Aston Villa v Newcastle United Post-Match Thread

[Mortimer's Bear]

the problem is, its not really a choice.  I mean you can or cant go, but to go to live football, its Villa or nothing.  I was rough as rats yesterday, and drove through shite weather to see my team play.  We were gash for 45 minutes, but then entertaining for the final 45 minutes.  Not going generally means that you miss seeing your team.  Thats who it hurts.  Staying away may mean you save cash which I understand and ultimately is the factor that will stop me going, not which league we are in.  If it was a choice about successful teams, id be at Eastlands last year, old trafford this year, at Villa in three years time.  As it stands Ill just keep going to Villa.  And hope that it fucking clicks and we get some fucking points on the bastard board.  You cant cure that either.  Even when you know your going to lose, there is a nagging little (usually lying) voice saying "We can take these"

I had a season ticket for 20 odd years, but having become a dad and getting a mortgage recently I simply cannot afford to go to every single game. That is a wrench for me but ultimately it was a necessary sacrifice. I still go whenever I can and have only missed 4 so far this season.

The desire to watch them live has never waned and never will for me but like it or not watching live football is an expensive game nowadays.

That doesn't make the current situation hurt any less.

[damon loves JT]

The problem is, even the impostors on here don't stand out that much any more.

[dave.woodhall]

Where were the fans? My son and I were sat next to 4 empty seats on my right and 7 on my left!

Is there something your best friend won't tell you?

[simoncowell]

OK when I said son I really meant George Osborn.

[Rigadon]

OK when I said son I really meant George Osborn.

Or Louis Walsh?

[kipeye]

Just for the record-I never laughed when Newcastle went down or Albion-not even a small titter for Coventry and Wolves. You always have to think what it might be like or remember what it was like.
It makes me wince now as the whole thing about relegation since the Preeemiership means a lot more than it used to, but I am with those who have said it won't stop me going, not that I go every week.

[damon loves JT]

I didn't laugh either, I just sort of gawped, like a yokel at an eighteenth-century freak show. It was diverting

[Stu]

Where were the fans? My son and I were sat next to 4 empty seats on my right and 7 on my left! I couldn't believe for a match this important nobody was there. Pathetic. Need to get rid these part time villa supporters as well. Can't complain at losing to the zebras. We laughed at them when they went down (I don't know why there's such bad feeling) and they were laughing at us last night.

Like we give a fuck.

Blarting fat geordie ****** on the news is always fun.

[cheltenhamlion]

I must admit that I pissed myself when newcastle went. It was cause for a night out. I tried to explore in the pub with them last night why they blame us rather than 37 games prior as a contributing factor. They couldn't really answer.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

He has two days to pull his charmless, inflexible Scottish thumb out of his arse and sign the two competent players we need.

Sorry, but that's bollocks. If you're shit, then you're entitled to moan, but, on the same hand, if you're good, then you're entitled to clap and praise.

They rightly got booed off at half-time and rightly clapped off at the end of the match.

Too many people down Villa are quick to moan at players for the slightest thing they do wrong yet do not do anything when a player does something well. I'm not just talking about last night or the last season or even three seasons. It's always gone on down the Villa. Even when we've been doing well, the slightest error by someone and people are on their back. How about a bit of praise sometime?

If you're constantly told you're shit, you eventually start to believe it and panic when you've got the ball. If you're praised for doing something right, then it makes you want to do those things more often.

This is why we need "applause". If you were there, you would've seen we controlled the second half and should've gone on to win. That is what people were applauding.

[Legion]

How do you know he wasn't?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

How do you know he wasn't?

I don't. I was commenting that if he was there he would've seen it, in which case, how could he not applaud that?

[Legion]

I was there. I saw a far better second half than the first, but with no real end-product apart from in the first ten minutes or so. I walked out when the final whistle blew in not a very good mood.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I was there. I saw a far better second half than the first, but with no real end-product apart from in the first ten minutes or so. I walked out when the final whistle blew in not a very good mood.

Coming off the back of the previous run of home games, I think it was only right that the players recieved an appreciation of what they did in the second half, if only to try and motivate them in the only way we can.

[kipeye]

I didn't laugh either, I just sort of gawped, like a yokel at an eighteenth-century freak show. It was diverting

Sounds like the average press conference.