Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (AKA Monchi)

[kippaxvilla2]

Based on nothing.  Players were locked in dressing room after yesterdays game asked to tell Unai what was wrong.  They all said Monchi.  Day later Unai authorised his dismissal.

[Brend'Watkins]

Someone needed sacking for selling JJ. You add incomings which haven’t been roaring successes either and it’s a shit show. Couple that with our lack of urgency in the close season….

[Sexual Ealing]

Lindelof on Ł100K a week was the last straw for me.

Is that true?

How could anyone possibly know?

[passport1]

My guess for what it is worth is the owners have acted. They won't be happy about the current  state of affairs  given their investment.  Probably a warning shot to Unai.

[cdbearsfan]

My guess for what it is worth is the owners have acted. They won't be happy about the current  state of affairs  given their investment.  Probably a warning shot to Unai.

I worry about this. Still we have no real idea whether this is done against Unai's wishes or with his full support. The former would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago but who knows.

[Sexual Ealing]

I can't see it.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Being good was boring, wasn't it? This is where the fun's at*.

*rocking back and forth.

[Brazilian Villain]

I worry about this. Still we have no real idea whether this is done against Unai's wishes or with his full support. The former would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago but who knows.

Let's hope he takes the departure of a 'mate' from the club rather better than the players did.

[villadelph]

Is Alemany still around?

[Villan82]

The next week will tell a tale.

If the players react positively, get us two good results and Emery makes the right noises we are back in business. If the performances continue as they have been and Emery's body language doesn't improve further then I do fear the worst.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I worry about this. Still we have no real idea whether this is done against Unai's wishes or with his full support. The former would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago but who knows.

Let's hope he takes the departure of a 'mate' from the club rather better than the players did.

Jacob Ramsey with a wry smile pulling out his best whisky out of the cabinet tonight.

[Brazilian Villain]

I worry about this. Still we have no real idea whether this is done against Unai's wishes or with his full support. The former would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago but who knows.

Let's hope he takes the departure of a 'mate' from the club rather better than the players did.

Jacob Ramsey with a rye smile pulling out his best whiskey out of the cabinet tonight.

FTFY

[Percy McCarthy]

Based on nothing.  Players were locked in dressing room after yesterdays game asked to tell Unai what was wrong.  They all said Monchi.  Day later Unai authorised his dismissal.

They were in there for two hours after the Newcastle game according to the guide when I took the kids on the VP tour a couple of weeks ago.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

A good game of Uno can last a while.

[adrenachrome]

Stanloi on X:
Stan Collymore
@StanCollymore
Monchi.

Lots of social media with others in recruitment about how hard they worked ( so do others, especially Brighton and Bournemouth) which struck a chord with Villans as the going was good.

But I make it 3 resounding successes in the market ( players who play for the first team, not jiggery pokery for PSR) in Tielemans, Rogers and Pau out of a 20+ incoming of players. That's average recruitment at best.

Emery wanted him and this now raises the question as to whether Unai's tenure will now grind to an end of season halt ( *fires starting pistol on speculation every week about United, etc etc etc) or whether Unai has agreed with my analysis, biffed off a great friend but "business is business" and a new shiny recruitment guy comes in with a better strike rate.

Said on here a few weeks back that recruitment at a club like Villa has to be at 80+% success rate in order to compete so that's the task for the new person.

I hope Emery strikes up a rapport with someone new and gets his mojo back, doubles down and commits to the long haul.

He's not of our neck of the woods though, he'll have suitors in Spain, probably one or two big Italian clubs and should United be serious about change then they'll have a sniff too, why wouldn't they, they can offer almost unlimited resources to back up what Villa did last season with multiple seasons of serious cash support.

The next 48 hours will tell everything. If he's bullish and wants to stay, you'll see it as he's a straight talker.

If he doesn't look at the camera, fidgits with his ear and doesn't answer " do you see your long term at Villa?" then the owners and new recruitment guy need to get a list together quickly in case he exits sooner or end of season.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

UP THE RECRUITMENTLESS VILLA!