Media and Press 2014/15

[Villa in Denmark]

Deadspin's 2014/15 Premier League preview

http://screamer.deadspin.com/this-isnt-your-clubs-year-the-2014-2015-premier-league-1622068080/+GregHoward1

How many things are wrong with this sentence?

Liverpool sucked for a long time, and it was awesome.

Linguistically, lots.

As a sentiment, only that it's in the past tense.

[Nev]

Had the misfortune to tune in to the new show on BT Sport this morning live from Villa Park.

An absolute mess of a programme with content stretched so thin you can hear it squeaking, chock full of iliterate ex players exchanging toe curling "banter".

Darren Fletcher is so much better than this.

[Gregorys Boy]

Had the misfortune to tune in to the new show on BT Sport this morning live from Villa Park.

An absolute mess of a programme with content stretched so thin you can hear it squeaking, chock full of iliterate ex players exchanging toe curling "banter".

Darren Fletcher is so much better than this.

Yeah is the problem with modern Football coverage they just choose any old ex-players to appear in the hope that they will stir some interest from the viewers, without thinking before hand weather they might actually be engaging to listen too.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Obviously you sometimes get biased commentators but today NBC in the USA decided to have Chris Waddle as the co pundit.

Now Waddle is always going to be pro Newcastle, but it was taken to new levels today.

Obviously every Villa foul was deserved and a good call from the ref, every Newcastle foul was a mistake by the ref.

Some pearls

On Roy Hodgson being at Villa Park "there is nobody here to see, does he have the right ground?"
On Williamsons yellow "not a yellow card offense"
On Villa "very poor, they can only play one way" "for Villa it is going to be a long season"

Lovely.

[peter w]

Well unless he's thinking of picking Westwood or Delph for the next squad it really is surprising to see him there. Obviously he wasn't watching any Newcastle players.

Both yellows.

Agree with his last point. Taking the game to Newcastle with Delph freed from his defensive shackles and we looked better. But that let gaps which made us look vulnerable.

[dave.woodhall]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

[Jon Crofts]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

[PeterWithesShin]

The Soccer AM brigade will love it as it is full of witty bantz.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Seeing his picture that reminds me. How in gods name is Roy Hodgson not sacked?

[Gregorys Boy]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

Don't see anything wrong with that report.  It was a terrible game.  Don't think any of us are questioning that.  Its just that based on our lowered expectations we are taking the positives from the result and another clear sheet.  Quite often a neutral will view the game differently because they are more concerned with the entertainment value than if the result or small things such as a clear sheet.

[dave.woodhall]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

Don't see anything wrong with that report.  It was a terrible game.  Don't think any of us are questioning that.  Its just that based on our lowered expectations we are taking the positives from the result and another clear sheet.  Quite often a neutral will view the game differently because they are more concerned with the entertainment value than if the result or small things such as a clear sheet.

Do you really not see anything wrong with ninety minutes of supposedly witty comments about easy targets?

[peter w]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

Don't see anything wrong with that report.  It was a terrible game.  Don't think any of us are questioning that.  Its just that based on our lowered expectations we are taking the positives from the result and another clear sheet.  Quite often a neutral will view the game differently because they are more concerned with the entertainment value than if the result or small things such as a clear sheet.

Do you really not see anything wrong with ninety minutes of supposedly witty comments about easy targets?

Its all a bit 2002 ish. trying to hard to be funny and was just dull and tired.

[dave.woodhall]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

Don't see anything wrong with that report.  It was a terrible game.  Don't think any of us are questioning that.  Its just that based on our lowered expectations we are taking the positives from the result and another clear sheet.  Quite often a neutral will view the game differently because they are more concerned with the entertainment value than if the result or small things such as a clear sheet.

Do you really not see anything wrong with ninety minutes of supposedly witty comments about easy targets?

Its all a bit 2002 ish. trying to hard to be funny and was just dull and tired.

The worst thing about When Saturday Comes was that it was responsible for this sort of football intelligensia let's laugh at the proles-type commentary.

[peter w]

Again, as a joke it was funny when in isolation as it was different. Now? it's trying to be football 365 and they've 'niched' that market. Even they wouldn't be so lame as this though.

[Dave]

What a smug, smarmy bag of shit this is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11052664/Aston-Villa-vs-Newcastle-United-Premier-League-as-it-happened.html

No one likes us.  We don't care.

Don't see anything wrong with that report.  It was a terrible game.  Don't think any of us are questioning that.  Its just that based on our lowered expectations we are taking the positives from the result and another clear sheet.  Quite often a neutral will view the game differently because they are more concerned with the entertainment value than if the result or small things such as a clear sheet.

Do you really not see anything wrong with ninety minutes of supposedly witty comments about easy targets?

Not really. Who's going to be reading it? Anybody who really gives a toss is going to be at Villa Park or watching it on TV or a dodgy stream. Anyone who cares about the match so little that they are following it via a bloke transcribing events on The Telegraph website is going to be more interested in supposedly witty comments about easy targets.

Incidentally, if I had no way of following the match but a minute-by-minute report online, I'd take:

87 min The chance for a late winner falls to De Jong on his Newcastle debut but a fierce shot is saved at point blank range in fine style by Brad Guzan who is alert enough to gather the rebound as well. Fabulous save.

Over the BBC's:

87:39 Attempt saved. Siem de Jong (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a through ball.

For explaining what is happening any day.