17 Mar 2026 11:04:30
All is not lost. We still have plenty to play for.
Win Thursday and Sunday, and things look much brighter and I can see us getting those wins.
We have 2 goes at Champions League, remember, and if we could win Europa League then it would be our biggest achievement in over 40 years.
We are fighting with one arm tied behind our backs, and I can guarantee if we were found guilty like Chelsea were we would be given points deduction because no one wants Villa up there upsetting the big boys.
But we are there, and I still think we will finish above Chelsea. I would love to win Europa League and finally get silverware that Unai deserves
I agree it’s been a tough watch lately, but that’s football. Let’s get behind the lads for the rest of season and continue to dream. UTV
Aston Villa Banter
Use our rumours form to send us aston villa transfer rumours.
18 Mar 2026 09:14:01
In order to view all of today's banter, you may have to visit our Aston Villa banter 2 to Aston Villa banter 10 pages linked at the bottom of this page.
16 Mar 2026 21:04:44
Hi Guys,
Don't get the opportunity to get on the site but it appears that everybody posting are identifying all and then some more for our failures.
For many years I have commented about our poor defence. Cash/Konsa are not at the party.
When the ball gets down the right side, the pair of them fiddle about until they lose the ball. Konsa fails on pace, Cash on his preferred ball back to Martinez.
Every club knows that if they push the ball down towards Cash they will have the chance to score.
The object of a defender is to clear the ball or try and dribble it out and lose it.
How many times have we given a goal after scoring?
Complacency along the back.
Emery's plan is to play from the back but it takes too long to bring it out.
Ollie spends more time running around than trying to score. Seldom does he get the ball as he used to.
We've missed Tielmans and Kamara and McGinn and Onana.
Also our annual drop in form should be about over.
Still 4th after our worst performance since Emery came.
Heads up, Hammers next week and another opportunity against a relegation side.
DBS83, agree next 6 will be the season.
17 Mar 2026 09:06:45
Oldvillan, nice to see you post again. 👍
16 Mar 2026 20:04:58
When we went on a great run after someone was calling for Unai to go, that certain someone was nowhere to be seen on here after he was proven wrong again. Now we are on a bad run, that certain someone has come from under his stone to raise his absolute tosh again.
May I remind that certain someone things always come back to bite you in the arris and that that stone is only overturned ever so slightly for you to get back under embarrassing!
16 Mar 2026 21:11:46
Actually daz been working away and stayed away from this site for abit nothing changed neither have you still act like a child i see and that rock beautifull i'm not blinkerd like you daz and make stupid excuses about villa to make urself look and just say my name like i said before i don't care what the likes of u say jesus your an idiot who puts people down if they don't agree with you, but u carry on doesn't bother me, we we will see when villa don't finish in top6 and don't win naff all because of a stubborn manager who is stuck in his ways, i hope real madrid, chelsea or united do get him so we can get sum1 that attacks people say unai our best manager not a chance ron saunders, bigron and brian little, tony barton, wot a sad act you lol
16 Mar 2026 21:17:32
You think i went because we went a winning won behave. ive got other interests as well as football
17 Mar 2026 06:59:25
Well the timing of you coming back on here says otherwise facts.You are what is commonly known as a fair weather fan a prawn sandwich brigade a fan not a supporter a fan facts.Whilst I'm on the subject of facts let's be clear what Unai has achieved whilst being at MY club.
Europe 3 seasons on the trot
Quickest Villa manager to 100 wins
More records broken than any other manager
Better win percentage than any other manager
Highest finishes in the PL than we've had in 20 years.
Respected by players
Anything else I've missed?
And all this whilst being governed by financial rules and in the last 6 weeks injuries are you that blind and blinkered not to see this?
Oh and another thing 8 out of the starting 11 on Sunday was players bought by Smith or Gerrard and we are still 4th.ive got the twigs holding your stone up and I'm ready to kick them over again so that you can crawl back under it!
17 Mar 2026 08:57:44
Think you two should get married. 🤣🤣🤣
18 Mar 2026 00:06:37
Leave Jonny alone otherwise, as he's been 'working away' his parole officer is going to have to get involved 🤔
16 Mar 2026 19:57:10
Sky Sports this evening in the Premier League programme highlighted our current form and the poor stats leading to our current decline. We were the highest lately coinciding with our poor run. We have conceded more goals through defensive mistakes than any other team. Obviously our lack of goals and goal scores was also one of the poorest, Buendia, Rogers and Watkins didn't fare well, in fact they were all poor.
According to the detailed stats, we can't defend and we can't score goals, obviously no surprise. So a simple question: who and how should be in the driving seat to stop the decline continuing. I certainly have seen anything changing in 2026.
16 Mar 2026 21:18:56
Where were we in the league in January and February then? Where were your posts when we were winning? Now, all of a sudden, you post daily about how bad things are.
We are still in the CL places, we are still in Europe.
What more do you want? I know you want us to fail, to say 'I told you so', like a few on here. Why not back the team and the manager, then perhaps we might just get over the line.
16 Mar 2026 22:27:39
Its my opinion if u don't like tough i have my own mind and it won't change unai has taken villa as far as he can and we won't win anything with him in charge with his awfull stule of slow boring football i'd rather watch a turd going down the toilet than watch villa play we are rubbish and that run was lucky we scored worldies that we didn't deserve and got out of jail.
17 Mar 2026 07:35:26
And my guessing is Villa would rather have fans like you not watch them.
18 Mar 2026 09:12:06
Strange thread. Scot posts, Daz replies, then Jonny retaliates, giving the impression that he wrote the initial Scot comment. Are Scot and Jonny the same person after mistakenly using the wrong account to respond... . 👀👀👀
16 Mar 2026 15:42:46
The Premier League looking after the big clubs again, naughty Chelsea have been at it again. Secret payments and other fiddling going on, do the league hit them hard, the way they have with others, not likely. On social media, it’s been called an embarrassing agreement, between the two. With the league doing this, they worry that it will open the door for Man City to push through a soft deal of their own.
Been reported that Chelsea did secret deals over so many yrs totalling £47m, so how come they only get fined £10m. After the way so called smaller clubs have been treated, it’s diabolical what’s gone on here, the fans sing about the FA being corrupt, if only we knew half of it. UTV
16 Mar 2026 17:45:43
Hi Dave, The thing that annoys me is that a lot of the payments allegedly were to attract top young players who can then be sold on as pure profit. This is really like winning twice or 3 times if you loan them out and then sell them.
If the Premier League knows the amount was £47 million, why isn't the fine at least that figure?
16 Mar 2026 19:05:16
Pluffy, the whole thing stinks. Chelsea, for years, have been involved in one thing after another. As you say, this mainly involves young players, who they have snatched up and palmed out worldwide. What they should be looking at is not the £47m spent, but what amounts have, or could be, made off them. City are the same; look at the number of Premier League players that come through their academy.
They haven't yet disclosed what they have on City, but it makes you wonder what watered-down deal they will make for them. You can imagine the difference if it was Villa, or one of, in their opinion, lower sides. The Sky 6 live on UTV.
16 Mar 2026 15:08:01
Anyone seen that Chelsea have had a transfer ban imposed on them for 12 months suspended and an £11 million fine. All of this for 7 years of illegal agents fees and irregular undisclosed payments.
This punishment is a joke. At least slap a 12 month Tfr ban without it being suspended. They must be laughing their heads off and City must be thinking that they will have next to nothing done to them.
16 Mar 2026 15:52:36
The league is so corrupt, it just caters for the big 5 and they wonder why people are going off football.
15 Mar 2026 18:47:17
Once again, except for our own, the results have gone for us, if only we had got a bit of form back. Looking at our next six games, at one time we would count them all winnable. Watching Liverpool earlier, even they look nowhere near their best. Get West Ham out the way next Sunday, then we have the break and hopefully Tielemans back.
With Sancho unable to face his parent club, Emery was a bit restricted, thought it would have been ideal for Alyson to have a run on the right, but he must be injured still. We're getting more and more sloppy with keeping the ball; once again goals came from us giving them the ball. UTV
15 Mar 2026 18:26:41
Worst Premier League I’ve ever seen.
We’re 4th and we are absolute s****!!
Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd are all as bad.
15 Mar 2026 20:05:48
Agree. How are we 4th? It's a joke. I know 1 thing, there's no chance Unai goes to Real, or United, not a chance, even Chelsea. I hope our owners have somebody else lined up, cos Unai's time's nearly up. Players need a new voice, in my opinion, and we need an attacking manager. Hurtzler, Iraola, Knudson from Bodo Glimt, or Mattius Jissape, or Xavi.
15 Mar 2026 20:21:09
You really have a short memory, VJ. You need to give your head a wobble, and reflect on our performance in the decade before our current manager took up post. Unai may go. If he does, though, it will be of his own volition, not because we sack him.
And don't be so sure he won't end up at Madrid; he is apparently second favourite after Klopp. One of the things which may make him stay is the freedom he has been given on all footballing matters, which he would be unlikely to get at other clubs.
15 Mar 2026 20:40:32
Who cares. Its now that matters, not bothered where we were 10 yrs ago. Its a results business, Im afraid, and theres no chance Unai gets Real Madrid job. Unai is a bottler, hasnt won jck all for ages. Villa hasnt played well since xmas, and our style of play is shocking, and Unai has wasted millions on crap, Onana, Torres, Tammy, Barrencha, Guessand.
Barkley, Allyson, Maduro, Maatsen aswell, Sanco, Elliot, Dobbing, Illing Jnr.
Only Rodgers and Tielemans, and Duran have been good signings, I for 1 wont be sad if Unai leaves.
15 Mar 2026 20:56:21
Villa are 4th in the league and in a good position in Europe. And people are calling for Emery's head? Am I understanding this correctly?
It'll be an extremely sad and detrimental day when Emery leaves Aston Villa, and I'll take no pleasure in dropping a massive "I told you so" when we are languishing in 14th.
But I will do it nonetheless. He is performing absolute miracles with this squad, and anybody who thinks we can get a manager who would have a bigger impact doesn't know football!
15 Mar 2026 21:28:12
I'm certainly not calling for Emery to go.
I stand by the fact we haven't played well this year in many games, probably only 3 or 4.
With the other teams failing to capitalise, it does give us an opportunity, but we must beat West Ham.
Another lacklustre performance, and I can see us dropping out of the top 4.
Win, get to the international break, and start again in mid April. Sounds easy, but it's difficult to see how given our form since January.
15 Mar 2026 22:15:57
We are on a horrible run of form, there is no escaping that. But to ignore the huge volumes of context, and simply blame Emery or team selection, is very short-sighted - Villa are punching well above their weight, and Emery is the primary reason for this! I've said it a few times recently, Villa have an outstanding 11, but once you chip away at that, we don't have a huge amount of depth, and, unlike the "big" clubs, we can't simply throw money at the problem.
We played a team today who can spend 90M on Antony, realise he doesn't fit the system, loan him out for the remainder of his contract, and replace him with 75M Bryan Mbuemo - and you can tell a similar tale for Rasmus Hojlund (80M), Sancho (80M), Pogba (90M), the list goes on.
Villa need to be absolutely perfect, and currently we are far from it, but Emery is operating with one hand tied behind his back, and still has us competing - people will rue the day they called for his sacking; once he goes, Villa will plummet. I've said it a lot in the past when I see bed wetters calling for Emery to be relieved of his duties the moment we hit a bump in the road. We don't deserve good things as a fan base.
16 Mar 2026 09:48:18
Exactly. This is more or less the same team Gerrard had. Only now, we are more controlling and demanding!
16 Mar 2026 12:06:34
Hi Jonny.
You mention crap players bought by Unai, but Villa are buying from Poundland, whilst City, Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool are buying from Harrods. Do you really think a £20m player is going to be as good as a £60 m player?
Villa have spent peanuts, not by choice, but because the system says we have to, and yet we are still above Chelsea and Liverpool, who spent £480 m in the summer.
Do you think City would be in our position if Pep only spent £40m over 3 years?
Unai has performed miracles.
Yes, the football isn't as free flowing as when he first came, but that is to be expected. The team needs rebuilding, the average age yesterday was over 29. But how do we rebuild if we can't spend?
We are not the only team in this situation, but we are still nearer the top than the bottom. Would you prefer to be West Ham, Burnley, Forest, Spurs or Leeds?
16 Mar 2026 12:29:17
There's money being wasted, there's quality players out there for cheap. Our scouts just need to look Championship, l1, Scottish leagues
French league, Africa, South America, Belgium, Denmark. Other clubs do it, but not Villa.
Unai can't even blood and gel our youth players like other managers do. The talent is there as well at our club, it's just Unai doesn't want to blood them.
16 Mar 2026 15:01:02
You're assuming we aren't scouting those leagues, though, VJ - I'm sure we have quite an extensive network of scouts, but if it was that easy, everybody would be doing it, right? Villa have bought young players, and they simply haven't been up to the necessary standards. And yes, I know you will say, "How do we know if we don't play them?" Emery will have seen enough of them to know if they will make an impact or not. Also, Emery, the club & the fans want success now, and blooding young players takes time unless you happen upon the next Wayne Rooney.
We have Allyson, Madja & Cisse, who will be amongst the first team next year, I'm sure, as will Hemmings, as there is absolutely a massive need to reduce the average age of the squad in the summer. I expect us to look completely different come the end of the summer window, let's hope that is with the aid of the Champions League money.
16 Mar 2026 15:54:37
I hope so, bk. We need to take the age down and get pace in the team.
15 Mar 2026 17:41:52.
Donyell Malen, 8 appearances and 6 goals for Roma since his move in January.
Ollie Watkins, 28 appearances and 8 goals for Villa.
The biggest mistake by Emery since he became manager back in October 2022.
15 Mar 2026 21:37:01
Malen didn't fit how Emery plays. He's a very good player in a team that plays to his strengths, which we didn't, unfortunately.
15 Mar 2026 22:25:20
Shocking decision to sell him and Duran as well. Watkins should have been sold instead of Duran, Duran a much better finisher and more deadly.
15 Mar 2026 22:36:12
Duran is a decent player, however, this season he has 6 goals in 25 games, hardly an example of a deadly finisher and definitely not prolific.
16 Mar 2026 07:04:41
Lost his since he got bag of cash from Saudi. He's still baller though, miles better than Watkins or Tammy, in fact better than all our strikers.
16 Mar 2026 14:46:48
Serie A is a trash league. Keenan Davis has 9 goals for Udinese this season, and is 4th highest scorer in the league. He is scoring 1 in 2.
15 Mar 2026 16:24:30
Just read the match report and it says "Emery was apoplectic with rage at Bailey for losing the ball that lead to the goal." Emery deserves everything he gets for picking Bailey and yet he continues to do it. Emery is fast losing respect for his team selections and it is getting worse.
15 Mar 2026 16:47:08
I'm as frustrated with Bailey (and a few others) as anyone, but who would you have brought on from our bench in an attempt to win the game?
I don't quite understand the point of having Elliot on the bench if we can't/won't use him, but apart from that option, we basically have nothing. Frustrating, but we have to deal with it.
Neville summed it up perfectly - Villa look great in their own third and midfield, but as soon as it goes forward it just fizzles out.
It's not a tactical problem, it's a performance problem, and other than Rogers (less so in recent weeks, but still decent), nobody looks a threat.
Utd away won't define our season, but the next 6 games will.
15 Mar 2026 16:18:53
You can have all the good approach play in the world, but if there’s not threat up front, it doesn’t matter. You can’t afford to carry, all the passengers we are. Ollie is bereft of any confidence at all, his first touch is absolutely terrible. Rogers is becoming non existent, nothing at all today again. Don’t know if that bandage on his hand is throwing him off balance.
Don’t care what anyone else thinks, Mings showed why he’s our best defender today. 2-1 down. 3-1 same again, no urgency, way to slow in our passing. Goals soft, gifted by the ball being lost, because we’re not strong enough in 50-50s. The cock up at the end summed us up, empty net with two players running in. UTV
15 Mar 2026 16:33:34
Dave, we are not strong enough in every department, let alone the 50 50's. I'm getting really fed up with Emery's tactics and team selections. Bailey, Buendia, and Watkins are the worst examples. How long does it have to go on before anything changes? It's been two months of abject failure.
15 Mar 2026 16:02:28
How can anyone defend Watkins?
The guy is completely and utterly done. Can’t finish a sentence.
Looks like he’s never played football in his life.
All that talk about him carrying an injury, don’t buy it.
He has been poor all season. His performances must affect the rest of the team.
15 Mar 2026 15:57:53
Simple question, how many more defeats and poor, clueless performances before something changes, as good as Tielemans is, he isn't going to turn this around. How long do we here the mantra in Emery we trust, because for the last two months I don't.
Any top class coach who picks Watkins, Bailey, Buendia and Rogers in his current form needs to be questioned if he knows what he is doing.
15 Mar 2026 18:01:29
Who's better in our squad than them? It's all well and good saying don't pick them, but who's better?