Aston Villa banter 5

14 Oct 2026 22:05:45
Brilliant result tonight good attacking game for once on to saturday nxt UTV.

14 Oct 2026 23:37:35
VJ do you still think Emerys off 🤔🤔.

15 Oct 2026 07:20:57
Yeah i do dave at end of season unless he signs new contract.

14 Oct 2026 22:04:48
Absolute quality performance, particularly from the front 3 who were dynamite tonight.
Thank you Unai.

14 Oct 2026 20:55:05
Tom, pity Mings never had those headers UTV.

14 Oct 2026 22:00:30
Grow up. No suprise we won with with out mistakey mings playing Torres fantastic fizzing those balls into midfield.

14 Oct 2026 16:37:52
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12 Oct 2026 11:46:52
We've just had a three week break, looking at the fixtures, I notice besides Europe mid week, we've got premier League as well. Hope I'm wrong but, it's crying out for more injuries, we've heard over the last couple of seasons about, the health and wellbeing of players, I certainly can't see this helping. UTV.

12 Oct 2026 07:39:02
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11 Oct 2026 10:26:30
Mings didn't have his best game yesterday and my heart was in my mouth every time he had it in our box but he is normally fairly dependably when left to do what he does best- clear headers and be physical in the box. Unfortunately he occasionally thinks he's pele and this is when he's a liability.

Most likely this will be his last season and with everyone fully fit I can't see him being in Unai's starting 11 but he is a decent back up and doesn't deserve all this constant criticism.

11 Oct 2026 16:59:11
He wouldn't get criticised so much if he didn't have a mistake in him every single game.
Unfortunately we have a shortage of CBs so he will get game time.
He was useful for first 3 or 4 years back in the Premier League but his no longer anywhere near good enough.
I feel sure we'll be buying another CB in January.

12 Oct 2026 11:15:42
He was played because he's more physical than Pau. Unai knows we won't be as good playing out when Mings plays. If Pau started and lost the majority of his duels then you'd be slating him.

11 Oct 2026 07:39:04
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10 Oct 2026 19:15:25
Keep saying, one of our best signings for ages, Lindeloff, by far man of the match, in all the positions he's played, I can't remember him ever having a bad game. We had so many chances to win that, you can see the shoots are there,for becoming very good. Must say, I wasn't that excited when we signed Jackson, but he's certainly won me over, he's so strong in his running and looks really dangerous. Thought midfield looked stronger, non stop running by Gomes, and Kamara looking better, still need the German lad fit and ready.

Tyrone made a cock up, but pulled it back round after, as others have said, Pau makes his share as well. Hope Ruggeri only a niggle, threw our shape out when he went off. Some of the younger lads, you can see, need a bit more tuition off Emery, to sort out what and where they're supposed to be, got the ability it just needs fine tuning. Looks like Lindeloff could be Left back if Ruggeri not fit, on Wednesday, you can be sure he won't let us down. UTV.

10 Oct 2026 20:52:25
Dave you see things far more practical than many on here.

10 Oct 2026 22:43:46
Dave perhaps after 68 seasons, Iv seen it all before, so I just say it as I see it. Unlike some on here, I don't have an axe to grind. If the team or individual players play well, I say it,if they have a bad one I say it, quite simple really HaHa.

Some on here seem to take great enjoyment in going all out attacking certain players continually, can't understand that. As a fan, you just hope, your team continually improves, wins more than losing,,and stay away from injuries. UTV.

11 Oct 2026 10:02:06
Kamara is miles off it, Gomes worked his socks off but was let down by the other two in there with him.
Yet again recruitment from Emery lacking, can't moan about psr then continue to waste money on players that aren't going to play.
I am concerned for this season.

11 Oct 2026 11:45:10
Dan, I also think things are way off where they should be at the moment, patience is obviously essential however, eventually patience wains if things don't seem to be improving, it's early days so let's give it a few more games and see if we are going in the right direction.


I'm am concerned about Kamara, his injury definitely hasn't helped, however he has looked a passenger for long periods of the opening games and if it was anyone else they would have been benched by now. Our Midfield is definitely an issue.

11 Oct 2026 21:17:10
Dan your comment about Emery's recruitment yet again lacking. just does not add up mate. you praised Gomes (Emery recruitment) but slagged Kamara and the "other” two off who were not Emery recruits.

Let's look at some of the recruits Emery has brought to this club Suzuki, Lindelof, Gomes, Manzambi, Jackson, Telemans, Rashford, Alonso, Alysson, Mbaye, Majio, Cesse yes you can make a list of others that have not stayed or got sold on but there is not a team in the league who have brought players and everyone of them went on to have to have a great career at that club.

some players fit in and some don't it's called football mate.

12 Oct 2026 17:16:48
I responded to a comment that said Kamara and Gomes looked good by pointing out Kamara looks miles off it,which he does.
I'm not sure what you're getting at by pointing out Kamara wasn't signed by Emery considering he's been one of our best players consistently since coming into the club so pointing out he wasn't signed by Emery is rather perplexing.

I can only work on what I've seen to gauge opinion on his recruitment and in the main it's been very underwhelming and a lot will agree with that.

In his time at the club he's signend the below

Sancho
Guessand
Diaby
Duran
Garcia
Elliot
Kostas
Maatsen
Zaniolo
Abraham
Maalen
Philogene
Moreno
Rashford (one top performance and a few flashes of excellence but overall underwhelming)
Asensio (as above)

I won't mention the PSR signings as that was a book balancing act and it wouldn't be fair to judge him on that.

I think he's done an absolutely incredible job at the club and I think he's one of the best coaches in world football.
I am also unsure of his ability to oversee a complete rebuild at the club and I don't think I'm talking out of turn by having doubts.

With our precarious financial position, no European football at the end of the season could prove to be a massive issue for the football club going forward. Unfortunately for Unai he's seen a lot of players sold and decide to leave and he now has to get everything right in terms of recruitment. Let's be honest defensively we are worse than last season and we are really struggling to create through midfield.

I'm not on here to argue with people or belittle them as we all love the club, but I also don't think the manager is immune from doubt.

12 Oct 2026 20:40:44
Dan like you mate l am worried about this season. Like you said we cannot keep complaining about PSR. But know doubt about it it is effecting us we cannot get to the next level because we cannot buy the players we want so we have to loan players. Signing players you and hoping they come good is hit and miss as all the clubs find not just us. But loan players is even worse they are either players that can't get into there own team or young players hoping to make into the big time. So this is a massive gamble and like we are seeing even with a manager as good as Emery you often fail.
I do NOT think we will get into Europe this season because of the rebuilding.

I agree we need a creative midfield player. I think Gomes was brought in to cover (replace) Kamara because he Kamara always gets injured and misses large parts of the season.
Our defence has been a problem for a long time and it has been covered up by the fact we have done so well in the last 4 seasons.
Finally l think this is going to be a long hard season with little or nothing to show for it at the end. That's just my opinion and not a argument. All we can do is trust in Emery he hasn't done to bad so far in my opinion. UTV.

10 Oct 2026 18:30:39
It's the 96th minute, end of added time,virtually the last kick of the game and what do we do, lose the ball without doing anything other than lose the ball, that summed the afternoon performance to me. Thank god we have one decent defender Lindelof was my man of the match.

Mings wasn't the worst player on the field, it's obvious why he was played today, Brentford rely on the long throw and it is a threat, so Mings did do well with Brentford's aerial threat, noe much else I accept. Kamara looks like a lost sheep,I don't know what's the problem with him,but it's not the Kamara we know and love. When Tom goes on about Mings he ought to take a good hard look at Cash, he is woeful and has been for a while. Buendia should not be a regular starter.

The game was crying out for Barkley why Emery didn't bring him on at half time is beyond me. Brentford on today and this seasons performance are a far better side than us and a draw was as good as we deserved today. We know it's going to take time, however are midfield are virtually non existent at times and not for the first time we gave the ball away far to cheaply.

Emery doesn't trust a couple of our new signings, how on earth are they going to improve their performances if they don't get enough game time. I genuinely think there are enough worrying signs at the moment and we don't seem to be doing anything different to address these.
IEWT and always will but he needs to sharpen more than a few of them up.

10 Oct 2026 18:47:32
Your having a laugh RE Barkley, being shocking every time he played and not just this season. for me, we haven't replaced YT and we miss his defence breaking balls so much, if Kamara don't improve soon I can see him losing his place in the starting 11 once Goretzka is fit.

10 Oct 2026 19:13:13
We don't have a single ball playing midfielder, Barkley is the best of a bad bunch at least he tries to drive forward, Whack tell me another player that does that.

10 Oct 2026 19:32:50
Backwards Barkley plays very little forward. his party trick for the last 10 months is "faint left faint right then turn around and play it backwards, his head is gone he's looked nothing but clueless in my opinion, slow aswel.
we have maginn I'd play him in the middle with Gomes on current form, drop Kamara and use our young pacey wingers out wide.