Ronan Farrell

@AndyMitten Give it over you've had them in your pocket for decades. Dry your eyes.

Manchester United's players have been warned they'll be banned for up to 18 games if they breath air during the remaining fixtures. It's a new rule introduced this week. It will apply to United, but not opponents.

@MiguelDelaney Let's just let them keep spending while others struggle with the rules. Bullshit

Chelsea escalate interest in Alex Scott independent.co.uk/sport/football…

@ExtremeFootbal4 John mcginn

Who's been Aston Villa's best player under the management of Unai Emery???

@HLTCO @Alex_Berwick

A question for my followers… Who’s the most trusted Twitter account in relation to your club in terms of opinions and takes? It doesn’t matter which club you follow, I’m simply looking to put together a list of trusted commenters from every club I can. Cheers.

@chris_dolan Blame the game not the player

I would genuinely like to know why #AVFC got rid of Malen in January, who was one of our best attacking players all season & spend £17million on his replacement, only not to play him… Another baffling one from #AVFC recruitment team..

@paddypower Referees are a huge problem in England. Why doesn't there seem to be VAR issues in champions league games?

What needs to be done to make the Premier League better to watch?

@danielstorey85 Villas biggest asset being linked with a move away due ease our financial problems. Of course chelsea are one of the clubs being linked to him. Says it all.

Football's finances are broken if you can lose £262m in a year and crack on. Football's rules are broken if you can loophole your way to spending power. inews.co.uk/sport/football…

@martynziegler They are surely in trouble with UEFA ?

Few questions about how have Chelsea complied with PSR. Basic answer is they used Premier League loophole to make a £128m 'profit' previous year by selling women's team to subsidiary company for £200m and that has been enough.

@henrywinter Cunha one was a complete dive henry. Come on

Decisions, decisions. Amad Diallo was a penalty. That gets given as a free-kick anywhere else on the pitch. It’s even more a penalty than the Matheus Cunha penalty (which was a pen, however “soft”). Amad was just less theatrical. Penalty not given. Wrong decision. Harry Maguire was a penalty and red card. DOGSO. Penalty and red card given. Correct decision.  Understandable debate over the decisions and inevitable frustration for Manchester United. But United have benefited from decisions that go their way this season. All clubs have these issues, examples, frustrations. The main issue here is … 1) General standard of officiating in the Premier League. Amad decision was poor. Even more investment required in grass-roots refereeing, in fast-tracking talent, in training up academy graduates who don’t make it as pros, and in continued work to improve further the Select Group refs. PL has some good officials. Just need more. 2) Football belongs to fans, not officials. Fans deserve to know what is going on in real time. When decision/incident being discussed by officials, audio should be played live. The authorities don’t want to, feel it places too much pressure on officials so content themselves with brief explanation when announcing decision and clarification on PL Match Centre. Fans in the stadium and tuning in pay a lot for tickets and subscriptions, respectively, and shouldn’t be kept in the dark. Audio works well in rugby union and cricket (and acknowledging those sports have more pauses in play). l went to a VAR demonstration (not PL) earlier this week given by an elite official. Hearing the audio between officials gave insight into the process - and respect for what they are dealing with at speed, especially with players trying to con them.  You are never going to get complete consistency over decisions. There’s always going to be an element of subjectivity with so many incidents. But fans deserve more transparency and accountability. It might restore some trust. #BOUMUN

@davidallen1975 Because lille are shite

Any thoughts on why we kept clean sheets in 2 of the below games……..

I think any progressive and ambitious Premier League club should now spend whatever they like and push the boundaries way past compliance. Because if you only receive a paltry fine for adding players who materially helped you win trophies then it's worth it. Was massively pro spending rules but clubs illegal spending prior to PSR isn't being punished at all and I bet those clubs are pissing themselves, all while clubs with the money to compete with them today are having to audit every fucking toilet roll, with promising home grown players being horsetraded like meat in order to comply with PSR. Clubs and supporters should always support rules which protect our clubs from themselves at times, but dishing out fines that some clubs can find from the back of the boardroom sofa while directly profiting from the players "illegally" purchased makes a mockery of the system.

@FPLVillan It's not about emerys pride. The club cannot afford to spend the money on him as they don't think he is worth it.

Emery needs to swallow his pride and look to get a tune out of Harvey Elliott for the remaining games. He really can’t be any worse than what we’re seeing from some of the attacking guys right now. Can play all in UEL + 5/7 remaining league games (suspended for Liverpool)

@LoveMcGrathpod Not his first daft decision either

I remember seeing that at the time thinking. That surely can’t be allowed. Remember Bendtner and the Paddy Power pants?? I’m sure nothing major will come of it but a bit of a daft decision on Emi and his reps part.

@Alex_Berwick Thanks Alex. Well said as usual.

Like all of us, I’m obviously feeling a bit flat about #avfc at the moment. Results are not good, performances are not good. The anxiety of blowing this opportunity makes every game something to be endured rather than enjoyed. But I do think we need to remember the context.

@Matt_Law_DT Bullshit. If chelsea finish outside CL spots you watch them spend another fortune in the summer. It's champions league or bust for likes of Villa as we aren't allowed to spend. We may not even be allowed to spend if we qualify for CL.

Liam Rosenior admits it's Champions League qualification or bust for Chelsea. And what the Champions League means for #CFC - Transfers - Current squad - Prestige - Sponsors - The head coach telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

@Alex_Berwick It's the hope that kills you Alex

Villa are in an absolute funk at the moment. But said a week ago the others aren’t very good either. We need to sort ourselves out. But there’s a long, long way to go here. Anyone can beat anyone, no game is a gimmie. #avfc

@JPAngel18 Why would he sign for anyone now when he can choose at the end of the season?

One thing I’ve always hated about Villa is the way we do our transfer business. If we really wanted Harry Wilson we could sign a pre contract agreement with him now. Unai would speak to him personally and tell him he’s starting on the right. Like he did with Tielemans in the mid.

@VillaPaddy @FA_PGMOL I'm fucking sick of it. Between these clowns and the whole financial aspect I'm close to breaking point here.

Once again @FA_PGMOL deciding who finishes where in the league. As if it wasn’t enough of a closed shop.

@JohnDugganSport @NTBreakfast @TheHardShoulder @offtheball Good luck john. Class act and love your broadcasting style.

Today was my last morning on sports news for @NTBreakfast - after almost 7 years I will learn what sleep is like again. I want to thank the early risers that listened & such great colleagues. Moving to @TheHardShoulder next month & will continue to anchor @offtheball on Weekends.

@Alex_Berwick @Chrsmo It's coming home lads 😀

@Chrsmo Who play a back 3 which we never beat!

So we have a ref that never sees us winning, on a day we never win, against an opposition we never beat with crowd anyway. What could possibly go wrong?😂😂 #avfc