Aston Villa Banter 3

12 Mar 2026 20:29:21
How ironic, I've been going on about Konsa not making his mind up, the first time he does we score off it. What’s going on with Rogers, at the moment I wouldn’t trust him to pass the salt. He’s become so erratic, can’t work out if it's frustration or just going through the motions. Some of the passing tonight was beyond crap, couldn’t even make 2-3 yds.

Buendia once again very busy, but not always in the right way. All that slagging Bogard off, was so uncalled for, the kid had a good game, had some important touches. Not one of our best games, but we won, let’s hope it brings a bit of confidence back for Sunday. Great to see Ginny back, didn’t take him long to get that famous backside back working. UTV.

12 Mar 2026 20:38:34.
Dave, I agree, I would take the 100mill now from Chelsea. Great to see SJM back. Hopefully it gives us the kick up the arse everyone needs, including Emery.

12 Mar 2026 20:14:59
How good was Bogarde tonight my man of the match, followed by Onana, how good to see McGinn back just need Tielemans and we may pick up from this dreadful form.

13 Mar 2026 00:13:16
Bogarde was very solid to be fair, and Onana too. He could have had a cracking goal, very unlucky.
It was silly of Martinez to get himself booked with only minutes remaining, though.
Buendia's persistent fouling is becoming an issue. He will be the next one to see a red card if he keeps it up.

12 Mar 2026 19:49:29
🤣🤣🤣
Have I just been mugged off by Watkins?
I call it as I see it and One goal in 7 appearances isn’t good enough.
Grateful for his goal tonight but should have had another goal.
Anyway, a win. Tie far from over. I thought Lille were poor (that’s not an excuse for our win, just an observation) Cannot believe they’ll be as bad again.

12 Mar 2026 19:43:28
A wins a win, of course it is, but why does it have to be such a boring and painful watch.

12 Mar 2026 20:11:29
Unai Emery tonight won his 100th game as Villa manager. Reaching that total in fewer games than any other Villa manager in History. Take a minute to think about that, lads.

12 Mar 2026 20:17:47
Good away win. Let's finish them off at VP.

12 Mar 2026 19:16:33
Watkins must be the worst one on one strikers I have ever watched, absolutely clueless.

12 Mar 2026 18:41:46
What does Buendia do every game? Only give the ball away and give fouls away.
How does Emery continue to pick him? His stats are shocking right up there with Watkins.

12 Mar 2026 19:15:41
Buendia to Watkins. Oops, now that was not supposed to happen, was it, lads. 😂 🤪 🤣

12 Mar 2026 20:08:39
Nothing but pure luck from Buendia, lol. Typical Watkins scores the hard one, but wasted the 2 or 3 easier chances he had to do something. I don't change my mind on him. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

12 Mar 2026 18:08:54
First 20 mins have lived up to expectations, can’t pass the ball and the one time Watkins gets it in a promising position he does his usual nothing and kicks it out for a throw on the far side, he’s so bad it’s not even funny.

12 Mar 2026 18:48:33
Whack. At least we are consistent. This team, manager, and tactics are devoid of any ideas. Watkins, Torres, and Buendia are the worst of a bad bunch; a few others are not much better. How has our season fallen apart so quickly? Oh, injuries are the reason. Isn't that why we employ a world class manager? If that is the case, it's not working with him.

12 Mar 2026 18:08:14
Villa playing with 10 men with Watkins in the team.
Can't pass, can't tackle, can't control the ball and can't score.
Apart from that

12 Mar 2026 18:36:45
45 mins of absolute dirt. Buendia and Watkins are finished as top level footballers. The only positive is we kept a clean sheet.

12 Mar 2026 18:00:58
Oh my days!
That pass by Watkins just sums him up completely.
Not a footballer. Absolutely useless.

12 Mar 2026 17:05:26
Bogarde at RB!!!
What are the options?
Well I wouldn’t pick him at RB for starters.
Midfield looks a bit vulnerable but we know we’re short in the middle of the park.
Right now? Take a draw or even a one or two goal deficit. At least we’d know we can’t sit back 2nd leg.

12 Mar 2026 13:15:14
So does Emery prioritise team selection for Sunday against Man U, or strong tonight to win Europa?

12 Mar 2026 16:43:19
Have you seen the line up? It's shocking. Scotty and Unai have lost their marbles. It's a joke.

12 Mar 2026 17:20:47
VJ, I've missed your moaning. 😂😂

12 Mar 2026 17:27:18
Jonny, I possibly lost my marbles years ago. However, I was just asking a question, not making a comment, so what did you think I meant?

12 Mar 2026 17:31:02
This team selection has the potential to take a bad beating tonight.

12 Mar 2026 17:34:14
So Jonny, instead of your usual slagging off of the manager and the team, what is the reason it's shocking and Unai has lost the plot? What team would you have picked?

12 Mar 2026 17:50:59
Not the team that's starting, Bogarde at rb is gonna get torn apart, no Maatsen, no Tammy, and no Lindelof. I would have played Garcia at rb as well.

12 Mar 2026 18:27:49
I can see your point with Tammy and Lindelof, as they have both done well when they have played. Bogarde instead of Garcia might be due to the fact that Garcia has been injured for most of the season and is not fully fit yet.

As for Maarten, who I rate very highly, he was terrible against Chelsea (as was the rest of the defence, to be fair). Anyway, when Unai brings the players on you have chosen, I hope you are right, Jonny, and the Villa go on to win, mate utv.

11 Mar 2026 19:37:07
Looking at penalties given out of late in both the league and Europe, it’s hard to believe we haven’t even had one this season.

12 Mar 2026 13:13:25
Whack, I don't think we are in the box often enough. 😂

12 Mar 2026 17:32:07
I hadn't thought of that, and you're probably on to something there. 😂😂

08 Mar 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, United Need A Savvy Summer To Build Depth

10 Mar 2026 21:29:58
Depth, my backside. How much have they already spent rebuilding, and they need to cheat along with dodgey refs to win games.