Archive for tag: Newcastle 6-0 Aston Villa.

Are you still smiling? I know I am.

August 23rd, 2010 | 148 Comments |

Carroll's 2nd against Villa.
Carroll's 2nd against Villa.
There hasn’t been many things to smile about as a Newcastle fan over the last few years.

Promotion was geat, fantastic, but it was a short-lived happiness that got subdued with the release of that statement. But right now, at least for this week, we can hold our heads up high and walk with a spring in our step as we each go about our daily business.

The 6-0 yesterday was fantasic, and the fact that it was so unexpected has probably added to the sheer disbelief of it all. We deserved the win yesterday, we outplayed them, outfought them, outmuscled them, plus the fact that our new number nine, the local lad, got his first ever hat-trick in a black and white shirt in front of his own people will have added to it all. (more…)

Carroll at the treble! Newcastle 6-0 Aston Villa.

August 22nd, 2010 | 135 Comments |

Carroll - The hat-trick hero.
Carroll - The hat-trick hero.
As unexpected things go, todays game has to be pretty much up there with the best of them.

Not so much the game itself, as most of us knew that Newcastle would at the very least be up for the fight, but the 6-0 scoreline has to be, surely has to be, the most unexpected part of proceedings.

What I watched today enthused me no end.

The silly mistakes had disappeared and Newcastle looked quick whilst in possesion. Andy Carroll was again immense, and will go home tonight carrying the match ball after a fantastic, and yes unexpected, hat-trick. (more…)