Europa League 2025-26

[Meanwood Villa]

I don't think our political leaders are helping the situation. What a shitshow.

[Beard82]

Ok, hopefully it will all blow over.  Who are we playing next?

[Witton Warrior]

Sorry - a lot of this is  over my paygrade - but dont there fans have previous?  Or am I over simplifying it. 

Just seems like an absolute no-win for all involved

Oh yes - they have a horrible song about why there are no schools in Gaza (because they killed all the children) - FTF

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I don't think our political leaders are helping the situation. What a shitshow.

Yup. What a way to put pressure on the police. I'll feel sorry for them if this gets u-turned.

[Brazilian Villain]

Villa up first on Newsnight. Must be a different producer to MOTD.

[Dave]

I don't think our political leaders are helping the situation. What a shitshow.

Yup. What a way to put pressure on the police. I'll feel sorry for them if this gets u-turned.

Indeed. Then 500 Maccabi thugs turn up, met by 3,000 Gaza protestors who are nothing to do with Villa, and the following day the same pricks are clucking about how the police have failed to do their jobs.

[Beard82]

Sorry - a lot of this is  over my paygrade - but dont there fans have previous?  Or am I over simplifying it. 

Just seems like an absolute no-win for all involved

Oh yes - they have a horrible song about why there are no schools in Gaza (because they killed all the children) - FTF

Honestly - I have no idea - I just read what I read at face value.  I understand this is a very sensitive subject - but took the first article I read at face value.  Like I said the poilce, club and city are damn what ever we do

[andyh]

The saddest thing is that Aston Villa, our club, will be tarnished and denigrated by something the club has absolutely no control over.
The thickest of the thick will hear ‘Aston Villa………ban……..Tel Aviv……..Isreal…….jews…………’ and the club will be cast as the bad apple.

Aston Villa didn’t ask to play against them.
Aston Villa haven’t banned their fans
Aston Villa is not culpable in any way, shape or form, but our name will be dragged into the dirt because of outside influences and parties.

We can’t win.

[Beard82]

I don't think our political leaders are helping the situation. What a shitshow.

Thats problem - everything currently is just seen as a point scoring excercise. 

[Beard82]

On the bright side - those Chinese spys are taking some of the heat off. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the decision "shameful" and urged officials to reverse it.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said it was "a serious mistake," adding: "You don't tackle antisemitism by banning its victims. This decision must be reversed."

Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the move "takes racial discrimination to a whole new level".

[Beard82]

"If Aston Villa cannot hold games without their racist intolerant fans threatening violence - they should be removed from the Europa league"

[andyh]

I hope the words ‘Aston Villa’ were not vomited out of that cuntwanker Farage’s mouth.
I never want to hear those words from him, in ANY capacity.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh good, can we go back to playing on Saturdays, then?

[HK Villan]

Next up, Spurs.