Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

One positive - and I accept this is a bit defeatist - but given our other priorities if we’re not winning it I’d rather we went out now.

[Clampy]

I thought we were ok until Bizot went on his Forest Gump type run. It would have been a lot worse had Digne been sent off as well.

If there's an upside, it gives us one less thing to focus on. I know some fans will say 'fuck that, it's the FA Cup' and I totally understand where they're coming from but its the only positive to take from yesterday.

[Brend'Watkins]

Even with all the decisions going in our favour we contrived to lose. They were much better than us and deserved the win.

[Meanwood Villa]

One positive - and I accept this is a bit defeatist - but given our other priorities if we’re not winning it I’d rather we went out now.

Indeed. Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool all through. Arsenal will be today barring a miracle. We'd have needed a favourable draw to win this with the way things are going.

[Rico]

We've got some weird voodoo shit going on in the FA Cup. Going back as far as I can remember we've contrived to royally fuck it up. West Ham away, ken McNaught punched the ball for a penalty, countless losses to Man Ure including a clown in goal at their place. Chelsea in the 2000 final, Arsenal in the Final, Palace in the nightmare of a semi final. It's not normal for a club of our size and stature to go so long without winning it. To be honest, like another poster said earlier, I still haven't recovered from the Semi Final last season so this defeat doesn't really hurt that much, it just gets chalked off as another weird episode in our involvement in the FA Cup.

[Dick Edwards]

One positive - and I accept this is a bit defeatist - but given our other priorities if we’re not winning it I’d rather we went out now.

Indeed. Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool all through. Arsenal will be today barring a miracle. We'd have needed a favourable draw to win this with the way things are going.

We couldn't have asked for a much more favourable draw last season. Opposition such as Cardiff and Preston in earlier rounds, the best semi final draw we could have asked for but we still blew our chance against Palace.

[Allan C]

Good riddance, what has the FA Cup done for us this season other than depriving us of one of our most important players.
Now focus on getting into theCL because that is the most important thing for where we are right now.

No, no and no. Better or best teams win the cups as proven over the last 30 plus years. CL qualification is not the most important  thing, winning  trophies is.

Wrong, the “better or best teams” have bigger higher quality squads to compete on several fronts. To attract that quality and retain the quality we already have, CL qualification is a must. You’ve only got to look at last years winners to see what can happen

[Rigadon]

If we’d just lost at home in the league, I’d be a lot more pissed off this morning.  That kind of sums up how much I care about the FA cup at the moment, right or wrong. 

I care a bit more about the Europa, but only because it’s probably easier to win and the prize is more alluring.  Again, not one for the FA Cup purists, but there you go. 

[PeterWithe]

A really brainless last minute corner, a shower of shite, everyone forward, Bailey makes a terrible choice, executes it appallingly, Bizot loses his marbles and we go from being very comfortable to looking like we were just waiting to concede.

We really do have a squad strong enough to expect better than what we showed in that second half.

[eamonn]

Even with all the decisions going in our favour we contrived to lose. They were much better than us and deserved the win.

I'm not sure. It was pretty even for 48 minutes. Hard to judge it after the red card as it changed everything. I do think we were disappointingly timid with 10 men and running down the clock immediately from the beginning of the second half.

They still badly missed their two Brazilian lads until their first goal I thought and clearly we missed our trio in midfield and Cash who are all more comfortable in possession than Onana, Bogarde and probably Barkley too (who still showed some good touches).

[Halfway to Moseley]

Even with all the decisions going in our favour we contrived to lose. They were much better than us and deserved the win.

We were the better team until Bizot’s brainwave.

Weird how we keep getting red cards against Newcastle.

[Chris Smith]

What I don’t get is playing a stronger team in the 3rd round and then a weaker team in the 4th. You either go in or don’t.

It seems fairly obvious that he knows that if we pick up a couple more injuries we’re totally fucked but that said we were the better team by some margin until the sending off.

[PeterWithe]

I agree that we were the better side until then, but I still don't think we keep opposing keepers busy enough when we are on top, we lack a bit of creativity. I reckon the second no10 position is where we need an upgrade.

[Monty]

Not going to talk about the performance really, it was bad, it's so annoying how much worse we are down to ten men than teams seem to be against us, what can you do.

I just hate losing that fucking club. I just hate that fucking club. And I absolutely hate their ageing cheerleaders in the press, who live in a forever 1997 where Philippe Albert is forever dinking in from 25 and we'd always luv it if everyone's second team could give the Best Fans In The World the success we all want for them, nevermind that they're the propaganda doll of a rape-and-plunder state, literally the most evil people on earth, nevermind that they're also a dirty bunch of absolute thugs, not just rotational fouling but genuinely violent, nasty, their manager a total soulless goon.

So I'm sorry if Lucas did a bad tackle. Did anyone mention that one of their talentless cloggers took out our best player for months with a cynical-as-you-like rake down the achilles? Anyone mention of their owner's bonesaw hobby? No of course not, we have to be subjected to endless simpering over their sentimental, wailing, gormless fanbase (hey they've taken their shirts off! wow they're so morally pathetic! just so zany!) and their utterly imagined grievances.

So I can take losing. I can even take losing to this bunch. But I really could be spared the moral fucking grandstanding from ISIS AFC, nevermind the moral grandstanding being done on their behalf by dewy-eyed losers and sycophants. Piss off.

[PeterWithe]

Which reminds me..

Are Newcastle fans only allowed outside the house to watch their team in their replica shirts? What is it with them seemingly having to bang on the windows of their coaches when they are anywhere near a football ground like over excited chimps. I think it must be compulsary. No one else does it.