[Albion] Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Auckland seagull]

Can't argue about the penalty. The other way round we'd be screaming for it and let's face it, Pedro has been given enough soft ones over the past couple of years. Really messy, enjoyable game - but we look so vulnerable every time they come forward. Baleba and Dunk made some crucial challenges and Lamptey is having a good day.

 

[American Seagle]

No he doesn’t. They both went up for the ball at the same time.

Pedro and the Villa player both went for the ball at the same time for the penalty. What's the difference?

 

[zefarelly]

Might be being harsh but we look a bit like a primary school team at times- all rushing after the ball, chasing back, booting it forward to nobody. No control in the midfield. Ayari needs to come off HT. Baleba struggling too, so effectively playing a half strength midfield

We do, but that's mostly because we're playing Villa, with the greasiest shittest Spanishest cheatiest manager and well drilled bunch of likeminded arsewipes on the planet. . . Not easy to rise above that depth of depravity and mire.

I will be mightily impressed if we get a result this evening. . . . . Pack the midfield with tough nuts, get all the matchstick men on the bench. I'd stick Ferguson up front and tell him to get his elbows high and wide . . . . Preferably leave the pitch to a standing ovation with Martinez on a stretcher in a neck brace. Purely accidental of course . . .it was a 50/50.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

This next half could be season-defining...

 

[trueblue]

On the penalty; I get that if you kick an attacker in the box, it's going to be a penalty. What I don't get is how you call it a kick if JP doesn't actually flick his foot forward?

It was pulled back. It was just a collision IMHO.

Agreed. Just caught him with the follow through, if at all - the Villa man had already played the ball. Made no difference to anything. Less important than Rogers' raised arm pressuring Bart into a fumble, for instance. Not much different to Watkins elbowing Lamptey in the head with his follow through. Just the sort of thing that happens with 2 players going for the ball.

 

[London Irish]

From a few yards away from Pawson in the away end, his body language told the whole story. He didn't think it was a pen but was too spineless to stand up for himself.

Yup if an official has to view it more than 2-3 times, the TV screen should sink back into the earth and a big voice boom out get f***ing on with the game

 

[Normandy seagull]

What’s coming?
Am I on CRACK?

The inevitable Villa winner after we’ve pressed ourselves into the ground and run out of stream

 

[London Irish]

The inevitable Villa winner after we’ve pressed ourselves into the ground and run out of stream

We’re all worried about running out of stream

 

[Normandy seagull]

We do, but that's mostly because we're playing Villa, with the greasiest shittest Spanishest cheatiest manager and well drilled bunch of likeminded arsewipes on the planet. . . Not easy to rise above that depth of depravity and mire.

I will be mightily impressed if we get a result this evening. . . . . Pack the midfield with tough nuts, get all the matchstick men on the bench. I'd stick Ferguson up front and tell him to get his elbows high and wide . . . . Preferably leave the pitch to a standing ovation with Martinez on a stretcher in a neck brace. Purely accidental of course . . .it was a 50/50.

Spot on that

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Pawson bottled that second penalty review, would have never given it had they not turned down the first

How many times does Enciso need to be fouled before he gives something.

Shit officiating all round

Need to stay calm and carry on what we are doing, we’ve looked dangerous on the break and the long ball to the wings.

Mings on a yellow and more convincing when he was selling PPI, need to target him

 

[pb21]

Pedro and the Villa player both went for the ball at the same time for the penalty. What's the difference?

Pedro kicked the Villa player on the foot.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Can't argue about the penalty. The other way round we'd be screaming for it and let's face it, Pedro has been given enough soft ones over the past couple of years. Really messy, enjoyable game - but we look so vulnerable every time they come forward. Baleba and Dunk made some crucial challenges and Lamptey is having a good day.

I think u’ll find a lot of people are arguing ….so that’s put a dampener on your statement

 

[Littlemo]

Pedro and the Villa player both went for the ball at the same time for the penalty. What's the difference?

That you have more control over your feet/legs. Players jumping at the same time cannot stop the jump. Also, like it or not, contact is penalised more harshly when it is in the box than it is elsewhere.

 

[Badger]

I always love the positive energy in these match threads.

 

[Triggaaar]

The inevitable Villa winner after the ref constantly falls for their cheating

Fixed

 

[The Rivet]

Villa players all in the ref's ear in the tunnel prior to this half!

 

[BadFish]

What’s coming?
Am I on CRACK?

More crack, it's very moreish.

 

[Han Solo]

On the penalty; I get that if you kick an attacker in the box, it's going to be a penalty. What I don't get is how you call it a kick if JP doesn't actually flick his foot forward?

It was pulled back. It was just a collision IMHO.

Not surprised the Asperger association managed to find a problem and maybe in some dusty paragraph it might be a penalty. Its extremely f***ing cheap though and never a penalty if this was football and not some sort of CSI courtroom trial shit.

 

[Triggaaar]

I always love the positive energy in these match threads.

If there's one team that seem to cheat against us, it's Villa.

 

[Seagullspoons]

Get O'Reilly & Mitoma on. Give Adingra the ball more, he's got the beating of Konsa. I'd love to see Mitoma run at Mings.