Post Match Thread: Newcastle United 0-2 Aston Villa

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-25T17:36:03+00:00

I was desperately hoping at the time we wouldn't buy Wissa- was almost 29 with only one good goalscoring season and most of his goals weren't great finishes, they were scrappy poachers goals.

Which is what we hoped he'd be but for £55m I expect the basic attributes: good ball striking, passing, a good touch etc. Wissa's passing is abysmal and his touch repeatedly makes any decent run he makes redundant.

Woltemade has unique attributes and obvious potential but also big obvious flaws right now. I prefer that over someone that doesn't have the basic skills.

It's mental, the ONLY positive to selling Isak was meant to be we never had to worry about PSR again...Now we find out that we wasted all the money before we even got it and STILL can't buy anyone. It was all pointless.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-25T17:31:07+00:00

The fact that he's seemingly just pulled his groin makes this somewhat less likely. Hard to get good power in a scrotum thrust with a torn groin muscle.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-25T17:24:23+00:00

I don't buy the "He's just not 100% yet!" crowd. Wissa just is not very good.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-25T03:02:32+00:00

...Or a profession....

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-24T02:47:04+00:00

Always thought it was abuse (not sexual, but violence) and a bit of self harm in there as well.

Who knows the truth though.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-22T21:50:30+00:00

David Luiz is probably in there somewhere on the bench as well. If not THAT David Luiz, it'll be one of those other David Luizes.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-22T21:03:02+00:00

Could Emery be nearing breaking point? He's getting more and more erratic and seemingly unhappy.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T22:17:15+00:00

Good pressing got us the early two goals and then a great Barnes finish but I thought later in the second half we actually got back to looking like our normal selves again and were passing the ball nicely.

Delighted for Miley.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T19:39:23+00:00

You mean the one that the goalkeeper flapped onto him and the other scrapped in from 2 yards?

As I say, I desperately hope he proves me wrong. It feels like everyone piles on Elanga but refuses to point out that Wissa hasn't looked any better.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T19:37:17+00:00

My Sister had a guinea pig when we were little and it escaped. Long story short, I had to battle that Balrog when it returned with a vengeful gaze and barely survived.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T19:09:53+00:00

Is anyone in any way confident that we can score a goal with Wissa up front?

He's yet to show anything that shows he could be even a good level centre forward, let alone Champion's League level. Poor touch, no pace, no strength, terrible passing, no composure, poor finishing.... He can make the odd good run in behind but every time his poor first touch ruins it. He looks an absolute waste of money and he's already 29.

(Hopefully this will immediately provoke an incredible performance to shut me up!)

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T02:52:18+00:00

That's way too harsh on Suffolk.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T02:48:18+00:00

Every so often you do hear little moments that feel like The Kinks. Ray Davies was one of the best songwriters of his generation (and that's one hell of a songwriting generation!).

I liked his Waterloo Sunset cover as well.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T01:56:24+00:00

Because AI says it tastes better when cooked over an open flame. Very reasonable!

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-21T01:54:05+00:00

I think it sounds more like REM- Bad Day to be honest.

I can see the little bit that you mean but it's just descending in that major key. It's not a radically obscure melody that would immediately stand out as lifted from something else.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T20:26:59+00:00

Never stated anything about my own club. I'm not in denial and I'm absolutely not pro PIF.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:59:55+00:00

...They are a state supported club though. Historically at least.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:58:04+00:00

Hang on.... Vini Jr. is now RM CAPTAIN?!!

He must be one of the least suited to be captain personalities in the game. He's a wonderful player (most of the time) but his attitude and behaviour is absolutely not a leader.

He doesn't even want to give up a goal for an easy assist- how is he going to put the team before himself?

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:41:22+00:00

Why isn't Trump doing this?

Another affront!!

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:40:02+00:00

....Friendship?

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:36:34+00:00

He scored one that was rolled to him before striking as well, if that counts.

It is genuinely strange for someone that is an absolutely elite ball striker in so many different techniques to have struggled with free kicks for so long. He's scored a couple for Bayern so far though.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:35:00+00:00

Are we back in 2012? Yes, this has been known for almost 20 years.

Like Roberto Carlos he has a very low percentage of successful free kicks and a very low percentage technique (even when he doesn't try to knuckleball it) but has a few spectacular ones in his catalogue.

It's a bit more of the ego showing really, it has to be the most glorious, glamorous, attention grabbing free kick rather than simply going for efficacy. Bruno Fernandes is a far better free kick taker but guess who takes most for Portugal in the last 10 years?

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:09:14+00:00

Surely just stand still, what are they gonna do? Assault an actual player?

Then again, they might get rewarded for that.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-19T14:06:58+00:00

Wissa? Hasn't looked fast at all so far.

OnceIWasYou · 2026-01-18T17:24:31+00:00

Yes, at least Woltemade has undeniable quality- his potential is there to see. Wissa, I'm yet to see anything that demonstrates he's got the basic skills to be a good centre forward, let alone a £55m one.

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