QldVilla

4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

In fairness, they were on fire towards the end of the season.

We can laugh all we want, but the team is absolutely packed with high quality young talent, full of pace and power.

They've also had a load of injuries.

They simply have too much talent not to progress, and literally only finished 5 points behind us, which I dont think some realise.

That being said, I hope getting rid of Poch stunts their growth or resets and sends the whole process tits up again.

Were they? Think it was more to do with being the end of the season and some teams were tired, or carrying injuries. Not convinced yet they can do it week in week out.

When they came up against a proper team eg Arsenal, the were destroyed.

1 minute ago, CarryOnVilla said:

Yes. 
 

yet, are people generally fussed by Villas (or any other club’s) founding year and its 150 anniversary 

I think it’s going to depend on how it is done.

If the club does it well, it will attract interest from new supporters, while engaging existing supporters. Our history has always been something to be proud of, the narrative of our 150th year and champions league football will keep eyes on the club through hopefully legacy media and social media.

I believe how we see it as existing fans, will be how well the club celebrates the anniversary.

3 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said:

Why is it important to have our founding year on our badge? 
 

also, are people fussed about the 150th anniversary?  

It’s a great marketing tool…

2 minutes ago, briny_ear said:

Can you give me an example of a “team on the rise” that has successfully applied such a model in, say, the past 20 years in the premier league?

You’ve missed the point.

Because of PSR we can’t spend the money of other clubs, yet. However, both Monchi and Emery have a history of selling their best players at Seville and Villarreal and finding the next player to step into that position.

They will do the same at Villa.

I believe it’s the economics of being a team on the rise. If we want to move forward as a club, we will sell a player for silly money to grow the team. I think Monchi and Emery back themselves to find the next player to fit into the system and make them a better player.

It’s been great watching the narratives from the media over the season as to why Villa can’t finish in the top 4. The endless Manure and Spurs media support to get those teams across the line.

The reality is we were always going to finish in the top 4, this club is finally back we’re it belongs and I can’t wait for next season.

I said in mid February that I was quietly confident of 4th and it’s just about played out that way. Spurs run of games from Newcastle, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City would be their undoing. I can’t see them beating Man City, not with the title on the line.

The best they can do is 7 pts, 2 wins and draw against Man City. We just need a point and it should be done.

It’s my birthday in 9 days, best early birthday present ever!!

It’s great news that Unai will be extending his contract, however I’m not getting the fear by some that he would go to greener pastures after only being here for 18 months.

Many many experts in the game had written him off after his Arsenal stint, the same people now who are now choking on their own words by singing his praises.

Villa believed in him and went out and brought him back to the PL. He was never going anywhere, the job isn’t finished.

50 minutes ago, Alakagom said:

Gotta say I'm not sure what's the point of investing in the Australian side. Small population, talent spread our among ridiculous amount of competitive sports over there, AFL is king, rugby, cricket, swimming etc. There hasn't been much Australian talent of note lately (hopefully we got the best one lol). Not sure there's much profits to be made on Aussie soccer either but could be well wrong.  The MLS franchise seemed to have made more sense in all aspects.

Football is the most played sport by junior boys in Australia and the girls are closing the gap on netball every year.

Roger’s seemed to have an X factor about him at Middlesbrough although inconsistent. We’re seeing glimpses of that player as he adapts to our style of play, could be very exciting in the coming seasons.

Made White look very ordinary today, really happy for him.

On 13/04/2024 at 05:23, NeilS said:

 I would think they are back for pre-season training, aren’t they?

 

Mings still looks a fair way off, from the X snippets he was doing a lot of ancillary (support/agility) work in the gym and the run throughs were very low intensity. They will be building up his running volume over the next 12 weeks and slowly increasing the intensity, still looks about 16 weeks away before normal training. 

On 21/03/2024 at 16:36, ozvillafan said:

Mings has "gone viral" down here, apparently.

In his recent upload of his workout, there were 2 NRL jersey's on the wall (for Manly -  traditionally the club everyone loves to hate - and one for Newcastle)....

... but here is what the mainstream media had to say down here (emphasis mine):

.... I am so ashamed to be an Aussie

They got it right by the end of the article, mind. Full article here (not worth reading): https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/fans-lose-it-at-aussie-detail-in-premier-league-stars-viral-video/news-story/8bd2c441a2a4e393c00742990fe6a194

Careful mate, Manly member here.

I’ve been waiting to see that Zaniolo since he signed on a loan. There’s been small glimpses, let’s hope he can perform like yesterday week in week out for the rest of the season.

5 minutes ago, DakotaVilla said:

We won’t have a history worthy of discussion in 20 years  if we don’t take the very difficult decision to put the clubs future growth potential first. 

Agree. Only the owners know what plans they have for the club, there is an opportunity to dominate the midlands for the next 10,20,30 years where every young footballer in the region wants to play for Villa, the club has to be bigger than its past, while still acknowledging it.

Just came back from Vegas a couple of weeks ago, the NRL here in Australia had 2 matches of the opening round of the season at the Allegiant Stadium.

Gave me a similar feel as Wembley for atmosphere but the services, food, access were far superior. Better than anything we have in Australia or anything I have experienced abroad.

As much as I love Villa Park, we have to grow to be successful and an all purpose venue owned by Villa would have significant benefits for the club not just as a football venue but for entertainment and other sports in the midlands.

No to Grealish. Villa are a better team without him and I don’t believe either Monchi or Emery would have the faintest interest in him.

I’ve come to the opinion over the past couple of weeks, that if and when we sell one of our player assets, the club will replace them with someone who is potentially as good or better.

The way Emery has been able to get the levels out of the current playing group and in all honesty has mostly surprised us all, there’s little doubt he can’t achieve the same with a replacement for those who are sold.

When we get CL football, some players will be moved on, but the incoming players will most likely upgrade the squad long term.

On his performance in the second half of last season I thought Ollie could get 20-25 goals this PL season. I made the prediction on here before the start of this season and a couple people on here thought it wasn’t possible.

Im glad he has elevated his performance again this season, time will tell whether he achieves the 20+ season goals club.

A good laugh and respect for Emi.

Ratcliffe out!!!

It’s a good sign if he was feeling a pain, rather than a tear occurring. The pain can be neural and comes from the hips being tight, as long as there is no tissue damage, he should be ok, touch wood.

Haha Manure. Big three points today.