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02 Aug 2026 00:54:08
Fenerbahce want Watkins on loan. How braindead do they think we are? Ollie might as well retire if he moved to Turkey.
1.) 02 Aug 2026 09:19:57
If he goes there on loan, maybe we should go for Osimhen from Galatasaray on loan. ?
UTV.
2.) 02 Aug 2026 11:41:16
Juve not much better. Constantly looking for first team players from other teams, but don’t want to hand over money for them. Sky report that they ended their pursuit of Martinez. I wouldn’t call what they were doing “pursuing”, more like begging and trying to unsettle our player. How the mighty have fallen.
I think back to the players they had when they were a powerhouse of football: Pavel Nedved, Alessandro Del Piero, Trezeguet, Edgar Davids, Thuram, Buffon, Zidane, the list is endless. Now they are the beggars of Europe, on your bike and don’t come back without your chequebook.
3.) 02 Aug 2026 14:05:15
My gut tells me Emi will go to Saudi & they'll probably pay what we want for him.
UTV.
4.) 02 Aug 2026 15:41:56
I think he sees out his contract, then goes to Saudi. I'd rather just keep him until his contract expires. Not worth a huge amount, and it costs a fortune to replace him.
17 Jul 2026 18:47:15
Manzambi deal done, big fee... Exciting one though.
1.) 18 Jul 2026 00:01:21
I hope we did our due diligence and not base our decision purely on his WC performance, which, in fairness, was good, but countering that, he was virtually anonymous against us in the Europa League final. Most experts seem to think it's a good deal, so fair enough, but it's a sizeable fee for one so young and with no PL experience.
08 Jun 2026 03:42:10
Just read a ridiculous article about Martinez being sold to Juve for 5 million. Where do they get this rubbish?
1.) 08 Jun 2026 09:39:31
In other news, Tonali, Wharton and Anderson price tags are all 100 million, but Rogers apparently is 80 million...
Wharton, 1 goal, 5 assists.
Tonali, 1 goal, 5 assists.
Anderson, 4 goals, 5 assists.
Rogers, 13 goals, 11 assists.
Figure that one out.
2.) 08 Jun 2026 12:23:43
I know its a joke. Rodgers wont go for anything less than 110mil mil if he goes, that is. Im let listening to the press media, they talk alot of bs.
3.) 08 Jun 2026 18:18:32
The whole article on Martinez is rubbish. The salary he is supposedly on £230k is wrong, and although we do have certain SCR issues, by returning Sancho, Elliott, and Luiz we save circa £350k a week, and if the likes of Mings, Digne, Guessand, and Bailey leave, we will save a further £300-400k a week, so it's not the doom and gloom that certain media outlets are peddling.
4.) 08 Jun 2026 20:54:46
The SCR thing... reports Emi is on £230K & that's why we're ok with letting him go. Then we make a bid for Rashford who is on even more money, clown world. ?
UTV.
5.) 08 Jun 2026 22:17:56
Apparently Rashford has lowered his wage demands, and if we lose our 3 loan players that would more than cover Rashford's wage demands.
6.) 09 Jun 2026 00:50:48
Lotm, personally I don’t want to see Digne leave. Maatsen is a liability defensively, and we’re much weaker without him imo. The others I’m fine with leaving. As for Rashford, I think there’s younger players out there just as good as him. We qualified for the Champions League in 2 of the past 3 years, missing out the year that he was here.
On paper we had a weaker squad this year, but we got our business done, so I’m fine with signing him or not signing him. I don’t think he’s going to make or break us. We need younger players with resale value in my opinion.
7.) 09 Jun 2026 10:33:03
I like Rashford, he is a good player, proven in the Premiership, and what's more Emery can get a tune out of him. If, as reported, he is willing to take a significant drop in salary and is available at circa £25 million, I would take him, particularly as players like Rowe and other wingers we are being linked with are only available at £35 million plus and none of those have shown they can cut it in the PL.
03 Jun 2026 00:10:13
Karin Adeyemi now there’s a player I’d snap up asap, you know the drill with these rumours but apparently we’re monitoring his situation.
1.) 04 Jun 2026 00:32:44
Would be an amazing signing if we got him whack. Only thing is hes on 100thou a week, mate. I also see Unai wants only rumours thou, a cb, rb, 2 cms, 2 winger, and striker.
03 May 2026 20:54:40
If we finish in Champions League places and win the Europa League I hate Emery and still hope he leaves in the summer. Done with his tactics and boring football. We played entertaining football a handful of times this year and it’s not good enough. Champions League you're having a laugh.
1.) 03 May 2026 22:10:32
Well, if he does leave, let's review where we are at the end of next season, shall we. I do wonder whether we deserve an elite manager tbh.
2.) 04 May 2026 01:38:54
Elite managers don’t roll over like he did today. Elite managers don’t waste 100 million on the likes of Guessand, Maatsen, Malen, Abraham. Any elite manager I can think of would have changed it after 30 mins today.
The football we are playing most weeks is pure tripe, and if Spurs and Chelsea weren’t so bad we wouldn’t have a sniff of the Champions League. Same last year and the year before, United and Spurs so bad. I see people online trying to say he threw the game so Forrest would have to go full strength tomorrow, but I don’t believe it for a minute.
If he did, why would he risk Martinez with his injury problems this season, or Youri, or Cash, or Rogers? He thought we could defend a 0-0 and sneak a goal, like he’s been trying to do all season. Our football has gone down the toilet. 1 of the worst teams in the league to watch. We are a disgrace and only in the position we are because other teams are as bad as us.
3.) 04 May 2026 08:59:53
Google elite football managers and see whose name appears on the list.
4.) 04 May 2026 09:34:31
Whack, Malen wasn't a waste of money. Selling him was a huge mistake. Check his stats.
As for the rest, pathetic bunch of strikers.
LotM, you cannot seriously defend what we've seen over the last 3 games.
5.) 04 May 2026 10:25:24
I accept fully our performances over the last month or so have been poor, but they were at the start of the season and we then went on that fantastic run. Who's to say we won't again? So, throwing arguably the most talented coach we have had in the modern era under a bus is just plain nuts. If you look at the guy's record in the round, he took a club who were flirting with relegation to one that has got to a European semi final twice, as well as the quarter final of the Champions League, that against the backdrop of PSR restrictions.
He has improved every player in the squad, and this season he has had to deal with a centre forward whose performances have dipped, and an injury list that took out our first choice midfield for a couple of months. Unai has plenty of credit in the bank in my view.
6.) 04 May 2026 12:08:00
Unai used to be elite but isnt no more. He won a trophy in 9years. If we dont win Europa, I hope he steps dwn or owners decide to get a manager that can take us further and play attacking football, and that can find gems in the transfer window. The money Unai has had, his signings havent been great. Maatsen not guessand awfull. Tammy, average. Allyson hardly played. Pau Torres is decent CB. Diaby was hit n miss. Malen is good player, deserved more starts but was better wide.
Nedelcovic never got given a chance, same with Barrencha. Illing Jnr hasnt been given a chance aswell. Rodgers was a good signing and yt, and Id say Pau aswell. You look at the age of our squad aswell, future isnt bright. Unai cant nurture young talent, he only likes to sign players for the now mainly. Im not having it that none of our players from Academy, Reserves or U18s rnt good enough. Other managers in the league play there youth, we used to but dont no more. Its so annoying.
7.) 04 May 2026 12:36:50
He won Europa in 21-22, Jonny, but I do agree with a good bit of what you said. Yesterday was embarrassing. I thought the Wolves game was a new low, but this one takes the biscuit.
Hoddle was raving about how good Spurs played, but they didn't really. They started well, but they didn't create chance after chance for the whole game. Even if we had made more changes after 60 mins we'd of gotten more goals. Their keeper is pants, first shot on target was a goal.
The only thing that game yesterday did was breed confidence into a team we should be relegating and getting rid of them as competition for Europe and for signings. It also drained the confidence out of our guys, and it has split the supporters. Paying fans deserved more than that. Obviously, I watched it on tv, and you could see nothing but anger and disappointment on the faces of anyone the camera focused on.
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29 Jul 2026 15:11:31
You have to laugh at all these “in the know” people writing articles, seemingly we are signing this player and that, but none of them knew a thing about Manzambi or Gomes. Now we’ve had a bid turned down for the Brazilian Allan, again not a sniff from the media until after the fact.
1.) 29 Jul 2026 20:12:38
That Allan plays for the same team as Jose Flaco Lopez I've been banging on about. If they could get the 2 of 'em, then I'm slapping £100 on us to win the Prem lol. ? Allan's YouTube looks decent but not out of this world. But, if it's true we've made a bid for him, then we must be actively looking for a left footed winger. We've been linked with Soule for most of the window, so that 1's probably bs then? I like the look of Roony fella from Barcelona, who they're saying is available for around £10M or a loan.
My understanding of it is they don't want him to leave, but he ain't gonna play ahead of Yamal, so they are open to him leaving for his own career's sake, which is a nice touch by Barca. ??♂️
UTV.
2.) 30 Jul 2026 14:23:48
Ah, ok. I didn't realise he was a winger. The article I read said striker, but you're 100% spot on: a left footer that plays on the right and likes to cut inside. Maybe Watkins is staying put then. ?
18 Jul 2026 19:17:20
Have to say I’m disappointed in Roger’s going to that circus, not even a European match to play for the season. Still £117 million is a solid fee.
15 Jul 2026 22:33:40
They should of brought on Watkins for Roger’s to see that game out, Kane too busy playing center back.
11 Jul 2026 01:03:35
A lot of grumbles about lack of business, but doesn’t the financial stuff reset at July 31st? I expect that’s when we will see a move or 2. ?
01 Jul 2026 23:18:28
A real captain's goal by Youri, he had no right to win that header but he put his body on the line to get his team back level. ??
1.) 02 Jul 2026 00:04:48
Then wins a penalty and converts brilliantly. Well played Youri. Tough on Senegal, they have a great squad, but you can't switch off like that. Well done to all the Villa boys.
2.) 02 Jul 2026 00:10:13
Whack, what a great pen as well, nobody was saving that one. Looks like Onana carrying a knock again, only brought him on as a last resort, 10 mins to go. UTV.
02 Aug 2026 15:41:56
I think he sees out his contract, then goes to Saudi. I'd rather just keep him until his contract expires. Not worth a huge amount, and it costs a fortune to replace him.
02 Aug 2026 11:41:16
Juve not much better. Constantly looking for first team players from other teams, but don’t want to hand over money for them. Sky report that they ended their pursuit of Martinez. I wouldn’t call what they were doing “pursuing”, more like begging and trying to unsettle our player. How the mighty have fallen.
I think back to the players they had when they were a powerhouse of football: Pavel Nedved, Alessandro Del Piero, Trezeguet, Edgar Davids, Thuram, Buffon, Zidane, the list is endless. Now they are the beggars of Europe, on your bike and don’t come back without your chequebook.
29 Jul 2026 20:18:17
I'm a little worried about the Watkins thing, to be honest. If we had a 25 million bid turned down for a striker, it means we're looking for one. We have Watkins, Tammy and Madjo.
Worst case, we have to wait till January for Madjo. Kinda says to me that a striker is going, and I can't see anyone buying Tammy for a decent chunk of the 20 million we spent on him.
26 Jul 2026 13:49:10
I think, we have all realised that even with our recent success that players will still pick the likes of Chelsea over the Villa.
26 Jul 2026 13:47:47
According to Buendia, the Torres story is lies. Hopefully he's right, as we can't afford to lose another first teamer.
01 Aug 2026 00:23:33
It is genuinely frustrating, mate. It doesn't look like changing anytime soon either.
Little old me is just happy we made it a whole week without selling anyone important. ?
30 Jul 2026 14:23:48
Ah, ok. I didn't realise he was a winger. The article I read said striker, but you're 100% spot on: a left footer that plays on the right and likes to cut inside. Maybe Watkins is staying put then. ?
27 Jul 2026 00:14:57
Our track record over the last 10-15 years with players has cost us quite a lot of money, with very little success. The money we made on the likes of Roger's, Duran, Ramsey, Youri, etc., is great business, but we have to follow it up with smart moves. A 40 million buy clause in the Garnacho loan deal and another possible 60 million to buy Jackson is absurd.
One has a terrible attitude, the other has never proved to be good enough for the Premier League. Chelsea can’t find anyone to buy either of them; both are probably on ridiculous wages as well. We could end up in a situation where we get nothing out of the 115 million Roger's money.
26 Jul 2026 13:46:32
I hope we are not just waiting the 45 days before we buy him. If it happens, I will have lost all respect for whoever makes the transfer calls at Villa.
25 Jul 2026 00:37:04
I'd send them an Email on it anyways, you never know, anything is better than seeing the squad get torn apart. I'm afraid to go online at this point for fear of more departures.