Not for cynical fouls. That’s what the yellow and red cards are for. Would like to see sin-bins used more for things like dissent and time-wasting.

The big loss against Newcastle in the first game of the season was a major fluke. We lost two major first team players just before and during that match. Really shook up the system

If the league started in game week 2, Villa would be top of the table: https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/formtabelle/wettbewerb/GB1?saison_id=2023&min=2&max=13

Gerard made good players bad. Emery makes good players great.