Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre Match thread

[Tugby Villain]

Look at this - straight from the website:

Villa have increased their allocation for the trip to Newcastle.

Originally set at 1,600 for Sunday's trip to St James Park, we have now secured a total of 2,200.

Villa currently have just over 300 left for the 1.30pm kick-off.

Prices for the Barclays Premier League game are £27 [adults], £22 [O65s], £22 [students] and £5 [U18s].

Tickets are on general sale.

[Brend'Watkins]

Can Newcastle lose another home game on the spin?  I'm going and have never seen us win there before.  The only result is a draw.

[LeeB]

Can Newcastle lose another home game on the spin?  I'm going and have never seen us win there before.  The only result is a draw.

Well we've plenty of experience when it comes to shite home form so I'll say yes. 3-1 Villa.

[eastie]

Hard to call- newcastle will be stung by criticism but will they react in a positive fashion - villa are a better team away from home - possible 2-2 draw.

[supertom]

If one were to believe the papers then Pardews job is on the line in this game. With that in mind I'm not sure we can hammer the final nail in the coffin of his Newcastle career. I think he'll do enough to keep his job for another week. Still can't see them winning it though.

[LeeB]

If one were to believe the papers then Pardews job is on the line in this game. With that in mind I'm not sure we can hammer the final nail in the coffin of his Newcastle career. I think he'll do enough to keep his job for another week. Still can't see them winning it though.

That would make it the third Newcastle manager we'd seen off in recent years.

[paulcomben]

Cisse has not scored a goal since about 1972. Villa will save his career because that is what they do in such circumstances.

[frank]

To quote one of their many ex-managers, I will love if we beat them, love it. Our best, and funniest, win there was the 3-0 when Dyer and Bowyer got sent off for fighting each other and Newcastle finished with 8 men.

There probably couldn't be a better time to play them than now, but of course we've said that before (Fulham, Palace, West Ham, Cardiff)

[damon loves JT]

I am surprised by how little I care about this game. What a terrible realisation.

[Brend'Watkins]

If one were to believe the papers then Pardews job is on the line in this game. With that in mind I'm not sure we can hammer the final nail in the coffin of his Newcastle career. I think he'll do enough to keep his job for another week. Still can't see them winning it though.

Everywhere around us Premiership managers are getting the chop based on results and performance.  We deliberate over a new contract for ours.

[mrastonvilla]

Rarely get to away games but I'm going to this one with my lads.

The last one we went to was the Hull match. It cant be as bad as that one can it?

[Concrete John]

If one were to believe the papers then Pardews job is on the line in this game. With that in mind I'm not sure we can hammer the final nail in the coffin of his Newcastle career. I think he'll do enough to keep his job for another week. Still can't see them winning it though.

Everywhere around us Premiership managers are getting the chop based on results and performance.  We deliberate over a new contract for ours.

All the clubs that have clipped (sorry - just started watching Sopranos!) their manager have been below us, haven't they?  Spurs being the obvious exception.

[TheSandman]

Swansea are above us (just).

[Concrete John]

Not when the clipped him they weren't.

[LeeB]

If one were to believe the papers then Pardews job is on the line in this game. With that in mind I'm not sure we can hammer the final nail in the coffin of his Newcastle career. I think he'll do enough to keep his job for another week. Still can't see them winning it though.

Everywhere around us Premiership managers are getting the chop based on results and performance.  We deliberate over a new contract for ours.

*puts on moms voice* "Well if they all jumped off a cliff, would you?