Aston Villa banter 2

24 Oct 2026 15:22:39
Doku who, class performance today by Cash, never gave him a kick, in his pocket. What an utter complete performance, by the whole team, never gave them any space, all game. All over the pitch, our pace and intensity destroyed them. Once again, second half, the ref tried his hardest to give them something, for the life of me, couldn't understand that booking of big Brian.

Jackson is looking better every game, the way hes taking his goals. Man U looking at this, must be prepared to offer Emery, anything he wants, hope he's enjoying it as much as us and tells them to sod off. Came home walking on air, a few pundits and Sky will be upset by it, but our excitement levels are rising and rising UTV.

24 Oct 2026 17:15:33
The yellow at the throw in (Manzambi?) was the one that annoyed me. He didn't move the ball any more than City did throughout the whole game on our set pieces.

24 Oct 2026 14:57:04
Wow, I'm lost for words how does unai keep doing this, i know i doubt him some times, but Jesus he is a special manager!

24 Oct 2026 15:39:17
V J, Emery is slowly converting you into a believer, go with the flow and enjoy it HaHa UTV.

25 Oct 2026 01:07:36
He will want him sacked the next time we play badly🤣🤣.

25 Oct 2026 10:36:57
No i wont every manager deserves time to turn it around i did really think we would struggle cos we lost our spine but been proven wrong again, i hope owners give unai new contract to keep from other clubs,it seems like unai is even more excited about the new villa 2.0.

24 Oct 2026 14:46:44
Great performance, thoroughly deserved victory.
This is the standard now.
Plaudits across the team and most of all to Unai Emery.
Maresca showing his lack of respect during a spat with some Villa coaches.

24 Oct 2026 13:34:07
Cracking game so far, what a finish by Jackson.

22 Oct 2026 21:15:18
Everybody should bring fake notes and wave them at the cheating ones on Saturday.

23 Oct 2026 06:10:17
Monopoly money ?

23 Oct 2026 16:02:09
My moneys on Piccadily.

25 Oct 2026 01:10:41
I wonder how many of those inflatable bananas made it back to Manchester 🤣🤣.

22 Oct 2026 07:14:51
Wow! What a performance. Emery is a genius. Playing 3 at the back tonight was absolutely spot on. Back 3 never put a foot wrong. Thought Gomes was outstanding tonight. Seemed to pop up all over the pitch.
Buendia should have had a hat trick.
The pace up front was electrifying. Wingers are 19 and 20 !!!
I thought this could have been a banana skin game but reality was very different.


Pity we conceded toward the end but 3 wins out of 3. The 2nd fastest team to 20 wins in UCL/European cup is an amazing stat.
My only concern is McGinn game time. He is playing a lot of minutes which will surely catch up with him and as we know he is the heartbeat of this team and club.
UTV!

22 Oct 2026 09:55:56
Super performance, only disappointment for me was Bellis not getting any minutes and spare Lindelof once we were comfortable.
can't wait for the city game and see how we fair at home against a top team, great to see Maatsen back on the bench last night we will need his pace on Saturday.

22 Oct 2026 00:58:44
Whack, have you changed your view on Barkley, I still think he is a class act and looks comfortable on the ball, yes he has his iffy moments but name me one who doesn't.

22 Oct 2026 09:30:03
No I stand by my opinion. looked good against Coventry, fenerbache and Viking. all championship standard clubs.
came on against Newcastle and looked terrible, same every time we play a decent team. don't get me wrong I respect the career he's had and he's a good lad but he's not top 10 PL level anymore. decent squad player but when him, Tammy and mings are on the pitch against a top side I'm very nervous.

Tammy especially, every time he comes on it's like playing with 10 men, we have no outlet up front, there is a massive gulf between him and Jackson, was the same when we had Watkins, huge gulf between Tammy and Ollie. we need Madjo to step up, I don't think he will displace Jackson but he will be closer to jacksons level than Tammy.
Backwards Barkley
Tap in Tammy
Mistake mings
All have no place in a top 5 PL team.

22 Oct 2026 13:08:54
Sorry whack, but I'm with Scottie on this one. I think Barclay is very underrated.

22 Oct 2026 18:58:23
SV, I'm glad you agree and we are not on our own. My son in law lives in Luton and is a season ticket holder and I watched them a number of times In the 23/24 premier league season including our game in March when we won 3-2 with late minute goal from Luca Digne. On all occasions Barkley was their best player and his stats for the season were up with the best. Yes it was a while ago however I'm still seeing the same player I did in 2024 and so did Emery that's why he bought him.

We all have players we don't fancy and Whack is entitled to his view, I just happen to thing he is both wrong and unfair. He is however absolutely bang on with tap in Tammy, just a pity would couldn't get him off the wage bill, it appears nobody wanted him even at a knock down price.

23 Oct 2026 17:39:26
Scotty. I've been really disappointed in Tammy. He shows no desire. Maybe he's seen he is third best behind Jackson and Brian and can't be bothered.

24 Oct 2026 00:53:21
It's all about opinions boys. maybe I'll change my mind when he shows up against the top teams, that said he probably won't get the chance as he's not in our best 11 that's consistently picked to start in the PL. judging him on a season 3 years ago is a bit naive, I judge him on current form as he's not a legacy player for us, he's good against lower level teams but he's got zero confidence against the better teams, lots of players had good seasons 3 years ago it doesn't mean you will pin your hopes on them 3 years later.

the brightest turd in a team of turds is still a turd lol, Luton weren't great hence why they went back down. Emery bought him as a squad player and that's what he is, the 5 million we spent on him is peanuts, his price is reflective of his level.

22 Oct 2026 00:26:34
Amazing stat just reported on Sky Sports News. We are the second fastest team to reach 20 European cup/Champions League victories in 30 games only beaten by one game by the biggest team of them all Real Madrid who achieved it in 29.

As well after tonight 12 European wins on the trot at Villa park. Remember in this we best PSG, Juventus Bayern Munich. Tonight's highlight for me was the overall pace of our youngsters.

22 Oct 2026 01:01:46
Incredible stat indeed.Just goes to show we're on a pretty decent trajectory, despite the odd set back.

22 Oct 2026 05:42:45
We didn't beat juventus it was 0-0 and I can remember that game well as I had a really good nap. I'd have to say the most boring game I've ever been to. Said I wouldn't watch a Italian team again 🤣.

22 Oct 2026 09:31:39
We had a perfectly good goal ruled out against juventus Tom. agree it wasn't the best game but we were robbed of it.

22 Oct 2026 21:21:51
Whack, we've been robbed a few more times since then, usually Refs and VAR UTV.

21 Oct 2026 22:50:07
Good display 1 more win should make the playoffs on to city nxt.

21 Oct 2026 22:17:41
Another win 3 points, should have been well away and out of sight. After a sticky 20 mins, Buendia was great, a bit more luck, and he could have had at least 3. Gomes had a great game in a strange position,Allyson had a brilliant game down the Right, certainly deserved a goal. Garnacho showed us just what he can do tonight, shame we can't give him more game time.

Ginny once again showed us how he is the glue that keeps our midfield moving forwards, before they start Mings only misplaced the ball once, steady as a rock once again. For a mishmash side they all did well.
On now to Man City, at least we have reinforcements back,to bolster the side. UTV.

21 Oct 2026 22:43:35
Spot on Dave watched the game over here in Menorca with some Real Madrid fans both games on TV next to each other they was very impressed with Villa very impressed explaining to them we have a lot of injuries too.

Out of 1 persons mouth he uttered these words not mine " We have the best manager in the world and should treasure him whilst we have him" Never a true word spoken!

22 Oct 2026 09:51:25
Dave agree on everything apart from Garnacho, I didn't see him show anything but being able to kick it straight at their keeper or wide when he had decent chances. up against tired defenders who were spent after chasing Allyson and Mbaye for 75 odd mins and he couldn't put a nail in their coffin.

You may not believe me but every time he got the ball I was shouting "come on Garnacho show us that you can still do it” at the tv. my young lad was asking why was I shouting for him when he knows I don't like him? My answer was simple "he's wearing our shirt and I'd love it if he was top class regardless of my opinion” I'm not one of these people who would rather they fail and be proved right, I'd only love it if he came on and ripped teams apart simply because that would make us better as a team and would give us more chance of success.


If you want proof look at Jackson, I hated the thought of him coming to Villa, I did not want him in our team, didn't think he was good enough, consistent enough, honest enough, hardworking enough, all based on what I seen of him at Chelsea. boy was I wrong, he's class, I love watching him play for us, he fits our system so so well, he try's so hard and he's a constant threat, a definite upgrade on Watkins (as much as I loved him).

I've eaten pretty much all of my hat on Jackson but I've saved a little bit for Garnacho and if he proves me wrong I'll eat the rest of it, but as things stand he's no better than Bailey and I don't mean the Bailey that ripped the league apart that one season.