Post-match thread - Newcastle v Aston Villa

[Dave]

Having had a lovely weekend camping in the pouring rain I came in to check the score at about 6pm and I'm still convinced that it's some sort of elaborate hoax that someone is playing.

I'm not going near Match Of The Day.

[JJ-AV]

Fat twat Dunne, put on about a stone over the summer. Pathetic.

I'm not going to write him off on the basis of this game, but last weekend I thought it was pretty obvious to anyone in the ground that he'd put a shed load of weight on.

He should know better, he's had problems with it before at Everton and Citeh hasn't he?

Shocking stuff. I know circumstances dicate he's playing but he shouldn't be anywhere near the starting XI for a Premier League team in that condition.

[TheSandman]

Dear god almighty Stephen Warnock has just about the worst positioning sense in any full back I've seen in a long time. He makes Glen Johnson look like Maldini.

Fucking abysmal. He's been on the slide for a long time.

Luke Young has to play left back next game.

[villajk]

Having had a lovely weekend camping in the pouring rain I came in to check the score at about 6pm and I'm still convinced that it's some sort of elaborate hoax that someone is playing.

I'm not going near Match Of The Day.

6pm was maybe not the best time.

[D.boy]

Haven't seen the game as was out all day. Turned the radio off after 3-0. Don't  want to see it either.
Will be interesting to see how we bounce back from this.

[garyfouroaks]

Its going tbe tough for Kmac now.The smart odds were always on a tempoarary tenure, what authority does he have with the squad to deal with a bizarre episode of collective complacency?

Petrov has been a passenger in the team for a long time, well ever since he decided to play for his last contract really, and his non-contribution, disguised last week by a strong effort from those around him, can no longer be tolerated.If a permanent manager was in place surely Carew and Heskey would have been moved on?

With this window likely to close before any managerial transfer activity is possible it is inevitable that we are going to lose ground against the rest, a sorry state of affairs.

[hilts_coolerking]

It was a quality ball from Petrov for Ash to win the penalty but for someone who plays in such an important position for us Petrov has an alarming lack of energy and stamina.  He's slow too which, if your team is dominating, isn't necessarily an issue but, if you're struggling, pace can help you recover bad situations.  He just doesn't have that.

[peter w]

Poor substitution with Heskey and Albrighton. The system needed to be changed not bringing on a centre-forward nad putting him wide. then leaving a winger in the hole. Very confused substitution. Also, unless he was injured I'm not sure about the Ciaran Clarke substitution. It was very much like pointing the finger at him. Yes he was poor but they all were. He may as well have stayed on for the oft quoted,'character building' exercise. i think that Kev Mc may be given a game to restore his own confidence, and maybe reputation, but Randy needs to act fast. We need stability and that means a permanent manager.

[Ads]

 Albrighton was woeful. Not any more appalling than Downing, but still abysmal nonetheless.   

[TheSandman]

Albrighton was woeful. Not any more appalling than Downing, but still abysmal nonetheless.   

I thought Downing contributed a bit. He was probably one of the few players that contributed. Sorry I mean two players in him and Ash.

I said on the pre-match thread that Albrighton should have been given a rest. He's good but coming into football at the highest level at a high intensity to play three games in eight days is perhaps a bridge too far.

[ozzjim]

Any side going to that place this season needs to be ready to have the shit kicked out of them through the middle. Petrov, no disrespect, is a pansy most of the time, and is not enough to be a holding player in this division. Milner has kept him afloat for 12 months, Ireland won't. Ireland will offer plenty, but playing where Ash did today away from home, with Ash on the left, and IMO I would play NRC right hand side tucked in for a game like this. Defensive yes, but at least you get a bit of bite into the side.

Anyhow, there should be a few very ashamed men out there.

Re the Dunne weight issue - spot on - my wife said to me in the Valencia game he looked a good stone bigger. Not good.

[Dazvillain]

Luke Young has to play left back next game.

And then play a Centre Back at Right back...surely everyone can see that

[john e]

Regardless of him picking the ball out of the net six times today, there's no way I'd stick Guzan in. He's not done enough to suggest he's up to it.

i would. he wouldnt have let that first goal in,
he's a good shot stopper. not great on crosses nor is friedel.
friedel wont get any better. guzan will. time to give him a run.

friedel completly mised the ball when trying to punch out today. if that was guzan, he would have got pelters
guzan would not have saved the show today, it was all to bad for that. but he is the future more than friedel is

[Tony]

Very odd game, even at 3-0 at half time I thought if we scored we could get back into it. We were the better team and 3-0 down.

Fair play to Newcastle for taking their chances, some of which came from some absolutely shocking defending. Second Half we really weren't at the races.

Defesnively we were very poor, that's not just the fault of the defence, there was no bite in midfield and we miss Gabby's pace up front so much.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

In three lines you've summed it up perfectly, Tony.