Aston Villa banter 3

21 Sep 2026 07:39:05
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20 Sep 2026 11:58:25
Lots has been spoken about the upcoming international break, I have just read 8 of our players who played yesterday are off to join their national teams. So much for Emery getting three weeks to get the squad playing how he wants them to play.

Let's just hope they all come back injury free and raring to go. He will have a few to work with especially our three wingers.

21 Sep 2026 10:09:11
So are you saying we shoulda bought players that aren't good enough to play international football, but can learn a system? I'd think it'd be more about getting players fit enough, a few of our injured players back up to match fit, there'll be the odd behind closed doors 90 min matches 🤷🏼‍♂️

UTV.

22 Sep 2026 20:00:54
Losing internationals when your at our level is inevitable but it will give the fringe players a chance to shine, don't we have a friendly against a Spanish team coming up?

22 Sep 2026 22:20:01
I've been banging on about rotating the team, Lindelöf is gonna be playing 4 competitive games over the next few weeks, that says to me when we line up against Brentford our back 4 should be Mings, THB, Wan Bissaka & Rugeri, all of whom are not away, at BH, learning the Emery way. Kamara, Gomes & hopefully Goretzka central midfield sorted, & why not have Garnacho, Alysson & Madjo up top, if anything Brentford wouldn't be expecting that line up. But all our players on international duty could come back unscathed & we've got more options than I can ever remember us having 🤷🏼‍♂️

UTV.

23 Sep 2026 16:14:29
Wan bissaka is away and so is Ruggeri. That would be a terrible line up. Like Fish friday we'd get well and truly battered!

20 Sep 2026 07:39:02
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19 Sep 2026 23:17:41
10 goals in our last 4 games is not too shabby for a team the was struggling to get a shot on target 3 weeks ago.

19 Sep 2026 22:19:53
Does anyone think we're short of a cb? Maybe get Sergio Ramos until end season on a free, plus he would bring that leadership qualities to the group who are really young think it makes sense.

23 Sep 2026 17:31:01
Despite all of my friends hating him I always liked Ramos, but I think he'd get sent off in a heartbeat if he played in the prem, he'd be too slow and wouldn't want to get beaten.

Isn't he like 40 now? And has he even played for anyone since the Mexican league 18 months ago? Last time i saw his name mentioned was part of a consortium looking at buying Seville, thought he might've retired!

I'd take him as a Coach, but not as a player i think even as an emergency back up he'd just be standing in the way of one of our youngsters progressing, but he could definitely teach them a fair bit as a coach (as long as it wasnt how to get sent off).

19 Sep 2026 19:08:10
Some on here should watch McGinn's post match interview.
His comments about the 1st half were spot on.
And his comments about the end result were also spot on.

19 Sep 2026 19:37:59
You know with Ginny he's always honest, he's the ideal Captain and leader. He will go down in Villa history, as an utter legend UTV.

19 Sep 2026 20:55:39
100% Dave. I know he's our player but I honestly believe any true football fan with a decent set of morals could not help themselves but admire him, his career and just the type of person he is.

not enough players like him anymore. he could of gotten a move after a year or 2 in the premier league he has always been a top performer at this level.

19 Sep 2026 21:05:15
Dave, I watched the SJM interview, he is a great player, a brilliant ambassador and a genuinely honest guy. Not only did he get the first half analysis right,he also said in the interview,if the game had gone on ten minutes longer Spurs would have probably got a draw, bang on! Dave you are right he will definitely go down as one of our greats, the difference between him and all the other worthy greats,he is the complete all round super star.

Many of the other greats were great footballers and legends for their ability,SJM is just SJM, he is a great footballer and all round nice guy and we are so lucky to have supported Villa whilst he has been around during our struggles and highlights. He should be a player, coach and ambassador for the rest of his football career at Villa Park.

19 Sep 2026 22:34:16
Dave he's the best £2 and a half mill we've ever spent UTV.

19 Sep 2026 23:15:12
100% Scot, he is infectious and we need to keep him around the club, so many kids look up to him, my own included, he's always asking about ex players/ legends of different clubs when the camera picks them up and I have no doubt when he grows up and has his own kids he'll be telling them how much of a legend MaGinn was for Villa.

19 Sep 2026 18:00:02
Well game over now a much better display for UTV on to next game now take it 1 game at a time, gutted there's a stupid break for 3 weeks.

19 Sep 2026 15:34:30
A few on here don't have a lot of time for Mings, but he was an utter rock in the air today, missed one header all game, that they scored off. Bit of a hairy first half, to slow and not enough energy and aggression. Manzambi must of covered every blade of grass, fantastic work ethic, and lots of ability, he will be brilliant. Midfield was better, but Kamara needs a few more to get back to his best form.

Buendia so frustrating at times, falling over expecting a foul, giving the ball away, but you can't complain about his effort, his goal was once again brilliant. Jackson looking sharp, fast strong and certainly took his goal well, he's fitting in well.
Now that games out the way, we've three weeks for Emery to get the work done at Bodymoore Heath. UTV.

19 Sep 2026 16:54:39
Dave agree about Mings,apart from a couple of minor blips he didn't do much wrong. Tom won't have it but Torres wouldn't have won a single header today and is poor in the box when we are under pressure,yes he can pass but that is not enough for a premier League defence without pace.
I thought Cash,not for the first time was totally reckless with his defending and with the number of fowls he gave away we could have conceded more goals, let's hope Emery sticks with Wan Basaka.

Hemmings let his nerves get the better of him and like Berkley gave the ball away unnecessarily. Great result and lots of attacking positives, just hope our internationals all come back fit, we should then see us start to play with more confidence. Shout out to our keeper,what a signing he is turning out to be.

19 Sep 2026 17:38:41

A rock he was awful in the first half passing was s**** and a little blip at the end of the game that lead to a goal. We won’t score 3 goals every week so that blip that he has every game against better opposition would have cost us 3 points today. Big shout out to Gomez and buendia did a lot of the dirty work today. UTV

19 Sep 2026 17:59:21
Mings problem is caused by stupid hurried passes played behind him, causing him to have to turn. Mings could be man of the match, for the rest of the season,and Tom still wouldn't have it. Dave your right about Pau, he wouldn't have won any of those headers. UTV.

19 Sep 2026 18:31:58
I thought Mings was immense and made 1 mistake at the very end. He doesn't get the credit he deserves. Don't worry Tom I'm sure it's going to be his last season with us.

19 Sep 2026 18:05:21
Pau wouldn't have stopped that goal Tom so not sure how you can use it to have a pop at Mings.
The number of corners and crosses Spurs had and the fact Mings was on the end of pretty much all of them, I couldn't give a toss what his passing was like.
Pau's passing wouldn't have helped during the period where nobody else could control or pass to save their lives.


We rode our luck a bit, defended for our lives and then got at Spurs once they were in their own heads again. Not pretty for the most part but exactly what was needed to get us going.

19 Sep 2026 21:07:33
Horses for courses with Mings, if we're up against a battering ram striker like Mateta, Woods,Delap, I'd even say Haaland, then Pau is not who I'd pick, that was the big mistake Unai made for the semi against Palace, same if we're up against ‘ball playing' centre halves, let Madjo rough them up. Our centre halves had 7 or 8/10 games today, fair play to them both 👏🏻

UTV.

19 Sep 2026 14:48:51
A win is a win no matter what. It would be right to say we played better in the second half. Why do we capitulate at the end of games when we are comfortably in control, panic just sets in. Great goal by Buendia.

Emery will be fuming at the end, another ten minutes we would probably have conceded again. Great result great performance, however it's only right to balance our comments with some home truths.

19 Sep 2026 16:18:49
Simple answer is the subs that came on. Barkley not at the level needed, Hemmings was poor when he came on, lost possession a few times and gave them the silly free, he just wasn't up to speed, but he he young he will only get better. Tammy was his usual premier league self and we might aswel be down to 10 men, we had no out ball to relieve pressure, Madjo will fix that he's full of running and power.


Manzambi was class, MaGinn was his usual, Jackson was great, Kamara had a decent game, take those players out and it'd weaken anyone, when we have Goretzka to come on for Kamara we will be stronger in midfield, Barkley is a weak link.

19 Sep 2026 17:42:39
Whack Cash is an even weaker link at times. Kamara, whilst currently isn't at his best he will be a regular starter. I thought the left back grew in to the game after a dodgy start. Buendia is what he is,loses the ball then scored a wordly.

19 Sep 2026 21:13:41
Buendia done a lot of dirty work today as well, he hasn't being great the last couple of games to be fair but he was much better today, he's a little Pitbull and full of passion to win he's a great asset to have around our younger players.

Defensively I don't think AWB is as good as cash but he's the best backup we had at right back in years. I think cash will keep his place, AWB can be quiet reckless as well, but that recklessness also makes him an exciting player going forward.
the Italian looks like a good addition, I didn't see the first half today but I liked what I seen in the second half.

I'm genuinely excited by Manzambi, he's got the lot by the looks of things, once his confidence is up with a run of games I think we are going to love him, catchy name, great new chant from the fans, he reminds me of Olise / Eze type players we have all seen, if him and Jackson click they will be incredibly dangerous, he's another who has adapted well to our system, at times he looks lazy but he's sharpe always ready to hit the overdrive button, we often criticised Watkins for using too much energy running after everything and maybe tiredness affected his finishing.

he's a serious looking dude as well, even when he scores he doesn't show too much emotion, he looks driven to show people they were wrong to discard him.

19 Sep 2026 14:18:19
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Too passive ain't we?

19 Sep 2026 14:35:22
3 points very welcome. Spurs are a very very poor team at the moment. Classic Tyrone switching off at the end lucky we have Zion in goal otherwise could have been 3-0 at half time.