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Villa in the relegation zone What love to see those absolute c*nts go down. Would probably be the only worthwhile event of the season.

Is it possible that finishing 5th and competing in the Europa League would lower profits rather than increase them? You're unlikely to win it due to Champs League drop outs, the money is sh*te, the games many and the squad and wage bill needed much greater. 11-8th is perhaps the optimal profitability level without ploughing millions into the squad and coaching staff.

Not a chance we'll go down IMO. But in two minds on how I want us to perform for the rest of the season. If we're utterly dross and lose a dozen games, that'll just give ammunition to the haters e.g. we're getting what we deserved for 'hounding out a good manager'.

Is that in today's Times?

It wouldn't be so bad if the second tier of Europe wasn't so devalued, or the FA Cup was still a special occasion.

Do people honestly believe Ashley will bring in a manager with ambitions for Europe, to win a cup and strengthen rather than sell each year?

Oh for fucks sake. Gonna be 2-2 now

The reaction of Liverpool fans lately. Who fucking fickle eh.

What a delightful weekend of sport this has been

What a f*ckin' cretin Millband is. SD is probably one of the few firms where zero-hour contracts are arguably useful to the typical employee e.g. young college/uni students on the shop floor. When I was at Uni 1998-2001) and worked at the Students Union bar , I too was on zero hour contract. Worked great for my circumstances.

Who needs cycling and F1 eh

Seconded. Largely past caring about internationals and England now. Our players are either mediocre, or I just don't like them. Without F1 or cycling, this essentially feels like a weekend without sport grr

So basically, the only party to come under fire from FIFA is the English FA? F*ck me. Wish the FA had the guts to withdraw from Qatar. Sadly, principles are lacking in almost all quarters of football.

Savage of 5 Live calling Newcastle fans "fickle". C*nt

Radio 5 Live now - Phil Neville "Newcastle fans have high expectations", "They always want Kevin Keegan style entertaining football"

Curse of the Europa League for Spurs

Hard to get excited if Rolando does well. Just means he'll be off to a top 5 club sooner or later.

As much as I despise Pardew and feel sh*t with direction this club continues to take, surely more people need to acknowledge the failings of Ben Arfa. He's had fitness and attitude issues at every club he's been at, has he not?

What's the source for paying 80% of wages? That cannot be true, surely.

CMON MARIBOR!!!! Care more about this than our own game oddly enough.

c*ck p*ss Pardew. See you in a thousand pages time.

Be thankful we've still got any. If what I've witnessed around the coast these past few weeks reflects young support loyalty, many of them have opted for Man City or Chelsea!

This paragraph from the Guardian match report sums the game up superbly. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/23/aston-villa-newcastle-premier-league-match-report

Just discovered that Williamson was sent off. That's how much attention we were paying

Struggling to sympathise now mind.