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What are you going for? Jacqui or Deana?

I absolutely cannot effing believe it. So happy. Well done Dean Smith. Well done Aston Villa. The most incredible two seasons that will be remembered forever by those who lived though it. I don't want it to happen, but I wouldn't argue with him being moved on if we could get in a top manager in quickly. This isn't a charity, Dean knows that. For example if Pocc was interested (which he won't be), it would be a handshake and a goodbye to Deano with the next level of manager coming in. The HUGE hope, is that just like all the players, he's improved through this. I have no doubts if we were to part ways, he'd go on to be an absolute hero at his next side. I'm thinking about Grealish as well. If he's moving on, it makes sense this is the time to change manager as well IMO. How the hell do you adjust to losing a player that good? It's going to be very very tough. A new man can come in with fresh ideas and doesn't have it hanging over him. Smith has done enough to have another go and I wouldn't begrudge him, it's all about the available options. Please God he'll have an actual Premier League squad to work with this time round.

This is fantastic news. These are the sorts of moves we need to be making to try and claw something back from the real "big" boys.

He never ever ever hides. A key cog.

Thanks. Why non-villa fans spend their time on this site I do not know. What's great is they've popped up in a couple of cracking seasons of success. What a colossal waste of time for them

I cannot **** believe it.

Fantastic

I think there's something there. He's much much better than Wes, if a fair bit older.

Can't blame him. If he wasn't getting a look ahead of Nyland at 23 it's time to move on.

This next four hours are going to make such a massive difference to the content in this thread.

Ikone being looked at by Dortmund from them. Not quite same position but both attackers.

Well I'd been fine but it's here now. The sickness. Stomach turning. Come on Villa. Stand up Jack.

That's bull I'm sure. Bielsa would drop Messi in an instant because he doesn't do anything off the ball. You don't run, you don't play under that loon.

This could be it then Jack. Give us something special will you.

Avoided Arsenal until about 10.25pm and let me tell you it was a delight. You have to keep busy though or you just picture the ball bobbling around the Villa box.

Gomez is with the same agency as Grealish.

If Bielsa gets Eze into that system and putting in the hard running everyone at Leeds does he'll be an unbelievable player.

Do you think Wolves fans will stop jabbing at villa so much and round on WBA next year Andy?

Anyone seen Prodigal Son? Sheen can be good sometimes.

Can definitely see this being a plan. Unfortunately his agent will be sat next to him and he'll be saying you don't know if any of these deals will happen. Utd will have you tomorrow Jack. IF IF IF we finish off the miracle and stay up...we need to move quickly.

Silky player, kind of reminds me of Darren Anderton a bit even though Swift is more central.

Almost exactly 14 months on from another. Seriously though...this does feel like it could be the end of a 8/9/10 year holiday as a failing club. We're so close.

As has been explained by others, your consistent logic of defending some and criticising others over similar performances is tricky to follow. You think it's fair, that's fine, your opinion, do what you want with it. I am interested in your thoughts though...IMO we need about five or six new starting players this summer. That in itself tells you how poor the squad is. I hope we're scrapping over PL performances not Championship ones next season.

You'd have continued to say what you have all season and issued a battering of the manager who won promotion and is competing in the division above with a squad that isn't good enough. Our man What when I said you wouldn't be happy with survival? You literally just said this... Staying up with this squad is an incredible achievement. Doesn't mean it's the end game or final target. Surely you agree that we need about five or six new starting players this summer? We playing in the PL without a PL squad!