What does success look like for Emery?

[Drummond]

Meatball will either be exposed by Emery for having a fat arse and relying on the Hollywood (lofted) pass too much or he'll finally be coached to become the McGinniesta we always dreamed of.

Coutinho will get a cuddle and a kick up the arse, hopefully he'll also respond.

Clean slates all round as far as I'm concerned.

I agree and I would imagine that the players will also see this as an opportunity to improve under a top manager.

Yep, has to be. I trust this manager's knowledge and pedigree. The detail he goes to, he'll know way more than us. I'm sure we won't be getting any 'Look me in the eye' crap too.

[eamonn]

Well I hope this also applies to our French bombsquad member and his terminal sub-at-best compatriot.

[Dante Lavelli]

Momentum is key this year rather than a specific position this season. Next year top 9, year after a proper challenge for Europe.

[tomd2103]

As long as he keeps us up comfortably and there are visible signs that he's creating a team with an identity, I don't mind if he doesn't set the world alight this season.

He's a man with ideas, and it might take the players a while to absorb them and put them into practice.

Next season will be the one to judge him on.

Agree, but even with a small amount of improvement, a top ten finish should be achievable this season. 

[Footy-Vill]

What does success look like for Emery? Getting his work visa!

[brontebilly]

Are the domestic cups really that important? Last two seasons we reached cup finals, we barely escaped relegation on both occasions. A team consistently challenging the European spots via the league is surely the primary objective over the next 3 seasons.

We got to our last two Finals despite being shit in the league. We weren't shit in the league because we were in those Cups and having to play an extra four or five games.

I want us to win stuff, and I can't help noticing a correlation between teams that win domestic Cups and those that do very well in the league. Of the clubs winning the FA Cup since the formation of the PL, only Everton, Portsmouth and Wigan have not also won the latter.

A cup run can mask a lot, including a shit team. Winning the cup did little for the fortunes of those three clubs, I think Wigan were relegated that season. McLeish relegated Blues the same season, or just after, they won a domestic cup?

I'd prefer if the club was consistently good in the league, cup runs would then come with a chance of actually winning it. I'd actually forgotten MON took us to a cup final too, Vidic red not given etc

[Hairbandinho]

Realistically we can't do better than 6/7th long term. We have been in the shit too long and ate too far behind to catch up.

[Toronto Villa]

Newcastle were bottom three last season and now they are top 4. Leicester nearly went down and then won the league.

[Footy-Vill]

Emery has said he wants to win a cup with Aston Villa.
He has said he wants to have Aston Villa in Europe.
He has also said that he wants to be here for a long time!
I like what he deems as successful and he's proven with other clubs to do that and every chance he will.
Imagine if we won a cup this season as well!
Wow!

[Bad English]

The FA cup will do.

[dcdavecollett]

At least until we win that big european thingy again...

[Footy-Vill]

The FA Cup!
Lets go Villa!

[pablo_picasso]

Improvement in our play. That is all I ask. The rest will take care of itself.

[Risso]

The FA Cup!
Lets go Villa!

Yeah, let's go El Maestro!

What are we left with then, a top half finish?

[edgysatsuma89]

The FA Cup!
Lets go Villa!

Yeah, let's go El Maestro!

What are we left with then, a top half finish?

The continued dropping of Martinez I reckon for Footy.