S-Platt

There are no easy games in The Premier League especially away from Villa Park. Certain teams have that aura of let's try and keep the score down and are beaten before they walk on the pitch. We are not one of those yet so every game will be a battle. As Unai says one game at a time first let's make sure we qualify top in the Europa League. Thar gives us a game less so it all adds to the tiredness in the legs. We have not won away at Brentford since 1953 so 70 years! If The Don puts that to bed I will start to believe!

Just offer him a new improved contract and remove it. He has earnt it and I am sure Unai knows the value of players.

I just want to believe maybe a super sub as agree he won't start tonight.

Tonight's the night he becomes a hero.

On the plus side they don't like it up em and are shite from corners so hopefully a Dougie hatrick!

After next season though so still have to play to existing deal.

That's the difference in having referees and VAR helping you out. Without outside interference they would be Wolves.

It's normally Rodri though and he is out

I hope he plays Wednesday 4 sides of the ground singing Villa till I die is always fun.

Being paid by more than one company and paying the right tax is a minefield. HMRC should be all over this case. They can either prove there was evasion or failing that prove the organisations employees are paid more than declared for FFP. First thing the Premier League should be looking at. Its a merky world and City will argue it was not Football related payments for sure. Corporation tax on income for the club too should be easy enough to trace. I would think that is harder to say consultancy fees when it's an entity rather than an individual. Not a bean counter so I could be taking bollocks!

FA cup only trophy I have not seen us win. I was a kid for winning The League and European Cup. Been to 4 League Cup Finals seen us win 2. And 2 FA Cup finals both massive let downs. So the FA Cup is the holy grail for me.

Sunday is massive for me if we can get 3 points it sets up the City and Arsenal games to be epic.

Spurs fans will be saying Matty was on the Grassy Knoll next! I have made worse tackles against my 8 year old in living room football. Shame for Bentacur but that is football.

Villa use VAR for our advantage though with our offside trap. The technology is fine its the idiots interpretation of the rules that needs to change pronto.

Yep I worked in an office like that they were trying to make everyone into robots. HR were the pits just ticking boxes. As for the topic I liked that lady yesterday on Soccer Saturday and there are a few commentators on the championship gamea that are decent can't remember names mind you.

Nice dive by Gordon to get James sent off sounds like a Thomas the Tank Engine episode!

Birkir Bjarnason

Safegate has had piss easy groups so far so let's see how he does with some proper opposition. England should fear no one but the manager does.

I am not upto date with the local bus lanes but surely there are routes which could be used for match days. Sure fans would have to walk as far as they would to Aston Station but beats waiting ages for a train back to the centre or other places. I get they can't park up on Witton Lane these days but there has to be a way.

Just have a load of no7 buses lined up like the old days.

I am just glad he is working his way back to fitness Mings encompasses Aston Villa for me. The day he signed was the day the juggernaut started to where we are today on the pitch at least. A leader of men and all round brilliant human I love him. Looking forward to his next update.

Messi knows!

Watching the Ukraine v Italy game proper football match. England = Boring

Unai has made me look a managers/coaches in a completely different way. The man is a genius and his contemporaries behind the scenes should also be lorded. I look at the same players under Gerrard and it makes me imagine if someone competent took over England they would conquer all. I think other fans are seeing it too now quoting angeball and so on what a difference one manager and his coaches can do for a group of players. One day we will get the lowdown on it all from one of our players not just the bits they throw out here and there. Will be a fascinating read. The next few games are bloody tough but we have the best man to negotiate them. Even if we lose you know he will learn things and get it right for next time. The players and us fans are sponges lapping it all up and I bloody love it.

Entertaining game that. We have missed Dali she makes the difference for me very intelligent player.