Unai Emery

[Rigadon]

Well, that's all well and good but who is responsible for delivering "a round of fucks" to the players? I feel this is one area that has been overlooked.

I trust that bawling "get rid", talking behind hands and sitting stoically on the bench as if frozen in time has been covered.

Yes.  And a reminder that the players need to “roll wer sleeves up” when under the cosh. After all, ‘tactics’ will only take you so far.  You need one of wer flair players to do a bit of magic too. 

[Drummond]

If he can get it to 701 by this time next Thursday, give him another four years.

I'd rather that time on Friday. 😉

[sid1964]

If we are talking about our experiences of work - 14 years ago? I turned up on my first day at work, to be told by a colleague that the company was under investigation by HMRC,  I stayed at that company 2 weeks and left for a new role.

I went out to get a sandwich on my first day and when I got back, I was called into his office by one of his henchmen (the Johnson brothers - you can google them) and asked where I had been and who I had spoken too. (I think they thought I was working under cover for HMRC).

The owner did provide lunch every day and you sat at your desk to eat it.

A year later I read that the owner and a few others had been jailed for the biggest VAT and TAX fraud in UK History at that time (I think  the owner was jailed for 17 years)

[Bad English]

Nothing on Pravda app. It's 07:35 in the UK. What's going on? Tsk!

[Ger Regan]

No, but they do tend to win most of the time rather than draw 

But I'd take being hard to beat if it gets us top half, playing exciting football at least semi-frequently and delivering on his speciality, a bloody Cup.

He's got a higher win percentage than any previous villa manager, ever, so some draws on top of that would do just fine for me.

[Risso]

If we are talking about our experiences of work - 14 years ago? I turned up on my first day at work, to be told by a colleague that the company was under investigation by HMRC,  I stayed at that company 2 weeks and left for a new role.

I went out to get a sandwich on my first day and when I got back, I was called into his office by one of his henchmen (the Johnson brothers - you can google them) and asked where I had been and who I had spoken too. (I think they thought I was working under cover for HMRC).

The owner did provide lunch every day and you sat at your desk to eat it.

A year later I read that the owner and a few others had been jailed for the biggest VAT and TAX fraud in UK History at that time (I think  the owner was jailed for 17 years)

If it's the Johnson brothers in Wolverhampton and their associate Scragg you did very well to get out of there pronto.

[Jon Crofts]

He’s arrived at Bodymoor Heath in the back of a Mercedes.

[Nev]

He’s arrived at Bodymoor Heath in the back of a Mercedes.

Dixie Air Horn blasting out.

[jwarry]

https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1587729142971252737?s=46&t=v-QqbmWKL75EAxTcihV-6A

[Risso]

He’s arrived at Bodymoor Heath in the back of a Mercedes.

Not sure what John McGinn is going to have to say about his coat to be honest.

[SaddVillan]

 If there had been any further work visa/admin problems causing delays, then NSWE would have been calling Steve Stride in to get them sorted.

[Jon Crofts]

He’s arrived at Bodymoor Heath in the back of a Mercedes.

Not sure what John McGinn is going to have to say about his coat to be honest.

A bum freezer with a hood. Emery out.

[eamonn]

https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1587729142971252737?s=46&t=v-QqbmWKL75EAxTcihV-6A

"Look at his face, just look at his face!"

A geeky thumbs-up betrays his analytical football obsession. He'll have watched Yanited's last 10 games on video already with his team having made plenty of notes on how to pwn Luke Shaw and leave McTominay for dead.

[Diablo]

Has any nice person got the article that is behind a paywall in today's Telegraph?

[Risso]

John Percy has just put this article up on the telegraph - 4 ½ year contract for Emery:

"Unai Emery has signed the longest managerial contract in Aston Villa’s history, as he prepares to officially start work this week.

Emery was appointed last Monday evening and is understood to have agreed a lucrative deal at least four-and-a-half years in length, underlining the commitment of owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens to their new head coach.

Villa paid £5.2 million in compensation to lure the former Arsenal manager from Villarreal, offering terms which will be worth above £25 million net over the course of the contract.

NSWE are targeting European football as part of their ambitious plans and believe Emery, who has lifted the Europa League four times, can help lead them to a bright future.

The details of the contract have not been officially revealed by Villa but it is believed to be longer than Emery’s predecessors Steven Gerrard and Dean Smith, also beating the previous record set by Rémi Garde, who signed a four-year deal when he joined Villa in November 2015.

Emery has been forced to wait before taking his first training session at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath complex as he waits for his work visa. It is understood there are no concerns and Emery, who flew into the UK on Monday, will take training on Wednesday.

He is bringing in up to eight new backroom staff members, following a clear-out of coaches after Gerrard’s dismissal.

Aaron Danks, the coach who took interim charge for the Brentford and Newcastle matches, is considering a new role at the club while Neil Cutler, the goalkeeping coach, has already left.

Emiliano Martínez, the Villa goalkeeper, posted a message on Instagram to pay tribute to Cutler for his work. "I can't thank you enough for the way you helped me since day one. Not just a GK coach to me, you became my friend. Unfortunately football isn't fair sometimes but I'm sure you will find a [the] right club for you. Best English coach by miles.”

Austin MacPhee, the set-piece coach recruited during Smith’s time, will be staying with the first-team.

Villa are just a point outside the relegation zone and were thrashed 4-0 by Newcastle on Saturday.

Emery will take on Manchester United at home this weekend in his first game as head coach and is set to hold his first news conference later this week."

Was it this one from yesterday mate?