Unai Emery

[Olneythelonely]

The challenge for Nas when the time comes (although I accept Unai will manage us until he dies, winning absolutely everything) will be finding another coach, who is one of the best in the world, and has a point to prove. Any other replacement won’t be good enough.

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I think he'd go for the Bournemouth bloke. He's done a fantastic job considering they sold their entire defence. Finding somebody as aggy as Emery will be impossible. He's a genius. I think there's more chance of his heart exploding in rage between now and then end of the season than him leaving.

Areola reminds me of the stooge who nicks the idol from Indi at the start of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Appreciate that actor was actually English.

[Olneythelonely]

People could also call it how it is and dial back their dramatic takes, but then its not like anybody is charged for bandwidth use so they can crack on ruining their own enjoyment of a hobby by thinking the worst, when the club hasn't been this good in precisely 3 decades.

If you're not going to enjoy the good old days while you're in them, garden centres on a Saturday/Sunday 2pm are probably a better bet.

Either enjoy it when we’re on a losing run, don’t let any negative thinking slip in, or fuck off down the garden centre. Got it.

I tend to be of a positive mindset where Villa are involved, regardless of what’s happening. I dont think it’s a particularly miserablist view to wonder if Unai might eventually feel he’s wasting his time. 

[German James]

What's needed is silverware. Everything's become about finishing 2nd, 3rd, or 4th and that's just not sexy. Everyone knows that finishing in a CL place is vital to our continued development, but no-one's going to celebrate qualifying for a competition we're not going to win like they would winning a cup or the league itself. Especially as it's only the unfair financial rules forcing us to concentrate on that.
CL qualification is the ruined orgasm of football.

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People could also call it how it is and dial back their dramatic takes, but then its not like anybody is charged for bandwidth use so they can crack on ruining their own enjoyment of a hobby by thinking the worst, when the club hasn't been this good in precisely 3 decades.

If you're not going to enjoy the good old days while you're in them, garden centres on a Saturday/Sunday 2pm are probably a better bet.

Either enjoy it when we’re on a losing run, don’t let any negative thinking slip in, or fuck off down the garden centre. Got it.

I tend to be of a positive mindset where Villa are involved, regardless of what’s happening. I dont think it’s a particularly miserablist view to wonder if Unai might eventually feel he’s wasting his time. 

If you want to take it personally that is up to you. I am personally annoyed we're not winning, but I think I know the reason why and so I try and use that as a barrier to my frustration. It is the weak lipped desire to punch way beyond that and forsee potrtents way deeper than a trio of the most annoying injuries anybody has faced all season.

[Hopadop]

There's a lot of pleasure to be had in moaning and being miserable, particularly about something which isn't that important.

I'm surrounded by Spurs supporters. I've never seen them so chipper.

[eamonn]

This has a feeling of the end of an era of great progress.

It has the feeling of a side without its midfield. Its shit, but lets calm the fuck down.

I agree, take three of the best midfielders out of any of the teams above and around us and those teams would be as poor as we have recently been.

True. Spurs are missing a whole team. To survive relegation would surely rank as one of their finest achievements.

[RamboandBruno]

What's needed is silverware. Everything's become about finishing 2nd, 3rd, or 4th and that's just not sexy. Everyone knows that finishing in a CL place is vital to our continued development, but no-one's going to celebrate qualifying for a competition we're not going to win like they would winning a cup or the league itself. Especially as it's only the unfair financial rules forcing us to concentrate on that.
CL qualification is the ruined orgasm of football.

Agree with your premise and agree we need a trophy and the ecstasy that comes with it.
I would say that, if it wasnt for Donnarummas finger tips, I honestly think we beat last years Arsenal over a two leg semi final and Inter we’re eminently beatable.