Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[Stu]

Yeah, I’m more concerned about retaining top 5 league position tbh given injuries we have.

I'll be more upset if we fail to beat Leeds next week. Europa League and/or a CL spot via the league are our priorities this season.

No injuries, and we're a week closer to getting a couple of key players back.

Sorry, if that's not romantic enough on Valentine's day.

This is the thing isn’t it, CL football is the key to long term competitiveness. I suppose it’s sad but we don’t have the luxury of gunning on all fronts. Although this was a strong team and until Bizot headloss I didn’t think Newcastle were worrying us that much, even if the midfield looked, understandably, weak.

[TopDeck113]

On a trip to London with Mrs TD for Valentine's, so didn't have to suffer it. My only comments are:
- Last year was the season to get the Cup monkey off our back and we fucked it up.
- Of greater concern is that our home form has gone to shit.

[Nev]

No complaints. Brainless at times. I’ve complained about some if the decisions going against this season but my god the ref had a shocker for us today. First goal offside, Digne should probably have been sent off and then he clearly handles inside the box but the officials give a free kick outside?!? More concerning is the fact that this 3 home losses out of the last 4 home games. Fortress VP no more.

But how are we expected to keep such a fine record when we lose 3 vital players? We have no way of replacing them so surely this dip in form is fully expected, hence our dismay at the injuries?

We are in a shitty run but need to ride it out until SJM and Youri are back. They are not the be all and end all but fuck me they help.

[Stu]

Won’t see Tielemans for another two months.

[Ian.]

However, it's worrying how often we've looked shit for weeks now.

It’s not surprising or rocket science is it?  Any team in the world losing the players we’ve lost in midfield, would seriously affect their performance and probably mood in the camp.

Then losing Cash, who’s arguably our player of the season, is yet another massive blow.

[Chip Butty 111]

Everything went in our favour except the stupidity of a goalkeeper. Our goal was offside, they should have had a penalty, digne was lucky not to be sent off. What gets into these keepers brains,  just do not foul, if they score we still have eleven players on the pitch. We were well into the game before the sending off, just a clown show.

you'd have thought we would have learnt that lesson from losing CL football for the same thing at Old Trafford...brainless. Fortress Villa Park has turned into wet cardboard

[PhilVill]

There's far bigger fish to fry this season, if we want to progress further, we have to get champions league football next year.

[DC1874]

That was shocking why can't we route 1 shit teams like Arsenal and Brentford do? Newcastle are a shit team BTW

[LeonW]

No complaints. Brainless at times. I’ve complained about some if the decisions going against this season but my god the ref had a shocker for us today. First goal offside, Digne should probably have been sent off and then he clearly handles inside the box but the officials give a free kick outside?!? More concerning is the fact that this 3 home losses out of the last 4 home games. Fortress VP no more.

But how are we expected to keep such a fine record when we lose 3 vital players? We have no way of replacing them so surely this dip in form is fully expected, hence our dismay at the injuries?

We are in a shitty run but need to ride it out until SJM and Youri are back. They are not the be all and end all but fuck me they help.

Because we have to. What other choice do we have. Onana, Barkley and Dougie whilst not at the same level are more than adequate alternatives. We should be more than capable of taking of taking more than zero points at home against Everton and brentford.

[Richard]

Hopefully Cash back for Leeds and SJM for Wolves.

[caster troy]

Brilliant. We gave up Kamara and a title challenge for that cup ‘run.’

[DC1874]

Bottle job Villa again

[Ian.]

Brilliant. We gave up Kamara and a title challenge for that cup ‘run.’

Injuries can happen any time any place. That’s a ridiculous thing to say.

[Somniloquism]

That was shocking why can't we route 1 shit teams like Arsenal and Brentford do? Newcastle are a shit team BTW

We don't have the pace like those teams do, but we were playing it long and getting the results in the first half. Second half we only had Tammy to aim at for most of it which played into Newcastle's hands.

[astonvilla82]

What a knob bizot is