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01 Sep 2026 17:25:17
Heard that we might be after CB Illya Zabarnyi from PSG on loan. Remember him from Bournemouth and he seemed a good CB in the Premier League.
He must be ok cos PSG signed him and it gives us even more options.
15 Jul 2026 16:48:54
Heard that Manzambi will be having medical on Thursday and hopefully signing announced Thursday or Friday.
Bouba is taking the number 8 now. Youri has gone and Manzambi taking his preferred 44.
1.) 15 Jul 2026 19:54:40
Just checked out Gabriel Sara, who we've been linked with for a while. He's your similar to YT player, 27 & around £30M.
UTV.
14 Jul 2026 15:55:53
Damian Vidagany saying Emi Martinez going nowhere this summer. Wait and see if it's true. Might as well keep him for rest of contract and let him go on a free if they are only receiving offers of less than 10 million Euros for him now which is virtually nothing even though he is still a class keeper.
1.) 14 Jul 2026 16:44:25
Gk can play until they're 40, I say, give him a new contract, but try and take his wages dwn abit.
2.) 14 Jul 2026 19:13:31
I saw a video where Emi said to Manzambi after their match, 'are you coming to Villa' not 'are you going to Villa' so maybe there's something in it?
UTV.
3.) I can't see anyone else that we don't want to sell being sold. We were in a much worse position last year, and we only had to sell Ramsey. Even at that, we spent as much as we made on sales. We have way more money this year from the Champions League, player sales, and a new shirt sponsor.
It's going to cost anywhere from 20 to 50 million to get in a keeper good enough for the Premier and Champions League. Let him run his contract down; it's not worth selling him for 10 million.
29 Nov 2025 16:51:23
After hearing Villa linked with Brentford striker Igor Thiago in Jan transfer, he definitely knows where the net is, big strong forward who could be ideal for the Villa. The only problem is with the amount that he's scoring he will cost a fortune but we definitely need another striker.
Unfortunately Watkins is having a mare of a season and Malen looks good when he comes on or starts but he's not an out and out striker plus we should always have options for every position
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22 Jul 2026 16:27:44
Sounds like the Garnacho loan deal is near enough done! Although it says with conditional obligation to buy, makes it sound like the same situation with Harvey Elliott so he might not get that many games.
Not keen on the player myself because I think he is too arrogant about his ability and too lazy off the ball, but if anyone can change him then Unai can.
If he disrupts the dressing room too much then I can see only one winner in that situation, a bit like Duran being shipped out.
15 Jul 2026 22:37:27
I mean, why would you sit back and try to defend a 1-0 lead for over half an hour? Unbelievable, and the substitutions were laughable considering bringing on all those defenders and not being able to defend or stop crosses and headers in the box.
1.) 16 Jul 2026 05:32:33
There was no out ball at all, they did their best with what they had, but some very odd substitutions didn't help.
UTV.
15 Jul 2026 22:33:25
One good thing to come from the World Cup, at least Watkins won't be knackered for next season.
14 Jul 2026 15:50:56
Sounds like Visit Rwanda is going to be front of shirt sponsor, I think sleeve sponsor would have been OK but on the front! I think it's going to look awful and they will get loads of flak from people talking about humanitarian atrocities.
1.) 14 Jul 2026 17:04:05
Who cares. I say it's their problem, not Villa's.
2.) 14 Jul 2026 17:09:50
If it's a decent amount, we get who cares. Other teams will be getting way dodgier sponsors now betting firms are off the table. At least we didn't get Visit Iran lol.
{Ed001's Note - Iran isn't committing a genocide anywhere. Maybe you meant Israel?}
15 May 2026 22:45:51
4th successive season in Europe for the first time in our history, and there's idiots on here and other forums saying we should sack Emery.
Congratulations to everyone at Villa Park and hopefully it gets even better on Wednesday. UTV.
1.) Elvis, you can't believe it, can you? We were talking last week about eating humble pie, hope they enjoy it. UTV.
Champions League. ???????
2.) 16 May 2026 01:07:07
I'll happily eat it if we win on Thursday.
3.) 16 May 2026 11:22:51
Jonny, I know we are all excited, but we play on Wednesday, mate.
4.) 16 May 2026 12:15:15
Oh yeah haha.
28 Aug 2026 19:44:59
Leao just wanted stupid money, that's why he chose Galatasaray. Great news if we can sign Mbaye, but on Sky Sports news they were saying that Liverpool were after him previously and that they should try and hijack the deal.
They were saying that Liverpool have hijacked a few signings recently, and that any player would prefer to go there than anywhere else.
22 Aug 2026 15:37:14.
Looks like agreement in place for Goretzka. He will be a magnificent addition to the team with his Champions League experience, and he will help with all the younger signings we've been making.
Signing him may also help Villa attract other big signings.
21 Aug 2026 14:46:40
The amount of people on Twitter going mad about bidding for Taylor Harwood Bellis is unreal. I think we should buy him, because he is already a solid player, and once Unai has got hold of him for a bit, I think he will become a great player.
Don't forget he was the U21s captain when England won the Euros in '23, so he has good leadership skills and could even possibly be a future Villa captain once legendary SJM decides to hang up his boots.
10 Sep 2026 13:41:21
VJ, I also reckon that players from earlier periods would easily play in the modern game, especially if they had modern standards in regards to health and diet.
The mere fact they were able to play on the state of the pitches back then testifies to that. I remember the pitches from the 70s being like a ploughed field, and the players running with the ball bobbling and bouncing all over the place.
I will say that more of the players of today are better technically than most of the older players, but as I said, the conditions were a lot worse for them to play with.
The only difference that I see is that there doesn't seem to be many stand-out characters in the game these days, but half the older ones were known more for what they got up to off the pitch than whilst on it. With today's improved coaching and training methods, some of the older players might have been even better, who knows! They would have definitely played longer than they did back then, retiring in their early 30s if not before.
30 Aug 2026 13:56:22
I believe that Martinez was the Goat goalie for Villa. Admittedly, he had a mistake in him now and again, but what goalkeeper that's ever played hasn't?
Loved him for his s****housery and winding up other teams and fans, but he could back it up with his performances.
I hope that when he comes back to VP, everybody gives him the love and respect that he deserves.
Zion Suzuki looks like he has the same physical presence of Martinez, and I'm sure that us Villa fans will give him the time and patience to settle in and make the no.1 spot his own.
14 Aug 2026 13:37:19
RIP Jimmy Rimmer. Heits UTV.
10 Aug 2026 15:09:03
We can still use McPhee's routines from last season. Hopefully, the new set piece coach will help us defend them a bit better this season!
06 Aug 2026 13:18:51
Zirkzee did well in Italy, scoring a lot of goals for Bologna.