Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[Richard E]

My life has been so much less stressful since I resigned myself to the fact several years ago that the only ways I am ever going to see Villa lifting the FA Cup are by watching footage of Johnny Dixon or playing FIFA (or whatever it’s called these days.)

[eamonn]

Agreed. Apart from the bit about Miley, a talentless clogged he ain't.

But I hate him.

*Ruffles hair* Me too, kid.

[martin o`who??]

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.

A few years back two coachloads of them stopped on Trinity Road about 2:55, jumped out and just ran at the nearest Villa fans swearing and shouting like the little fucking nut jobs they were. An absolute time-warp throwback to the 70s.

[KevinGage]

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.

Yes.

[The Edge]

Marco Bizot wtf were you thinking? A genuinely bizzare brain fart. And why is it that every other team seems to take advantage of having an extra man but we never do? It's nothing new either. Managers come and go but the outcome remains the same. Our opponents going down to ten men is never an advantage to us. Us going down to ten men always ends up with us facing an inevitable onslaught. It's written into our DNA or something. It's like Kryptonite to Aston Villa.

[Richard E]

I’ve never understood this concept that Newcastle fans supposedly deserve success more than other fanbases. Surely Sunderland fans have ‘earned’ it more because they’ve ‘suffered’ more if that’s the criteria.

[Monty]

Agreed. Apart from the bit about Miley, a talentless clogged he ain't.

But I hate him.

*Ruffles hair* Me too, kid.

:-(

:'-(

[eamonn]

There's a torrent of Geordie vernacular doing me head in at the hotel this morning. Bunch of bolshy bastids but I can barely make out a word.

[KevinGage]

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.

They are chimps. If that isn't offensive to our simian cousins.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Looks like two new goalkeepers will be needed in summer 2026.
Suspect Martinez will go and Monsieur Bizarreot is arguably not up to the task!!

I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t think Bizot made the wrong decision last night but he’s fine as a back up. We’re going to probably have to replace Martinez and possibly Watkins, that’s going to cost a lot so unless we can get someone better than Bizot for a similar price he was bought in for, there’s no point.

I’d say he’s more than up for the task it’s just a pity his rush of blood to the head cost us the game.

[amfy]

There's a torrent of Geordie vernacular doing me head in at the hotel this morning. Bunch of bolshy bastids but I can barely make out a word.

Count yourself lucky, wall to wall noses where we are!

[Ian.]

I felt a real sadness waking up today after yesterday second half performance, or really that complete loss of head from Bizot. We had a corner down their half ffs.

Gutting to be out of the cup again.

[Mister E]

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

Disagree. We looked comfortable in the first half even if the goal was slightly fortuitous.
Even in the second half we were okay and yet contrived to gift the game.


Having said all that, the absence of VAR really did warp the game and we appear to have used up our ref-luck.

[cdbearsfan]

We were far from okay in the second half. We utterly capitulated as soon as they scored and hardly had the ball in their half after that.

[Mister E]

We were far from okay in the second half. We utterly capitulated as soon as they scored and hardly had the ball in their half after that.

You maybe right; my mind is already bending the memory. However, I don't remember the Barcodes being up to much.
It's consigned to history ...