Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[N'ZMAV]

It took Howe less than a year to turn Newcastle from bottom of the league to top 4 challengers.

and their team on paper doesn't actually look that good.

Howe has coached them well.

[Allan C]

I said on the pre match thread that Archer should have started. One good game in the previous 60 odd under two different coaching teams won’t change the fact that several of the squad lack real quality and are at their limit. Hopefully Emery has been promised a healthy budget because he’s got a right job on and it starts now

[Jon Crofts]

Thanks Christian Purslow, your sad vanity project has undoubtedly set the club back years.
8th highest paid squad in the league. Absolute wank.

I still think the money wasted when we sold Grealish is the biggest issue. Absolute criminal use of £100m.

This as well, Purslow signed off on them so again all at his feet.

[Beard82]

Thanks Christian Purslow, your sad vanity project has undoubtedly set the club back years.
8th highest paid squad in the league. Absolute wank.

I still think the money wasted when we sold Grealish is the biggest issue. Absolute criminal use of £100m.

Since he went think we have made very few good choices.  Hopefully the new manager represents a new chapter

[Brazilian Villain]

I wouldn’t read too much into Buendia’s display. He had a really ropey day, but generally he’s been really good and I wouldn’t be too worried about him.

I didn't watch the game but someone who did, felt that he had been tasked with tracking Bruno Guimarães which might explain why he was off his game today.

[Ian.]

Thanks Christian Purslow, your sad vanity project has undoubtedly set the club back years.
8th highest paid squad in the league. Absolute wank.

I still think the money wasted when we sold Grealish is the biggest issue. Absolute criminal use of £100m.

This as well, Purslow signed off on them so again all at his feet.

Personally I think Gerrard’s appointment has been far bigger of the mistakes.

[ChicagoLion]

Thanks Christian Purslow, your sad vanity project has undoubtedly set the club back years.
8th highest paid squad in the league. Absolute wank.

I still think the money wasted when we sold Grealish is the biggest issue. Absolute criminal use of £100m.

No doubt, a complete and total fuck up.
All of our problems go back to the fucking around at the Lensbury club and the frittering away of a £100 million.

[Rigadon]

Newcastle are a solid premier league team, with solid players.  They are organised by a decent manager, who has done really well since he went there (despite some what disappointingly avoiding answering questions about the owners). 

Today they were better organised and more aggressive.

[PaulWinch again]

It took Howe less than a year to turn Newcastle from bottom of the league to top 4 challengers.

and their team on paper doesn't actually look that good.

Howe has coached them well.

He has and Bruno Guimares is an incredible signing. He runs their midfield and is a top player.

[PaulTheVillan]

It took Howe less than a year to turn Newcastle from bottom of the league to top 4 challengers.

and their team on paper doesn't actually look that good.

Howe has coached them well.

He has and Bruno Guimares is an incredible signing. He runs their midfield and is a top player.

And if he joined us in the summer he would be like Robbie Savage

[manic-road]

It took Howe less than a year to turn Newcastle from bottom of the league to top 4 challengers.

and their team on paper doesn't actually look that good.

Howe has coached them well.

He has and Bruno Guimares is an incredible signing. He runs their midfield and is a top player.

Eight of that team that started today for Newcastle played there under Bruce, I think that highlights what a great job Howe has done in a year.

[Chris Smith]

There wasn’t much between the two teams in the first half but in the second we didn’t really compete at all. It looked as though Danks tried to change things after going behind nothing worked and we just looked stretched. I also didn’t get why half way through the first half we switched Bailey back to the right where he’s far less effective.

[tomd2103]

Newcastle are a solid premier league team, with solid players.  They are organised by a decent manager, who has done really well since he went there (despite some what disappointingly avoiding answering questions about the owners). 

Today they were better organised and more aggressive.

Wasn’t much in the first half between the two sides, but we just capitulated in the second half.  They had caused us problems in wide areas in the first half, but were just going straight through us in the second period.

Don’t know if they just took their foot off the gas as it was the last game for Danks, but you would have thought they might have wanted to impress the incoming manager.  That second half performance was unacceptable really.

[coreyfeldman]

Callum Wilson is not miles  better than Watkins, that's just angry rubbish.

It isn't, it's a fact

[coreyfeldman]

Watkins can barely run with a football, invariably has his shot too late and is blocked or falls on his arse and gives the ball away. He's a championship player