I’m worried about today.
We face Newcastle at home and the truth is I don’t have the foggiest idea about how this game is going to go.
It’s easy to take a pessimistic view and look at our form compared to the opposition’s and assume it’s all over before we kick a ball. But we should at the same time remember that Wolves managed to turn them over on their own patch.
So while the barcodes are a decent side, they are by no means unbeatable.
But what worries me, is that the longer we go without a win, so the self-doubt surely has to start creeping in and getting a result is going to become more and more difficult.
We need the breakthrough three points, it’s as simple as that.
Tshibola should be fit for this one but Nathan Baker, Ross McCormack and Rudy Gestede all face fitness tests.
Newcastle have Yurdun Anita in the middle of a three match ban, but I’m not sure how much of a problem that will be as they’ve used more players this season than any other side. Which is a bit more worrying if they’re doing so well and Benitez hasn’t settled on his best team yet.
The press seem determined to try and create some fierce rivalry between the clubs and I really can’t say I care for it.
We’re two respected clubs who have never really had any problem, a bit of banter apart and that’s how I’d like it to stay. Mick Quinn trying to fan any flames doesn’t help and the ony comment I’d have for him is “shut up, you fat git”, which is what I most remember about him when he played.
So while I don’t know what to think, I’m going to stay positive and believe that we can win this.
Actually, that reads wrong, as I believe we can beat anybody in this league. It’s actually achieving it, that is proving the problem.
I’ll predict a 2-1. And hope it’s in our favour.
There’s also the question of Jack Grealish and what we think of his latest partying situation.
I’m adding a belated poll, but the truth is I’m not sure what the question should be.
Westwood off…… Gooooal
Coincidence…. I think not
I really hope Tshibola gets more games now.
He should of started
Should have started last week.
helenius
i like it
Get in there about fucking time we grabbed a late one chuffed
Chance for 2 more.
I’ll take that
Agree, but RDM needs to do more to ease the supporters worries. We got lucky today and he has let us down once again with that 1st half set up.
RDM has to go
Marvin, you’ve said it for me. First half no one looked for passes, balls was going to no one, why does he persists in playing Westwood ,and as for Di Matteo he didn’t inspire the team like Newcastle manager did, all in all we was a mess first half, second half got better but we should have done that from the off.Birmingham 6th in the league and us struggling in every game.
Decent result. Might boost the confidence to get a late equaliser.
Doubt it. We should of been 3 down. Newcastke do what we normally do miss their chances and capitulate in last few minutes
Badger posted the other week don’t post what you wouldn’t say to someone face to face in the pub so …
F##koff Oohah, you chat some absolute bubbles.
We absolutely hammered them in the second half with the rub of the green we’d have took them to the f##king cleaners.
Well played Villa, onwards and upwards UP THE VILLA!.
Oh please. We never hammered them at all. We made Clarke look good, that’s how bad we were!!!
Toon at half pace made us look awful, then a terrible toon 2nd half made us look ok….
True, in the last 10 we did ok but they’d settled for 1-0 and its bit them on the arse!!
I’ll hold my hands up if for the next 3 games we play well and start putting a few goals past teams but I cannot see that happening unless RDM changes things, which he won’t
Lot of talk in the papers today that RDM maybe on borrowed time and Bruce us ready to step in! I would rather stick with RDM than Bruce. He will make us hard to beat but we won’t win enough games with him either
Back to 17th – yippee! What price Holloway’s prediction now?
Rationally, I thought Tishbola made a difference in mid field and we have to play Ayew in the no 10 role. We were lucky but then how many times can the opposite be said this season – and we hit the bl**dy post AGAIN!
F*** me pink but my blood pressure must be sky high.
First half we were poor and my poor TV got an ear bashing.
Second half, especially later on, we were brilliant. Still lucky to get a draw but we might even have won it!
Only a draw but it feels like a turning point to me somehow. We showed some real spirit for the first time in ages.
Ayew was MOTM, some great runs.
Come on RDM let’s start the next game with the same eleven that finished and see what they can do.
PS Only thing poorer than us first half and poorer than Newcastle’s finishing was the ref. How Shelvey was on the pitch after that tackle is a mystery to me. He should then have gotten a yellow card in the second half.
Pat57. It’s OK to come out from behind the sofa!
Not much quality, but we did make the star team in the division look a bad bet at odds on for the title. As for Villa, it is consolidation and a memo to the manager: if they were crap last season, they will be crap again. Magic wands are out of stock.
We are a side with some good players and particularly strikers but we don’t have the wide men we need, we aren’t tough enough or creative enough in midfield. Putting players in the wrong places simply doesn’t work. We haven’t got decent width but we have players who can get on the end of crosses. Just a jumble of jigsaw pieces that either don’t fit or the manager can’t put the puzzle together
Midfield is still weak. We are a few years too late for Jedinek and Tishbola looks like he’s going to be injury prone. After those 2 there is no one else that’s any good
@Oohahh
Still glad though we didn’t follow your advice and get Pearson for manager
Derby 1 – 2 Blackburn (fourth loss in a row)
They are only 3 points behind us and have spent a fraction of the money
And at that rate could be 15 points behind us at the end of the season. You’re right about the money though. I think we will improve, and January will probably see us address the weaknesses so a late push into the playoffs isn’t beyond us yet. That doesn’t mean I’m convinced about the management team.
Happy with the point I hope we can kick on now , we usually fall apart at the end it didn’t happen today . 3pts Tuesday night RDM please .
please please no more wastewood, as mentioned we only scored after he went off, bench bacuna as well hopeless
rdm go simple 442 play codja upfront not out wide with either mccormak or rudi partnering him ayew wide one side adoamh other
Bacuna is a champions league player! How many times 😄
ballboy
thats as near as champions league he ll get, as bad as mutton is i think i would prefer him
reading through the blogs tonight i must have been watching a different game
My game newcastle should have been 4/5 up
ayew was non exsistant till last 15m after he got bang on head
wastewood has been a joke for almost 5 years now first choice by most managers in 4 matches on sky he hardly touches anything ball or tackle and on sky vidiprint unless for fouls conceded not mentioned in other 5 what are stat men showing that he is doing
rdm we need wins no point signing strikers codja and playing out wide
We definitely miss McCormack’s mobility playing link between midfield and the strikers. Thought Jedinak improved as the game went on but overall disappointing and I’m really not sure about RDM
If we don’t start winning games shortly the crowd at Villa Park will be on his back and the Doc will be the first on it. 3pts is needed Tuesday night or we are back to square one.
What we need is Gareth Barry to link up play. Or a a similar type of player. Ross Mcormack is not really that sort of player
Dear me this seriously is the most negative alleged Villa site in the history of AVFC forums!
Robbo (the previous blogger) had a point, Randy was running the club into the ground and how right he turned out be but this it’s becoming a complete joke every defender post or prior to God (whatever) is useless well let’s have the debate.
Would McGrath got into a Sir Ron side?
Did he offer as much as Evans and McNaught?
Personally I don’t thing he’d have got anywhere near that championship/ Europe Cup winning side hence her Ferguson let him go.
Did he offer as much as those two?
Well they have the medals to prove they were superior.
How dare u knock Mcgrath knock the site by all means but not the Lord! I think the only decent pairing we’ve had in the premiership was Southgate and Eghiogh. Under Brian Little we had a good defence but Staunton was always the weak link another error prone defender that used to cost us.
I ain’t knocking him a great servant to the club but did he offer as much as Evans all round?
No in my opinion.
I always felt it was a touch of the emperors New clothes, to say he was just ok was bordering on heresy but if I’m honest he was never a favourite of mine.
Bear in mind he had dodgy knees and was still our mom must weeks
Mellbery an Laursen were a good pairing. Staunton the weak link! No chance!
Laurrsen was error prone. Staunton was crap couldn’t believe it when we resigned him after he left us to go back to Liverpool! Has to be one of the biggest transfer cock yo in our history and we’ve made a few of them!
Shocking first half. Cant understand the decision to play 3 at the back again, it didnt work against Ipswich. Lucky not to have been 4 down at HT.
Much better second half. Tshibola made a big difference as did switching to 4 at the back. Ayew and Amavi were excellent. Hopefully thats the turning point for us. We wont play better teams than them.
Even Sky said 352 was to complex for players. If he was going to do this system he should of practiced it in pre season and the early games not now.
I’m wondering if that last 15 minutes of the game has been drummed into the team over the way Villa been turned over in every game, yes we might have been 3 down first half but we might have been 3 back second half, if by any chance Villa follows media posts stop playing Westwood he’s negative in creating chances, and thanks for fines and suspension on Grealish he needs to understand we pay to see talent and not read from money making paparazzi media.that Newcastle game might be the turning point for us Ayew turn the game in the middle for me but was missing in first half.
The point is Bill us that ever since Houllier we are are a one half team. When was the last time you ever saw us play well for the whole 90mins!
And so it begins;
http://www.footballinsider247.com/promotion-expert-lined-up-to-replace-di-matteo-at-aston-villa-report/
Badger I’ve said it before this chairman actually does want success at the club RDM is on thin ice & will keep on replacing the manager until he gets it.I said yesterday RDM or pearson for the chop first in this league.I’d take Bruce at a drop of a hat
If that’s the best we can get them we should stick with RDM. He will make us hard to beat and maybe cut out defensive errors but we won’t win enough games under him.
I suspect you might be right Giddy.
I’m still mulling over what I saw yesterday before I write my thoughts.