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Was actually a really decent atmosphere for two league one clubs, the highest attended game in Europe actually this weekend.

Argyle got batterer, and Azaz didn’t really have any impact when he came on. That said it is difficult for any player to make an impact when the game is already over as a competition.

1 hour ago, useless said:

Big game tomorrow, EFL Trophy Final, and chance for him to play at Wembley.

I’ll be there watching Argyle. Excellent that we have had two potential starters tomorrow for them tomorrow. Tyreik Wright also joined in January. 
Without being a sour puss, I don’t think Azaz will ever be where we currently are at but it’s a great opportunity for him and I can see him doing well in the championship next season - with Argyle again hopefully.

God tier manager doing God tier manager things. Said it before, but when you get a competent leader results usually follow.

As a Villa fan it feels quite unusual to say but, we are actually quite good.

Getting way ahead of myself, but if we got in the Conference League surely we’d go in as one of the favourites given Emery’s record alone.

I think Emery thrives off of being at clubs of our size. Exceeding expectations and building with less resources, albeit with large resources with us now.

We are so used to false dawns, but I think if Emery can’t do something with us I don’t know who will. He’s clearly the most advanced manager we have ever had.

Excellent stuff from the lads. Only saw on a little river but I thought Moreno and Mings were excellent today. Martinez also filled me with confidence that nothing was getting past us.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Good feeling about today. Time to right the wrongs of the opening day

You would go into next weeks fixture against Bournemouth knowing there will be zero complacency. Unlike the opening day of the season.

44 minutes ago, Vancvillan said:

Most teams like to claim their fans are one big family but for them it's true.

I shall pass this on to my brethren.

Closer to the champions league than relegation. This thread is purely an artefact of the Gerrard era.

At least that £10m extraordinary payment to Dr Fraud doesn’t count against our FFP.

3 hours ago, turvontour said:

Do you mean these league positions at the end of this game or for the rest of the season, cus theres 14 games left?

Rest of the season. I can’t see anyone catching us if we have 7pt gap over the teams below us. Likewise I cannot see us catching Brentford if they open a 7pt gap on us.

Zaha loves playing against us. This is not a “must win” fixture, but it will probably go a long way to deciding what we are this year. 
A win puts us in the European race, a draw probably nails us on for 11th, a loss means a race to ensure we are 11th for the rest of the season.

Humble guy, the bit about his idols was genuinely touching. Love the guy.

8 points above the drop zone. The string of results required for us to be relegated now would mean one of the biggest collapses in footballing history. We probably need 6 points from 14 games realistically.

We win ugly these days, and I for one am absolutely fine with this.

I think everyone, including Emi, needs to take a breath. The club and him are and have been a really good fit for each other, and he’s single handedly won us many points in the previous couple of seasons.

I think he’s one excellent game/one game winning save away from having the wider fan base fawning over him again, and likewise I think the club are a transfer window away from delivering him the team that can get him European football at a place that adores him.

Personally, I think he’s an amazing goalkeeper and his shithousery in something I much prefer in our tent than someone else’s.

£20m or Carney. We pulled Chelsea’s pants down.

I’m more confident than ever that Emery is the right man for this job. Wholesale changes incoming

Easy to forget where we were before he joined. It’s been some journey.

25 minutes ago, Made In Aston said:

I wonder if having a global group of clubs helps circumvent FFP, like it does with big companies and corporation tax. Is FFP attributed to the club or the group? 

Must be an element of truth here. Can imagine if we were to get the Vegas team, Coutinho may go there give us a positive book value and wipe off £150k from the wage bill. 
Vitoria might not be able to do that but there is some joined up thinking.

46% is clever in that it avoids any issues should we meet in European conpetitions.

Excellent for us, and I imagine it gives Vitoria more access to cash than they’ve ever had before.

Would not be surprised if this was the start of a flurry of these announcements, including the Las Vegas and Indian teams.

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