What does success look like for Emery?

[Villan82]

I am still in shock. We have just got a proper elite manager. And not one on the way down. We have got a top class manager who is currently at the  top and he is coming to us aged 50. It's just fantastic.

As for 'success'? By any metric we have had a bad 12 years. Get us into the top half to a point where we are serious contenders for Europe.

Achieve that by 2023-34 and then start dreaming really big.

[Legion]

I am still in shock. We have just got a proper elite manager. And not one on the way down. We have got a top class manager who is currently at the  top and he is coming to us aged 50. It's just fantastic.

As for 'success'? By any metric we have had a bad 12 years. Get us into the top half to a point where we are serious contenders for Europe.

Achieve that by 2023-34 and then start dreaming really big.

We had a good year or so with Smith.

[Villan82]

Let me rephrase, we haven't been where we want to be: we haven't been top half in 12 years. Smith's achievements were fantastic.

[SoccerHQ]

Top 10 this season.

Europa qualification next season by any means...

[Skerra]

I’m in the camp that would like us to finish around 10th this season. Next season it would be great if we could get into any of the European competitions. A crack at one of the domestic cups would be an added bonus.

[Rigadon]

Being best of the rest like West Ham and Leicester have been for the past few years.  But first we have to stay up.

 No!!! We have to aim higher

[dubaivillain]

I might be biased, but if you're a serious manager of taste and distinction this is the job. Clough knew it. Crack this and you're a legend.

Unai gets it.

Exactly

[RamboandBruno]

This season, top half and a good run in at least one of the cups.

Next season, challenging for European qualification through the league and good cup runs.

This and the FA Cup at some point in the next few years, it would be everything

[Towser]

F.A Cup for me first off, then I have seen us win everything we can, born in 1960 so missed the last one. I am running out of time to see it in my lifetime so this season would be fantastic.

[Beard82]

FA Cup

[kippaxvilla2]

I think if he can do an updated version of the milkman sketch I will be happy with that.

[Nii Lamptey]

FA Cup. The rest is irrelevant for now.

[ozzjim]

This season, 9-12th. Stay up comfortably.

Next season 7-9th

Season after top 6

And a cup. Whenever, whichever. Just win is a cup.

[oldhill_avfc]

This season - comfortable lower to mid table, but more importantly to know his best team, identify the players to move on and who to replace them with.  Essentially be in a position where we're finally over Grealish.  A cup (run?) would be a bonus.

Next - upper mid table/Europa

[garyellis]

A proper Villa Park fortress to start with.
Top half of the table and ensuring other clubs like Newcastle do not progress faster than us.
A day at Wembley and a cup to take home.
If we get there in the next 3 years he will be a club legend.