Mark22

Villa here. A player with alot of ability at youth level. Outscored and out assisted Carney Chukwuemeka in the same youth team 2 seasons ago. Not as physically big as Jacob but a fiery character and strong for his size about 5ft 9. They come from boxing stock with their old man being a decent pro boxer who fought Kosta Zyu and Ricky Hatton so can handle themselves. . No guarantees but i think he will do well for a more attacking team than Cheltenham as he was playing more centre mid there. He is a 10 really. Not silky but very intelligent and a real goal threat in the right team. Was always the higher rated of him and his brother. Played under Liam Bramley in our youth team as well so they know exactly what he will bring.

Would you answer one quick question about Emi if you have the time at all. Namely did he always appear like he was gassed ? The one thing we have seen is that he looks like he is running in mud after 60 mins. Did you experience the same ?

Just here to say that Dean Smith is a truly great man. Never felt so upset losing a manager before because he is such a decent guy that has been dealt a bad hand this season with Grealish going and loads of injuries to his players he brought in as replacements. Yes he had to go after 5 losses on the bounce but 99 percent of the fan base loved him. He handled the media well the squad well and never ever gave the players any idea that he was under pressure. He takes it all on his shoulders and never throws anyone under the bus He gave the Villa some of the best times in recent memory with the 7-2 win against Liverpool the 3 nill away at Arsenal and the wins against Spurs and Chelsea at the end of last season. In fact his last win was away to Manure where we all felt he was getting close to legend status. And then we got 5 defeats on the spin and its all change . In terms of why he is in New York his son is in the States on a football scholarship so he hadnt seen him for a long long time , so took the chance to go and see him i guess. If he does get appointed then i cannot promise a revolution for you but he is a very good coach and is a very safe pair of hands. He knows how to coach on a limited budget and is a far more interesting coach than maybe you would think on first impressions. A very good man manager as well . I hope you guys will give him the time needed to bed in and turn things around. One last thing , our board didnt sack him because they thought he couldnt save Villa from relegation. They sacked him because they are hugely ambitious and want to see progression eveey season. They have dunped 250 million on the squad and about another 40 mill on the club infrastructure so i guess they had to pull the plug. All the best for the future and please look after him .