Aston Villa vs Newcastle pre-match thread

[enigma]

Emerys pre match conference not exactly one to get the blood pulsing ahead of the new season. Not contenders for top 7 based on budget.

He always says that. And every season we end up in it.

“We are starting more or less like when I arrived here. We are not a contender to be in the top seven for this reason. Of course we have the capacity to build a strong team, but not with the same budget [as the big clubs]. We have to be competitive with our players and keep working hard as well as staying motivated. We are going to start tomorrow and there 38 matches in the Premier League but we are not contenders to be in the top seven.”

He sounds more downbeat than usual this time though.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd be surprised if he's not saying something very different to the players etc.

[Paul.S]

Emery said exactly what he’s always said.
Very clever with his answer to the financial questions stating it does not get him down and as always he discloses very little.

[Brazilian Villain]

Emerys pre match conference not exactly one to get the blood pulsing ahead of the new season. Not contenders for top 7 based on budget.

It's like making love, it's better to underpromise and overdeliver, rather than vice-versa.

[PaulWinch again]

Doesn’t seem unusually downbeat to me, basically does what he does normally - underplays until we’re in a position to achieve something.

[PaulWinch again]

Right if Bizot doesn’t keep a clean sheet he’s out.

[Sexual Ealing]

Emerys pre match conference not exactly one to get the blood pulsing ahead of the new season. Not contenders for top 7 based on budget.

It's like making love, it's better to underpromise and overdeliver, rather than vice-versa.

"It'll be over within a minute and I'll have smoked a couple of roll-ups after five. I'm game if you are?"

You're right. This (apart from football statistics from the 1930s) is the key to seduction.

[brontebilly]

There seems to be a lot of PL managers openly whinging about the lack of progress on transfers in/out over the summer, Nuno, Silva etc. Likely to be a mad few windows until the circus ends.

If Isak does go to Liverpool, will we really be able to resist silly money for Watkins. I see Ederson has fallen out with Guardiola so Martinez might generate interest there.

[danno]

There seems to be a lot of PL managers openly whinging about the lack of progress on transfers in/out over the summer, Nuno, Silva etc. Likely to be a mad few windows until the circus ends.

If Isak does go to Liverpool, will we really be able to resist silly money for Watkins. I see Ederson has fallen out with Guardiola so Martinez might generate interest there.

Newcastle are already strongly going for Wissa, I doubt they’d buy two 29 year old strikers. Martinez I can’t see it unless Ortega comes the other way.

[Paul.S]

Emerys pre match conference not exactly one to get the blood pulsing ahead of the new season. Not contenders for top 7 based on budget.

It's like making love, it's better to underpromise and overdeliver, rather than vice-versa.

I’ve been getting it the wrong way round for years.

[Dave]

I see Ederson has fallen out with Guardiola so Martinez might generate interest there.

They've signed Trafford and are trying to sign Donnarumma.

Feels unlikely they'd add Martinez as well.

[villa for life]

I see Ederson has fallen out with Guardiola so Martinez might generate interest there.

They've signed Trafford and are trying to sign Donnarumma.

Feels unlikely they'd add Martinez as well.

I think Martínez and Watkins had probably hoped they’d get a move, but nobody values them at the price we’ve asked. Lots of goalkeepers and strikers have been bought and sold this summer and the fact that nobody has really pushed the boat to get them will send a signal.

As a result, I hope and expect them to perform at higher levels than last season.

[eamonn]

Emery often comes out with that O'Learyesque shite about not being top seven contenders and stuck with the shitmunchers (for the Charltons and Boltons of Dolly's time, see Brentford and Bournemouth nowadays) but when he's persuading Bouba to sign-up for another few years, I assume he's promising him that we'll push like fuck for the Treble.

[dave.woodhall]

Emerys pre match conference not exactly one to get the blood pulsing ahead of the new season. Not contenders for top 7 based on budget.

I'm sure he'd hate to disappoint you.

[Sexual Ealing]

I see Ederson has fallen out with Guardiola so Martinez might generate interest there.

They've signed Trafford and are trying to sign Donnarumma.

Feels unlikely they'd add Martinez as well.

I think Martínez and Watkins had probably hoped they’d get a move, but nobody values them at the price we’ve asked. Lots of goalkeepers and strikers have been bought and sold this summer and the fact that nobody has really pushed the boat to get them will send a signal.

As a result, I hope and expect them to perform at higher levels than last season.

It must be a bit embarrassing for them, with all this movement and nobody being interested. At least Watkins didn't make a berk of himself about it.