Current Avatar:
No Avatar image uploaded
No Avatar image uploaded
Aston Villa Rumours Member Posts
Lord of the Mings's Profile
Lord of the Mings's Posts and Other Poster's Replies To Lord of the Mings's Posts
To Lord of the Mings's last 5 rumours posts
To Lord of the Mings's last 5 banter posts
To Lord of the Mings's last 5 rumour replies
To Lord of the Mings's last 5 banter replies
Lord of the Mings's rumours posts with other poster's replies to Lord of the Mings's rumours posts
28 Aug 2026 16:16:19
I’m told that as part of the Konsa negotiations, we asked about the possibility of taking Nwaneri on loan, however, Arsenal wanted guarantees about game time which we weren’t prepared to commit to. We have also had an initial enquiry from Brighton for Bogarde as a potential replacement for Baleba.
23 Jul 2026 09:30:51
I think we all agreed come the end of the season the squad needed strengthening, however maybe not in the way it has transpired, i.e. Tielemans going and Onana’s ACL injury. Gomes can replace Onana’s bite in the midfield. Garnacho will provide pace out wide and Manzambi will be the box-to-box midfielder, so that’s all fine.
However, both Tielemans and Rogers had the ability to take a ball in tight spaces, on the half turn and drive onto the opposition’s back four. I’m not sure any of the signings to date tick that box, nor do any of the players we are being linked with. I wonder if Emery is going to tinker with how we play next season?
1.) 25 Jul 2026 04:35:23
I'm thinking a bit more positive about it all now. We haven't replaced 'like for like', imo, we've replaced for the (potentially) better. I think Onana would've been gone if it wasn't for his injury & been replaced with someone that ain't made of glass. Manzambi has more to his game than Rogers. Not sour grapes cos he's left, he's just more versatile & seems more energetic. It'll just be different next season & different could mean finishing higher, winning another trophy.
Lots of talk about Watkins & Konsa going. Don't think we've heard the last of Martinez leaving either. Going on the prices quoted, if they went for north of £100M, they will get replaced with younger players. & we have our loaned out players back that could do a job too, Madjo & Allyson could be in & around the 1st team too, all positives. ??
UTV
20 Jul 2026 12:30:45
Spoke to my Chelsea mates yesterday who were absolutely loving the fact they had landed Rogers. A couple of rumours linking us with a couple of their players. I assumed it was Jackson and Garnacho; however, whilst we are interested in Garnacho, we won’t be pursuing Jackson because we won’t pay north of £60 million which is the fee Chelsea are looking for. Re: Garnacho apparently we are pushing hard to land him and have offered him more money than he is on at Chelsea, but he is keeping his options open as he would rather play in Spain/Italy.
The other player we are allegedly interested in is Trevoh Chalobah and my mates think this is a more likely deal as the fee is circa £30 million. I think we have been linked with Chalobah before. I wonder if this is insurance if either Mings or Konsa is sold. It will be interesting to see if they are as right on this one. With regards Garnacho, I sincerely hope not!!
1.) 20 Jul 2026 13:56:49
I find it hard to believe we would sell either Konsa or Watkins after making the sales we have. I think, after Roger's big fee, we will only sell if it's players Emery wants to move. It wouldn't make sense gutting the team any more than we need to.
The Garnacho story doesn't make much sense either, overpaying a player with a bad attitude that doesn't want to go to Villa, who hasn't been great anywhere he's been, while player wages are our biggest pain point? To me it feels like a huge mistake, just like some of the decisions made by Monchi that got him sacked.
Chelsea have overspent, I reckon, they will be desperate to move some wages off their books. Now is the time to pull their pants down and not blow big chunks of our profit on below average players who haven't cut it anywhere they went.
Garnacho, Jackson, Chalobah, I have to say I'd be disgusted if we sign any of them and it'll take the shine off the good business we have already done.
2.) 20 Jul 2026 15:05:42
Re Garnacho, I think he is a talented player, but as you say his attitude is poor. Emery must believe he can change that side of him if he is pushing for him, but like you, I'd be disappointed if we sign him, as better options are available to us than Garnacho.
Emery has worked with Jackson before, and we have been linked consistently with him for the past 3 windows, so he obviously rates him. But if the fee is as being suggested I'd rather go for someone like Balogun, who would be cheaper. For me, I wouldn't be too disappointed with Chalobah.
He would be decent cover if Mings goes, and at £30 million for an England international the price isn't too shabby either in the current market.
Re Chelsea's financial position, certainly my friends aren't at all concerned. They have already banked circa £60 million for Cucurella. They have been in the same position re Enzo Fernandez as we have with Rogers. He is apparently going to Real Madrid for a fee larger than Rogers, so that, with other departures, they will be fine allegedly.
3.) 20 Jul 2026 17:58:42
To me it's just lazy journalism. They need to sell players, we need to buy players, all guess work. Where were all these in the know internet sites when we were in talks for Manzambi and Gomes? Nobody knew a thing until we had our offers accepted. We are linked with a lot of the same players every window, but we never buy any of them or even bid on them. Gabriel Sara is another one guaranteed every window. Romano said Emery wasn't interested in Jackson. Emery was asked about Jackson one day before we played Chelsea, as in, did he fear him? How was he going to stop him, knowing how he plays from your past working together? Emery, like any other manager, gave the politically correct answer about how he was a top player and professional.
What else is Emery going to say? You can't say "no he's rubbish we're not worried about him at all."
Did you see anything about Mingueza? I'm surprised we're not all over him. We need a rb and I'm fairly sure I seen somewhere he's a free agent? Maybe just speculation. I think we will most likely be surprised by the players we end up buying. I'd imagine it will be full steam ahead with our business as soon as Rogers signs his deal.
4.) 20 Jul 2026 22:48:52
Fairly sure Mingueza signed for Palace already, but agree thought he'd have been ideal for us.
5.) 21 Jul 2026 17:37:03
Looks like my Chelsea mates might be right again re Garnacho. ?
18 Jul 2026 19:13:50
Looks like my Chelsea mates were right all along, as I posted a while ago, Chelsea were confident they were getting Rogers. The only sticking point was the fee and that’s been resolved. Big test for the recruitment team now in how to replace the goal contributions of Tielemans and Rogers. Big big challenge.
1.) 19 Jul 2026 09:26:03
Fingers crossed Olabe can identify the right players, unlike Monchi. ?
17 Jul 2026 23:11:58
I see Arsenal want Konsa. If they want him and are prepared to pay the asking price £60 million, then we should let him go and go for Dean Huijsen or Joel Ordonez to replace him. Both strong defenders will further reduce both the age profile and wage bill.
1.) 18 Jul 2026 19:42:44
Well, they've got at least £117M going spare now. ???
UTV.
2.) 19 Jul 2026 09:28:48
Like most Villa fans, I'm hopeful Olabe and Emery will be given the majority of the Rogers money. This is another opportunity to really make a significant upgrade to the squad.
??
Lord of the Mings's banter posts with other poster's replies to Lord of the Mings's banter posts
13 Sep 2026 18:58:08
Unai should have the entire season to get this team moulded to how he wants them to play. I think it is quite likely that we won't qualify for Europe this season. I predicted a while ago that I thought we would finish around about 10th but given the fact that the spine of the team has been ripped apart that wouldn't be a bad season in my view.
We should only look to judge him next season when he's had a chance to work with the squad for a full season. Given the strength of the Premier League and the financial restrictions we are operating under I don't think that at present we can expect European qualification year in year out.
1.) 14 Sep 2026 10:23:10
So he can keep his job if he takes us dwn which on form could happen,i can say he wont be at villa if we are still in bottom 3 without out a win come game week 20 not fans will get him out,i unai and hope he does turns it around but i dont think he will we havent got the players to turn it around the players we bought rnt better than the players we sold,which is more important staying in the prem or keeping unai sentiment means nothing staying the prem is the most important thing managers come n go,if were bottom with no wins at xmas and keep unai we deserve to go dwn.
12 Sep 2026 17:02:04
I think whichever way you look at it Glasner just seems to have Unai’s number. He did it at Palace and now Forest. We all know this season is going to be about transitioning to a new team. No need to panic.
1.) 12 Sep 2026 17:23:53
Big mistake switching Jackson at half time. We were controlling the game. Emery's fault today, in my opinion.
08 Sep 2026 22:35:48
Much better performance from back to front. I think Cash will have his hands full keeping Wan Bissaka out of the first XI. Torres was immense and you can see why Emery favours him for his ball carrying skills. Hemings looks good on the left, although he needs to polish up his finishing.
He should have had at least 2 goals tonight. It didn’t matter as it happens, but that won’t always be the case. I thought Gomes was great, Lindelof was his consistent self and Jackson worked hard. All encouraging signs for the future. ?
08 Sep 2026 16:02:01
Just watched Club Brugge U19's give our U19's a 5-3 drubbing and in reality the score flattered us! It was interesting to note how comfortable Brugge were on the ball and how nervous our lads looked when put under pressure. One of the Brugge goals was a direct result of us trying to play out from the back when the players in my view didn't look comfortable trying to do it.
I know it's only one game but I didn't see anyone who stood out and ready to step up to the next level unfortunately.
01 Sep 2026 10:42:41
Not a bad performance last night, all things considered, although it is slightly worrying that in the 2 games we played we haven’t had a shot on target, but we are where we are.
I thought Suzuki looked good with the ball at his feet; not so sure that he commands the area like Martinez does, but it’s early days. Alysson and Wan Bissaka had decent cameo performances. However, similar to how we started last season, we didn’t move the ball quickly enough, particularly in the final third.
Assuming Mbaye signs, it will be interesting to see what our strongest XI is, particularly the middle of the park. I assume the holding midfielders will be Kamara and Goretzka. In front of them, I would imagine it would be Mbaye, Manzambi and either Buendia or Garnacho, which would mean McGinn doesn’t start!!
1.) 01 Sep 2026 13:03:27
McGinn is the 1st name on the team sheet. Goretzka and Joe Gomes will rotate. Manzambi won't play until after the International break. Garnacho looks a bit lost at the minute. We need to get Jackson in the box more.
2.) 01 Sep 2026 19:08:36
We definitely need one additional high quality striker who actually scores goals... and we need him before the deadline. Also, for injury reasons, we need backup. Can't reebreed Tammy, and he looked completely lost against Arsenal.
Lord of the Mings's rumour replies
29 Aug 2026 09:50:37
Just realistic, Whack. Liverpool are past masters at doing this kind of thing. They let other clubs do the groundwork, and nip in at the last minute to seal the deal. Munoz was going to Newcastle, Jacquet to Chelsea, and where did they end up. ??♂️
28 Aug 2026 21:23:42
I hope we get him, but even though Liverpool will sign Barcola, I fear that because rumours are that Gakpo will go to Spurs, they will come in at the last minute and nick the kid from under our nose.
26 Aug 2026 20:06:35
Missing out on Ordonez would be a big loss, in my view. Can't say I'm overly impressed by us being linked with 2 centre-backs from relegated clubs. Whilst we can't necessarily shop at Harrods, we should be able to do better than Poundland. ?
23 Aug 2026 15:44:28
If Emery was going, he would have gone before now. With the upheaval we have suffered, this was always going to be a difficult season. We need 3-4 in before the window closes, and give Emery time to work his magic on the training ground. Ok, so we get hammered today. It's one game, it's not the end of the world.
20 Aug 2026 14:40:33
Even if we sign Tomori, I think we would need another centre half, as Mings is 33 and a tad injury prone.
Lord of the Mings's banter replies
13 Sep 2026 20:26:27
Name appearing on Twitter - Cesc Fabregas.
12 Sep 2026 17:37:40
Same old same old. ?
10 Sep 2026 18:16:00
Some of the players from the 70's and 80's would spend most of the season suspended if they were playing today. The likes of Norman Hunter, Chopper Harris, Ron Yeates, Graeme Souness, Steve McMahon would have had to change their game to survive in today's environment.
27 Aug 2026 07:00:57
No problem at all, unless the medical highlights an ongoing health condition, but as I believe his injury is due to a fractured metatarsal, I don't think it's likely to have long term implications.
26 Aug 2026 20:11:32
I'm not a fan of Harwood-Bellis or Todibo for that matter. Can't understand why we have let Ordonez slip through our fingers.