Aston Villa banter 2

21 Apr 2026 18:55:11
Looking at the Chelsea line up they appear to have given up on the Premier League. They are saving it for the FA Cup with tonight's team selection. Who is going to slow Brighton down?

21 Apr 2026 21:49:59
Watched the game, and Chelsea were shocking. They should have been at least 3 down at half time. In terms of Brighton, they go to Newcastle next, and still have Utd to play, neither are easy games. Anyway, should we beat Spurs and Burnley, then we are home and hosed, and that shouldn't be beyond us.

21 Apr 2026 18:42:41
It's ironic, we have all being hoping Chelsea lose every game, look at the table and if the in form Brighton win they get closer to us and a real worry, if they win tonight and go above Chelsea, the only result that suits up is a draw. Can't believe we actually don't want Chelsea to lose tonight.

21 Apr 2026 22:21:41
Are you guys worried about Brighton? We're 8 points ahead with a game in hand and we're not exactly in a bad run of form. Personally, I hope Chelsea keep losing and don't get any kind of European football next season.

22 Apr 2026 00:59:47
In short, no... but I hope that doesn't come back to bite me haha. We could be having the same conversation about Brentford or Bournemouth in theory - they'd be a point closer to us than Brighton if they both win their game in hand... but, looking at the fixtures, I can't see any of them winning all their games, so 4 points will probably be enough to confirm Champions League next year.


I can see Spurs getting a few points soon, but with them, Fulham and Burnley to play, we should hopefully get over the line before we play Liverpool and City, which would be a great position to be in, especially if we're fortunate enough to have a final to prepare for too....

22 Apr 2026 14:26:42
To be fair to Brighton, they deserve some kind of European football after what they have done over the last 5 or 6 years. Bournemouth, too, in fairness, and Brentford to a lesser degree.

21 Apr 2026 10:26:40
The North Stand is going to be closed for the entire season next year.
After previously changing plans because it meant a drop in revenue during a CL season, it looks like the club has bitten the bullet.
Capacity c37,000.

21 Apr 2026 13:26:34
If we're going to qualify for Europe every year, we may as well take the hit now and then benefit from the increased capacity and revenue sooner.

21 Apr 2026 22:23:19
Better to lose revenue next season with Champions League money than possibly the season with no European football guaranteed imo, good news in my book.

21 Apr 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Everton v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

21 Apr 2026 00:05:05
Poor dingles, they talked a good game when we were in the championship. Now look, all stick neve7 gave us aswell lol. Atleast we got Coventry now aswell.

21 Apr 2026 08:54:37
There are other teams I would have rather seen relegated, to be fair. We are so lucky with our owners. The crowd that own Wolves are completely to blame for their downfall.

20 Apr 2026 19:09:23
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Everton v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

20 Apr 2026 12:07:06
Lucky to get a winner, Emery will go nuts with them in the dressing room, far too complacent and playing stupid balls out of defence. Emi saves the day again, I know some people have a go at him but he's a huge player for us

20 Apr 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Greenaway has posted a new article entitled, Chelsea's Bigger Problem Behind the Scenes

19 Apr 2026 20:00:10
Everything I have read below pretty much covers this afternoon's game, so it just shows when you are dominating a game, like we were in the second half, anything can happen. We did get out of jail in the end, their miss at 3-3 was amazing, and we definitely dodged a bullet. Yes, Sancho was at fault but obviously he tried to continue the momentum of playing out with control from the back, he then tried without success to redeem himself.

The valuable lesson that everyone will learn is to keep it tight when well comfortably in front and this may help us again for the rest of the season. If it does, it's a valuable lesson that a game and result in the end didn't cost us.

19 Apr 2026 20:55:42
Dave, the lesson was, don't be so quick to take Ginny off; he was controlling the whole game. He was just so good today. We've all said how we missed him, but today just shows what we've been missing. UTV.

20 Apr 2026 10:38:55
Dave, subs definitely changed the balance of the game; however, we played Thursday, so that's in Emery's mind. McGinn was brilliant on the right, and Sancho was awful.

19 Apr 2026 19:24:02
Didn't watch the game out with my mates but watched the highlights when I got back. We should of been out of sight, but oh well that's top5 more or less done now. 1 more win will be enough UTV