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  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    I think seeking a new era outside of Moyes showed ambition, but sadly we made two disastrous managerial appointments. Lopetgui didn't seem to have a clue and his main achievement seemed to be dismantling Moyes cohesive unit and creating discontent.

    I am not sure of anyone who thought Lopetgui was the name they wanted coming in but Potter was a gamble worth taking for many. The question was were we getting Brighton Potter, a manager capable of bringing a team of low cost players into a unit to establish premier league consistency, or the Chelsea Potter who had the worst record for Chelsea in recent times despite a wealth of talent at his disposal. It turns out Potter may not really be much of a football manager. We gave him a fair amount of time and a whole summer window but he amounted to nothing.

    Now Nuno has come in and taken over a team that was bought by others and in my view getting the best out of them that could be expected. Had he come in after Moyes and been given the funds Lopetgui wasted I think that ambition may have got it's reward.

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Having won once in the previous 10 games their defensive record, having conceded 70 goals was the fourth worst in the league only beaten by the three teams in the relegation positions, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town.

    This is a stat from David Moyes last season with us. The fans were not responsible for who the owners picked as his replacement or for the two that have come since. We have probably been in a mess since he "who wins matches" left but that is down to the people who appoint the managers & no it's not enjoyable!

  • January Transfer speculation, (it will be here before you know it)

    EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Quite low I reckon

  • FA Cup 2026-26

    stevesteve
    Game set Jan 11th 2.30 pm uk time

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    The idea that we should be beating Villa (3rd), Brighton (10th) and Bournemouth (were 2nd until the wheels came off) is ridiculous

    We’ve been a mess since Moyes was kicked out - which plenty on here thought was a good thing

    Accept it, own it, you wanted this

    Enjoy

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Now Nuno has come in and taken over a team that was bought by others and in my view getting the best out of them that could be expected. Had he come in after Moyes and been given the funds Lopetgui wasted I think that ambition may have got it's reward.
    The problem is that Nuno didn't meet the primary qualification for consideration when Moyes left; he wasn't available for free. That about sums up our owners; penny wise pound (extremely) foolish.

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Villa were always going to be a tough game, they’re 3rd, just 3pts behind Arsenal and they’re there for a reason

    Emery took over in November 2022, he’s had three years to get them playing his way and three summer transfer windows to build his team

    Stability is important, Villa has it, we don’t

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    MrsGreyMrsGrey
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    Summerville has been our most consistent threat going forward….yet he went off when we were chasing the game.

    I agree he was able to cause a bit of panic, and get in good positions - but nothing ever came of it. Or ever looked like coming of it, imo. So it's completely ok to try something else I think. Otherwise we are locked in the loop of doing the same failing thing over and over, hoping for a different outcome.

    He had a good chance, couldn't deliver any points.

    Can have no complaints at being subbed, for me.

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    alderzalderz
    We definitely need some reinforcements from the bench in January.

    It’s funny, I thought energy in CM was the priority but we’re ok in that department at the moment. Then I thought CB was the priory, but Mavropanos and Todibo are sort of forming a partnership. I still would like a strong CB, but when you see the lack of forwards on the bench it’s hard to argue that we don’t need a couple of pacy forwards.

  • Villa home Sunday 14th December Sky sports

    chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Just finished watching it and what worries me is how the wind went out of our sails the moment we went behind.

    For most of that game we were competitive against a team that is sitting third in the league and top of the current form league - we were a hairs breadth away from taking something tangible from it.

    The late subs smacked of desperation, I can see Soucek being thrown on, possibly up top but Roderiguez - what is that all about…….

    Summerville has been our most consistent threat going forward….yet he went off when we were chasing the game.

    Didnt make much sense to me

    Ho hum