20 ton megalith
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- Jan 26, 2012
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Having watched the latest home defeat to Leicester, it struck me that this season above all, has been the season of the most agonising defeats ever! Yes, we’ve lost more games in the past, but never with such gut wrenching, nauseating agony as this year. Here are five games, which have left me thinking “how did that just happen?”.
No 5 - Albion 1 Southampton 2
One nil up after a Pascal Gross penalty, Southampton equalise on the stroke of half time. On 79 minutes, having been fouled outside the box, Walker-Peters throws himself into the penalty area. The referee correctly gives a free kick outside the box, but inexplicably VAR decides it’s a penalty.
No 4 - Albion 1 Leicester 2
Absolutely running the show, Brighton go into the break 1-0 up. A passive second half performance from the Albion, inevitably results in an equaliser for Leicester. A point would have been about right but Sanchez misses his punch from a corner and Amartey scores.
No 3 - West Brom 1 Albion 0
1-0 down, unmarked Bartley scores from a corner. Penalty to The Albion, Gross hits the crossbar. Dunk scores from a quickly taken free kick. Mason gives the goal but VAR want the free kick taken again. Dunk’s retaken free kick saved. Connolly misses from 6 yards. Penalty to the Albion, Welbeck hits the post.
No 2 - Albion 1 Palace 2
You know what happened,
No 1 - Albion 2 Man Utd 3
Albion take the lead through a Maupay penalty, Dunk OG levels the game. Rashford makes it 2-1 to UTD but March equalises in the 95th minute. Corner to UTD in the dying seconds, but referee Chris Kavanagh blows up for the end of the game, only for VAR to spot a handball. Penalty to UTD who score on 90 + 10 minutes.
I know most people will have the Palace game as number 1, but that UTD game still rankles, we hit the post five times and the ref blew the whistle for the end of the game before VAR decided to award them penalty. Never seen anything like it!
No 5 - Albion 1 Southampton 2
One nil up after a Pascal Gross penalty, Southampton equalise on the stroke of half time. On 79 minutes, having been fouled outside the box, Walker-Peters throws himself into the penalty area. The referee correctly gives a free kick outside the box, but inexplicably VAR decides it’s a penalty.
No 4 - Albion 1 Leicester 2
Absolutely running the show, Brighton go into the break 1-0 up. A passive second half performance from the Albion, inevitably results in an equaliser for Leicester. A point would have been about right but Sanchez misses his punch from a corner and Amartey scores.
No 3 - West Brom 1 Albion 0
1-0 down, unmarked Bartley scores from a corner. Penalty to The Albion, Gross hits the crossbar. Dunk scores from a quickly taken free kick. Mason gives the goal but VAR want the free kick taken again. Dunk’s retaken free kick saved. Connolly misses from 6 yards. Penalty to the Albion, Welbeck hits the post.
No 2 - Albion 1 Palace 2
You know what happened,
No 1 - Albion 2 Man Utd 3
Albion take the lead through a Maupay penalty, Dunk OG levels the game. Rashford makes it 2-1 to UTD but March equalises in the 95th minute. Corner to UTD in the dying seconds, but referee Chris Kavanagh blows up for the end of the game, only for VAR to spot a handball. Penalty to UTD who score on 90 + 10 minutes.
I know most people will have the Palace game as number 1, but that UTD game still rankles, we hit the post five times and the ref blew the whistle for the end of the game before VAR decided to award them penalty. Never seen anything like it!
