Aston Villa v Newcastle United Match Thread

[oldtimernow]

and dont kick the paint over when we miss

[Goldie.7]

We are playing good football here.

Yeah not having the ball for 30 odd minutes is great stuff.

[Villanation]

Think Fabian Delph has had an absolute nightmare in midfield. We are getting overrun there big time. Would help if Petrov stayed goalside more often. Thats the problem playing two up top, we are desperately lightweight in midfield. Bent looks in awful form this season really. Some miss. Nzogbia is working harder I feel than in previous games but nothing coming off for him.

Dunne and Collins have been very good. Gabby took the goal well and looks sharp the odd time he gets the ball. Bannan looks tidy but is also giving a lot of space defensively. Very little else to be enthused about. Id bring in Jenas for Delph at half time though Petrov seemed as if he was limping at half time there.

Cabeye is running the game for them in midfield. Looks a really good buy.

If we haven't got the quality across the midfield area's in the 2nd half we must put bodies there, see how it goes, take Benty of, leave Gabby up top and play 5 across the middle and at least try to crowd them out.

[TheSandman]

Looking at our bench and we don't really have a player who can thicken up our midfield or replace Delph with Jenas and Clark out. Both Gardner and Ireland have their strengths further forward. Maybe Herd?

[Goldie.7]

Warnock is shit

He's been pretty decent so far!

[PaulWinch again]

I really don't know what our problem is here, if not for Given and Gabby and the fact that there front 2 this far are useless we could be 4 or 5 down.

Have to say it, terrible display, N'Zogbia from what i can see is simply not good enough at this level, he must change gear second half, Delph has dropped us in it so often i've lost count and where is Darren Bent what is he doing..........

If it carries on like this as we get other side of 65-70 I would take Bent of play 5 across the centre because they are running riot and coming back at us at will, take of Delph and bring some one on a little less obvious in his play.

Terrible display? I think you're well off. We've played some very good stuff, just need to tighten up.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Some decent football at times.  Bannan involved in every thing positive.

N'zogbia poor and Delph careless at times.  Worrying how a very average Newcastle side can have so much of the ball and put us under a considerable amount of pressure.

The performance will probably have to improve if we are to win the game.

Newcastle's strength is in the midfield and they're all comfortable on the ball. We need the midfield three (can't really count the Zog) to be more disciplined in their roles, it's all a bit too cavalier for my liking. I'd bring on Albrighton, if not now then certainly on 60 minutes as Newcastle's full backs look weak and N'Zogbia, apart from the through ball to Petrov, is offering nothing. Hutton, with every minute, just makes me realise how much we miss Luke Young.

Apart from that, everybody else is playing their part and it's been entertaining, especially the first 20 minutes. Let's step it up a level and take the 3 points which will as results stand, see us up to 4th place tonight.

[usav]

Can someone answer me this - has Bent scored at the Holte End yet?

I don't believe he has, but wasn't 100% sure.

[Villanation]

Looking at our bench and we don't really have a player who can thicken up our midfield or replace Delph with Jenas and Clark out. Both Gardner and Ireland have their strengths further forward. Maybe Herd?

Popimt taken but they are midfielders and it looks like we will have to have numbers there if we are to hold on.

Lets hope we can shape up better.

More needs to be put through to Gabby he's a hella at the moment if he can get another, or anybody we are home and dry

[Summers]

This the second or third game in a row I've seen people saying Delph is terrible. Perhaps we're expecting too much of him. Jenas to step in sooner rather than later. We got any good options on our bench for the midfield? Bent doesn't seem with it. Thank god for Gabby.

[Irish villain]

Paul McGrath is there!

[brontebilly]

would be a very brave call from McLeish to take off Bent. The right one though but I cant see him doing it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Can someone answer me this - has Bent scored at the Holte End yet?

I don't believe he has, but wasn't 100% sure.

He'll score today. Lottery numbers after the game, too busy now.

[Goldie.7]

HT  Time to paint...

feck it, I am having a beer instead

I bought 8 damaged cans before the game from sainsburys all different but most 568ml (intended to get one) got to the till 50p each job done!

[Irish villain]

Close Gabby, he's on form.