Post-match thread - Newcastle v Aston Villa

[ROBBO]

Where do you start? Felt sorry for Ash the only Villa player that looked up for it. Carew has to go, his indifference drags the team down, Downing is just a big girl and Petrov was woeful. Not knocking the young kids until they mature they will have bad days and it was expecting a lot of Ireland to perform today.
We palayed a very poor side and they beat us all over the field. Need a top manager with money to spend, and quickly.

[CT]

Ashley Young: The last time I saw someone ponce about, flap his arms and blame everyone else like that was David Ginola.

..and Richard Dunne was fucking pitiful.

From last Saturday to this - how on earth is that difference in performance possible?

[carlos the third]

MON out

[eastie]

The only positive is it shows kmac can carry on as reserve coach!

[Richard C]

Iv'e seen more exciting stuff coming out of a slurry spreader.

[Chris Smith]

Out thought, out fought and outplayed by a Championship side.

That second half was as bad as anything we've seen in 20 years, absolutely pathetic all over the pitch. Kevin picked the wrong team and, after the first 30 minutes, they played as though they knew it. I hope we've got some defenders coming back to fitness soon otherwise I can see it happening again.

Fucking useless.

[Reuben]

It seems a one-off day with a freakish but not wholly undeserved result, but this emphasises the need for stability as well as some player changes.

A new striker is now essential.

Playing the likes of Clark at home against teams with few attacking options is fine but today he struggled (I would have still played him over Beye and Davies however)

Defending crosses and set pieces has gone to pot.  We rode our luck v Rapid but had the excuse of a Davies/Beye partnership then. 

3-0 down after half an hour and the only shot we had for the rest of the game was an Ireland effort which had a similar end result to the penalty but from outside the box.

We were stuffed by a team who will finish 14th/15th at best.  On that evidence we will be in the 8th -15th group of teams as well....

It can only get better, can't it?

[Fin Feds Dad]

Bloody awful.  What or where was our defence, and can we please try and employ a striker that can be arsed....Carew was back to his usual loping self, barely mustering the effort to walk.

He's a disgrace - has been for months - penalty effort just summed him up.

He's a legend for some because he got caught in a titty bar - not for what he has done for us.

[PeterWithesShin]

Man of the Match - The poor feckers who travelled up there, closely followed by us who watched it online.

[achilles]

To be fair the only player who tried was Ashley Young, the rest ought to walk back from Newcastle!

[Toronto Villa]

MON teams were aside from a couple of notable defeats consistently good away from home, and boringly sub par at home. I'd have taken that today. 6-0 is massively humiliating. We all felt that the players sent a message with their display vs West Ham last week, so what was today's message?

[littlevillain]

west ham and newcastle . Two games against 2 very poor sides. the difference being newcastles physical attributes. Doesn't look good especially with Bob Bradley waiting in the wings. Please No.

[villan1975]

no direction and no leadership.where were the senior players?petrov?is he our captain?all eleven were absolute garbage but when we needed to pull together we fell apart.i aint goin to work tomoro

[barrysleftfoot]

  My view for what its worth.

  Kevin McDonald was never for me a legitimate replacement for MON, nor is Bradley or Klinsmann.IF we want to remain a big club we need a Jol/Moyes/Hiddink, nothing else.

  Not enough men on the pitch, Dunne, LYoung and Petrov were at best anonymous, at worst complacent.

  Get money for Carew, Lyoung, NRC now, whilst we still can, and tbh if we can get some money for Friedel, i might even consider that.

  Downing was a complete and utter waste of a shirt today, either shape up or ship out.

  Whats happened to Warnock, 3 shit games on the trot?

  The team looked lethargic today, and lacked leadership and direction both on and off the pitch.WE need to get a man in relatively quickly otherwise it could be a long, long season.

  Thought Ireland looked ok, but not in a 2 man midfield.

  Need Gabby, Collins and Cuellar back as soon as poss, i hope Dunne is carrying an injury, otherwise i fear for his season.

[Shrek]

We have nothing upfront!

We despretely missed Ash on the left today, Downing was shite.

Kevins tactics were truly awfull today, bringing heskey on when you need a goal is a certain way to loose the fans!