Howay

I think that's a good point Dickie, we've played a lot of teams expected to be up the top end of the table challenging for play off or automatic spots and have a lot of the dregs to play. I do think we need to start playing with a big man up top, I think Rafa sees Diame as filling that role when he plays him up with Gayle but I just don't think they work great as a pair. I'd really like to see Perez get a good run up top alongside either Mitro or Murphy.

I don't see any upside to people abusing him on twitter, also agree he wasn't the one to blame as despite fucking up for the goal the forwards missed about 20 chances and we had a left back that spent 90 minutes passing to the opposition. I do agree with DK though, the lad needs dropped. He's never shown many signs of being much use and I doubt he'll ever turn into a PL level keeper so why bother with him. Just play Darlow until Elliot is back and accept that we made an error buying him.

This, they look dreadful. They didn't do anything until the offside goal got their backs up about 15-20 mins into the 2nd half, even then we'd have been fine if we had a keeper that would take a bit of ownership of his box and forwards that could score (or even work together).

Paul Dummett btw, did he complete a pass to a Newcastle player? He also got skinned about 8 times, one of the turns that beat him was so shit and slow I thought my stream had slowed down. If Lazaar isn't good enough to beat him out what on Earth did we buy him for? I know Dummett wasn't at fault for the goal really but it's still worth noting he is a massive liability.

Fuming after that, completely threw that away in predictable fashion after all those missed sitters. Gayle, Diame, and Sels should be dropped for the next match.

Rafa gets a lot of the blame for this one imo, he made the same choices that were inept against Wolves and they were inept again today, then when we were losing momentum he made no fucking alterations until he took Gayloe off.

Sels needs to wake the fuck up in all.

Fucking hope Yedlin hasn't done anything bad to his knee there, would be just our luck that he looks like the answer at full back and blows his knee out.

Right we need to make a fucking sub now, their backs will be up after that offside goal.

Aye he's pretty similar in that he struggles on the ball and his physicality is his strength. At least Diame seems to try though, 27m profit on arguably improving the side a little isn't bad mind.

Get Diame off after that, he's having a nightmare today.

:lol:

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/villa-v-scum.1278779/ They also started a thread comparing Manquillo and Yedlin.

Aye Shelvey on a yellow isn't good, I'd be tempted to replace him with Tiote if he's fit enough to play a half.

Aye we have to win this, Villa are fucking tragic. We have to make more of the opportunities we are getting.

I'd take Diame off for Mitro for the 2nd half.

Jedinak not carded for a rugby tackle on Gayle.

Sels giving further proof that he's not up to it.

Get Mitro on at HT, Gayle hasn't done much alone.

Class ball in by Yedlin, the lad that the muppets on BBC Newcastle said couldn't put a ball in, tidy finish by Elphick at the near post too.

We won 6-0 last time Mitro started, we won 2-0 with Murphy starting up top. I think we are much better offensively with a big man up front, Gayle has done a good job but we create less chances when it's only him on his own. I'd love to be proven wrong and watch us win this at a canter but even if we do win I think it'll be a rare chance in a pretty dour game with Gayle up top alone.

:lol: Ignore what I said, they just lost in the last minute after being 2-0 up.

Tiote making the bench, he could be class in this division if Rafa can get him focused. Mitro not starting is an odd one, the Wolves league game showed we miss a presence up top. I still fancy us to win mind as I really don't rate Villa at all.

Seems the King still struggles against the mackems, maybe Palace can replace us by gifting the bamps 6 points.

Paul Dummett makes me want to cry as it is, let alone having CT's 'cuddling pillows and having a good cry' soundtrack blaring in the background.