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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.
05 Dec 2025 13:08:03
Seen on sky sports app today that Brighton are monitoring Bogarde as a replacement for baleba, would be a shame to lose him but if it meant not selling any first team stars for psr at the end of the season it wouldn't be to bad for the immediate future, that said I had seen him as a future replacement for kamara whenever he leaves, retires or whatever.
what's everyone's thoughts?
Rather keep him for the future?
Sell him?
If so how much?
Take into consideration that Brighton want 100 million for Baleba.
1.) 05 Dec 2025 15:45:36
I’d keep him, apart from the fee they were suggesting being low (£25 million) his salary costs aren’t that high and his ability to play several positions are a plus. Having said the fee for Bogarde is too low that’s in the context of the £100 million Brighton want for Baleba.
He is a decent player but £100 million never, if he is worth £100 million what price Rogers?
10 Oct 2025 09:21:50
That guy Enzo we got from juve is ripping it up on loan, reports are describing him as 1 of the best CM in Europe right now, bad news for us as reports state he's only a couple of appearances away from a permanent move for what's described as peanuts, looks like we might have lost out with him, the signs we there that he had quality but instead we paid 50 million for Onana, these are the things putting us under financial pressure, I hope the new guy has a good eye for talent and I hope these young players get game time or we are just wasting our time.
08 Oct 2025 19:01:04
Tielemans out for another 5 weeks apparently, that's going to hurt us he is one of the most important players imo
31 Aug 2025 16:04:58
Diogo costa rumour circulating also. don't know anything about lammens but Costa is among the best in Europe I'd rather him to be honest, god only knows what our team will look like come Wednesday, going to be a busy finish to the window
1.) 01 Sep 2025 12:11:43
Whack, window closes today at 7pm not tomorrow.
2.) 01 Sep 2025 18:05:32
Lol what’s that got to do with the price of turnips?
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03 May 2026 20:04:49
Absolutely speechless, apart from what I really think which I can’t write on here, said it before we won’t win anything with Emery, he does this every time we get close, he’s a coward leading another bunch of cowards.
1.) 03 May 2026 20:33:11
Absolute frauds. Manager and players.
They've conned us all this season.
Forest, this is all you have to on Thursday, battle 'cos we've got no bottle.
2.) 03 May 2026 20:59:14
Yep, were not winning anything with Unai in charge. Im afraid hes too negative and doesnt play great football. This team needs a massive rebuild, so many players rnt good enough and id sell Rodgers in the summer as well.
3.) 03 May 2026 21:08:44
I know you are disappointed, as we all are, but conned us all season. We are fifth in the PL, for Christ's sake; you'd think from all this noise we were the ones hovering just above the relegation zone. What the last few games tells me is the squad isn't strong enough to compete across multiple competitions. Some players have needed to be rested for some time, e.g.
Rogers, but it's clear that Emery doesn't overly trust the likes of Sancho, Bailey, Buendia as starters, and so he persists with his normal starting XI. Hopefully, by giving some of his normal starters a rest, we will come out firing on Thursday. We need to get behind the team, now is not the time for doubt.
4.) 03 May 2026 21:15:42
Mings, have you watched the last 4 games?
Could and probably should have lost to Sunderland.
I have, and what I've seen hasn't given me any confidence for this Thursday.
Yes, we've been conned.
Give me 5 games that we've played well in this season, 5.
Now give me 10, no 12, no 25 games where we've been bad.
The second list is easier to make than the first one.
The style of play we have is slow, predictable and boring, and it's been worked out.
5.) 03 May 2026 21:33:18
Here you go. Bournemouth, Arsenal, Man City at home, Brighton, Newcastle, and one more, for good measure, Spurs away.
03 May 2026 19:00:23
Big changes. Hopefully we can click. Big performance needed from the backup players. C’mon Villa ?
1.) 03 May 2026 19:26:18
We can't handle the aggression. Can't hold onto the ball. Rogers is an absolute passenger.
30 Apr 2026 21:46:42
Typical Emery semi final no ambition no intensity. Terrible performance from every player.
1.) 30 Apr 2026 21:57:02
Whack absolutely bang on. Weak and predictable, just like the last six games. Nothing changes, and I'm sick of watching Rogers doing absolutely nothing other than give the ball away. Emery is sleepwalking into failure, and it's so frustrating.
2.) 30 Apr 2026 22:07:44
Tie is not over. I still think we will win at Villa Park, but we have to attack. The football we play is awful, and the football in the Prem as well.
3.) 30 Apr 2026 22:11:42
This could/will be the 3rd semi final in a row we're going to lose.
I said earlier in the week this was going to happen, and it gives me no pleasure at all to be proven right.
I think this team may have had its day, but it will only be remembered as a trophyless team at this rate.
It is only one goal, but we look absolutely devoid of ideas up front and can't see us keeping a clean sheet at Villa Park.
Rogers has been disappointing for most of the season.
Time for him to go, I think.
Disappointing night, but not entirely surprising given recent form.
4.) 30 Apr 2026 22:37:01
Yep, it will be a depressing summer if we go out as well, and to Forest as well. They're not even a good side, which makes it worse.
30 Apr 2026 20:57:10
How was that not a red card? Met every threshold
25 Apr 2026 14:24:27
Shocking performance from every player and sub, never looked like scoring, absolutely zero ambition shown, they look totally bereft of ideas, even last few mins, loads of the ball but all we do is pass it backwards, Champions League you're having a laugh, playing like that, shame. Forrest will be super confident for Thursday.
1.) 25 Apr 2026 19:21:35
Whack, absolutely bang on, not making the keeper make a single save is disgraceful. Brighton will be smelling blood, total lack of ambition. I really can see us missing out on both. We did it last year.
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.
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.
16 Apr 2026 22:45:49
Class goal, mate.
13 Mar 2026 00:42:24
Probably wouldn't be playing for us, but 2 goals in 13 games is simply not good enough. We won't be successful if he keeps wasting golden opportunities. We don't create enough for him to waste so many, and if we don't go to the next round he will get the blame.
07 Mar 2026 15:50:05
Didn't Chelsea fans claim the exact same thing last summer? I suspect Chelsea are the same as every other club, and don't tell fans about any transfers until there's actually something to tell them.
04 May 2026 12:53:17
To be honest, I thought Abraham was garbage, slow and lazy for his entire time on the pitch. He didn’t win duels, didn’t close down, and was walking around like he had no interest. No crosses went in because he didn’t work hard enough to win the ball, hold up the ball, and didn’t get himself into positions to receive crosses.
I thought he was shocking. Watkins made a huge difference coming on, and that was just swapping 1 player. Had we made 2 or 3 more changes when Watkins came on, the whole game would have changed.
04 May 2026 12:48:43
That's true Daz, but we won nothing but some prize money, which we have wasted on players that didn't work. Like Jonny says, the football we play is terrible to watch, it's boring, and in no way entertaining, apart from a handful of games each season.
At the end of the day, if we don't either win a trophy this year or qualify top 5, I can't see NSWE standing for it after the position we were in after the Sunderland game. Do you think we will fill the stadium week after week to watch the football we have been subjected to this season? If Spurs and Chelsea click next season, we will never get near top 5 again.
This was our chance to take Spurs out of the equation for a season or 2, but he didn't look at the bigger picture, simply because he's not a Villa fan, he's paid to be here. We've played 2 games a week for most of the season, and part of it with a threadbare squad, and if you're telling me this team couldn't manage it once more and lift themselves for a European semi final on Thursday, then they don't deserve it.
03 May 2026 11:41:57
No, not for me. Very similar to Abraham, feeds off crosses which is not how we play, and if Abraham can’t get a start I don’t see him getting one. He hasn’t produced the goods at Newcastle either. Osula would actually suit us better, not that I’m suggesting we go for him. If we’re looking for a striker then Watkins is the mould but with better finishing. I can’t see us prioritising a striker. We need a pacey winger that can take on players, and we need an out-and-out defensive midfielder that can either cover Kamara or play beside him.
I expect Wilson will come in as an option to rotate with Rogers if he’s staying, as I think burnout has affected Rogers this season, he never gets a rest. We also need a decent RB and possibly a keeper if Martinez is on his bike. With strengthening needed around the pitch, I can’t see big money spent on a striker. Raid the South American leagues for a young prospect, there’s lots out there, 10-15 million max spend.
03 May 2026 11:30:59
Agree on the "don't mind getting beat if we give our all." A win today should cement top 5, and, in my opinion, be more important than the cup. Win today and we can enjoy the rest of the season and focus on a trophy.
01 May 2026 09:25:13
One mistake in the cup and you're gone. We're 8 points ahead in the league; it's our best shot at top 5 and qualification. Last night's performance didn't look anywhere near our biggest priority, and if it was our top priority, we are in trouble.