Villa Park is the destination this afternoon for the 4pm kick-off, which will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Payback is a *****, and we owe Villa some more after we wimpered out of the Premier League 23 months ago. Yes it was our players over 38 games that got us relegated, but quite what was going through the minds of the Villa fans, who we have no history with I might add add, who mocked us and brought out their pretty little decorations to poke fun at us is beyond me.
Class was in short supply from them lot that day. I hear people saying how we would do the same if such events transpired to create a situation whereby we could relegate someone at St James’ Park on the final day of the season. I agree, if it was someone like Liverpool, Manchester United or Sunderland, but for the rest I highly doubt that we’d make much of an effort. A few songs maybe, but certainly not the poster campaign that the Vile displayed that day.
Indeed a case in point happened just last season when our 2-0 win at Plymouth relegated the Green Army. There was no poking of fun from our lot though and we just concentrated on celebrating our promotion. That is the point though – concentrating our ourselves. Villa didn’t.
Still, it’s been and gone now and perhaps I feel more annoyed by it because I live in an area that has a high proportion of Villa fans in it. Nothing can be changed from two years ago, but a win for us would leave Villa deep in the mire. To me that would be priceless.
As mentioned earlier, the game in on Sky here in the UK, but if you can’t watch that then I’m fairly certain that there will be a few internet streams knocking about. If you stumble across one then throw a link to it in the comments section and share it with your fellow Newcastle fans.
If you haven’t read my match preview you can do so by clicking here. It features team news, likely line-ups, facts and stats regarding both sides and of previous encounters between the two sides.
That’s just about it for this. Hopefully the lads can get another positive result this afternoon, although I have to admit that I’m not feeling too confident about that. Villa have a lot of good players and it’s only a matter of time before they click and get the results that will drag them clear of the relegation scrap. Hopefully that can wait until next week though…..
Howay the lads!
Aston Villa: Brad Friedel, Kyle Walker, James Collins, Richard Dunne, Luke Young, Stewart Downing, Stiliyan Petrov, Jean Makoun, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young, Darren Bent.
Subs: Andy Marshall, Ciaran Clark, Carlos Cuellar, Nigel Reo-Coker, Robert Pires, Marc Albrighton, Emile Heskey.
Newcastle: Steve Harper, Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Steven Taylor, Jose Enrique, Joey Barton, Danny Guthrie, Fabricio Coloccini, Jonas Gutierrez, Nile Ranger, Peter Lovenkrands.
Subs: Tim Krul, Shane Ferguson, James Tavernier, Michael Richardson, Ryan Taylor, Ryan Donaldson, Shefki Kuqi.
Haway Nile son!
Always had faith, get a goal.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
What an odd team :S
Colo in midfield?
Jobey07(Quote)
Harper Simpson Williamson S Taylor Enrique Guthrie Barton Coloccini Jonas Ranger
Colo midfield no Strolla
3hourswasted(Quote)
#nufc subs: Krul, Ferguson, Tavernier, Richardson, R Taylor, Donaldson, Kuqi
dan4toon(Quote)
Colo’s played holding for Depo when he was there.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Obviously Ranger and Lovenkrands are there to play off their slow defenders. 🙂
DJG(Quote)
Shola has a knee problem.
toonsy(Quote)
Ive just had this feeling all day that we are gonna absolutely destroy them. 😆
DJG(Quote)
FFS Ameobi is always injured. got your wish toonsy, raylor doesn’t start
Jobey07(Quote)
Colo played holding mid for us the season we went down vs Man City away I remember.
dan4toon(Quote)
Niles gunna score, I know it.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Strange Line up but looking forward to seeing Colo in CDM, Try and keep up with results on my phone as just about to travel to London for work. Frigging hate the place, but needs must 12, 12hr shifts starting tomorrow 1 1/2 days at home before travelling back. 😥 😥 😥 😥
HTL 2:1 toon
Waldo P. Barnstormer(Quote)
My laddie has been saying for weeks we should play Colo in midfield so he is pleased. A touch of skil like last week and that strike against spuds and we’ll all be chuffed
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
dan @10 I remember Colo against City in midfield,he had a shocker,but his game as improved massivley since then,so fingers crossed.
Mick G(Quote)
@ 7 yeah they dont work 😆
I think this is going to be the day Ranger hits the back of the net
Big Dave(Quote)
Pardew said he wanted to try Collo in midfield once we were safe. Maybe he is good and confident now after yesterday’s results.
MDS(Quote)
Dave – They don’t bend. I think that’s the problem 😆
toonsy(Quote)
I think this is going to be the day Ranger hits the back of the net
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Agreed Dave!
MDS(Quote)
At least no Raylor from you point of view ey toonsy!
Strange team but AP always comes out with some odduns!
HWTL!!
pearceet(Quote)
All wrong today interms of selection imo!
BUT LETS FECKING SMASH THEM ANYWAY LADSS!
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Toonsy I heard they were giving him injections of wd40 but they still have had no success 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Last time we were here our wingers were Guthrie and Lovenkrands so be thankful it’s not that
dan4toon(Quote)
Dog where are ye I hope your not out in the sun with JD 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
lee_ryder Lee Ryder
#nufc Ameobi picked up knee injury in training yesterday lunchtime
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Dan
That is a horrible thought that we went with those two out wide.
You may as well said we had no wingers.
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Not sure where the goals are going to come from. Nile hat trick? 🙂
Whumpie(Quote)
Toby **** played centre mid, we might as well have had no midfield with that idiot playing.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
anyone use sopcast Channel – 90521
Big Dave(Quote)
http://www.linkabstract.com/
Big Dave(Quote)
should be on here aswell http://goal-streams.com/
Big Dave(Quote)
Colo with a tiote-esque volley today 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
That on sky has just got me well pumped up.
Comon Newcastle!!!!!!!!
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
6 nowt the Toon…nae botha 😉
richietoon(Quote)
Richie thats the spirit mate 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Them villa fans have me annoyed even more.
Twits with an a
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Saylor against the pace of Bent and Young 😕
toonsy(Quote)
Actually, both of them against Bent and Young 😕
toonsy(Quote)
Just take young out of the game early on 😈 😈 😈 😈 😈
hello(Quote)
If Wolves can go there and win we can.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
agbonglahor against Simmo is a bit worrying
pearceet(Quote)
nee wonder RICHIE left the army and nicked off to spain,another inch down and hes dead.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81424012/
icedog(Quote)
I see Louis Van Gaal has been sacked by Bayern Munich.
I thought they would have just rode out to the end of the season at least but they’ve pulled the plug straight away.
funkyjesus(Quote)
would like to have seen young fergie in somewhere
icedog(Quote)
Pearce – It would be Downing against Simmo. Even so 😕
toonsy(Quote)
Van Gall is off to the mackems 😆
hello(Quote)
FJ – I dare say, ten minutes away from kick-off on an NUFC Blog, that not many give a shyte about Bayern Munich at the minute 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Richie- where are you watching the game?
Jobey07(Quote)
Ice Thats why they called him dead eye 😆
hope you and JD wern’t out in that sun mate
Big Dave(Quote)
HWTL – Ranger needs to step up to the mark today.
Geordie Deb(Quote)
come on FFS lets get it on
Howay the Lads
Big Dave(Quote)
I’ve wanted to see Colo in midfield for ages, I think he could be a classy midfielder. We shall see!!
HWTL, lets do these pathetic Brum A-Holes!!!!
NorthernPaul(Quote)
bayern munich who the f’ck are they
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
hawayyyyyyyyyyy
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Hi Deb I really hope he does as I think he will be a different player if he does 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Jobe.just gonna stream it onto tv, havnt really got time to go on the lash to watch it, got radio newcastle on the laptop too 😀
Made loads of friends yesterday, had to have the police tow 5 cars to get the removal truck in…..oh aye me neighbours love me 😆
richietoon(Quote)
I shall not watch the match till 2nd half starts.
bearing the fact,whenever i watch full match,it always ending in a lost. 😯 😥
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
DAVE whats your forcast now youve seen team?
icedog(Quote)
Don’t fancy us today. Think we may take our foot off the gas, and we look a bit thin on the ground.
Stuart79(Quote)
The bench is a bunch of school boys 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Ice 1-2 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Alan McInally: “No disrespect, but if Villa don’t win against Newcastle then there really is something wrong”
F*ck off you jock *****!
toonsy(Quote)
Ice ?????
Big Dave(Quote)
We must be one of the most hated teams in the UK.
Leeds nick first spot though!
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Toonsy…so if it’s not disrespect what is it? 👿
richietoon(Quote)
Is there anyone at Sky who gives Newcastle any hope or credit at all?
Not one pundit, commentator, camera man or janitor seem to be able to say anything positive. It’s ridiculous.
Villa are the team in a relegation battle and yet it’s a shock if Villa don’t win. It annoys me.
funkyjesus(Quote)
Rich – Exactly 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Can we avoid “jock p*ick” comments please?
funkyjesus(Quote)
Roeder is a scout at Villa? Never knew that 😯
toonsy(Quote)
DAVE ime saying nowt,and hope toonsy says nowt too 👿
icedog(Quote)
FJ – No. If the cap fits…..
toonsy(Quote)
average age of our bench is just over 22!!!! thats including grandpa kuqi!
pearceet(Quote)
Ice – I think we’ll get beat 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Well in Saylor 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
I don’t see much creativity in our team today.
Stuart79(Quote)
Sort it out Taylor.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)