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Carlos and Kesler ranked as our 2nd and 3rd best performers 

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Bournemouth and keep their bid for a top-four finish and Champions League football on track.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68810622

What a horrible club.

58 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

I think he may well stay as long as Klopp has for Liiverpool. He's not going to get the same autonomy at many other clubs. That's the big factor, imo, which will keep him here.

I hope you are right. I see a manager who is working at 110% for the club to be successful,  he's away from Spain and his family, living to work. I think he's clever enough to know he can't keep that intensity up indefinitely. If we continue our current trajectory then next season we challenge for the top and have a decent run in the CL. Season after, same again. I think at that point he's achieved what he set out to do, establish us at the top.....

This guy is a once in a lifetime occurrence, he's a truly outstanding manager, if I was a fan of any other team I would be fascinated by his success, as a fan of villa I'm awestruck by it. He is giving us an opportunity to break into the top 4, (we're lucky with timing as well, other clubs are fading) and maybe an outside chance at the very top. 

Once he's gone we need to continue what he started, we need to be building a team in the background that understands football and how it should be coached and managed and what managers offer us that skill set.

What we don't want to happen is what has happened in the past with both Doug Ellis, Randy Lerner and Purslow picking managers without having a clue (because they like them) 

5 minutes ago, HeroesAndVillans said:

I almost feel like, when it came to appointing managers before, we had a bit of an inferiority complex? Lol. But seeing us throw our weight around and acting the way a club of our stature should has been fantastic. Aston Villa Football Club should never be appointing inexperienced managers who want to come here to "learn their trade".

As you put it the lesson has been learned. When Unai does go someday, appoint someone with a stellar CV instead of an inexperienced 40 year old that all the twitter armchair analysts love.

I do believe that Unai will leave us in the position to appoint another world class manager, or he will at least be a reminder that we can and should be doing that.

I would want Emery to help pick his replacement, can't see it happening for a least 2 more seasons though but we have to be "prepared"

I truly believe we will challenge at the very top next season, we wasn't far away this season and had injuries all over the pitch and Emery hasn't really brought in many players. 2 or 3 signings and we're there or there about, truly remarkable. 

The speed and mobility of Rogers and Ramsey would be a frightening proposition to play against.  Going to be interesting to see if he starts against Chelsea and if he does how he gets on against Gallagher who I rate highly as a dm.

3 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

I hope so. They had our number. 

We was missing both our central defenders and Dignes. No Rogers either. Midway through some indifferent form. Chelsea are a good team but their not on our level and I can't believe I'm saying that.

Just now, DCJonah said:

Chelsea destroyed us at home in the cup earlier. 

So what , one defeat doesn't define us. Emery will have a plan and we're a different team playing at a completely different level. We have grown, watch ollie and Rogers today, Bailey.  Unplayable. We will beat them, I have no doubts .

We have to be favourites to beat Chelsea, 8pm kick off on a Saturday night,  villa Park will be rocking. Palmers good but we're  on fire atm.

With him playing like he did today his going to be very close to top scorer. He's due a few goals after todays performance, best forward display I have seen in a long time.

Next! 

First tackle by young was a penalty,  straight through the back of him, wtf is VAR doing? 

Just now, villan95 said:

The talent was obviously there for Man City to sign him as a youngster from West Brom but maybe something else has clicked.

Emery 

His heart is unbreakable, makes mistakes, keeps trying, no matter how up against it he is, he never gives up , some players just shrink under pressure, impressive .

  Is he good enough? I'm not sure tbh but he's got us 4th place and he's ours, that's good enough for me. 

Better 2nd half. Looks unplayable at times

He's world  class, grown over the last 6 games, best striker I have seen at Villa and that includes Yorke

Great performance all around but ollie was unplayable today, won everything,  they were petrified of him. He's world class  

1 hour ago, bickster said:

Nah, she'll carry on this grift for a long time. She’s hoping for a Tory wipeout in the General Election because she might become leader again as she sits in one of their safest seats and it’s possible she'll be one of the most prominent Tories left standing

I do think you're right about her bonkers ideas not resonating with the public though.

If anyone can wipe out a huge majority it's her, hopelessly incompetent. 

16 hours ago, sheepyvillian said:

The Nightclub owner in This Town. Whose he supposed to based upon, Eddie Futrill? 

As for the IRA plot, it's beyond absurd.

I said this to the Mrs, seems likely. His story would be a very interesting one I'm sure of that.

Playing in his position he needs to have a drive and confidence to push on and show how good he is. I'm pretty sure that given a run of say 10 games that he would grow into a decent player but that's not enough at our level, he needs to understand that he's  getting 1 or 2 20 minute chances to impress and impose himself on the game, the next 2-3 years of his career hinge on it. 

Just look at Rogers, he's pushed through that change in level and he's making an impact, his character must be very strong to do that at his age. Tim needs to give it his all and take his shot, he's got very few games left to do it. 

I watched Philogene yesterday for nearly all the game.......he's not ready for premier league football, IMHO.

Revans playing against them, couple of decent crosses from him.

1 hour ago, Captain_Townsend said:

One thing's clear. We have seriously ambitious people in charge. I honestly think all bets are off in terms of the expertise we have that's why I am talking in terms of redeveloping Witton Lane or doing some sort of deal on property land. This isn't Doug Ellis, this is something of an entirely different level.

Its a new ground, question is where and how, could be Aston, Marston Green or Castle Vale, Minworth , BMH .

He lives in your head, he lives in your head, emi Martin, he lives in your head.

FucX arsenal, sick of hearing about em, their just a plastic club, in a plastic stadium,  in a plastic city with red  letter day fans who support em for 85 minutes in every game or sit at home watching them on TV streamng their pathetic reactions to other world wide morons.