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Offline oldham_villa

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #90 on: September 01, 2012, 03:05:18 PM »
I've put us down to win as part of my accumulator - forever an optimist

Offline levico

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #91 on: September 01, 2012, 03:29:10 PM »
I'm afraid we'll be rooted to the bottom spot after this match and probably for some time to come. If we're going to go let's hope we show some fight and not do a Derby.

Offline The Fish

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #92 on: September 01, 2012, 03:51:47 PM »
All right lads, a Geordie in peace here, just after a few answers before the game tomorrow;

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Our neighbours down the road are hailing Martin O'Neill as a messiah, the consensus on Tyneside is that it's a house built on shifting sands; as fans of a club he managed, what do you see for sunderland's future under O'Neill?
A busy window for you, what are your thoughts of the new recruits?
A few pundits are tipping you for the drop, is this fair?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a big season?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a disappointing season?
What's a realistic aim for Villa this season? Where have you strengthened to achieve this?
Who will win the Premier League this year and why?
How do you see the top 6 panning out? and why?
Which teams will be relegated and why?
Which new Premier League players are you looking forward to seeing?
Who will be your danger man/men against Newcastle?
Which Newcastle players are you worried about?
Finally, what do you reckon the score will be?


Cheers for any answers in advance and sorry if this is the wrong place to put it.

Dave

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #93 on: September 01, 2012, 03:59:58 PM »
If O'neill is allowed a free hand in the transfer market you can expect Sunderland to be bankrupt within 7 years (being generous it could be 3 or 4).

As for the game I can see us losing, but I hope we will see an improvement in the quality on the pitch, and some chances being created. 

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #94 on: September 01, 2012, 04:05:22 PM »
All right lads, a Geordie in peace here, just after a few answers before the game tomorrow;

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Our neighbours down the road are hailing Martin O'Neill as a messiah, the consensus on Tyneside is that it's a house built on shifting sands; as fans of a club he managed, what do you see for sunderland's future under O'Neill?
A busy window for you, what are your thoughts of the new recruits?
A few pundits are tipping you for the drop, is this fair?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a big season?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a disappointing season?
What's a realistic aim for Villa this season? Where have you strengthened to achieve this?
Who will win the Premier League this year and why?
How do you see the top 6 panning out? and why?
Which teams will be relegated and why?
Which new Premier League players are you looking forward to seeing?
Who will be your danger man/men against Newcastle?
Which Newcastle players are you worried about?
Finally, what do you reckon the score will be?


Cheers for any answers in advance and sorry if this is the wrong place to put it.

Dave

- I predict an unsustainable wage bill for Sunderland that comes back to haunt them once the great O'Neil gets fussy and moves on

- Happy with the window! The lack of proven Premier League quality is a concern but we have a wide range of young, 'hungry'
players who seem to genuinely want to play for the club (makes a nice change). Vlaar at CB and Karim El Ahmadi in holding midfielder have both looked very solid

- I can see why pundits would tip us to go down, we have a small, young squad. But once they start to gel together I'm sure the results will come and I fully trust Lambert to keep us well away from relegation

- I think Darren Bent's going to have a big season. We're relying on his goals big time but we know he has the ability.

- I think Charles N'Zogbia might have a dissapoint season. He's been very uninspiring since arriving, and we're all praying he decides to start playing like we know he can soon. Why not against his old club? ;)

- A realistic aim for Villa this season is to finish above 15 and show notable improvements in our approach to games since last season.

- I have a feeling Chelsea will win the league this season, they've made the best signings and have started very strongly.

- I think Chelsea, Man City, Spurs, and Man United will get Champions League football, with Everton and your lot getting 5th and 6th.

- Norwich, Southampton, and Reading are my candidates to go down. I'm not convinced there's much, if any, quality players worthy of the premier league in their squads.

- Quite excited to watch Eden Hazard, he's looked absolute class so far.

- The one thing to watch out for will be Bent. He might not get many chances but if the ball gets anywhere near him in the box he rarely fails.

- I'm very worried about Demba Ba and Cisse up front, as we've seen what they can do from multiple positions. That Vukic looked really good  in the Europa League against that Greek side as well - very creative and full of energy.

- I predict a 1-1 draw out of hope more than anything, but I wouldn't be surprised to see us take a bit of a hiding.

Offline Steve R

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #95 on: September 01, 2012, 04:32:19 PM »
All right lads, a Geordie in peace here, just after a few answers before the game tomorrow...

...
Dave


Sunderland : Whatever O'Neill builds, it will have feet of clay. They will be flavour of the moment for a while but you will have the last laugh. So will we.

Our transfer window : No quick fixes there, but genuine possibilities for the future. The complete opposite of what we have been used to. We may fall flat on our faces, but I like what has been done.

A few pundits are tipping you for the drop, is this fair: pundits are fickle, and don't seem to like us much right now. Not fair, but not unreasonable either.

Villa player to have a big season: Concrete Ronald. He'll be the one emerging from the tunnel chewing on a baby's arm.

Villa player to have a disappointing season: Such things are relative. I doubt NZogbia will be anything other than underwhelming. 

realistic aim: keep out of the mire
Where have you strengthened to achieve this : got rid of McLeish

PL Champions: not us, couldn't give a monkeys
top 6:ditto
Relegated:ditto again

new Premier League players looking forward to seeing: Any and all of our new signings. Plus Bent (if he actually gets to touch the ball it will seem like a new signing)
 
danger men v. Newcastle: No idea, good performances are found where they come from right now.

Which Newcastle players are you worried about: Shearer. He's an ugly get.

Finally, what do you reckon the score will be: Could be anything really. You got 6 two years ago but could have been 2 down and out of it in the first 20 minutes. Last year we were nowhere near as good as 1-2.

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #96 on: September 01, 2012, 05:24:01 PM »
good win tomorow and we can go half way up the league, no probs   ;D

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #97 on: September 01, 2012, 07:36:50 PM »
Hoping for some grit and determination and try to get at least a draw out of the match!

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #98 on: September 01, 2012, 07:57:56 PM »
I've got more chance of guessing the crowd than our starting line-up...

Don't expect it to be:

Guzan; Lowton, Baker, Clark, Vlaar; Cupboardy, Herd; Insomnia, Ireland, Holman; Bent
subs: Given, Lichaj, Bennett, Bannan, Westwood, Benteke, Weimann

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #99 on: September 01, 2012, 07:58:24 PM »
And Villa to win one nil.

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #100 on: September 01, 2012, 08:13:16 PM »
Anyone got a spare i am locked and loaded.I hate those bastards.07544028617.

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #101 on: September 01, 2012, 08:43:55 PM »
All right lads, a Geordie in peace here, just after a few answers before the game tomorrow...

...
Dave


Villa player to have a big season: Concrete Ronald. He'll be the one emerging from the tunnel chewing on a baby's arm.



He'll have to buy me a drink first.

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #102 on: September 01, 2012, 08:57:27 PM »
All right lads, a Geordie in peace here, just after a few answers before the game tomorrow;

Quote
Our neighbours down the road are hailing Martin O'Neill as a messiah, the consensus on Tyneside is that it's a house built on shifting sands; as fans of a club he managed, what do you see for sunderland's future under O'Neill?
A busy window for you, what are your thoughts of the new recruits?
A few pundits are tipping you for the drop, is this fair?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a big season?
Which Villa player do you predict will have a disappointing season?
What's a realistic aim for Villa this season? Where have you strengthened to achieve this?
Who will win the Premier League this year and why?
How do you see the top 6 panning out? and why?
Which teams will be relegated and why?
Which new Premier League players are you looking forward to seeing?
Who will be your danger man/men against Newcastle?
Which Newcastle players are you worried about?
Finally, what do you reckon the score will be?


Cheers for any answers in advance and sorry if this is the wrong place to put it.

Dave

Sunderland: they'll have more success than they've had in some years. This will be followed by the realisation that success for Sunderland amounts to not much more than consistently upper-top-half finishes, perhaps a league cup and not much more. O'Neill will leave, the next manager won't be able to do much with what's been left behind.

Our new recruits: Nobody really knows, but it'll be fun finding out. Or maybe it'll be horrible.

Relegation: it's more likely than top-six, but it's still an outside bet. Like when Newcastle went dow...oh.

Big season for Stephen Ireland.

Disappointing season for N'Zogbia. Again.

Realistically: mid-table oblivion.

Champions: Man City.

Top-six: The usuals plus Spurs, Newcastle, Everton or Liverpool

Relegated: Reading, Saints and one of Norwich, Wigan, QPR.

New players: Podolski will be interesting.

Our dangermen: El-Ahmadi, Bent if he wants to be.

Newcastle players: Tiote, Cisse, Mirandinha

Score: 2-2


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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #103 on: September 01, 2012, 09:23:41 PM »
Geordie Dave: what are your thoughts on your questions?

Soz about the banners.

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Re: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #104 on: September 01, 2012, 10:13:46 PM »
...................Guzan....................

Lowton...Vlaar...Baker...Bennett

.............Herd...El Ahmadi..........

..N'Zogbia.....Ireland.....Holman..

.....................Bent....................

Newcastle 2 - 2 Aston Villa
Ba, Cisse      -    N'Zogbia, Bent

 


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