[Albion] Potential Red Card?

[albionalex]

Did anyone else think Watkins was lucky not to get a red card?

I only saw one replay, but it looked like he punched Cucerella in the head.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It looked in real time like a straight red for sure

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Did anyone else think Watkins was lucky not to get a red card?

I only saw one replay, but it looked like he punched Cucerella in the head.

Yes - the ref missed lots today. I think he was scared of Gerrard.

Poor performance from him and us.

 

[Weststander]

Villa turned it on its head and tried to get several Albion players sent off early on the second half.

Anyone else here bored of the dark arts, parachute rolls, turf slapping from most EPL players. Such a dishonest ‘sport’ in the modern era.

 

[Eeyore]

Did anyone else think Watkins was lucky not to get a red card?

I only saw one replay, but it looked like he punched Cucerella in the head.

Cuc committed the foul and Watkins was fending him off. No malice.

If we are talking reds. then Veltnam was lucky after his foul and kicking the ball away. Both were card offences. 'I've seen them given'.

 

[Eeyore]

Villa turned it on its head and tried to get several Albion players sent off early on the second half.

Anyone else here bored of the dark arts, parachute rolls, turf slapping from most EPL players. Such a dishonest ‘sport’ in the modern era.

There was a lot of play acting going on by both teams. It was very disappointing to see.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Villa turned it on its head and tried to get several Albion players sent off early on the second half.

Anyone else here bored of the dark arts, parachute rolls, turf slapping from most EPL players. Such a dishonest ‘sport’ in the modern era.

Definitely.

Villa tried to influence the ref from the off……

At times weren’t much better though in terms of acting - must admit I hate it.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Not a red card at all when you look at the replay. Cucurella was all over him.

 

[Miami Seagull]

Definitely not a red and the overreaction was Neymar-like. Embarrassing. Hate to see it, especially from one of our own.

 

[Weststander]

Definitely.

Villa tried to influence the ref from the off……

At times weren’t much better though in terms of acting - must admit I hate it.

I won’t defend Villa at all.

But our game plan seemed to morph quite early on into “We’re playing poorly and are a goal down, so let’s get a Villa player sent off”.

There was a time in football where players always stayed on their feet, hellbent on attacking, only stopped when cut in half by a Case/Clark/Horton/Cannon/Horne/Droy.

We didn’t hold the moral high ground today.

 

[R. Slicker]

I don't think Watkins was on his feet long enough to hit anyone.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I won’t defend Villa at all.

But our game plan seemed to morph quite early on into “We’re playing poorly and are a goal down, so let’s get a Villa player sent off”.

There was a time in football where players always stayed on their feet, hellbent on attacking, only stopped when cut in half by a Case/Clark/Horton/Cannon/Horne/Droy.

We didn’t hold the moral high ground today.

Agree entirely.

My post should read ‘we’ weren’t much better……

 

[R. Slicker]

I wouldn't be upset if we never have that referee again.

 

[LamieRobertson]

If anyone should have gone it was Mings …running half the length of the pitch to try and haul the player to his feet ..vastly over rated nobhead

 

[METALMICKY]

Definitely not a red and the overreaction was Neymar-like. Embarrassing. Hate to see it, especially from one of our own.

This big time. I wondered if the challenge had snapped his Alice band or broken a curl judging by the reaction. After a great season him and Lamptey have looked a bit average in in the last two games.

 

[Swansman]

Not a red for me.

Players from both teams very early understood that the ref was shite and did their best to abuse that situation.

 

[One Love]

I don't think Watkins was on his feet long enough to hit anyone.

But long enough to score.

 

[sydney]

Villa turned it on its head and tried to get several Albion players sent off early on the second half.

Anyone else here bored of the dark arts, parachute rolls, turf slapping from most EPL players. Such a dishonest ‘sport’ in the modern era.

And yet Maupay and Trossard both fouled around their area and play is waved on ......did i hear that the ref was from Wallsall....??.not very far from Villa is it really , the northern/midland football mafia rides again.

 

[sydney]

If anyone should have gone it was Mings …running half the length of the pitch to try and haul the player to his feet ..vastly over rated nobhead

top shelf cock head

 

[El Turi]

Villa made Burnley look like angels with their cynical tactics. As soon as they scored with their first shot of the game, the plan was to completely ruin the game by either winning or giving away cheap free kicks.

Wasn’t there a stat the other day that showed the ball is in play for the least amount of time during Villa matches? That certainly showed yesterday as there must have only been about 20 minutes of actual play during the second half.