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04 Mar 2026 23:01:21
Can’t remember a tackle being made in midfield, playing narrow, we gave them the freedom of wings, Garnacho had yards start on Cash every time. Best thing we did was four up front for corners. Well done Newcastle and Forest UTV.
04 Mar 2026 22:29:56
Five years after Dean Smith and we still have the majority of his players in the squad, that smacks of incompetence and that's not down to finance; it's down to a really poor transfer policy. Think of the failures; they number many. Yes, me and many like me are angry and bitter, and it's because we are not seeing a single thing to address it: poor tactics, poor team selection and poor transfer dealings, and what happens? The last seven games, that's what, and it's not going to change unless there is change, and soon.
04 Mar 2026 22:36:00
Why not put Mings in there? I just saw the highlight, played them on for the last goal. Guy is clueless, worst defender I have ever seen in a Villa shirt. Emery is that bad? We are 4th. Watch. When he goes, we will be a mid-table side.
04 Mar 2026 22:53:40
What about the other 3 goals, Tom? The game was over before the 4th, Konsa was worse than Mings tonight, they ran down our flanks for sport, and Emery left Bailey and Buendia on for how long without doing a thing to stem the attacks.
We won't win anything with Emery in charge. He's too proud and stubborn to admit when he's wrong. It could have been 4-1 at half time. If he couldn't see that, then he's not all he's cracked up to be.
04 Mar 2026 23:20:08
Whack, you won't convince Tom. UTV.
05 Mar 2026 01:15:09
I think a few things can be true at the same time. Yes, some of our recruitment has been poor... Yes, our playing style can be frustrating at times, and yes, Emery doesn't get every call right. All of that could be said by any fan of any team in the league.
But all of these knee-jerk reactions, essentially tantrums from some fans when faced with the slightest bit of adversity, are honestly pathetic.
The comment about many of the players being here from Dean Smith's time may well be true, but the context is that under Emery we're competing at the top end of the table and in Europe rather than fighting to stay in the league.
Nobody is saying that we should all be delighted with a run of poor form, and I'm all for discussing where it's going wrong. It's the whole point of fan forums like this, but I'm genuinely embarrassed by some of the suggestions on here.
04 Mar 2026 22:22:15
Seven consecutive games with the same tactics, same poor team selection and yet there are many on here that think Emery is still the man. Let me tell you he is not. One poor defeat happens, two defeats and poor performances are not unusual. Seven consecutive games with the same tactics and poor team selection is down to a manager bereft if ideas and the next run of games will be exactly the same, how do I know, because Emery is in charge of team selection and tactics.
Who can pick Bailey, Maatsen, Buendia, Watkins game after game and expect anything to change, only our manager who is obviously working his ticket, I don't think he will see out the season and I think there are many that won't be too sad including Emery himself.
04 Mar 2026 22:47:41
It's hard to argue, Scot. I mean, I saw his lineup tonight and said to myself we are cooked. I'm no football expert, but I know what each particular player we have is capable of, and the result does not surprise me one bit. So how can someone of his experience not see what was going to happen?
Even going in at half time, you have to say, OK, Buendia hardly touched the ball, get him off. Bailey is not helping Cash, so let's get him off. Ollie has had 2 or 3 good chances and didn't take them, so we need to change him. Even if he had changed to a 4-4-2 and got Abraham on with Ollie, instead we'll take off Cash for a midfielder and leave on the worst players on the pitch.
But making those changes would only prove he got it wrong. He's a good manager, but he's not elite like some people think. This season especially, he's hiding behind psr, injuries, and goals from outside the box.
We had money to spend and he wasted it. Sure, it's not as much as other teams had to spend, but nobody ever heard of Guessand before we splashed 30 million on him, then we loaned him out. Mss as Len is a much better finisher than Watkins, everyone knows it, and we loaned him out to bring another striker that he refuses to start. It's not all his fault the predicament we're in, but he has contributed a decent bit to it along with his man Monchi.
04 Mar 2026 22:59:19
Whack, many more will eventually see exactly what you and I see, unfortunately they still won't accept it. Simply, if nothing changes, how on earth can any sensible fan expect the last seven games not to be the norm?
05 Mar 2026 12:50:31
We've had 29 league games in a row with the same tactics. It's gotten us to 4th! I don't know why you're blaming Emery. Last season we could bring on Rashford, Ascencio, and Malen. This season we've got Sancho and Buendia. That's the difference.
05 Mar 2026 13:09:52
We almost have to gamble on players outperforming their price tag. Guessand had a really good season last year and has all of the physical attributes to be successful. Maybe he doesn't like Birmingham. Serie A isn't as good as the Prem, so Malen looks good. Couldn't do it consistently in the Prem.
04 Mar 2026 21:51:25
Final position eighth at best and fully deserved.
04 Mar 2026 21:48:54
Emery is working his ticket and it's time to give him what he wants. His team selections are arrogant beyond belief.
04 Mar 2026 22:06:19
I mean, what kind of idiot starts a player like Bailey against Chelsea. I felt sorry for Cash, he was completely on his own on the right side. He was just trying to make a point about him picking the team, and he's not going to be pressured into changing it. The fact that he left Abraham on the bench so long just proves it.
I'm at the point where I hate Ollie as a player, he's finished at the top level. See Emery interview?
What went wrong for you tonight, Unai?
Ehhh, Chelsea...
No, Unai, your team selection is what went wrong.
04 Mar 2026 21:29:31
Well, that’s made my decision to give up my season ticket next season. The 2 and a half hour journey each way is taking its toll on me now. I haven’t enjoyed the football this season which makes my decision (made at Christmas) a little easier.
I love the Villa but I can’t justify the cost in my pocket and the tiring journey.
I’ll still try and make the odd game during the season. Can’t totally give it up.
Utv!!
04 Mar 2026 21:53:39
I've started going to Shrewsbury Town. Nice, family-oriented club, great atmosphere, struggling at the bottom of League 2, so all to play for (£18 per game). Villa don't want me - they cancelled my season-ticket waiting-list place, even though I met all the criteria. My great-grandad was vice-chair of Villa from 1900-1910 (Howard Toney - look him up), which seemingly means nothing.
So, without a season ticket, I'm now paying about £80 per match. Just retired - that's my weekly shop. Enough. Thanks for all the banter, guys, particularly @Scottcafu. I wish you luck. Finally signing off.
04 Mar 2026 22:07:49
MD, I hope you're not giving up on this page, mate, you have good inputs into any conversation.
04 Mar 2026 22:19:46
Cheers, Whack. Appreciate your support and nice comments, but I'm done.
04 Mar 2026 22:27:04
Not with this group of considered commentators - sadly with the club. I'm not sure I'd travel in a beer-stinking coach and a crap ferry to Rotterdam anymore, even for a Euro final, as I did as a 22-year-old.
05 Mar 2026 17:45:10
MD, I was on that coach and ferry, and I was also 22. I'm sure I'm stupid enough to do it again. I understand and share a lot of your frustration. Unfortunately, I'm not as forgiving and tolerant as many on here, and that's my problem. But we have had the bleak times, the bang average times, and, yes, the good times. My gripe is a current manager who is too arrogant to accept that what is happening is not working, and refuses to do anything about it. In fact, he is making things even more annoying.
Watkins, Bailey, Buendia, Maatsen are not the only poor performers, but they are at their worst, and yet he is stubborn about addressing it. I said to my two grandsons that this team selection will do for us, and it did. The last twenty minutes against Leeds should have automatically been a starter tonight, but know-it-all Emery knows better, and he didn't. You bet he didn't. MD, enjoy your new football adventure, and hopefully you are better off both financially and emotionally.
04 Mar 2026 21:14:57
How many games have we played well this season? I can think of 5 maybe. We won games we really had no right to. We concede goals at an alarming rate and have done for 2 and a half years.
Now the performances are even worse and the results are now reflecting this.
I don't want Emery to leave but something has got to change in the summer. If we have no funds then all I can see is players like Roger's being sold.
I am as gutted right now as I was when we lost to Palace in the semi-final.
We've been absolutely outplayed tonight and to be fair we were outplayed in the first half at their place and on another day we could have been 3 or 4 down at HT.
That result was a classic papering over the cracks.
04 Mar 2026 20:28:42
Having this horrible feeling that our season and our relative success over the past 3 years is over.
I feel that Unai will walk in the summer. He's done everything he could do with the players at his disposal but I fear this journey is coming to an end.
04 Mar 2026 20:32:18
It's Emery's fault. Too many bad decisions in the transfer market and his team selections.
04 Mar 2026 20:43:53
Whack, Emery's days are numbered. He can't address these poor, repetitive performances, and I have had enough. Players like Bailey and Maeston Buendia aren't even Championship level, yet he still picks them. Our failings are down to the manager.
04 Mar 2026 21:01:49
I don't even care if he leaves. He's ruining everything he's done here, a stubborn fool.
11 Mar 2026 14:02:51
Lads, let's see what happens over the next 12+ games. Once again, with the position we are in, with these games to go, we would have been chuffed at the start of the season. I posted an article about the top sides and their entitlement; it becomes expected. Must admit I've had the same frustration, but when, arguably, your three best players are taken out at the same time and your main striker stops scoring, then really we've done well to get where we are.
Emery is frustrating in some of his selections, but I would imagine he's just as frustrated. He's taken us to where we are in three yrs, so I'm sure he will get us back on the right path. With Ginny and Tielemans on the way back, this will make a big difference, Ginny with his energy and drive, Tielemans with his vast range of passing. UTV.
04 Mar 2026 20:08:08
It's difficult to watch us when we make so many basic mistakes when we're not under pressure.
Giving the ball away in really dangerous positions.
04 Mar 2026 20:23:53
I just have the score updates. I will never watch a game Tyrone Mings starts.
04 Mar 2026 20:29:55
Konsa at fault for the 1st. VAR is killing football.
04 Mar 2026 20:30:32
Luiz can't tackle, Onana can't pass, Watkins is just in the way. Buendia may as well be in the dressing room. Bailey is giving cash zero help on the right, Konsa doing his usual bling everyone else while getting caught behind Pedro. We are shocking; our season is done if we keep this up. Zero enjoyment watching this dirt.
04 Mar 2026 19:09:46
Team selection doesn’t fill me with confidence.