Aston Villa vs Newcastle United pre match thread

[Smirker]

I thought the banner and the silly rivalry and hatred is all a bit pathetic really.

I think Newcastle are a decent bunch for the most part.

That letter is appalling though.

I think it is time everyone moved on. I went on one of their forums and a few on there feel the same. Not all but a few.

[Richard E]

Yes, they do need to get over themselves and move on, the precious little souls.

[Drummond]

Link to blog so we can laugh at the twerp?

https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2023/04/14/sob-on-the-tyne-an-apology-to-newcastle-fans-from-aston-villa

[pauliewalnuts]

I understand the basic message but it's presented in such utter fawning self-loathing style that it's hard to believe a Villa fan wrote it.

Does anyone care about that banner 15 years later?

They got the chance to laugh at us after that anyway as we produced one of those comedically pathetic relegations.

[astonvilla82]

I thought the banner and the silly rivalry and hatred is all a bit pathetic really.

I think Newcastle are a decent bunch for the most part.

That letter is appalling though.

I think it is time everyone moved on. I went on one of their forums and a few on there feel the same. Not all but a few.

never was a rivalry, don't know how they would cope if they had Birmingham Albion or Wolverhampton to contend with

[astonvilla82]

I understand the basic message but it's presented in such utter fawning self-loathing style that it's hard to believe a Villa fan wrote it.

Does anyone care about that banner 15 years later?

They got the chance to laugh at us after that anyway as we produced one of those comedically pathetic relegations.

only time I remember the banner is when it's brought up on here

[PeterWithesShin]

They couldn't laugh at us when we went down as they came down with us. Which in itself is very funny.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Get a load of this.....from NUFC Blog

‘Sob on the Tyne’ – An apology to Newcastle fans from Aston Villa
April 14, 2023 Andy Macfarlane

On behalf of the non-knuckle dragging cohort of our fan base (trust me, we do exist!) I want to apologise for the whole embarrassing ‘Sob on the Tyne’ fiasco.

Seeing a small section of fans display that petty banner on that day back in the 08/09 season where you got relegated definitely didn’t fill me with pride about my club.

It made me cringe like I’d never cringed before. And what made it worse was up until this point there had been no bad blood between two clubs who were (and still are) one of the main pillars of English football.
It just happened because some unwashed ‘members’ of our fan base wanted to revel in another club’s misfortune.
We know all too well about the pain it causes when an owner mismanages and neglects your club to the point of ruin (we too, were perilously close to the brink under a certain ‘Dr’ Tony Xia a few years back).

And so I wanted to write this article, with our huge tie this weekend looming, to let you know that the vast majority of Villa fans were never behind such a crass and pointless emblem of what was a very ‘small club mentality kind of move, you know, the sort of thing a Mackem would do.

In fact, what has filled me with pride recently is seeing a lot of Villa and Toon fans on social media both praising each other’s clubs for the excellent seasons they’ve had. Another thing we both have in common (other than being exposed to the Cabbage’s inept football), is knowing the feeling of watching on as the Sky ‘big six’ get all the silverware and plaudits, so for sleeping giants (that are awaking) clubs like ours to disrupt this season that can only be a good thing for the game.

You guys look like more and more like a top four side with each passing game and for us, we looked down and out just before the World Cup before our Lord and saviour Unai Emery came along and completely revitalised the club. What a time to be a Villa or a Toon fan!

So, as we welcome you to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon I wanted to wish the Toon all the best and hope you accept this olive branch no matter what the score is at full time.

UTV and HWTL!

I thought the banner was great. And I think that sanctimonious bollocks forum post is the most cringeworthy thing I've seen for a long time. And since when was revelling in another club's misfortune a bad thing - everyone's quick enough to revel in yours. There's only one club I care about and as far as I.m concerned any misfortune that comes the way of Saudi Toon FC  is all to the good. Sob on the Tyne for a third time tomorrow, with any luck, and the more shirtless barcodes crying into their Brown Ale I see after, the happier I will be .

Perhaps I should  pop on their forum and post this, just to set the record straight.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

They battered us 6-0 or 6-1 the first time we played again and I took it like a man.

[amfy]

They battered us 6-0 or 6-1 the first time we played again and I took it like a man.

I think they’ve put 6 past us twice since then which makes it all the more mystifying that they don’t move on.

[pauliewalnuts]

They battered us 6-0 or 6-1 the first time we played again and I took it like a man.

I think they’ve put 6 past us twice since then which makes it all the more mystifying that they don’t move on.

Wasn't it the McDonald interregnum after MON went - we beat West Ham 3-1 at home on the first day and looked really decent, then went to Newcastle and got beaten 6-0 mostly by Andy Carroll.

[Lastfootstamper]

There's no rivalry, and there's no hatred. They're in joint second place, along with 89 other clubs, on my list of which of the other 91 League clubs I don't wish well upon the most. They just happen to have left me with some really funny memories.

[AV82EC]

Yep the 6-0 absolute drubbing was more than enough karma for the “banner”. And fair play to the Geordie fan who bought me numerous Heinekens in a bar in Corfu as the 4th, 5th and 6th went in.

[Smirker]

Link to blog so we can laugh at the twerp?

https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2023/04/14/sob-on-the-tyne-an-apology-to-newcastle-fans-from-aston-villa

Majority of them on the replies are sound.

[dave.woodhall]

Link to blog so we can laugh at the twerp?

https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2023/04/14/sob-on-the-tyne-an-apology-to-newcastle-fans-from-aston-villa

Majority of them on the replies are sound.

It looks to me like most of them are twats, especially the other Villa fan on there