Newcastle v Villa Post Match Thread

[rougegorge]

I think the least that VAR could do is to gauge the part of the body that puts the ball in the net. Watkins used his head which was onside.

At least that would get round the scenarios where a player's toe is offside and he heads it in, or his forehead is offside, but he scores with his foot.

[cdward]

Also the interfering with play scenario. The defender the line was drawn from was nowhere near the ball so had no influence on the goal being scored or not, except an imaginary line from his heel to Ollies toe 20m away.

[frank black]

I think the least that VAR could do is to gauge the part of the body that puts the ball in the net. Watkins used his head which was onside.

At least that would get round the scenarios where a player's toe is offside and he heads it in, or his forehead is offside, but he scores with his foot.

But then if his foot wasn’t offside would his body be positioned right to score with his head? I don’t think they should change it

[The Edge]

Good point re the penalty. That was a clear and obvious error so VAR worked in that situation.

The offside thing is odd because it is meant to be black and white, either on or off, but no-one is happy with how it is administered as far as I can tell.

Speaking of penalties why did we not get one when Mings shirt was literally ripped off his back? Not a peep from anyone. Forget var if the onfield officials can't spot something as blatant as that one we may as well give up.

[Mister E]

Good point re the penalty. That was a clear and obvious error so VAR worked in that situation.
The offside thing is odd because it is meant to be black and white, either on or off, but no-one is happy with how it is administered as far as I can tell.

Speaking of penalties why did we not get one when Mings shirt was literally ripped off his back? Not a peep from anyone. Forget var if the onfield officials can't spot something as blatant as that one we may as well give up.

Both Burn and Joelinton should have been given 2nd yellows ...

[astonvilla82]

Good point re the penalty. That was a clear and obvious error so VAR worked in that situation.

The offside thing is odd because it is meant to be black and white, either on or off, but no-one is happy with how it is administered as far as I can tell.

Speaking of penalties why did we not get one when Mings shirt was literally ripped off his back? Not a peep from anyone. Forget var if the onfield officials can't spot something as blatant as that one we may as well give up.

Ming's should have channelled the ref at the time, instead of meakly accepting it

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Having reflected on the game I've come to the conclusion the Leeds game knackered most of the players. Gerrard and his team no doubt have the stats to prove otherwise but you know what they say about statistics..

The disappointing thing is Newcastle were probably the worst team we've faced this season and were there for the taking. We have a squad, we should bloody use it.

[steamer]

Tired but crap
So many schoolboy howlers, Luiz and ? both attempting the same free kick and almost falling over each other
Mings and Martinez faffing over a ball played into the box , no communication between them
Every set piece we took
I hope what ever team he puts out next have been introduced to each other before the kick off

[The Fish]

I think the least that VAR could do is to gauge the part of the body that puts the ball in the net. Watkins used his head which was onside.

At least that would get round the scenarios where a player's toe is offside and he heads it in, or his forehead is offside, but he scores with his foot.

So, say the marginal offside happens in the 'D'. Jonny Fastasfuck's left big toe is marginally offside when he puts the afterburners on, bursts round the 'keeper and slots it away.

Left foot finish, he's offside, right foot he isn't?

[KevinGage]

I stupidly celebrated the goal on Sunday, yet again, my 11 year old son wouldn’t celebrate in case of a VAR decision. That should be the reason VAR is binned. How did we all become obsessed with football and the Villa and what are our memories from childhood. Mine are a blurry image of Pete Withe scoring a far post header against the Albion, or later McInally running past half the Millwall Team in a half empty Villa Park on a cold Wednesday night in the late 80s.
My son is Villa mad, has been a season ticket holder since the championship years and ive been taking him regularly since the relegation season (child cruelty).
He literally thinks and is cautious about celebrating every goal now, in case some twat with felt tip pens chalks it off (and we were both at Old Trafford where they had 3 goes at it). Whats his memories going to be like in 30 years, ‘oh yea remember that time we equalised in the cup at Old Trafford and some middle aged man with his stencil pack ruled it out’.
The way the technology is being employed is ruining the game. However bad Watkins is playing at the moment, his toe being ahead of the defender is not offside.

Agreed, it's a fucking shit system.

[Bad English]

I'm glad I didn't watch this.