Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Davey B]

Villa win, 2 v 1 for me.

[not3bad]

I'm not gonna make a prediction but I reckon this could be a very exiting game.  Remember when Villa met Newcastle and MON was charge with Allardyce for them?  Well, this will be nothing like that.  Bring it on I say! I'd give Nathan Baker a go at left back.

[Irish villain]

I'm just in from the pub and just had a great chat with a Spurs fan I never met before. He was about 58 or so and we had such a great chat. He really admires the villa. He said we have a beautiful name, a great tradition and have something nobody can ever take away from us, our European Cup. He fears Spurs could be in danger of falling back over the next few seasons and agreed with me that the PL era has been bad for great clubs like Villa.

I don't know why I am sharing this, but you know how it is after a few pints!

UTV!

[*shellac*]

Them 2 - 2 Us

Scorers: Ba Ba Blacksheep.  Charles & Keane.

[VillaSpen]

Tehy're without Cabaye and Tiote. Cisse and Ba may be out with jet-lag or something. This could be the right time to play them. I still see a 2-1 defeat.

[Rigadon]

Ba.  This seasons Santa Cruz. 

[VillaSpen]

Ba.  This seasons Santa Cruz.

Well, let's hope we get next season's Ba. One 20-goal league season from any of our strikers would be welcome. Am I correct in thinking that Angel was the last to do it?

[cdbearsfan]

No. Withe was the last to get twenty league goals.

[Mazrim]

Yeah, Angel got 23 or something in all competitions and 17 in the league, I think.

I believe Darren Bent will be the next to do it for us and is at least capable of it.
Who knows, it could be this season.

[Nirog72]

Villa to win 2-1 Bent to score the first goal, 40-1 at Ladbrokes

[supertom]

Villa to win 2-1 Bent to score the first goal, 40-1 at Ladbrokes

That's a fucking good bet to be fair. Might take the punt.

[TimTheVillain]

... and the weather ??

[PeterWithesShin]

Them 3 Us 6
When it is rescheduled in March.

[paulcomben]

I'm not gonna make a prediction but I reckon this could be a very exiting game.  Remember when Villa met Newcastle and MON was charge with Allardyce for them?  Well, this will be nothing like that.  Bring it on I say! I'd give Nathan Baker a go at left back.

Exiting game? Who are you thinking may be for the exit. Warnock and Eck must be the favourites at pitch level. In the stands, let's hope it will not be Villa fans who braved freezing weather to see yet more soft goals conceded, leaving early to follow snow ploughs down the A1...

[Rigadon]

We have nowt to fear against Newcastle except our defence.  All guns blazing is our best bet and if we do it we have the players to batter them.  Also, it's about time we sorted them out for the humiliation last season.