Unai Emery

[ventnorVillain]

Beautiful, just beautiful. This guy gets what it means to manage football clubs.

Brucie would've been in Dovehouse Lane Fish Bar by 10:30 scooping up the unsold battered sausages at discount

Ahh. I saw him outside those shops a few years back. No chip wrapper in hand, but probably on the way in! Fair play to him, great chippy. Lovely fish.

I had a lump in my throat and some grit in my eye reading Unai's post. Please, please be "the one".

[ventnorVillain]

Top manager, class act. Hope we don't see any more bollocks about 'Pinnochio', the formation etc. Just get behind him and enjoy the ride.

That and any ****** who still thinks “good ebening” is funny. They can all fuck off

Well said TV

[eamonn]

That Unai photo and commentary from the man gives you goosebumps. Comes across as his own, early version of that glorious passage in Peter Morris' book on meeting Pongo Waring.

Any excuse...I know Frank and Percy don't need a second invitation to read it again. Legion even gets a mention...

The door to the lavishly appointed Guest Room at Villa Park was open and out in the corridor the little boys, dodging the commissionaire, were calling for Brian Little and John Gidman. Quite rightly, they took no notice of myself and the elderly bald-headed man, bespectacled, stooping a little, who was quietly finishing his tea. He looked at them for a moment, a whimsical look, and moved to the long windows overlooking the now deserted playing pitch.

“Every time you come back here it must bring back memories Pongo” I said. He stared out for a long while. I thought he’d forgotten I was there. “Aye,” he said suddenly, “aye, they’re a great club…the greatest.” I stood and looked with him, this old man whose goals had set the Villa crowds roaring so long ago.

It was not quite dusk on that March afternoon and I saw them too…they were out again, the old ghosts…Jack Hughes, scorer just about one hundred years earlier of Aston Villa’s first goal (perhaps to the very day)…George Ramsay…the Hunter brothers…Willie McGregor…Denny Hodgetts…legion upon legion of them on parade now, filling the field with claret and blue…the century with pride.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

F*ck yes Emery! Brilliant manager!

[RamboandBruno]

Love this, really love this, this matters

[villadelph]

Looks fully committed, and I quite agree with the positivity bit. Some of the posts on yesterdays match thread were downright embarrassing considering our league form since he’s joined.

[LeeB]

About 80% of the posts on the match thread are ridiculous in the cold light of day, I wouldn't worry.

[PeterWithesShin]

About 80% of the posts on the match thread are ridiculous in the cold light of day, I wouldn't worry.

And the other 20% are by me.

[clash city rocker]

About 80% of the posts on the match thread are ridiculous in the cold light of day, I wouldn't worry.

And the other 20% are by me.

It's never over till the fat lady sings.

[Percy McCarthy]

Beautiful, just beautiful. This guy gets what it means to manage football clubs.

Brucie would've been in Dovehouse Lane Fish Bar by 10:30 scooping up the unsold battered sausages at discount

Ahh. I saw him outside those shops a few years back. No chip wrapper in hand, but probably on the way in! Fair play to him, great chippy. Lovely fish.

Which one is that? Is it near the Dovecote pub?

[dave.woodhall]

Beautiful, just beautiful. This guy gets what it means to manage football clubs.

Brucie would've been in Dovehouse Lane Fish Bar by 10:30 scooping up the unsold battered sausages at discount

Ahh. I saw him outside those shops a few years back. No chip wrapper in hand, but probably on the way in! Fair play to him, great chippy. Lovely fish.

Which one is that? Is it near the Dovecote pub?

It's on Warwick Road, in the posh bit of Olton.

[Percy McCarthy]

Beautiful, just beautiful. This guy gets what it means to manage football clubs.

Brucie would've been in Dovehouse Lane Fish Bar by 10:30 scooping up the unsold battered sausages at discount

Ahh. I saw him outside those shops a few years back. No chip wrapper in hand, but probably on the way in! Fair play to him, great chippy. Lovely fish.

Which one is that? Is it near the Dovecote pub?

It's on Warwick Road, in the posh bit of Olton.

Cheers.

[Percy McCarthy]

That Unai photo and commentary from the man gives you goosebumps. Comes across as his own, early version of that glorious passage in Peter Morris' book on meeting Pongo Waring.

Any excuse...I know Frank and Percy don't need a second invitation to read it again. Legion even gets a mention...

The door to the lavishly appointed Guest Room at Villa Park was open and out in the corridor the little boys, dodging the commissionaire, were calling for Brian Little and John Gidman. Quite rightly, they took no notice of myself and the elderly bald-headed man, bespectacled, stooping a little, who was quietly finishing his tea. He looked at them for a moment, a whimsical look, and moved to the long windows overlooking the now deserted playing pitch.

“Every time you come back here it must bring back memories Pongo” I said. He stared out for a long while. I thought he’d forgotten I was there. “Aye,” he said suddenly, “aye, they’re a great club…the greatest.” I stood and looked with him, this old man whose goals had set the Villa crowds roaring so long ago.

It was not quite dusk on that March afternoon and I saw them too…they were out again, the old ghosts…Jack Hughes, scorer just about one hundred years earlier of Aston Villa’s first goal (perhaps to the very day)…George Ramsay…the Hunter brothers…Willie McGregor…Denny Hodgetts…legion upon legion of them on parade now, filling the field with claret and blue…the century with pride.

Exactly what I thought of when I read Emery’s post.

[olaftab]

About 80% of the posts on the match thread are ridiculous in the cold light of day, I wouldn't worry.

Yes and more or less imitating stuff you hear at Villa Park when things are not going well except those comments are only there momentarily and not written down. Being a sad fucker, sometimes I do think sitting there in my seat what would be going on in the Match thread on H&V.

[olaftab]

Looks fully committed, and I quite agree with the positivity bit. Some of the posts on yesterdays match thread were downright embarrassing considering our league form since he’s joined.

League form is OK, just about acceptable but I am still seething about the two cup exits.NGE Mr Emery.