Aston Villa vs Newcastle pre-match thread

[Walmley_Villa]

Isak now apparently refusing to play for them - I do sympathise with the Geordies, the "Sky" clubs and agents are destroying the game

[cdbearsfan]

I suspect he's waiting for the outcome of the upcoming court case.

[brontebilly]

You just have to look at the amount of goals we concede when he plays to know he’s not good enough.

When he plays, the burden is on the attackers to score more than we let in.

Cost us in the big games last season , might be Emery's biggest blind spot , though he has started to acknowledge the issue at least .

Clean sheet against Bayern and the winning assist into Duran.. idk, might not be a big game for some.

2-0 against Bologna, 0-0 against Juve..

Those two were nothing games (Bologna and Juve), Juve didn't have a fit forward. Even Carlos seemed somewhat competent that night.

I think the fact Mings and Torres are such different types of players generates the debate.

That’s why I qualified it as “not a big game for some.” The “supporters” who come on here and say that Champions League matches, especially with the new format, aren’t big games. Typical though.. shit on everything, appreciate nothing.

I love Ty as much as the next, but he can’t pull off a quarter of the passes that Pau is capable of. At the same token, Torres can’t handle the physicality and pace of some of the league’s best forwards. We’re lucky to have both. People on this forum need to realize that shitting on one of them doesn’t win you any prizes. They’re both Villa and we’re lucky to have both at our disposal.

If and when Torres is at his best we are a better team. He has the technical ability to beat the opposition press and can distribute the ball really well, short and long. Mings has to run with the ball to beat a decent press, risky enough against the better teams.

[Nev]

Aaaaaand we're back.

I haven't missed the Villa at all over the summer, the double devastation of Wembley and Old Trafford still rankles and I had the overriding feeling that we had missed two golden opportunities. I don't feel so bad now but I do feel that Emery is under pressure to show that last season wasn't the pinnacle of his reign and that a trophy and CL are still realistic targets this term. And I believe they are despite the lack of new players coming in. The retentions and a new striker have lifted the mood and but for a non display and a shit ref, we were close to an even more memorable season. So who's to say it won't fall the other way this time around with more or less the same squad?

It's a big start, early KO in the sun against a team considered to be a direct rival for a CL place, never mind all the other Geordie horse (punching) shit.
They are a bit flat too, hopefully this will help us but I see one of those mad early season score lines prompting more questions for both sides.

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[Lsvilla]

Craig Pawson in charge on Sunday.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Craig Pawson in charge on Sunday.

We're playing at 12.30 on the Saturday.

[Pat McMahon]

Have any members here received their tickets on the app or by email yet? 

I just get an error message on the app and have had nowt in my emails - have messaged the ticket office, though immediately received a reply promising they'd deal with it within 10 days. Which I assume is a spoof.

[Pat McMahon]

PS I'm with Nev on enthusiasm levels

[VillaTim]

Have any members here received their tickets on the app or by email yet? 

I just get an error message on the app and have had nowt in my emails - have messaged the ticket office, though immediately received a reply promising they'd deal with it within 10 days. Which I assume is a spoof.

tickets aren't ready yet

[Walmley_Villa]

Have any members here received their tickets on the app or by email yet? 

I just get an error message on the app and have had nowt in my emails - have messaged the ticket office, though immediately received a reply promising they'd deal with it within 10 days. Which I assume is a spoof.

Thursday apparently- I expect the app is currently being updated

[AV82EC]

Have any members here received their tickets on the app or by email yet? 

I just get an error message on the app and have had nowt in my emails - have messaged the ticket office, though immediately received a reply promising they'd deal with it within 10 days. Which I assume is a spoof.

Thursday apparently- I expect the app is currently being updated

I’ve logged out and back in again which gets rid of the “error” message. All ready for my ST download later in the week.

[Pat McMahon]

Have any members here received their tickets on the app or by email yet? 

I just get an error message on the app and have had nowt in my emails - have messaged the ticket office, though immediately received a reply promising they'd deal with it within 10 days. Which I assume is a spoof.

Thursday apparently- I expect the app is currently being updated

I’ve logged out and back in again which gets rid of the “error” message. All ready for my ST download later in the week.

Cheers AV - and Tim and Walmley.

I tried that too and simply have a message that I have no upcoming events but at least the Oops message has gone. God know why it takes this long to issue tickets for the first match - not like they've only just finished dealing with our last fixture.

[Lsvilla]

Craig Pawson in charge on Sunday.

We're playing at 12.30 on the Saturday.

That's why you (by which I mean I) should read what you (I) post before pressing 'Post'.