Aston Villa away to Man Utd New Years Day

[mike_field]

But the facts are the penalty was given and that’s why it was given.

But he didn't clip him, you can see that clearly, he clips himself and goes down like a sack of spuds. So that's an inaccurate claim in the report and the BBC are charged with upholding standards, ethics and accuracy.

That's not accurate.

 

[david-avfc]

Played really well.
Deserved at least a point.
So Matic commits 3 yellow card offences and gets away with just 1 yellow
Manu win with iffy dodgy VAR decision. Who would have thunk it.

Sent a message to my mate at 7:45 saying wait for the dodgy Man U pen later, it’s so predictable the refs have t be aware of their antics shame on them for falling for it

 

[jcm19760]

It makes it worse when probably the biggest cheat in English football normally gets up to take the pens and the bastard never misses

https://twitter.com/x/status/1345122723819827200

And the handball "missed" from McGuire too

 

[VillaTomB38]

err... ok.

Think Tom is more than entitled to his opinion as well. It was a soft pen, but of course it will be given there, always is. Get it?

If Jack had done that the other end I don’t think I’d see many complaints. My biggest complaint from it is that the ref doesn’t go and check his own work on the screens provided, what’s the point of them? In fact, what’s the point of the ref when someone else is making the final decision?

 

[JNB90]

This is so fucking tedious now. Once in 25 years? FFS.

Surprised Macheda didn't come back to take penalty

 

[Melon Donkey]

As Deano said Luiz was to tight to Pogba. That was the issue to start with.

 

[WoodyAVFC]

Disappointed but more worried that we have no game changers on the bench , we’re so much better than a year ago though , and yes I know we drew there last year , ps happy new year everyone

 

[Gillette]

Man U are the form team, and played them away. Our season will be defined by how we do against Everton, Soton and Burnley this month.

 

[mike_field]

If Jack had done that the other end I don’t think I’d see many complaints. My biggest complaint from it is that the ref doesn’t go and check his own work on the screens provided, what’s the point of them? In fact, what’s the point of the ref when someone else is making the final decision?

Yes, thought it was now an instruction they had to view....hence why we've seen even bigger delays in recent weeks.

 

[Melon Donkey]

Such a villa way to lose to Manure.

I got past feeling disappointed losing to these about the time Ruud Van Nistelroy scored the winner in the 98th minute for the 10th game running.

 

[VillaTomB38]

Sky Sports showing a bit of a reel of Grealish, maguire touches him after he goes round him and he goes down quite theatrically, free kick given. Maguire makes that decision easy for the referee.

 

[mike_field]

https://astonvilla.vitalfootball.co...t-no-shame-in-villas-performance-match-stats/

 

[Villan57]

Every pass he made was a f-in back heel. And several didnt come off including one by our own box!

Don't knock it mate he's Brazilian they do stuff like that the alternative are players who are shit scared to have the ball and never give it away because they have it

 

[VillaTomB38]

But he didn't clip him, you can see that clearly, he clips himself and goes down like a sack of spuds. So that's an inaccurate claim in the report and the BBC are charged with upholding standards, ethics and accuracy.

That's not accurate.

They do but by reporting it as such would be inaccurate. If they include some opinion then that’s different.

 

[Silhillvilla]

Watkins is a winger not a CF . Change it Deano

 

[Tom Cat]

All this crap about Grealish going to the next level with better players, really does my head in. Each of those commentators are contributing in their own little way, to making the game shitter. They praise our performance, we've just gone toe to toe with so called big 6 clubs and not been outplayed at all - yet we are still classified as filler for the 'real' clubs.

 

[Silhillvilla]

Think Fulford said 3 days ago it was us v ManUre plus the officials on the pitch plus VAR.
spot on fella

 

[jcm19760]

As Deano said Luiz was to tight to Pogba. That was the issue to start with.

The inconsistency is beyond belief with these refs now DL gets a pen awarded against him because he is tight to drogba and drogba clips DL and falls over himself, but OL is almost assaulted by a player scores but is deemed to be offside by the actions of the opposition player oh and no free kick or pen

 

[Villan57]

we play like that and struggle to score and I've just seen West Hams winner a shot heading for the corner flag virtually hit the west ham bloke and flies in

 

[zaijianforth]

It's good that we are all pissed off about Dodgy Oliver and VAR stopping us potentially going 3rd from top as opposed to it making us go third from bottom like last season. We've come a long way.