Damien
April 21, 2026
There are an interesting number of games coming over the next few weeks. First up is Fulham in London on Saturday, followed by the semi-final first leg against Forest. Next we have Spurs at Villa Park.
This is a tough question, but imagine if we won all three? I think, although I haven’t really watched, that if we did we would have secured the top five and that would give us a great opportunity for a European final. And things feel good again, don’t they?
And it’s so easy to write after the fact, we’re not going to win every game in a season and there will be periods where things don’t go our way. And we have to take the rough with the smooth. It’s actually the only thing we’re supposed to do.
But isn’t it refreshing that with five matches remaining in the season, I’m writing and you’re thinking about securing the Champions League for next season and competing for a trophy in Europe. That’s not to say anything is certain yet, the margins are slim and although we were a bit unlucky this weekend conceding two goals so quickly, we were also lucky to score the winner.
And that Emi save. The overall performance of the team puts us in a position to be able to win. And Sunderland were okay. But we were calm and Ollie just seemed to get into his rhythm at the right time. And Rogers, I think, could be the key man by the end of the season.
I just feel like a bad start to the season and the bad little run we just had are all part of the plan. It’s like the manager designed it that way. He probably didn’t, but what he did was get us out of the slump and it’s such a wonderful time to be an Aston Villa fan.
The game is still broken. We can’t compete with clubs who generate far more revenue from buying their way to the top, but we’re showing that it’s not a question of how much you spend. We show that football wins in the end. Real football.
It’s true, I just wanted to write something and I did. Now it’s time to spread my wings to the big city for the day.
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