That lot Again v Jawdies Pre-Match thread

[wince]

According to wikipedia stott in their language means to bounce and if you dropped it the bread would bounce....however if it is not a loaf of bread and you can put cheese in it, I will call it a cob. Here endeth part one of  the breads of Britain. Part 2, oatcakes coming soon.

If they batter us, we expect it, hence we aren't bothered. If we win, they will be upset and may cry. Either way we will be concerned with our own team not bed sheets and ant and Dec jokes.  On other side of coin, it horrifies me to say it but to avoid getting deeper into the mire, don't we need sha to get something out of qpr? Gods teeth they said we would have fun in this league......

[Ads]

I think we just may benefit from playing a game where we sre not expected to win.

Yes, I remember now how we always beat Man Utd.

Man for man, Man United have been significantly better than us for 24 years. I don't think that's the case with Newcastle.

[VillaAlways]

I think we just may benefit from playing a game where we sre not expected to win.

Yes, I remember now how we always beat Man Utd.

Man for man, Man United have been significantly better than us for 24 years. I don't think that's the case with Newcastle.

We lost 3-0 (I think) to them at Villa Park under Moyes when everybody else was turning them over. I can't remember the last time we unexpectedly beat anybody Chelsea at home under Lambert maybe?

I'm not holding out much hope.

[Stu]

We fundamentally don't take ourselves too seriously at all, ask the rest of the Championship, they'e been effusive in their praise for us.

I've seen this kind of stuff said by other Newcastle fans. Like they feel entitled to the red carpet treatment by clubs they regard as beneath them. That sense of entitlement was skewered at Villa Park and a lot of them haven't forgiven us.

[Stu]

Actually, thinking about the myth being pedalled here by fish - that Newcastle fans are all good fun at away days - does anyone else remember the coach load of them singing "You're just a town full of pakis" down Witton Lane at the relegation match?

[dave.woodhall]

A Newcastle supporter saying they don't take themselves seriously is like a Nose saying they don't care about us.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

I do remember different fans singing that to us on a few occasions. I have to be honest I can't remember which fans.

But I always thought it was odd. How did people feel it was alright to join in a chant like that? And also why would we be offended?

I would love it if more of the Asian community around Aston were seen in the ground, as it might indicate we were doing well.

[PeterWithesShin]

We lost 3-0 (I think) to them at Villa Park under Moyes when everybody else was turning them over. I can't remember the last time we unexpectedly beat anybody Chelsea at home under Lambert maybe?

I'm not holding out much hope.

2014 when Delph scored.

[dave.woodhall]

2015 semi-final?

[PeterWithesShin]

Misread it, thought you were asking if we beat Chelsea.

Spurs away under Sherwood.

[VillaAlways]

Misread it, thought you were asking if we beat Chelsea.

Spurs away under Sherwood.

We'd found some form under Sherwood  then and followed it up with beating Liverpool in the semi final. We're completely out of form now

[adrenachrome]

BBC Sports

Rafael Benitez: Newcastle boss says Aston Villa struggles show Championship is tough

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez believes Aston Villa's struggles prove Championship life can be difficult for former Premier League clubs.

Both sides were relegated last season but Villa have struggled to find form, while Newcastle are top.

"They have proved it's a difficult division," Benitez told BBC Radio Newcastle.

"It is not easy to go down and go up first time. It is important to have everyone working together," he added.

Newcastle host Aston Villa on Monday night, with the two sides meeting at St James' Park for the first time out of the top flight since 1938.

"They know what they have to do in this division - some young players may not be ready for the Premier League but they can be good in this division," Benitez said.

"Teams who have been in the Championship a while only have to add two or three players per season to their squads. When teams are relegated they have to change half the squad, and it's difficult to settle down."

"You can understand how it can happen, statistics show it can happen."

Newcastle will be without Isaac Hayden for the match against Aston Villa with an ankle injury, which could keep him out for four weeks. But the Magpies could welcome back Vurnon Anita, who has returned to training.

Newcastle had Jonjo Shelvey and Dwight Gayle on the pitch together for the first time since Christmas in their 2-2 draw with Norwich on Tuesday.

"When they are together on the pitch it's important for the team. But we were winning without those two. We can win using different players. The main thing is the team," Benitez added.

"It was a Premier League fixture for a lot of years, it will have the feel of a big game."

"The stature of both clubs means it is an important game for everyone, and people will enjoy it."

[PeterWithesShin]

We hadn't won for 3 including Swansea and QPR at home and had won 2 league games in 3 months. Winning there was unexpected, certainly for me.

[VillaAlways]

We hadn't won for 3 including Swansea and QPR at home and had won 2 league games in 3 months. Winning there was unexpected, certainly for me.

Really? At the time it felt like we were on a good run. Funny how you remember things differently. Must have been the euphoria of the semi final I remember talking to Liverpool fans before the game and they felt they were playing us at the wrong time.

[PeterWithesShin]

We'd been winning cup games but the only league wins were the Bitters in double week and the 4-0 at Sunderland. They were only league wins after beating Leicester early December and the Spurs game was April.