DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth

A free hit. If we do win and Utd fail to tomorrow night - well I won’t say it, but you know what I’m thinking.

Plymouth have been shocking since Foster took over, but they were hurt by us recalling Azaz and Kesler In January. I don’t think Souza is quite having the experience of Azaz or Kesler there.

Warnock likely to be incoming, and he’s not famous for bloody kids in relegation battles.

This kid is 20 years old. Hes going to be one hell of a player by the end

Grew into it today. Those boss runs were great, but I felt his decision making wasn’t great. Could have released the ball earlier. That said, he’s making good progress. I can see why Emery likes him.

45 minutes ago, Jareth said:

We are doing this aren't we?

Don’t say it. Hope is a dangerous thing.

1 hour ago, Brumstopdogs said:

Yeah can imagine this at Villa Park!

Pool Terrace View

What a performance. That run for the second goal should start to dispel some of the commonly held views on his fitness and output - inside and outside of Villa fans.

9 hours ago, fightoffyour said:

The rent would probably have to be "fair market value", i.e. more than what we pay to lease VP, but apart from that there is nothing stop us/them.

On companies house NSWE Stadium Ltd show a consistent annual turnover of £2.6m. It’s fair to assume that is the rent ‘we’ pay to play at Villa park. That probably is about market rate, so a new shiny stadium would probably cost us £4-5m a season, which would start to become a noticeable percentage of our turnover

What the Heck?

18 minutes ago, Jareth said:

Grealish possibly being flogged in the summer - would he fit in an Emery team?

A lot of emotional responses would be an immediate ‘no’. But fact is he would thrive in our team by being the number 10 again. I think it would be a big statement signing if we got back in the champions league and signed him back.

That Champions League music is going to sound so sweet when they play it over the tannoy. Today feels like a good step closer to sealing top 5. A win over Wolves and a defeat for United after the international break and I would feel like we are almost there.

I get a sense that the new rules may provide more opportunities for grey areas.

There’s obviously more scope for big revenue sides, but I think Villa and Newcastle will see the new rules as an opportunity and a way to loosen the belt a little this summer - and ultimately will live with it.

15 hours ago, ender4 said:

I think we’ll need more than 5 wins.  Probably 7 wins needed by Villa or Spurs.

I’m assuming 5th will be enough to qualify. If we win 5 it means Man Utd will need to win 8 of their last 10, and they still have to play Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Brighton.

We most likely need 5 wins from 10 to get Champions league. A win against West Ham and Wolves and this Spurs business all becomes a distant memory.

34 minutes ago, Jareth said:

I think my maths are right but a clean sweep for English clubs tonight and losses for the Germans takes us into that 2nd spot for the extra place...

Oh hang on, Qarabag ain't gonna win. Should be hardly any gap later though, if nobody capitulates.

Almost as important as our own game, West Ham doing a job on Freiburg would be tremendous.

I’m feeling quite relaxed about all this. These are not the days of Ellis and Xia, I trust Sawiris to find a way through this anti-competitive tripe. 

I believe extending the reporting year to end of June is a master stroke this year. I would assume that means more prize monies are included.

2 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

King Unai after game week 27.

11 to go....

Utterly staggering when you see the numbers like that. Thanks!

Thought he was decent today. He doesn’t dominate in the air and he isn’t going to split the midfield with a cutting pass, but does the basics well enough.

Comfortable routine win.

There are some ‘names’ in this draw, but we genuinely are easily the best side left in this now. It’s the inexperience or travel that will pose the biggest challenge to us.

If he had pace, he’d be labelled as a Maldini

Spurs don’t play next weekend. We could really ease the pressure by beating Forest at home.