Craigy1874

On 28/04/2024 at 13:40, Zatman said:

Great shout

Honestly, since Bailey proved me to be as wrong as I ever have been, I no longer judge players.  I don't have a **** clue! 

23 hours ago, HKP90 said:

And? Well? What did he say??? You're killing me over here.

In true Unai fashion he said - "but not today, not so good" (was after the Brentford game ) - followed it up by saying "But we keep going" - and he was true to his word!

23 hours ago, sheepyvillian said:

In this day and age we need, at least, selfie proof.

I didn't ask him for a photo, it was late (10-30ish) and he looked like he was trying to get away.  He was in front of me, I was going to leave it until my wife shouted 'Unai' 

1 hour ago, HKP90 said:

I hope he has some understanding of how much we love him here. 

He does, I met him last week in the Hyatt and told him this.

1 hour ago, AVTuco said:

I don't think I'm able to watch this ... too exciting. 

Im too nervous and I play sevens at 7pm so am going to play which means I wont see the last half an hour.  Too nervous 

1 hour ago, zab6359 said:

If he gets us 4th he must be a strong contender for manager of the season, if he gets us 4th and silverware he has to be manager of the season surely?

More chance of Ten Hag winning it.

6 hours ago, gwi1890 said:

I think he was good before Bailey was subbed off. Doubling up on that right side gave him more space.

He wasn't.  He either runs straight into his defender or attempts a cut back that goes straight to a defender.

14 minutes ago, beachboys1 said:

nothing on sky

 

So? They are always late to every party.  Awful source for news.

Think Chelsea are due a result v us at Stamford Bridge unfortunately.

2 hours ago, AshVilla said:

Is there any truth in that we are signing these young players for our academy so they won't be factored into FFP?

Is that actually a thing.

 

Must be true as I have never known people to make things up on the internet.

15 hours ago, burchy said:

Was bored at work this afternoon.

Good effort but not for me, reminds me of a christmas bauble 

2 minutes ago, It's Your Round said:

Yeah I’d start Digne here and play Moreno at Old Trafford. 

I'd do exactly the opposite.

2 hours ago, DakotaVilla said:

Did we learn nothing from the Duran incident? 

Also not specifically commenting on this poster but it’s interesting how it’s always the black players whose body language and demeanor is microscopically reviewed for the slightest indication that they aren’t trying their best. 

Absolute disgrace of a post.

For me, the worry is that that yesterday was probably the worst we have seen him and that was in his 'preferred position'.

Do I think Emery would leave Villa for Man United at the moment? - No

Would I be surprised if Emery left Villa for Man United in the next couple of months - No

About sums it up!

14 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said:

So. 22 wins out of 35 premier league games to date overall . 63 % win rate.

Sixty three percent win rate over nearly a seasons worth of games.

Which means that he wins near as damn it 2 out of every 3 league games we play. 

And this season its a win rate of 70 percent. 

Joint top scorers in the league

Top scorers across league and cup. 

We even give the opposition a bit of joy by conceding a goal a game as its kind to do so. 

He spent £83 mill on Moreno Diaby Torres and Tielemans. 

 

 

 

 

 

But he plays boring football, they say.

On 27/10/2023 at 19:02, mjmooney said:

But with Unai, we're in totally new territory, in that, right now, we can't even imagine a better manager. Any replacement, whatever their CV, would feel like a downgrade. 

Could not agree with this more.  There is NO other manager in the world I would swap for Unai.

He will eventually leave to go to Barca or Real and it will be utterly heartbreaking.

On 25/09/2023 at 12:39, colhint said:

If you watch the game you hardly notice him

If you watch him you see the whole game.

That is absolutely beautiful.

On 19/09/2023 at 13:44, Craigy1874 said:

Good player, but Harvey Barnes is better, should have signed him.

Think some folk thought I was serious 

16 hours ago, Spoony said:

I guess it’s also easy to forget he’s only 26

Please tell me this is a joke?

3 hours ago, wict01 said:

Don't know if anybody else takes any notice of these but I quite like reading the "Jones Knows" betting and score predictions articles on Sky Sports every week. Link below if anyone is interested;

Premier League predictions: Brighton to rock Manchester United, Brentford to hit vulnerable Newcastle defence | Football News | Sky Sports

He says in our preview (and mentions it in the Wolves v Liverpool preview) that we're quite overrated? And follows it up with tipping Palace to win. Don't know if it's just me but I feel that's quite a harsh comment, I don't think we're especially overrated by anybody. I see plenty of articles about "non big six" combined teams and very few in any of our players ever seem to come up in those. I don't think we're in a different class to Brighton for example, and yet people will rave about them. I would think that looking to beat Palace at home would be a fairly standard point of view for any side just looking to finish top half, never mind in European contention.  

Guessing he's an Arsenal fan.

16 minutes ago, villa89 said:

assuming he doesn't get a serious injury. 

MASSIVE assumption

4 hours ago, rubberman said:

Grim reading...

Still think we should have enough and the first home game needs to be huge.

At least there is one bit of good news on that...