Newcastle United v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[castlefields_villan]

We're not down until we're down, it's not halfway through the season yet, so long as we can play like we did in the second half I'll continue to think we can do it - football records are there to be broken - just need to take that into the West Ham game.

[Brend'Watkins]

Yes, I'd have chanced Adama for Westwood. There was a lot of ground to be exploited on that right hand side.

Bit too safe for me from Monsieur Garde

I know what you mean, and I kind of agree, but at the same time, the only way we have a cat's chance in hell of improving for the long term is if we start to build a bit of confidence.

They'll feel more confident having got something from a tricky away fixture in awful weather. You're right, 3 points would have made the table look a bit better, but I don't know at this stage if the difference from those extra two points would have been worth risking the confidence shattering effect of coming away with nothing.

This way, we conceded, we raised our game, we took a point.

Hmm good point about the confidence thing.

3 would have been much better for the confidence but I take the point further up that we need to stop going backwards to go forwards.

[ciggiesnbeer]

We're not down until we're down, it's not halfway through the season yet, so long as we can play like we did in the second half I'll continue to think we can do it - football records are there to be broken - just need to take that into the West Ham game.

Fairplay to you for keeping the faith.

We are good at breaking records I give you that. Maybe one of them might end up being a positive one!

[Steve R]

I actually  enjoyed the second half. It's a start. The very fact that in the position we are in we still battled to come back is encouraging.

It looks like the imports needed time - as would be expected - but the home grown players have let us down badly and have not been able to buy us time to gel as a unit. Ayew looks a real good player, Veretout as well. Gana seems to be getting his early season form back too.

It could well be too late, but 2 or 3 sensible additions could transform that team.

[ChicagoLion]

I think Gested is more effective comming off the bench. It gives us a chance to change the system.

[pauliewalnuts]

Yes, I'd have chanced Adama for Westwood. There was a lot of ground to be exploited on that right hand side.

Bit too safe for me from Monsieur Garde

I know what you mean, and I kind of agree, but at the same time, the only way we have a cat's chance in hell of improving for the long term is if we start to build a bit of confidence.

They'll feel more confident having got something from a tricky away fixture in awful weather. You're right, 3 points would have made the table look a bit better, but I don't know at this stage if the difference from those extra two points would have been worth risking the confidence shattering effect of coming away with nothing.

This way, we conceded, we raised our game, we took a point.

Hmm good point about the confidence thing.

3 would have been much better for the confidence but I take the point further up that we need to stop going backwards to go forwards.

Totally agree, but it was really the risk involved in going for it that i was referring to as the difference.

[jwarry]

Wilkins is really thick isn't he. Thank god we now have some intelligence in our management

[andyh]

If Garde really wanted to win this game then Traore should have at least have got 20 minutes.  That Newcastle defense is every bit as bad as ours and was there for the taking.

I'm not sure those wet conditions would have suited Traore as the ball was getting held up by the waterlogged pitch.

We had 2 or 3 really good breaks, all through Vertoute, the ball ran quite well, unfortunately he didn't.....that's not a criticism of him, he just doesn't have the explosive pace in those situations.

[dave.woodhall]

We didn't lose. If nothing else it shut those shirtless twats up. Like the Stripeys a couple of years ago they thought they'd destroy us, but we got a point and let's hope it knocks them as much as their comrades in biterness.

[West Derby Villan]

Ayew was easily our Man of the match. Thought Gestede actually had his best performance for us today. Unfortunately Gana and Sanchez are liabilities on the ball. Don't think a point is enough but better than none at all

[passport1]

Sanchez needs to wear a Colombia shirt under his Villa one.

He is probably better in a country where the game is played at a slower pace.His speed of thought ie brain to foot is nowhere near quick enough for the premiership. Any team playing a high press against him is onto a winner.

[OzVilla]

That's a good point under normal circumstances and Atleast we can start to repair some confidence with a performance like that. 

Must win game next though,

[Richard E]

We didn't lose. If nothing else it shut those shirtless twats up. Like the Stripeys a couple of years ago they thought they'd destroy us, but we got a point and let's hope it knocks them as much as their comrades in biterness.

Hear hear!

[CT Villan]

I'm happy with a point...that's 3 games that we haven't lost out of the last 6, now we need to turn draws into wins and there is an infinitesimally small glimmer of hope of survival.

[Rudy65]

Love Ayew

Good player, takes poeple on, skillful and looks like he gives a toss.

Gestade looked decent actaully winning headers and laying the ball off

Veretout looks decent as well. I thought. The defence did ok today

Running out of games though