Aston Villa v Newcastle United Post-Match Thread

[Steve67]

Lots of other supporters clapped for Stan Petrov.

[PeterWithesShin]

Lots of other supporters clapped for Stan Petrov.

And if they didn't, they'd get that "no respect" shit flung at them. If Newcastle fans want to pay tribute to their own then who are we to say it is right or wrong? If anyone doesn't agree with the tribute, don't clap.

[silhillvilla]

Christ clap in the 17th minute or don't , but don't question it. Jesus.

[Londonvilla]

What was the applause for in 17th minute? We arrived smack on kick off so if there was an announcement we missed it. Joined in tho.

Two Newcastle fans died on 17th July on the MH17 air crash, and yes it was universally respected

Is it me, or is this applause thing getting a bit OTT.

Terrible circumstances in which to die, but applause for the rest of The season?

Are we supposed to do this for every supporter that dies?

Respect is respect and it cost you 1 min of your time and it means a lot to them...hold your head in shame

So you'll clap for a minute every time a football fan dies?

If its in such Terrible circumstances .....yes

[Toronto Villa]

In the grand scheme of things clapping for something that helps bring a tiny bit of comfort isn't that much to ask is it. Not like this kind of thing happens often thankfully. It's hardly worth questioning or even positioning yourself as someone who does.

[rougegorge]

We'll need to offer more up front to get more fans to return (low turnout today). Thought we moved the ball better and more quickly in the first half but not so much in the second. The defence generally looked better but with the team set up like this at home, if we concede it's going to be unlikely we'll win.

Lambert's over-use of 'excellent' is still bemusing and becomes meaningless given the context of a game where we never looked like winning.

[Legion]

We could have been 10-0 down and it would still have been shameful. We sank to their level that night and Dion's part in it was the worst.

Very much so.

[Richard E]

Decent start to the season.

I'm a little confused by Sanchez, a little underwhelmed infact.
I know he was only on for a bit, but he sat very deep and stood right off every Newcastle player when they had the ball.
Isn't he meant to be a ball winner, which would involve closing people down?

As you said, it's a bit harsh to judge him on his 30 minute debut, but I think he did quite well. He keeps it simple and always was looking for the ball. I think he'll be a much needed different option for our midfield this term, as well as Richardson and N'Zogbia.

I thought it was a promising debut from Sanchez, did his defensive duties without any alarms and looks like he can pick out a decent pass too.

[silhillvilla]

Just over 30k there today. Very worrysome I'd imagine for the hierarchy. This constant dicking about with KO times and the shite home form don't help though.

[Richard E]

We could have been 10-0 down and it would still have been shameful. We sank to their level that night and Dion's part in it was the worst.

Very much so.

Exactly. That's what their heroes do. Ours score winning goals in European Cup Finals.

[Des Little]

The low attendance can hardly be a surprise given the general sense of apathy felt over the summer. In fact today I went to a home game on my own for the first time in many years. Until this season, there were 9 of us with season tickets. Today there are two...and my mate decided to go to the cricket instead!

[l_mckay]

We didn't loose,never looked liked scoring,the sooner Benteke comes back the better. Thought Gabby and Weimann were very poor. Both fullbacks were excellent I thought and make us a lot stronger,even got forward well. 3 points next week before the tough run of fixtures and I will be happy.

[Chipsticks]

Decided to start a Villa blog after today, here's my review on today's game if anybody's bothered.

http://chipsticksvilla.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/match-review-aston-villa-0-0-newcastle.html

[Louzie0]

Looking good after today. Liked the Blog.

[Hoppo]

Cant we have a thread about people who were there and watched it or watched it via any other media. I'm sick of reading about those who don't go anymore, those who couldn't be bothered to watch it.. I'll happily clap for a minute if those poster's, don't bore me every post match thread.