Unai Emery agrees NEW Aston Villa contract!

Unai Emery has committed his future to Aston Villa by agreeing terms on a new contract, so Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back for a bonus episode to react to the news, how could they not?!
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[@sucheepnontinapakul536]

Very very very happy 👍👍 Villa fan from Thailand ❤️🇹🇭

[@markfrommontana]

Well, this is wonderful news to (almost) wake up to-- I''m more than a few hours behind you folks in the Pacific Time Zone out west in the US. I'm a Liverpool fan and have spent the past couple of months feelings more than a bit glum (but not devastated ) as my thoughts drift to something along the lines of, 'what will life be like after Klopp retires?" Balanced against that has been the good feelings I"ve experienced watching Aston Villa's amazing journey guided by the masterful Unai Emery. Emery deserves Manager of the Year, Watkins deserves Player of the Year, and Villa deserves (and will get) that top 4 slot. And why wouldn't Emery lead Villa to European silverware this year? I don't think it's disloyal for me to find joy watching Villa's return to the elite level. I've been overdosing on Villa podcasts and videos all season, along with my regular views of Liverpool media, and I can't say enough positive things about Villa fans and all of the folks who pour out their hearts and souls for your historic and glorious team. Finally, my apologies for not subscribing to your channel earlier--I rectified that a few moments ago--thank you for the great news. Up the Villa!

[@dannotdanny]

Quality and high class comment. 🙏

[@davidberry7834]

Seconded!

[@AndyHiley1]

We all think this season has been beyond our wildest dreams...whats gonna happen next season and the season after? Its mind boggling tbh.....but we have also got to be very positive if and when we hit an odd bump in the road cos it will happen. What a time to be a Villa fan and feel all those negative feelings drift away that has built up season upon season....

[@BivvyLife]

Bang on this mate, we all need to stick with them through thick and thin, no good moaning if we hit a 4 or 5 game losing streak.

[@GorgeDawes]

It’s worth keeping our expectations for next season reasonable. It’s likely that Newcastle will improve their lineup over the summer and Spurs will have plenty of money to spend. Surely Man U and Chelsea can’t be as bad as they have been for large stretches of this season, can they? That said, it is utterly brilliant that we can look forwards with genuine optimism to what we might be able to achieve.

[@misslaurap]

Definitely agree

[@AndyHiley1]

@GorgeDawes I fully agree about expectations, but since Emery came in we have been 4th best team in the league even with all our injuries. Utd and Chelsea won't improve that much over the next 2 seasons I don't reckon, even if they do we are more than capable of turning them both over. I just can't see how things get any worse for us tbh. It's time to start believing

[@2824matt]

Serious title challenge within the next 5 years I reckon - who else fancies it?

[@ClaretBluePod]

🙋🏻‍♂️

[@GorgeDawes]

If we had taken the points that we ought to have done just from facing Man U and Brentford then we would still be on the fringes of the title race. It’s not unrealistic.

[@ciaranwalshe_vocalist]

Fan feckin tastic! Love to see it. What a man. And what a pair of owners we have in Nassef and Wes. Unreal times x

[@christianc.2664]

Here's to you Unai Emery 🍺 🍺 🍺

[@petes8280]

This is such good news. Once again I have to repeat this, OUR OWNERS ARE INCREDIBLE!! Huge praise goes to them again because they’re the ones who put all this in place, and were humble enough, and driven enough to offer the keys to Unai, and all involved are obviously working together to create something special. 👏🏼

[@paulhanson5164]

Those bigger clubs once spent a long time in our shadow, some of them until recently. The city of Birmingham has a bigger population than the cities of Liverpool and Manchester combined, we are the only giant in the midlands. Unai Emery is at a club with almost limitless potential, I hope he's good enough to make the footballing world wake up to that fact. Maybe then Archibald Leitch's vision of a 110,000 capacity stadium will finally be realised. UTV

[@kevinjeenes]

People forget, emery has unfinished business in England, after his arsenal treatment, he's now somewhere he's appreciated, loved, and villa are just as big as arsenal, former European Cup winners, sez it all. This is our time

[@LG26]

He took that personal

[@trtvitor1385]

villa arent in the same stratosphere as arsenal

[@kevinjeenes]

@@trtvitor1385 your a top club, but villa have a glorious history,,football wasn't invented the last 20yrs, ....its like saying you don't count man utd/ liverpool/ Celtic/ forest, ...winning trophies. .

[@trtvitor1385]

@@kevinjeenes utd and Liverpool have won the ucl this century, villa havnt won anything for decades. They’re a big club, top 8 in the country no doubt, but nowhere near the big 6

[@kevinjeenes]

@@trtvitor1385 in terms of recent trophies your spot on, but your ignorant of villas potential and size,.....watch and see....ps, you still might win the league, then again , you haven't won it for years, so by your logic, your tinpot

[@robjones7725]

Great news. Gives stability and continuity. Never been so happy and confident in AVFC since the glory days of the early 1980s. Good times ahead. UTV

[@cim888]

In Unai we trust! UTV!!!

[@amlmorris]

That's fantastic!!! There was probably an option open in Unai's original 4•5 year contract for a 1 year extension that's been triggered by the club i would imagine,now with so many big jobs becoming available at other clubs our owners probably wanted to make it clear to the outside world that Aston Villa fc/Unai Emery are a partnership for the long term which is great for both parties. As a Villa fan i couldn't be more happy that what we have in place now will not change moving forward,as we're doing something special.... up the mighty Villa!!!! 😁💜💙⚽👍

[@avfck3536]

Here’s to you Unai Emery 🍻 Villa loves you more than you will know 💜🩵 An Aston Villa legend in the making, I still cant believe the turnaround since his appointment as manager 🎉

[@jjfreer]

i assume the talks in the summer will be money related to whether we got champions league and the trophy. this extension is probably just been done quickly to shut people up, as behind the scenes they wont want any distractions in the media about unai being poached etc.

[@imbonkers3629]

Great news 😊 looking forward already to next season, when we get our injured players back , be a big season 😊

[@midnightmark4410]

Brilliant, thanks lads

[@Dubliners39]

Absolutely awesome 💪🏆on the way two

[@orourkedafootball]

I'm 46 and have been supporting the villa for well over 30 years now. Unfortunately, almost that entire period has seen failure, underachievement, disappointment, unfulfilled potential and a host of missed opportunities and false dawns. Finally, it feels like there is a regime in place that will finally prompt our great club into fullfilling its virtually limitless potential. I really hope we grab this opportunity as it may not come around again. Certainly not any time soon. If we do then this could be just the start of it.

[@kelvinhill]

This is a smart move from a PR point of view and great news for fans. If only they could conduct matters around the club crest and season ticket prices as well as they deal with on the field matters

[@jimkiernan13]

Bloody brilliant. ❤😂 🎉

[@rodvik]

Great news! 🎉❤

[@andyvilla4489]

Delighted with the news! The clueless pundits forget he's managed 'big clubs' who never gave him full control, treated him poorly and fans who hounded him out. Staying where he's loved and appreciated. UTV

[@willingtonwellington]

I think the timing is more about keeping players and fans focused rather than keeping Emery onside. I think it is a statement also to any club who thinks they can cherry pick our squad… the players know they are going into Europe with Emery

[@astonharrison-taylor3822]

Have the feeling that the summer contract talks could be an incentive based thing? ie.. we get champions league and win Europe then he gets a bonus/ new contract?

[@JoeCarpenter21]

Hey chaps Villa fan for 30 years plus Love you guys Went to arsenal recently and did some videos Can I send you them please

[@markmorrid8144]

Great news uni will take the villa to great things 👍✌️

[@universeman1977]

United fans will have to go back to the drawing board😂

[@markmorrid8144]

🤣🤣gooood.

[@johnkearney478]

I know every Supporter has there own opinion regarding whats best for the club including myself but there is one thing everyone can agree on .. this deal extension between club and manager Unai Emery is just music to everyones ears and guarantees the best future for our amazing club.. l am truly over the moon with knowing Unai is not going anywhere ... UP THE MIGHTY VILLA🦁💪👊👍

[@simoncohen6509]

Get in....buzzing!

[@mexicovillan3675]

Brilliant news - just hope there’s no Delph-like clause if Barcelona come calling. I’m praying there isn’t

[@adrianparker2828]

The extension will allow Monchi to attract players with them knowing they'll definitely be playing for an elite coach

[@1970astonvilla]

Breaking news , all over sky sports news ..... not

[@ricclark8162]

top news , confirming everything we know :)

[@Bobby_sprinkles]

Interesting that everyone saying 'Good ebening' have quietened down now isn't it?

[@musikremix1236]

Well deserved

[@markkitching1912]

Brilliant news

[@tomwilliams1130]

We've got super unai emery brilliant news utfv

[@TCFKAE]

Not to put a dampener on things but The Times are reporting this as Villa exercising an option to extend Unai's contract by a year - if so this could be a defensive move by the club to shut down chatter about Bayern etc. rather than Unai "committing his future to Aston Villa". That said, and if this is the case, I'm sure there will have been discussions before the option was exercised (i.e. not a good move to do this unless Unai was happy with it) and it's a good opportunity to get it out there that a longer term deal will be discussed at season end. Up the Villa!

[@zachp5701]

Niiiiice!!! UTV!!!

[@karengriffiths7800]

He isn't finished with the villa yet he has major plans for us UTV

[@LG26]

But TalkSport said he’d go Utd 😂 this is just the beginning his first full season, not even got started yet, I think we could win a league title under him

[@misslaurap]

The best news ever utv 🦁 ❤

[@sunshinemoonshine4022]

Looks like Villa owners are preventing other clubs pinching their jewel

[@britishmick]

UTV

[@jamesmeagan870]

He would have been mad to leave. He can achieve immortality at Villa, whereas anywhere else would be underwhelming for him. He knows this. Clever choice Emery.

[@andytillsley9576]

Get NS EW and Unai on the end of season Hockley social show

[@ClaretBluePod]

Hahahahah I wish

[@andytillsley9576]

@@ClaretBluePod get John to ask ??? You don’t ask you don’t get !!

[@ClaretBluePod]

I can tell you now we’re not getting any current members of staff/players for a good old while 😂

[@jonnyhull7860]

So many fans salty about villa and media aswell love it UTV

[@dannotdanny]

Most importantly (and this is no slight on our current squad or individuals at the club) but players at football clubs need to know that the gaffer is king! We’ve seen it at United and Chelsea for years; players ruling the roost. Not a Villa! Unai is Villa’s Top G!

[@BillyButcher91]

Delph and Grealish both left just after signing new contracts, just saying....

[@ClaretBluePod]

This is completely different and you know it

[@batuksri]

Just means others have to pay more to get him.

[@heraliogomezchatsandsnac-ts8ki]

@@ClaretBluePod Sorry, but it's exactly the same. Signing a contract in this business (and that's what it is) is just leverage for the next bargaining position. I hope he'll stay. But I won't fall in love. They just break your heart.

[@SamandSteve]

best news of 2024

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

Get him in the office NOW! TODAY! FFS - GET IT DONE!

[@alanevans9483]

Thought super john was our best ever signing but emery is and will be the best ever will take villa right to the top thanks to our super owners villa are here to shake up this prem league warning watch out you top lot we here to topple you utv

[@najnaj2896]

Mr emery signed new contract because the owner's have promised new signatures in the transfer market ,

[@cestmoi7829]

Every fan wants to give everyone new deals - and hence pay them more but every fan moans when the season ticket prices increase 😮😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@leeakram6257]

All villa fans are BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING

[@heraliogomezchatsandsnac-ts8ki]

Remember Grealish signing the new contract before he went to sh*tty? so do I. Don't fall in love. They always break your heart.

[@orourkedafootball]

Talksport, no reading, no research. Just wrong opinions. I bet Andy Goldstein isn't even slightly embarrassed at his opinion.

[@broken1394]

What a season we're having. I reckon another solid season and it'll be time for that New Stadium to get built. We want to be a big club, we are a big club ... It's happening. UTV 💜🩵