MarkLillis

Well....Villa are looking for a new forward and Jack is pretty good. A match made in heaven

Interesting stat. You can bet the majority of Football fans don't know that Burnley have been in the top flight for more seasons than Leeds or Leicester.

He was on my list...….good start by Dean

Their rise has been pretty much linear since they appointed Nuno. They have kept the mostly same side for three years so to improve they have to buy/sell and these things don't always go to plan as we at Villa know only to well. They will definitely face a testing time at some stage and some of their fans realise this but at lot don't...

They are both good players in my opinion. Hopefully we can continue to coach them to defend more effectively. Its the guys in front of them that need improvement. Better wingers please!

It is the kit they wore the season that most Baggies fans consider was the start of their "revival" 92/93. The play off victory is remember fondly, I was living in Smethwick at the time and it seemed like the whole place had upped and gone to Wembley...…... they don't forget that game.

When I've seen Bennett for Cardiff recently he's the type of nasty spoilt player that is trying to wind up the opposition verbally. He's got the look of a little kid that will do anything to get what he wants. Towards the end to the Fulham play off game he pressed his studs into Onamahs ankle and was daring him to have a go when he got up. I don't remember him being like that with us?

Try arguing with a Baggies fan. They think the complete opposite. They think that they've always played exciting attacking football when the truth is it happened for three seasons only in the late 70s.

Suggestions taken from the top of my head. Dwight McNeil Ross Barkley Jonjo Shelvey Daniel Brooks Ruben Loftus-Cheek All proven in this league all would improve us with the added benefit of us actually knowing they can perform. What reasons are there for not getting any of them I'm sure people will know...

There are a lot of people who, whilst things were going badly were very, very critical of Dean Smith. This stance was understandable at the time as results and performances were poor. Now since lockdown there has been a clear upturn in performances (especially the last 4 games).This is not because he spent his way out of bad situation...…. but because he coached his way out. We changed the way we approached games and fixed the problems on the pitch using the tools at our disposal, it really is a good example of a manager being able to use his tactical and coaching skill to get a result Credit where its due. I cant remember the last manager that changed things for us like this.

Could we tempt any Southampton players? Ward- Prowse would be excellent, but maybe unrealistic. Nathan Redmond always strikes me as a reliable performer too.

Its not great.....winning the league would be great. But we have improved due to the players signed in the summer window it is clear to see and whilst the jury is out on the new January signings I agree the attitude of someone who cant see the improvement that the new players have made to our squad is stranger?

Ok thought I had missed a Dean Smith interview or something concrete from the club

Have we confirmed no more ins?

Whilst I agree Maddison is a good player,this is not an accurate assessment. In fact it is unfair on McGinn. You could say the Maddison is leagues ahead of a Walsall midfielder and I would agree....

We have always done this at Villa. 1994 v Tranmere 1996 v Arsenal 2010 v Blackburn 2020 v Leicester Thats just the League Cup games. As I get older I see that it is an unacceptable thing to do hence only joining in on the first two. However there will always be young kids getting excited because it’s the first time something has happened in their short supporting life. What I cant understand is family’s and older blokes getting involved....those guys should know better.

Of course they say that we don't matter... And it true if you consider that the Nottingham clubs and Derby have a big rivalry with Leicester as soon as another Midlands club hits a purple patch they love to beat Villa. I can remember some real excitement from Stoke once they started to beat us.....Coventry also got quite excited. We were tops dogs in the entire region for a generation. The do like to beat us.

It’s the same inferiority issues that Blues WBA Coventry and Wolves have all had over the years to a lesser or greater extent. They get a good team but no matter how good they get the benchmark is always us....

Yes I agree totally and to be fair we have had Villa Park like this quite often in recent years. The myth that flies around the Midlands that we are quiet and not as passionate as Blues/Albion/Wolves etc is quite frankly bullsh@t.

With unprecedented spending I think it is a failure. we could have boomed but because him we nearly went bust.

So many people feel the need to thank him when really all he did was achieve par for the course in a time of unprecedented spending. I enjoyed it at the time but with hindsight, how anyone can think he achieved stuff is beyond me. Will always be a failure in my eyes...

He seemed to be “reluctantly on his way” if his reaction often the Hull match was anything to go on. I agree I think he will get support from most fans if at the end of the season we are not able to support his ambitions by being competitive in the Premier.

I would say we signed him because it was an opportunity too good to miss. For me his quality was never in doubt. He has come in and done exactly what I thought he would.The man has AC Milan,Liverpool,Barca and Bayern on his CV. Now he is in between our sticks. Massive signing.

To be fair our Premier League status has rested on the final match for the last two seasons....

Agree,I was 22 the first time I got to see us at Wembley. 1994 what cup run and final that was. It was worth the wait.