Demitri_C Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 12 hours ago, TrentVilla said: I still don't rate Gayle. I rate their midfield, I rate their manager. Perhaps if we had those things we might score some goals. Either way I'd still rather the players we signed over Gayle. Not if he scores the goals that gets them promoted i wouldnt unfortunately, gayles going to score more goals than all i strikers i predict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 13 hours ago, TrentVilla said: I still don't rate Gayle. I rate their midfield, I rate their manager. Perhaps if we had those things we might score some goals. Either way I'd still rather the players we signed over Gayle. End of the day he's scoring the goals and will comfortably get to 20 as long as he stays fit. Some of our signings have looked good in cameos but I really hope this won't be like last summer when we were proclaiming a great transfer window and it blew up in our faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 9 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: A good mate of mine is a Newcastle fan, and he texted me last night. He didn't say naff all at first about winning a thrilling game or anything like that. I knew they was playing, but I weren't following how they were getting on. Anyway he text me and said ' 48k at the toon tonight' my reply was ' well done, how you get on' then he went on to tell me they stole 2 goals in injury time. I mean really. 48k is still 4 thousand empty seats isn't it.... So equivilant of us getting 35k which we more or less got v Rotherham and Huddersfield.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 9 hours ago, VillaChris said: 48k is still 4 thousand empty seats isn't it.... So equivilant of us getting 35k which we more or less got v Rotherham and Huddersfield.... Yet they are winning games and we are not. Imagine if the roles were reversed abet they would have smaller crowds then what we have seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Yet they are winning games and we are not. Imagine if the roles were reversed abet they would have smaller crowds then what we have seen thats really not true though is it, they havent been winning last few seasons and still got good crowds 48k for a midweek game in 2nd tier while clashing with Champions League games is very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 29 minutes ago, Zatman said: thats really not true though is it, they havent been winning last few seasons and still got good crowds 48k for a midweek game in 2nd tier while clashing with Champions League games is very impressive A massive difference of winning two games all season last year and only one win this year, compare that to new castles victories and you will find the records are completely different. If Newcastle United had three victories (two at home) for the last two seasons they would not be averaging such high crowds in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 12 hours ago, VillaChris said: 48k is still 4 thousand empty seats isn't it.... So equivilant of us getting 35k which we more or less got v Rotherham and Huddersfield.... Only equivalent because we've closed a stand Us getting 35k is actually 7.5k empty seats if we are being honest. Still a very good number for the Championship mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Considering football fans in Newcastle have no where else to go I would say "48k so what" anywhere else in the country and it is a big deal yes! Can see why they love the fact they have a big following though, all of us football fans love to say our club has the best fans... All it says to me is that for a club with such resources/support one trophy in 60 years make them possibly the worst I can think of to actually follow....How many times have they been let down on the pitch? Imagine the last 5 seasons at Villa then multiply the pain by 12....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, MarkLillis said: Considering football fans in Newcastle have no where else to go I would say "48k so what" anywhere else in the country and it is a big deal yes! Can see why they love the fact they have a big following though, all of us football fans love to say our club has the best fans... All it says to me is that for a club with such resources/support one trophy in 60 years make them possibly the worst I can think of to actually follow....How many times have they been let down on the pitch? Imagine the last 5 seasons at Villa then multiply the pain by 12....... ...which probably makes it all the more remarkable that they average 50k/game a season? Edited September 30, 2016 by bobzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 16 hours ago, VillaChris said: 48k is still 4 thousand empty seats isn't it.... So equivilant of us getting 35k which we more or less got v Rotherham and Huddersfield.... Newcastle non-Saturday games at home this season: Reading - Wed 17th August, 48,209 att. Norwich - Wed 28th September, 48,236 att. Villa non-Saturday games at home this season: Huddersfield - Tuesday 16th August, 34,924 att. Forest - Sunday 11th September, 30,619 att. Brentford - Wednesday 14th September, 29,752 att. Not really the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 30, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2016 Still struggle to comprehend why it is important what attendances they get or why, who cares? They are what they are. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 30, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Still struggle to comprehend why it is important what attendances they get or why, who cares? They are what they are. But surely the whole point of the sport of football is to have more people watch your team than watch the other team - that's how you can tell who is the bestest ever? Yeah silverware is all well and good, n'that, but y'know, really, who remembers cup wins and league wins? it's all about seats, surely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 To an extent it's something a lot of people care about. Why else do Villa fans like to chant "empty seats m'lord" so much? Only at away games though, obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 3 hours ago, MarkLillis said: How many times have they been let down on the pitch? Imagine the last 5 seasons at Villa then multiply the pain by 12....... Nothing is worse than the last 5 years at Villa, apart from clubs that have gone bankrupt. We must have the lowest win percentage of the 92 over the last 5 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Gayle has 7 goals in 8 matches so far. Gestede has 3 goals in 8 league appearances Kodjia has 1 goal in 9 appearances McCormack has 2 in 7 appearances Ayew has 1 goal in 10 matches Our strikers combined cost £37m and only have 7 goals between all of them. Gayle cost £12m and has as many goals as all our strikers. At the moment, it seems like we missed out. I don't care if Gayle misses a lot of chances because all our strikers have missed numerous chances. Ayew's conversation rate this season is about 5%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Czechlad said: Gayle has 7 goals in 8 matches so far. Gestede has 3 goals in 8 league appearances Kodjia has 1 goal in 9 appearances McCormack has 2 in 7 appearances Ayew has 1 goal in 10 matches Our strikers combined cost £37m and only have 7 goals between all of them. Gayle cost £12m and has as many goals as all our strikers. At the moment, it seems like we missed out. I don't care if Gayle misses a lot of chances because all our strikers have missed numerous chances. Ayew's conversation rate this season is about 5%. My point exactly.i knew he would.be good at this level. Hopefully kodjia will.start scoring more goals soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 4 hours ago, blandy said: But surely the whole point of the sport of football is to have more people watch your team than watch the other team - that's how you can tell who is the bestest ever? Yeah silverware is all well and good, n'that, but y'know, really, who remembers cup wins and league wins? it's all about seats, surely. its all about using the measuring stick that you know your club will do well with newcastle fans will bang that drum as loud and as long as possible, the fact that the other 30 odd measuring sticks they could use would make them entirely average and therefore dont is neither here nor there to them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 It's like Leeds with their away support, it's the only thing they have left to shout about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: It's like Leeds with their away support, it's the only thing they have left to shout about. It's more than we have to shout about. It's getting a bit silly going on about some trophies decades ago. Edited September 30, 2016 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 8 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Still struggle to comprehend why it is important what attendances they get or why, who cares? They are what they are. I thought in Championship you get extra points for attendances 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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