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12 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

It isn’t though is it? We’ve won last 5 games including a very tricky away game last week and spurs, Chelsea and arsenal still to play.  Would be very nice to win but not HUGE.

Momentum - there is loosing and there is loosing.  This has been awful.

We haven't turned up today

PHEW

HUGE 45 mins 

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no way Pope has only made 1 save

worst 45 mins I remember watching this season

As good as Villa have been - we have been awful.

Just now, nemtizz said:

Nobody has played well but Gordon and Murphy have been dog. 

Murphy has be ok tbf

Gordon--->Wilson at half time

Villa don't half dive

Watkins is unplayable atm

Never a yellow

Terrible defending for the goal 

Watkins is on fire like

11 minutes ago, arnonel said:

Miggy on bench

 

 

 

That was a quick recovery 

I'm going for 2-0 Newcastle - we've got this.  Isak and Willock.

1 minute ago, Menace said:

People seem to forget Bruce was playing Ciaran Clark ahead of Schar

IF true : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11959713/Chelsea-launch-bid-sign-Barcelona-star-Gavi-summer.html

..we have to throw our hat into the ring. Especially if we get CL football.

1 minute ago, Geordie Ahmed said:

Are you referring to this season or next?

 

For next season a lot will depend on which manager they end up with

this season - they would have to win the CL to do it but as slim a chance as it is - it is still a chance.

4 minutes ago, Amir_9 said:

 

He made the most of what he had whilst fully respecting the fans and the club - some people say oh its just a PR spin, well what else is the other option? Pardew telling us what our place is again and again?

 

Sure some transfers were totally off during his tenure but he is a Champions League and La Liga winning manager that stayed with us to take us back up and stabilised us when we came back. He never needed to stay beyond our relegation.

 

I can understand people who may have seen him as "negative" (I mean he did make us hard to play against and before him it was a long long time before that was ever the case with an NUFC team) but I will never understand people who outright call his time here as anything but helping us move forwards (for the time). His club choices after leaving us have been terrible for him but I am glad that he managed us as he, for me, at a certain time in football was definitely a top manager. Perhaps not elite, but top.

 

 

 

I think people forget he brought Amanda Staveley to the table, and she brought in PIF. Without Rafa there is a good chance Ashley would still be the owner of our club.

35 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

The fact we are even worried about FFP is a joke when you consider these figures are pre their January outlay.

 

 

Let is just hope they don't some how scrape into the CL.

Rafa was the only shinning light during the Ashley years.  Gave us something to be proud of when he was here - he is an absolute class act.  Agreed we have moved on but will always have the utmost respect for the man.

33 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Thank god it’s isn’t Rafa, worried he would do a job on us when we play them.

I so hope he turned them down 

38 minutes ago, Froggy said:

Marsch to Benitez to Dean Smith in the space of 24 hours.