you don't push the positive with the same volume and that's what's bugging people. you actually disappeared last season twice when we turned it around with the win streak and towards the end of the season when we knew we were going to finish top 5 and into a final.

14 Sep 2026 12:28:53
Er no, i didnt. It's called working away, Whack.

14 Sep 2026 12:34:24
Well said whack. We can all get frustrated with results and performances, but we've got one of the best managers around so keep the faith or go and support Bromsgrove lol.

14 Sep 2026 14:15:17
I agree whack when we equalised I felt we were most likely to win it, Mbaye was looking good on the ball and we started to look more confident but injury put pay to that and with 10 men it was only forest who were going to win.

Re Abraham I've been really disappointed since we signed him but this season he is non existent and will definitely be 3rd choice once Madjo is fit, bit worried in Europe though as he will only make up the numbers and give us nothing.

14 Sep 2026 15:20:23
Phones work in every country Jonny.

14 Sep 2026 16:22:59
Shew, I can see a striker coming in January.

14 Sep 2026 18:18:26
I think you could be right I'm sure we had one in the pipeline but Tammy deciding to stay scuppered it.

13 Sep 2026 18:58:08
Unai should have the entire season to get this team moulded to how he wants them to play. I think it is quite likely that we won't qualify for Europe this season. I predicted a while ago that I thought we would finish around about 10th but given the fact that the spine of the team has been ripped apart that wouldn't be a bad season in my view.

We should only look to judge him next season when he's had a chance to work with the squad for a full season. Given the strength of the Premier League and the financial restrictions we are operating under I don't think that at present we can expect European qualification year in year out.

14 Sep 2026 10:23:10
So he can keep his job if he takes us dwn which on form could happen,i can say he wont be at villa if we are still in bottom 3 without out a win come game week 20 not fans will get him out,i unai and hope he does turns it around but i dont think he will we havent got the players to turn it around the players we bought rnt better than the players we sold,which is more important staying in the prem or keeping unai sentiment means nothing staying the prem is the most important thing managers come n go,if were bottom with no wins at xmas and keep unai we deserve to go dwn.

13 Sep 2026 14:56:33
Having read the mixed bag of comments below, agree with plenty, my take. Glasner has the edge on Emery every time they play, so what's the difference?. The obvious thing for me, Glasner knows how teams play, as we are far to easy to work out we are far easy to suss out. We were outplayed, out fought, out defended,out scored. Not surprising we lost.

Our tactics haven't changed in the last four games hence no win and only one goal, that's down to the coach. We played with virtually no midfield with no attacking attempt or threat from any of them. Kamara has a problem, he doesn't look fit and is obviously missing Tielemans. Tammy shouldn't be anywhere near the team and is almost if not all a passenger. Injuries again played a part, however it was a poor performance all round. You can't expect the new signings to get bit part time and to alter things.

It's a shame about Maettsen and Torres, but neither are good enough defenders. So if you balance poor players,players playing well below par, poor team selection and guess what you get, no wins, lack of goals and bottom of the league. We are coming up to the international break, I think Emery was hoping to limit our exposure to losing games up to the Spurs game unfortunately it hasn't worked.

I think he should put the strongest available team out against Coventry and see if they could gel any get a positive result before the Spurs game, I doubt if he will and another defeat will drain confidence even lower. Lots will reflect on last year's five opening games and hope things turn again, not with this this team and tactics we won't.

12 Sep 2026 18:20:56
Well for me, Unai has until the man utd game to get it right. That's around November time, easily enough time to get it right. i'm not calling for his head, but 11 games is enough and especially if we dont win a game as well which might happen as well. We are bad.

13 Sep 2026 10:53:32
As soon as things ain't going to plan you call for a manager's head. He has enough in the tank to ride this storm plus he is NOT going anywhere.

13 Sep 2026 14:06:22
So if were rock bottom by november you'd keep him and risk going down, come on daz. if we're still bottom by November and haven't won a game, he will be gone if put money on it, i dont want him to go but its not looking and before people say we did the same in the last couple of seasons we havent got them players no more this team has lost its heart n soul in 1 transfer window i would of done it slowly so we dont we dont loose our balance,its ruined now we will be lucky to finish 12th 13th.

13 Sep 2026 15:03:33
VJ said it before, if Emery read your posts he would be off. Emery every speech he makes, first thing he talks of is the fans, as long as he feels that he has the fans he will stop.

Posters on here, have called you negative, but I believe it's now gone past that. Everyone has the right of their opinion, but yours is just poison. UTV.

13 Sep 2026 16:15:40
How is it poision if were rock bottom with no wins in november u sack the manager to stay in the league last season has gone ur only as good as ur last game,4 gsmes 1 goal scored and 1 point and playing dreadfull aswell im stating facts all people keep saying is in unai we trust these are the same people that would be happy come xmas and were still rock bottom thats why i reckon november is enough time to turn it around play the new signings stop being stubborn else come november and if were still in bottom it wont br nice and fans will turn,i still thinks he walks anyway,im not poision its my opinion and its a results industry if ur not doing ur job good u get fired its simples and villa are a laughing stock only spurs are getting banterd more cos they spent 400mil,for me we will be lucky to make it in top half were not a team any more we cant defend,we dont create alot and dont look like scoring table doesnt lie.

13 Sep 2026 16:20:34
I dont care wot other posters say its my opinion, my opinions wont change cos others have different views and wots wrong with saying if results dont change by november get rid,some1 else could come in and do a good job.

14 Sep 2026 06:24:14
VJ, I know it's not the start we wanted and right now things do not look great but you should be really careful what you ‘wish for'.
This season was always going to be difficult with the changes that have had to be made but Emery is one of the top managers in world club football.


It's disappointing, we all get it, but throwing about deadlines is fickle.

12 Sep 2026 17:02:04
I think whichever way you look at it Glasner just seems to have Unai’s number. He did it at Palace and now Forest. We all know this season is going to be about transitioning to a new team. No need to panic.

12 Sep 2026 17:23:53
Big mistake switching Jackson at half time. We were controlling the game. Emery's fault today, in my opinion.

12 Sep 2026 16:30:38
This is a dreadful performance. Abraham is dreadful. Emery has to sort this out very quickly. We’re in a relegation battle!!

12 Sep 2026 17:11:49
It's not even funny how bad Abraham is. We were down to 10 men at half time, if you ask me, then 9 when Maatsen went off. Emery's stubbornness to not start any new signings is costing us.

That second half was shocking. I know Jackson was booked, but I'd rather he took the chance and left him on than bring on Tammy. He does nothing every time he comes on, so disappointing.

12 Sep 2026 17:28:26
Yep, agree whack, throw them all in and, let them get confidence. If Unai isn't careful, he's gonna be in trouble; only so long he gets a pass from us Villa. If it starts to get to game week and it's still the same, then serious questions need to be asked.

12 Sep 2026 17:37:40
Same old same old. 🥱

12 Sep 2026 18:03:37
No manager would play them all, Jonny. You can't accommodate Garnacho, Hemmings, Mbaye, Manzambi and Alysson in the same 11, that's just suicide. Hemmings didn't have a great game today, but he has deserved his spot in the starting 11, whereas Abraham hasn't deserved anything; he's a complete no show every time he plays. Buendia was terrible. I'd have had him off at half time instead of Jackson.

As for talk of sacking, it's a bit premature. Hopefully Madjo is ready for the next game; at least he brings a focal point for our attack.
Personally, I think Emery took Jackson off not because he was worried he would get a second booking, but simply to punish him for his reaction on the pitch and picking up a needless booking, just to teach him a lesson, and it backfired in a big way.

12 Sep 2026 18:23:43
Im not calling for his head for me he has until the manu game in november and if its still bad id get rid we cant afford to go dwn again.

12 Sep 2026 16:16:39
Everybody had better get use to this. We are nowhere near where we need to be. The result the other night was against poor opposition.
The Premier League is the barometer. We simply cannot keep conceding like we do.
We could be bottom at the end of the weekend!!!

13 Sep 2026 00:24:47
Its gonna get worse aswell,we had something good going on at villa now its gone in 1 window aswell no spine no balance,the heart of the team is no longer,bck to being midtable again aswell players that we brought are a million times not as good as the players we sold,knew it once the players went we were in for a bad season,rules have done there job psr,scr have ruined villa sell ur best players every season and aswell to big6 clubs which is a joke big6 getting stronger were getting weaker,us ncastle,forest, have tried but its impossiable to break that big6 without spending and keeping ur best players you might aswell give up wots the point of even trying,nxt club will have same problem as us ncastle and forest,you have big6 that can do wot they want spend cheat,while the rest just get on with it the prem is so corrupt its a joke.