JohnCresswell

The newspapers won't say Newcastle Utd 3 Aston Villa 1 (but unlucky). Having just seen the 'highlights' Newcastle had three or four other good chances they didn't score from too.

Newcastle Utd 3 Aston Villa 1 FA Carling Premiership Wednesday 31st January 2007. Villa lose yet again, making it now only one win in 15 games. I’m not even going to pretend I can give any sort of proper match report for this one. For me, the season ended before January – the recent run of incredibly poor form has reopened my interest slightly – as if it goes on any longer we’ll be fighting against relegation – but this was always going to be a bit of a beating for me tonight so I didn’t bother trying to listen to the game. Newcastle had taken a 2-0 lead within seven minutes, with it really being game over. Milner rather predictably put a shot past Sorensen from thirty yards, which apparently he should have done much better with and Kieron Dyer won the game two minutes later with a header from a Milner corner. Ashley Young got a goal on his debut for Villa, putting the ball past Harper as the ball broke in the box from a corner. Then it seems to have been the same old story, with Villa unable to put the ball in the net despite chances. They may have played well, but that won’t be reflected in the table tonight. Things were made worse minutes from the end when Antoine Siberski, bought from Manchester on Transfer Deadline day in August and described by many as a ‘Panic Buy’, got his eighth goal of the season on a break after being fed the ball by Damien Duff. In my eyes at least, it makes the West Ham game on Saturday a ‘must win’ one in order to stay out of a relegation battle. Win it though, and if the team get their act together then a challenge for the last European position will be possible. The probability is that it’ll be something between the two.

Well if we don't bring anybody in then: a) No excuses for having a squad not big enough I hope we don't play like we were underprepared tonight.

Please keep this on topic.

Looking at your spelling you couldn't write anything like that. Cheerio

No chance.

What BOF said - if it turns into a transfer suggestions thread it'll be merged or deleted

Stop that now please

Thanks for the report - It's a shame about Barry Bannon but you get extra points for getting a mention of Jarvis Cocker in the report

Thanks to Out By Easter, who travelled to the Bescot tonight to see a Villa reserve team including fall to Chelsea. BOF : Result added

This time last year I remember a lot of people saying how D'Allesandro would be an amazing signing for Portsmouth. Didn't turn out that way.

Interesting - because Coventry fans REALLY hate us, and yet we don't care one iota about them....

Paul Barnes takes a look at our neighbours across the road.

You are already on a yellow card, Tom. Post on posts not posters. Next time you will be banned. As for Keane, it's a non starter in that O'Neill said yesterday no bids for anyone had been placed.

Yep would definitely impress me!! Already available - click on the VillaTalk Village link.

Oh well.

Haven't we just meant to have done that with Young?

Thing is, his goal was very similar to the one goal he did score with us, which makes Sidwell look even more of a tart.....

I think he'll play the 'Heskey' Role that O'Neill had at Leiceste - he'll cause problems and I'll look forward to seeing him in a Villa shirt. They were talking about Carew on talkSPORT this evening, and the Norweigan football expert on there was saying that he thought it'd be a good signing, and would benefit Villa, and expected him to do well in his first year but O'Neill will need to work hard to keep him motivated and playing wellinto his second as he likes to swap around clubs so much. I hope he's scoring goals and settled in Villa for years to come.

Norwegian Villan TRL profiles Villa's first transfer window signing:

It's the only week we have to get things done

Brilliant

I would say the first win in 12 games had something to do with that. Charlie Chuck could play for Villa for all I care, I just want to be winning.