Pre-match thread - Newcastle United v Aston Villa

[gervilla]

Im very confident we will win this .
0-2.
Carew, Ireland.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd be happy with a draw tbh given our pretty dire record up there plus it's their first home game since promotion and the battering they took at the mancs. And we all know that in such circumstances, the little club will fire themselves up for the visit of a big club.

1-1.

[Monty]

I've gone for a home win because nobody else has and that has to be a bad omen.

[Matt Collins]

I think it depends massively on who is fit to start up front for us. If we have to play Emile, I can see a bore draw.

Anyone know the latest? I'm unclear whether JC is injured or was just rested for today?

I too think he might bring Ireland in for Albrighton, and NRC for Milner, but we shall see.

[jembob]

It's their first home game back in the Prem so will be fired up. The Barcode fans still remember 'Sob On The Tyne' so it could also be a hostile atmosphere.

If we play as well as last week, and they play as bad as they did against Manure on Monday then we'll hammer them. 8 of their team that played at Old Trafford this week were in the team that got relegated a few years ago so they aren't up to much. That said I've got no idea what to predict for this one!

[HK Villan]

Total annihilation please. I hate Newcastle with a passion that I cannot explain

Maybe this will explain it. From an article about the day we sent them down in the Newcastle Chronicle:

"That day Villa fans unfurled some unsavoury banners reading “Sob On The Tyne” and “Whose Your Next Messiah, Ant or Dec?” as Brummie fans, surprisingly, took terrace banter too far for some."

They take themselves so unbelievably seriously, and they really believe that it's a crime for other clubs' fans not to love them for their "passion" which, as far as I can tell, consists of being really fat and really stupid. It's so irritating you could just spit.

Although I have a bit of a soft spot for Newcastle for a few reasons, I have to say the writer of that article should realise banners like those would probably have been seen at any ground which happened to host their relegation.

[dave.woodhall]

Newcastle supporters think every other club are jealous of them, for some reason. They'll want to win this match more than they'll want to beat Sunderland. A draw will be a good result.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I've gone for a home win because nobody else has and that has to be a bad omen.

Beat me to it, Monty.
It's going to be a very tough game and I'm going for a 2-1 defeat. They'll probably get a penalty or some dodgy goal but it's never been a good hunting ground for us.

Hope I'm wrong.

[Lizz]

I don't know what it is about Newcastle, but I can't think of any team I'd like them to beat.

[Muscle-Dolphin]

The only time I would be pulling for Newcastle would be when they play Citeh.  Villa 3 - Newcastle nil.  Albrighton, Ireland and Dunne.  I'd love to see Ireland gel with Albrighton.

[*shellac*]

Noocastle 2 - 3 Us

Noocastle:  Joey Moustachioed Arse & Fat Sam Fav Kev
Us:  Ash, Birthday Boy & Dunney

[Deano's Mullet]

Our American friend is back and i like his theory.....

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Hope someone is posting the above on their fan websites.
 You know how upset they get when someone has a joke at their expense.
And lets face it, there has been a lot of jokes and on their part a lot of expense.

[Hookeysmith]

The atmosphere will be load and hostile as it is their first home game back where "They belong"  WE will need to take care not to concede in the opening 15/20 mins and to take some of their enegrgy out of the game. We need to score first to take the wind out of their sails and then take the game over

WE cannot lose sight of the fact that they are still very shit once all the hype and bluster is stripped away

a nervy 20 minutes then we take control

2-0 us     Ash and Ireland

[The Man With A Stick]

Not sure why they've got a bee in their bonnet about us having a couple of banners when they got relegated.  What did they expect, black armbands?

I can see them being a yo-yo team for the next few years so they'd better get used to it.