Aston Villa Banter 2

12 Sep 2026 06:41:20
Have you guys seen the video the club have put out of them training for the Forest match? Like a few of the YouTubers have said, once they’re all fit & it clicks, the rest of the Prem better beware, exciting times ahead.

UTV.

12 Sep 2026 15:56:11
They'd better bring that 'game' to this match then. Disappointing so far at HT.

12 Sep 2026 16:28:10
We are absolutely shocking today.

12 Sep 2026 17:04:19
72, honestly, I couldn't give a toss what we do on the paddock. It's how we perform on match day that matters. Today was not good enough. When you have to bring on Abraham you know it's bad.

12 Sep 2026 17:14:49
He's so, so bad, 59. Actually starting to hate him. Absolute rubbish signing since he came in. He's been past it now for years. Recruitment is a real issue holding us back. They can blame financial rules, but we are wasting way too much money, it's ridiculous.

11 Sep 2026 15:39:31
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10 Sep 2026 11:02:27
Having a debate with my boss who 7 years younger than me, he thinks players from 80s, 90s, wouldnt be able to play in todays game. My point was that its bs. I said todays game is easy, u cant tackle, defenders are gash, pitches are like silk, diets and health stuff are a million times better, refs are fairys, rules are crap.

Where bck then rules were fine, wot are peoples thoughts im 46 and i think players would, think it would be a piece of cake in this era Souness, Keane, Robson, Guillit,
Rykarrd, Conte,

10 Sep 2026 13:41:21
VJ, I also reckon that players from earlier periods would easily play in the modern game, especially if they had modern standards in regards to health and diet.
The mere fact they were able to play on the state of the pitches back then testifies to that. I remember the pitches from the 70s being like a ploughed field, and the players running with the ball bobbling and bouncing all over the place.
I will say that more of the players of today are better technically than most of the older players, but as I said, the conditions were a lot worse for them to play with.

The only difference that I see is that there doesn't seem to be many stand-out characters in the game these days, but half the older ones were known more for what they got up to off the pitch than whilst on it. With today's improved coaching and training methods, some of the older players might have been even better, who knows! They would have definitely played longer than they did back then, retiring in their early 30s if not before.

10 Sep 2026 16:36:45
VJ, not many players fitter than Dez Bremner and Frank Carradas. They used to joke that Frank ran to training. Both used to be up and down that pitch for a full 90mins. UTV

10 Sep 2026 18:16:00
Some of the players from the 70's and 80's would spend most of the season suspended if they were playing today. The likes of Norman Hunter, Chopper Harris, Ron Yeates, Graeme Souness, Steve McMahon would have had to change their game to survive in today's environment.

09 Sep 2026 11:17:01
It seem some not that sure of Jackson, must admit, I wasn't to sure when Ollie decided to chase the money. From what I've seen, Jackson has a much better first touch, more aggressive, won’t be bullied and with the right service, will definitely get us goals. With all these new players, it’s a wait and see and hope. Excited by Hemmings, people say he’s our new Ramsey, from what I’ve seen so far, he’s better, took a bit of stick for not scoring, but he’s 19, let him get over the excitement when he gets his first and more will follow.

My lad was showing me photos of the Brugge away end, absolutely disgustingly filthy, certainly nothing for them to be proud of. UTV

{Ed001's Note - what was that in the away end Dave? I missed that as i got the times mixed up and missed your game. I forgot about the early kick offs like a divvy.}

09 Sep 2026 14:59:43
Ed001yes it was in the away end, didn't want to make them too comfy, I suppose. UTV

09 Sep 2026 09:54:29
For Forrest Saturday I’d…
Ruggeri for Mastsen
THB for Lindelof
SJM for Gomes
Alysson in SJM’s position
Mbaye for Hemmings
Rotate…
Then we have Cov
Bizot for Suzuki
Mings for Pau
Gomes for SJM
Manzambi for Buendia if fit
Garnacho for Mbaye
It’s a long season…

UTV.

09 Sep 2026 11:19:21
I wouldnt change gk and Hemmings, id play Mbaye and Allyson though, A72 and Bellis and Ruggeri, and Manzambi.

09 Sep 2026 15:00:19
Was thinking of a way for them to not be overplayed, especially Hemmings. It's pretty good that we've got at least 2 bodies for each position, plus a few utility players.

UTV

09 Sep 2026 07:39:02
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08 Sep 2026 22:35:48
Much better performance from back to front. I think Cash will have his hands full keeping Wan Bissaka out of the first XI. Torres was immense and you can see why Emery favours him for his ball carrying skills. Hemings looks good on the left, although he needs to polish up his finishing.

He should have had at least 2 goals tonight. It didn’t matter as it happens, but that won’t always be the case. I thought Gomes was great, Lindelof was his consistent self and Jackson worked hard. All encouraging signs for the future. 😃

08 Sep 2026 21:47:26
Pau Torres.

08 Sep 2026 20:17:17
Great result. Just got bck from work gonna watch game bck in abit after my tea.

08 Sep 2026 19:59:18
Come on you moaning buggers, pick the bones out of that one HaHa. Where is Tom to slag Ginny off, what a shift he put in, Ginny not Tom. All three goals brilliant, two with skill and one with sheer effort by Jackson. He has got better and better, his first touch, holding the ball up and runs are great. Suszuki and Hemming will both become firm favourites, Hemmings had hard luck, he could have had a couple tonight. I know there will be at least one of you, who won’t be able to control yourselves without moaning.

Gomes was brilliant, all over the park, at least he looked fit, shame about his card. Can you explain how their keeper, wasn’t at least booked, for handling the ball outside the box, didn’t get that one at all.
When you consider the improvement since Brighton, still with more players to come in, the sky's the limit. I know Claret and Blue tinted specs, but that’s what we deserve UTV.

08 Sep 2026 20:57:17
Dave, it's not about moaning, it's about commenting on what you see. Of course it's a great result, but there were issues. How easy we were to play through at times; we struggled against an average side who made us look defensively awkward against pace. Constructive debate should never be confused with moaning.

I love John McGinn, but he lost the ball far too many times in the second half and put us under unnecessary pressure. Three points to open our account is brilliant, and when we add our missing class on the pitch, we should start to get some of our performances to get back on track.

08 Sep 2026 21:26:58
My only moan is Mbaye still hasn't got a run out. Didn't care what kind of win we got tonight so long as we got the 3 points.
Only got to watch the first half because of work. I did get to listen to the second half.

It sounded like we were under pressure, but we hung in.
I have to say I'm super impressed with Hemmings, and already love Suzuki. His distribution is unreal.

08 Sep 2026 19:59:02
Of course it's great to get a win, but why when we are in control of a game do we concede so much space and possession and end up under the cosh? Brugge aren't a good side, but they have great pace down the wings, something we must do to compete in the Premier League. I thought Gomes was as good as Kamara was poor, and not for the first time.

Tammy, like Bailey, was, is a spent force and if we have to pay him to sit on the bench so be it. McGinn scored a great goal but then lost the ball far too many times and put us under pressure. Jackson will get confidence from his performance and goal tonight which bodes well. Great start to the Champions League. Just hope we can start the big money buys soon.

08 Sep 2026 18:39:57
That’s more like it, trust SJM to kick start us, Jackson looks like he’s getting up to speed with the system, the counter is on for him nearly every time, then a great ball by Torres to set him off, if Mings was playing that wouldn’t happen.
Hopefully we can grab another few goals and stay top of the league.

08 Sep 2026 18:38:33
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