Newcastle v Villa post match

[astonvilla82]

Sick of the inconsistent performances this season

[Villan82]

It's such a long established pattern now that you'd have to question how the club approaches things at Christmas.

Is it too lax? It's going on a long time.

Boxing Day ruined every flaming year. I found last year's defeat harder to take.

I was fuming this day last year.

[steamer]

Not at the races at all today
Idiotic sending off, some dreadful passing from defence.
I said to my son I thought Onama had been our one player who was not bad, and then , That Pass !!!!!!
Last weeks game painted over the cracks, we are three at least first team players short to figure in any real cup or league challenge.

[Nunkin1965]

Sending off decision was correct, imo. But otherwise I thought the referee was terrible.

If it was the other way round we'd have been asking for 2 reds.
4th/5th spot is wide open and it's good to see Leon back so hopefully we can improve the output from our right hand side.

[martyn ellis]

I'm not saying we would have got anything from that game 11 vs 11, but truth be told we were coming back into the game strongly with the sending off. A combination of noisy Toons and intimidation by the Newcastle players swayed Taylor into giving it. I'm not sure what Duran is supposed to do when travelling that fast and a player is lying prone in front of him - he's bound to land on him. The card was an absolute joke. When you see it in real time it's a simple coming together. I hate the way these 50-50 decisions so regularly go against us.

[Nev]

The red card completely changed the game, we were looking fine until then.

But it's a very poor showing away from home now this season.

And Newcastle were fucking average and didn't "blow us away" as Michael Brown stated the clueless twat.

[Olneythelonely]

Although the ref was generally shite, it was definitely a red card. The actions of a petulant child. You could see he was fuming that he wasn’t allowed to take a free kick. Not only did he ensure we lost that game, that’ll be 3 more games without him too.

Needs to grow up really quickly if we’re ready to gleefully march Watkins out of the door.

[Villafirst]

That was absolutely pathetic. Giving the ball away so many times on the edge of the box was shocking. No fight or desire is worrying.

[Demitri_C]

Boxing day feels like a perfect title - looks like we were koed by tyson, Muhammad  ali and deontay wilder today in that game

[RichardBatchelor]

Ref ruined the match and that’s all there is to stay. We were coming well into the game when the unfair red was given. I don’t think much can be gleaned from this match. Newcastle’s defence was very good on the rare occasions we put them under pressure.

On to Brighton.

[itbrvilla]

The Villa Way:
- Losing on Boxing Day
- Losing at St. James Park
- Conceding a goal in the first 5 minutes.

Got the triple today.

[stevo_st]

Wonder if he would have got sent off if he just dropped a knee on his back?
The way he was falling contact was always inevitable.

[Brend'Watkins]

We got what we deserved from the game, absolutely nothing. I have no issue with the red card it was a brainless act by Duran, he should be fined by the club and he’ll have ample time to reflect as he rests. He probably doesn’t give a shit.

[VillaBoy_23]

Staggeringly predictable result. I’m more annoyed I didn’t bet every worldly possession on us losing. For the miracles that Unai has produced over the past 2 years, we’ll get no further until our mentality changes. Piss weak under any kind of pressure. We’d lost that game the second they scored the first.

[BC Villain]

Obligatory shoeing at St James.  Only saving grace is that smug bastard Tindall getting sent off