Aston Villa Banter 4

05 Sep 2026 20:20:02
Got a point and didn’t loose, not a bad first half, but went down hill, the longer it went on.
Mings and Lindeloff play well together, Hemmings get better every game, not long before he gets his first goal. Kamara didn’t look at his best, Buendia definitely had one to forget, what a difference it would have made, if his and Ginnys goals had gone in. Thought Jackson certainly looking a different player, making good runs and some good touches, keeps improving.

Suzuki looking the part, some good stops, and that one kick was brilliant, the touch by Hemmings was just as good. Barkley had a good one, amazed he’s got fit enough to start lasting 90 mins.
Second half we seemed to just get slower in the build up, lots to work on, got to get this new blood involved. Wonder what team we will put out on Tuesday, with all the quick games coming up, we will have to have a lot of mix and matching. UTV.

06 Sep 2026 10:57:07
Barkley had a good one? You're having a laugh. One of the worst players on the pitch, completely clueless on how to bring the ball forward, faint left, faint right, turn around and play it backwards, repeat, repeat, repeat. I agree with everything else you said, but he is rubbish and has been every game this season.

05 Sep 2026 19:38:14
Team needs time but that was powder puff today.

05 Sep 2026 20:45:25
They are obviously playing the way Emery wants them to, or he would have told them to do something different. This is what frustrates me about Emery.

05 Sep 2026 19:28:27
At least we are not bottom of the league, we deserve to be. The last three games are down to Emery, no excuses.

05 Sep 2026 20:40:04
The last three games are due to a complete rebuild. If we'd scored one of our clearcut chances that would've been a Man City esq performance. Total domination for 80 mins. This new team is going to take plenty of time to gel, and most of our midfield and wide players, who you'd expect to be our regular starting eleven, haven't even started a game yet.


Anyone who understands football expected this kind of start for Villa. Now is not the time to panic.

05 Sep 2026 19:27:41
Jackson is absolutely shocking! We're going to be nowhere near the top 6.

05 Sep 2026 20:43:28
I missed the first half, I didn't think he was that bad for what I saw. At least he fits the way we play. Tammy is a completely different type of striker, but we play the exact same way when he comes on. He's a square peg in a round hole.

Why are we not pumping balls into him in the box when we had 2 out and out wingers on the pitch? Every time they turn inside and play it backwards, or back into the congested middle, that hadn't worked all game.

05 Sep 2026 19:23:19
Nearly five hours of Premier of Premier League football and just one shot on target, it's an absolute disgrace. What's the point of spending millions on players and not playing them. We are an absolute joke. I'm sure the claret tinted brigade will see the positives, I think we look like a clueless outfit.

05 Sep 2026 20:39:43
Hemmings is twice the player Garnacho is, and probably earning peanuts. Emery now has to keep playing him after pushing to bring him in. God, even Sancho was twice the player.

We had enough chances to score 3 or 4, but we should have been bombarding them for the amount of possession we had. Emery is so stubborn, he won't change it. That game was crying out for Mbaye.

05 Sep 2026 23:46:57
Scott, do you understand football?
You still haven't learnt your lesson from last year, I see!

06 Sep 2026 11:58:44
Daz, it's not about learning a lesson, it's about never accepting mediocrity at any stage, no matter the final outcome. Five hours of Premier League football, no goals, one shot on target. Not just one game, all three. That's a 100% failure without any attempt to change things. Surely this can't be acceptable in anybody's book.

05 Sep 2026 19:20:11
John Mcguin, Buendia, Barkley, Mings all s****.

05 Sep 2026 20:40:48
Well, blow me down, Tom's back, with all the usual, Mings, Ginny back in his firing line, pity Pau never played for him. UTV.

05 Sep 2026 19:07:48
Painful watching Mings and Barkley on the ball. They are constantly on the ball but can’t do anything with it, just same every time.

05 Sep 2026 07:39:03
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04 Sep 2026 13:16:49
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04 Sep 2026 12:33:35
I'm sure Emery will tell us why he has left Madjo and Harwood Bellis out of Champions League squad. Reading Bellis, one of the reasons for joining Villa, was his dream of playing in the Champions League must feel like a kick in the teeth.

There are a couple of circumstances where he could still play. On the face of it, it seems like a cruel way to treat a newbie. Emery has form in some of his controversial, questionable decisions, but he is the boss.

04 Sep 2026 13:22:15
Bellis didn't register in time with UEFA. Not sure on circumstances with Madjo, but I'm sure there is one.

04 Sep 2026 15:12:12
Daz, I have checked. It was definitely Villa's choice, not UEFA. Read the following press release: "Aston Villa deliberately left Taylor Harwood-Bellis out of their UEFA Champions League squad."
"He did not sign too late. All clubs submitted their final List A squad entries to UEFA on September 3, 2026 following the close of the summer transfer window." Definitely a kick in the teeth.

04 Sep 2026 19:47:10
Emery has spoken and he did leave the two of them out. Don't accept his reasons. A youngster who is only injured at the moment is a feeble excuse, and I don't understand his reason for Bellis. I'm sure some of the players will feel like me, completely disappointed at how a new signing that we paid big money for is totally excluded.

I hope Emery has regrets with his decision down the line. Potential future signings will take a view on how Bellis has been treated, and I would think he's never going to do that to me, I'm out.

04 Sep 2026 19:52:34
Can only register 23 players, so some had to miss out. By the sounds of it, THB missed out because he was the last to sign and we have enough cover at CB. Quote from Emery - "Taylor arrived as the last one and we can get the balance with Lamare Bogarde in case we need a centre-back or we even can play Kamara." I would also speculate that other players are more experienced, or were willing to sign because they could play Champions League, and THB was just happy to get a move to the prem.

Madjo is only 17, so he probably missed out on seniority.

04 Sep 2026 20:40:16
We definitely don't have enough cover at centre half, that's why we spent 30 million. Just imagine Bellis is a star in the Premier League, playing to his potential, and he can't play in the Champions League.

04 Sep 2026 21:05:32
Look at it from Emery's point of view. During a game, how often will you substitute a CB? Very rare. We have 2 full backs for each side, those are regularly subbed out as they do more running on the wings. CBs are usually only subbed if injured, and if it's serious and lengthy we can swap THB into the squad. The CBs he included, plus Bogarde, all know Emery's system, and it might take a while for THB to gel with the others.

Personally, I would have liked to see him involved, as our other CBs are no spring chickens, but I do understand it. Everything for Villa starts at the back, so I can see why he trusts the players who have the experience of playing Emery ball.

04 Sep 2026 22:29:43
Whack, I don't understand why you would spend big money on a centre half who could become a regular starter and exclude him from the potential to be a reliable asset in top class games.

I think it's not the way to treat a new signing. Madjo has the potential to change games, and has already proved it. Has anyone else upfront done that who is still there.

04 Sep 2026 23:05:41
I agree. I would like to see THB and Madjo in the squad, but someone had to miss out. I'm sure Emery has his reasons. Whether or not they are what he is saying publicly, I trust him to get it right. Who would you have dropped from the squad instead?

05 Sep 2026 10:01:27
Ruggeri can play centre back too. We can still change the squad due to injuries longer than a month and again after the group stage.

05 Sep 2026 10:02:43
Scotty, you said it yourself. Could become a starter. He hasn't played a game yet.

05 Sep 2026 11:38:46
My concern is the way Harvey Elliott was treated virtually from his first day. If you can do that without hesitating once, what kind of message does that send out to others? Things may well work out for the best. However, to hit a player on virtually his first days at the club is not very nice at all.

As far as I can see, every other last-minute signing for Champions League teams is in their squad; that's why many of these players were bought. End of this debate for me. However, it just doesn't sit right.

05 Sep 2026 11:45:59
I'm happy with THB playing/starting in the Prem, Lindelof or another playing/starting in the CL. I think it was the financial thing/punishment that means we can only have 23 instead of 25, so really it's a stupid rule to keep wannabe's like us in our place again. The price of trying to be competitive is to be punished. Utter bs. 💩

UTV.

Emery didn't want Elliot, and we don't have the spare cash to waste triggering his buyout clause. We should be glad he doesn't just pick players because they're good lads. Thb probably won't play until after the international break. History tells us that Emery rarely throws players in straight away.

05 Sep 2026 13:29:26
Someone had to miss out, Scot. Harvey Elliot was a completely different situation.
Just, out of interest, who would you have left out of the squad to put THB in instead of?

04 Sep 2026 11:12:03
Jimmy Greeves said “It’s a funny old game” and it’s true. All these clubs spending millions, but are the fans happy, no HaHa. The fans of Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton all up in arms, their teams haven’t brought the players they thought they needed, sold the players they thought they should keep, seeing all this, our window doesn't look so bad. It seems we as Villa fans appear to have more faith in our manager than most others do.


Watching Sky this morning, that clown Boothroud, was asked what new players is he excited to see, went through the usual, even on about Sunderland, never heard him mention Villa before I switched off.
Lot of uproar about the Euro squad, people can’t understand certain players being left out, I’m sure there are good reasons, obviously something to do with rulings, especially with the need for home grown players. UTV

04 Sep 2026 21:10:09
We lost 2 players Ed because we didn't have enough home grown players, we lost 3 in the summer and replaced with European, African etc. trying to buy quality English players is tough with the prices clubs are asking.

THB will be disappointed but if he puts in the graft and nails his spot down in the Premier League I have no doubt he will be added after the group games if we're still in it.

03 Sep 2026 16:57:16
If anyone who hasn't watched
The Overlap on YouTube or Disney Plus, I recommend you watch the hour plus discussions with John McGinn, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Ian Wright and a couple of others. It really is an insight on his past and present.

His comments on everything from the manager to team mates past and present. SJM really has had an interesting career. I would be very surprised if you don't enjoy it. Make sure you get the hour version, there are a couple of abridged versions on YouTube.

04 Sep 2026 08:23:19
Also watched it and loved it. Great tip. SJM is a good role model and of great value to our club, and he's one of the players who hasn't been compromised or damaged by success.

04 Sep 2026 10:09:33
I couldn't agree more, we should keep him not just for now, but for the future in whatever capacity.

03 Sep 2026 10:22:16
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