Aston Villa vs Newcastle United pre match thread

[Baldy]

Thought long and hard about this one. Tricky. Need longer.

Feck it, Unai masterclass, 1-0 to the Villa.

[darren woolley]

I'm going for a 2-1 Villa win.

[eamonn]

I think this will be a tight game and a 0-0 which is unheard of under Emery.

I think we're on the longest run for scoring in consecutive league games this season?

[Skerra]

Would love us to win this match but feel that a draw wouldn’t be a bad result for us. This season is a really strange one as, on the day, I don’t fear any team. I think we’ve got so used to losing to certain teams but, somehow it feels different now.

[dicedlam]

I can't see anything but a draw for this game. 1-1

[cdward]

This game will be more open than the Forest game.
Newcastle are full of confidence and will want to go at us.
Need us to continue our good defensive run, keep it tight.
2-1 Villa

[RamboandBruno]

I like Newcastle as a city, however apart from a brief period of weakness in the mid 90s, when they had Ginola flying down the wing, Asprilla doing his thing and the Belgian fella in defence, i really don’t have much time for the football team and everything that surrounds it.
Its a one club city, thats why they get 50k gates, if blues and west brom didn’t exist thats another 30-40k supporters for us. Whenever they have struggled their attendances have dropped off like every other club, but you’d never believe it given the mythology thats built up, best supporters in the world through thick and thin and all that shite.
Im sure their fanbase is made up of sound people and twats much like ours and every other club, abd I don’t envy their moral dilemma of wanting to win but knowing they are owned by Saudi Arabia.

In terms of Saturday I’m nervously excited already, it feels like the biggest match of the season, which I’m surprised I’m saying after beating man utd for first time in a lifetime.

They have only lost 3 games all season, which takes some doing, so they are going to be incredibly hard to beat, even with our form. I genuinely think it could go either way, so ultimately think it will a draw 2-2…..but i would love it…just love if we beat them….last minute winner for Ollie anyone??

[Risso]

We don't have anybody to fear, and I don't think they'll be daft enough to think that our non-performance earlier in the season will have any bearing on the weekend's game. I don't think we've played especially well in the games against Leicester and Forest, so will have to up the performance levels, but Emery has already said as much so don't think there'll be any complacency. Apparently they were a bit shit first half against Brentford, so it's not just us who aren't entirely consistent at the moment.

I think player for player the two teams are fairy well matched, although the thought of Saint-Maximin up against Young worries me a bit.

On the place and people, I think it's a great city, and have never met a proper fan in the wild, other than a few "second favourite team, love a bit of Newky Brown, me" types during the Keegan years.

[AlexAlexCropley]

We don't have anybody to fear, and I don't think they'll be daft enough to think that our non-performance earlier in the season will have any bearing on the weekend's game. I don't think we've played especially well in the games against Leicester and Forest, so will have to up the performance levels, but Emery has already said as much so don't think there'll be any complacency. Apparently they were a bit shit first half against Brentford, so it's not just us who aren't entirely consistent at the moment.

I think player for player the two teams are fairy well matched, although the thought of Saint-Maximin up against Young worries me a bit.

On the place and people, I think it's a great city, and have never met a proper fan in the wild, other than a few "second favourite team, love a bit of Newky Brown, me" types during the Keegan years.

Cashy will be back

[The Man With A Stick]

Yes we looked off the pace a bit on Saturday but it was our third game in less than a week so we'll be bang up for this after a few days rest.  2-1 home win.

[hilts_coolerking]

I worked with a guy who was a Newcastle fan.  Lovely bloke, good at his job, helpful - really knew his football and didn't take it all too seriously.  Sadly he took his own life last year.  RIP Jim.

[Hookeysmith]

What a feeling this is to go into a top of the table game against a very decent team but having faith that we will be giving it one hell of a go.

A little worried by our growing injury list so would be a little more comforted by knowing maybe Cash and Bouba were back in contention

We are not hearing anything about PC so have no idea if he is even training

The most important thing is that they will come to win, rather than parking the bus, and that will give us  opportunities to get behind them.

This could be a cracker

1-0 us - Watkins

[Rory]

I worked with a guy who was a Newcastle fan.  Lovely bloke, good at his job, helpful - really knew his football and didn't take it all too seriously.  Sadly he took his own life last year.  RIP Jim.

Bloody hell hilts, keep it light!

(Sorry to hear that, mental health in men is still not taken seriously enough. RIP to your mate.)

[Risso]

What a feeling this is to go into a top of the table game against a very decent team but having faith that we will be giving it one hell of a go.

A little worried by our growing injury list so would be a little more comforted by knowing maybe Cash and Bouba were back in contention

We are not hearing anything about PC so have no idea if he is even training

The most important thing is that they will come to win, rather than parking the bus, and that will give us  opportunities to get behind them.

This could be a cracker

1-0 us - Watkins

In his last press conference before the Forest match Emery said that all of Cash, Kamara and Coutibho were two weeks off being back in training, so I wouldn't expect to see any of them for the Newcastle match

[Drummond]

We don't have anybody to fear, and I don't think they'll be daft enough to think that our non-performance earlier in the season will have any bearing on the weekend's game. I don't think we've played especially well in the games against Leicester and Forest, so will have to up the performance levels, but Emery has already said as much so don't think there'll be any complacency. Apparently they were a bit shit first half against Brentford, so it's not just us who aren't entirely consistent at the moment.

I think player for player the two teams are fairy well matched, although the thought of Saint-Maximin up against Young worries me a bit.

On the place and people, I think it's a great city, and have never met a proper fan in the wild, other than a few "second favourite team, love a bit of Newky Brown, me" types during the Keegan years.

Yep, agree. They will be desperate to win it of course, for their own Top 4 ambitions.

I play 5-a-side with two Newcastle fans and they are both insufferable, arrogant arses.