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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #510 on: October 25, 2022, 08:45:31 PM »
Mendes suggested it to Emery. That will hurt over in dingle land
I asked this earlier. Wolves have been without a manager for weeks so why didn't Mendes recommend them to Emery? A lot of them have been under the false impression that they are now superior to Aston Villa. They never have been in any way and they never will be.This news should be enough for even the densest dingle to understand and put them firmly back in their box. "moind the gap Villa" ?? Behave yourselves.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #511 on: October 25, 2022, 08:47:13 PM »
Yeah I'd love to be bored with 5th.

Indeed, there can't be many bigger cities than Brum that have never had a team play in the Champions League. (yes, I know football existed before it was invented). I want us to be top 4.

Top five could be enough in a couple of seasons.

Anyway, you inspired me to look this up. European cities bigger than Birmingham that haven't had a team in the Champions League Group Stage...

Minsk*
Kharkiv* (although Shakhtar Donetsk played home games there between the 2014 and 2022 Russian invasions)
Nizhny Novgorod**
Tbilisi*
Samara**
Ufa**

*have played in qualifying stages
**Russian city currently ineligible for European competition



If that’s from this list then it’s misleading.  Brum is not £1.1m but I guess we don’t know where they think Brum starts and finishes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_cities_by_population_within_city_limits

We’re 1.2m now within administrative boundary, something like 2.7 or 2.8m within the WMCA, 4m-ish in the geographical West Midlands.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #512 on: October 25, 2022, 08:50:10 PM »
Point of order, criticism of how anyone pronounces His Maj’s English is now out of bounds. Even Dingles.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #513 on: October 25, 2022, 08:55:27 PM »
Agreed. He speaks at least 3 more languages than most of us.

Offline ExclDawg

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #514 on: October 25, 2022, 09:01:03 PM »
Just came across this article from a week ago.  According to their rankings, we have one of the 20 best managers in the world now: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-best-managers-in-the-world-football/4

Exciting times!

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #515 on: October 25, 2022, 09:03:08 PM »
there's some utter tripe in that top 50.

Southgate is in there.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #516 on: October 25, 2022, 09:04:44 PM »
there's some utter tripe in that top 50.

Southgate is in there.

Xavi, Howe and Potter above Emery.. c'mon now.

Offline Gaztonniller

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #517 on: October 25, 2022, 09:26:54 PM »
WOW!!; this is a major statement as to the direction the owners are wanting the club to go.
 Emery is that step below the level and status of Pep, Klopp, Zidane et al.

I'm sure he was mentioned as a manager Newcastle's new wealthy owners were trying to attract.

A very interesting and exciting appointment out the blue, and maybe the most significant appointment since GT 1987 in restoring the club name and reputation.

No, that was Dean Smith.

Inc challenging the prem top six?

No. I thought you’d have mentioned it if that’s what you meant.

When Deano got the job, i remember feeling almost a little emotional when he stepped out for his first match against Swansea, one of our own and a proper coach after years of rubbish and almost going out of business. Dean by and large did a fantastic job for us  (10 game run, promotion, staying up, cup final, top 11 finish) until he arguably reached his ceiling, with lots of other stuff thrown into the mix that was out of his control (Grealish).

However, in my time supporting the club there have been two contextually ‘big’ names announced that made supporters think ‘wow’ and people outside of Villa sit up and take notice (in UK anyway) and thats prime BFR and MON. The appointment of Emery is easily, easily up there with those, it really could be a sliding doors moment for the club its that big imo, especially after the wasted year we’ve had.

Tough games coming up and its not a catastrophe if we lose to Newcastle on Saturday (although i have sneaky feeling). But do you imagine Emery’s first game if we actually managed to beat Man Utd at home for the first time since I was 20!!

I think you're bang on with the sliding door comment as i really do agree it's potentially a watershed moment for how the club and city is perceived at home and abroad. And with plans for stadium development and increased capacity it hopefully will be a case of buckling your seat belts folks to enjoy the VP ride.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #518 on: October 25, 2022, 09:34:42 PM »
Strange  that maybe our two sliding door moments have come after terrible defeats to Fulham. The Play Off final defeat and last Thursday were very difficult to take. Yet in both cases could be two of the most  defining moments in AVFC history.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #519 on: October 25, 2022, 09:44:22 PM »
I’m not sure, it seems the Emery wheels were in motion well before Fulham.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #520 on: October 25, 2022, 09:45:28 PM »
Petr Cech is my guess for AM.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #521 on: October 25, 2022, 09:47:52 PM »
John Terry

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #522 on: October 25, 2022, 09:49:59 PM »
David May

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #523 on: October 25, 2022, 09:55:40 PM »
Petr Cech is my guess for AM.

Was he at Arsenal at the same time?

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #524 on: October 25, 2022, 09:57:31 PM »
Petr Cech is my guess for AM.

Was he at Arsenal at the same time?

Yeah, could be many tbf but ticks the boxes

Being around the elite
European cup winner
Worked with Emery
Knows the Prem

 


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