Aston Villa v Newcastle United Post-Match Thread

[martin o`who??]

The way they were banging on them I thought they were going to smash the windows of their own coaches. That was before the game. Two coaches full of them acting like that went past just as I was walking past the church. The God botherers thought it was truly shocking. Did we lose a cup final yesterday no-one told me about? I know they don't win away often but their celebrations were pretty over the top.

These are supposed to be these wonderful fanatical Toon army lot, more like a load of fucking sheep, if you painted a horse and cart black and white they`d follow it. Didnt they get an absolute mullering at Brighton 4-0 in the cup or something last year and they clapped them off, that is just blind loyalty of the dumbest kind.

[mrastonvilla]

Judging by the amount of coaches that got there late I would say there were traffic problems. Coach firms nowadays know not to break the rules.

It was Newcastle and they're always like that; I didn't see anything out of the ordinary from them. They always have a surprisingly large number of very gobby teenagers - even their police said as much.

We came down using the same route and it took about 40 minutes longer than usual due to traffic along the A42 and around the M6 by the ground.

[eastie]

The way they were banging on them I thought they were going to smash the windows of their own coaches. That was before the game. Two coaches full of them acting like that went past just as I was walking past the church. The God botherers thought it was truly shocking. Did we lose a cup final yesterday no-one told me about? I know they don't win away often but their celebrations were pretty over the top.

These are supposed to be these wonderful fanatical Toon army lot, more like a load of fucking sheep, if you painted a horse and cart black and white they`d follow it. Didnt they get an absolute mullering at Brighton 4-0 in the cup or something last year and they clapped them off, that is just blind loyalty of the dumbest kind.

Not that fanatical- when they were playing us once at st James park i remember being there in the mid 80s in a low crowd  - willie McFaul was their  manager at the time .

[Legion]

They were about as intimidating as a wet lettuce.

[PeterWithesShin]

They never dipped below 20K against us in the 80's. We only went over 20K once against them. We also had 12K at home to them.

[Matt Collins]

12k? wow. That must have been depressing!

[eastie]

They never dipped below 20K against us in the 80's. We only went over 20K once against them. We also had 12K at home to them.

What was the gate in 85/86 at their place please pws  - i remember it was was a wet midweek night around easter time - seemed a low crowd.

[eastie]

12k? wow. That must have been depressing!

Not as depressing as our 0-0 draw with southampton in front of about 8,000 at villa park .

[PeterWithesShin]

They never dipped below 20K against us in the 80's. We only went over 20K once against them. We also had 12K at home to them.

What was the gate in 85/86 at their place please pws  - i remember it was was a wet midweek night around easter time - seemed a low crowd.

20,107.

[olaftab]

I can see another loss Saturday now.

I don't. I can see us beating Norwich.

[eastie]

They never dipped below 20K against us in the 80's. We only went over 20K once against them. We also had 12K at home to them.

What was the gate in 85/86 at their place please pws  - i remember it was was a wet midweek night around easter time - seemed a low crowd.

20,107.

Cheers, seemed lower than that at the time but some people at the toon will tell you they have always had huge crowds - after keegans departure as a player their crowds dropped quite a lot .

I remember once watching them play in division 2 when keegan was a player and it was sold out with massive  queues outside the ground - then a year or so later going there with villa and or being half empty - not as loyal as some may like to think.

[Chris Jameson]

I lived in Newcastle in the eighties and attendances weren't great despite what they would have you believe but one thing I will say is that they had a good away following.

[Matt Collins]

I really like Lowton and he contributed going fwd yday.

But he gets so square on to his winger. He should be learning this by now. Worried about Redmond up against him next week.

Would consider resting him for a more defensive full back. But we don't have one apart from Herd, who I wouldn't want anywhere near the team.

[PeterWithesShin]

12k? wow. That must have been depressing!

For a lot of the 80's, anything over 20K was a very good crowd, over 30K and it was a big crowd. It may have 85/86 where we had two league games over 25K, and that was small heath and Manure and both were about 27K.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fun(ish) fact of the day: The total attendance for both league games against Spurs in 85/86 totalled less than 29K. 14,099 at VP, 14,854 at WHL.

Can anyone tell I am REALLY bored today?