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Title: Press-ing on and on
Post by: dave.woodhall on May 11, 2015, 01:09:50 AM
http://thebirminghampress.com/2015/05/welcome-to-fortress-villa-park/
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: not3bad on May 11, 2015, 10:12:57 AM
Although people are saying we were "hanging on" at the end I always felt comfortable in the second half.  Can't remember the Hammers making any clear cut chances and the nearest they came to scoring was the long range effort that went just over.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: darren woolley on May 11, 2015, 10:31:00 AM
Another good read Dave.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: chrisw1 on May 11, 2015, 10:34:04 AM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: robbo1874 on May 11, 2015, 10:42:53 AM
Their goal was offside. Just. It wasn't marginal, like if the players were level. it was a close call but it was definitely offside whichever way you look at it, the defence moved out perfectly and he was off. If I was allardyce and thank fuck I'm not, I'd more be spewing at the Collins missed header. It's funny, when I saw it loop over I thought 'oh fuck,no' but when I saw it was Collins on the end, I just kind of expected he'd somehow miss. Great defensive display from him though, you can't take that away from him.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: saunders_heroes on May 11, 2015, 10:48:01 AM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!

Marginal? He was a mile off.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: DeKuip on May 11, 2015, 11:20:51 AM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!

Marginal? He was a mile off.

In Perry Barr?
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: not3bad on May 11, 2015, 01:52:15 PM
I thought he was well offside.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: Toronto Villa on May 11, 2015, 02:11:24 PM
I thought he was well offside.

he was. It wasn't even marginal. Marginal is when the replay shows that the forwards torso is barely behind the last defender, or the hair on his head is just ahead of the play. Valencia was a solid yard behind the last man.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: peter w on May 11, 2015, 02:16:23 PM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!

Marginal? He was a mile off.

Agreed. Benteke was more onside when he hit the post than their player for their 'goal' and Benteke was clearly offside too.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: tom jennings III on May 11, 2015, 04:04:40 PM
Feels great to be discussing the finer points of the offside rule after back to back home wins eh?
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: flybo on May 11, 2015, 04:08:31 PM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!

Marginal? He was a mile off.

Agreed. Benteke was more onside when he hit the post than their player for their 'goal' and Benteke was clearly offside too.
But big same says he was on side from his brill view from the bench
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: peter w on May 11, 2015, 04:19:05 PM
or their offside goal that was marginal?

Ever corner was also nervy.  I agree, not many clear cut chances, but it felt a bit like hanging on sitting in the Trinity!

Marginal? He was a mile off.

Agreed. Benteke was more onside when he hit the post than their player for their 'goal' and Benteke was clearly offside too.
But big same says he was on side from his brill view from the bench

Actually he slammed the linesman for not possibly have being in the right position to call the clear offside and therefore it was the wrong decision. like when Jimmy greaves said that the ball through to Saunders when he ran from his own half against The Shit was too fast so the linesman couldn't have possible been right to not give offside. Or, the hull chairman who said that the ref shouldn't have changed his penalty decision and should have sent off Ashley young because he must have looked at a laptop or something hence getting the correct decision.

barmy.
Title: Re: Press-ing on and on
Post by: Villafirst on May 11, 2015, 06:23:09 PM
Valencia was a yard offside. They drew that imaginary line on the screen during the Goals on Sunday show on Sky. End of.....
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