Newcastle v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

We are just not good enough, ultimately.

Since the season re-start, three matches, two of them against arguably the most beatable sides we have to face, two of them at home, and we have managed to take 2 points from 9.

We just never, ever look like winning matches, and I can not for the life of me see how this changes under this manager.

Nope because it’s always the same.

[mcgrath_85]

I've been to St James Park Close to 30 times and I've seen us win twice. It's one of our biggest grave yards going. A point up there is decent.

Usually yes. Not if you’re on the bottom three, with the fixtures we have coming and the last ten games we’ve had.
Idiots said this after Sheffield Utd. Two points dropped again.

[AsTallAsLions]

2 points from 9 is abysmal.

We all know how it ends...

Sadly that's the crux of it, eh.

If you can't find a way to win a single match, you're just delaying the inevitable. Smith has to go regardless.

[Five Villa Tattoos]

Looked much better with two up top, (Who'd have thought eh?)
The first game since the restart that has actually gave me a bit of hope.

[Risso]

Another missed opportunity to win a game, and actually look like we might avoid relegation.  Smith is a lower league manager utterly out of his depth.  The sooner he's gone, the better.

[supertom]

Better but all still a little bit hopeless. We also looked better with Davis and Samatta playing together. Time for two up top. The defending for their goal was atrocious but standard for us.

This was there to be won. We didn't take the chance, and we're running out of 'winnable' games. Had we grabbed the 3 points here, I'd have fancied us to take some confidence into the Wolves game and possibly do okay. Now, I think we'll do well to scrape a point.

I think we've blown it in the Sheff Utd game and today. These were ones we needed to get more from to give us a chance. Better from Grealish today too, but it's as if everyone's waiting on him to do something. He's gonna shit a lung before the season is out. We're wearing him out. Time for the others to step up.

Nakamba also needs to start games. We need his energy in midfield.

[eamonn]

I've been to St James Park Close to 30 times and I've seen us win twice. It's one of our biggest grave yards going. A point up there is decent.

Against a mediocre team with no home fans to give them an advantage, it was arguably our best chance in years to beat them.

[ChicagoLion]

I had a fivefold on Newcastle, Manure, Everton, Wolves and Liverpool so I am claiming some credit for the point.

With Everton and Wolves winning that has to be classed as a point gained surely?

we needed 3 check out our next 4 games and West Ham’s

[Smithy]

How the fuck that team beat Sheff Utd 3-0 is beyond me.

[KevinGage]

The one game on the restart where I fancied us - but we find new ways of sinking worselves.

Brainless, artless football for the most part.

The foul by Hause on Carroll in a non threatening area (as if Carroll was suddenly going to burst past him Ronaldo 1997 style) and Hourihane's miserable free kick at the end illustrate the genuine lack of nous we possess in both areas of the pitch.

[andyh]

2 from 9 since the restart when we needed to hit the ground running.
We are done for I think.

[Ads]

I've been to St James Park Close to 30 times and I've seen us win twice. It's one of our biggest grave yards going. A point up there is decent.

Against a mediocre team with no home fans to give them an advantage, it was arguably our best chance in years to beat them.

Best we've played up there since O'Leary. Post Small Heath beating at Villa Park and Bowyer and Dyer fighting on the pitch.

Certainly wanted to win, tried to win, but we didn't get beat. If we'd found a way to do that more in the season, we'd not be in half the bother.

[Villan82]

Well every other result has gone well for us. Hopefully Burnley can beat Watford tomorrow as well. What worries me is the fact that only wins will keep us up and especially with the games we’ve got left, I just can’t see where the wins are going to come from. We deserved at least a point but I’m not sure it’s enough now.

I am beginning to think a point per game could be enough. We are only in the drop zone on goal difference (which is improving).

[devilla]

Thought we looked so much better after the subs came on. Konsa is not a right back, for me Elmo has to start there. Left back has been a problem for ages and Targett isn't the answer.

Surely he has to try something different. Davis for El Ghazi so can partner Samatta, picking up the knock downs would be a start.

Grealish was better second half but I fear his head has been turned ny the red filth.

Why couldn't they show the urgency they had in the last 10 minutes during the rest of the game?? We're in the shit so 100% effort is an absolute minimum requirement.

As usual Smith was tactically clueless. Subs must be made earlier.

[pauliewalnuts]

Smith is a lower league manager utterly out of his depth.  The sooner he's gone, the better.

He doesn't get the concept of game management, which is a problem to say the least at this level.