Radio WM

[ciggiesnbeer]

I actually think Bacuna was at fault and feigned injury as he might have felt he was also. His right leg comes in high and hits the player.

I think thats right. Bacuna was playing up being hurt to try and avoid getting carded himself. I imagine he was as amazed as anyone when he saw the refs decision.

The ref had a terrible game but I am not sure it influenced the result. We were well on top at that point anyway.

[glinch]

Yeah, I would say he was glad to blow that final whistle and get out of B6! The pitch invasion has did him a favour in the end up.

[pauliewalnuts]

The whole "the media hate us" thing is utter nonsense.

They ignore us when we don't do anything of note, and they pay attention when we do. How many other clubs have had recent managers as media-loved as MON and Sherwood, for example?

If we start to do things and to get things right, they will pay attention. The reason they go on and on about London and the north west is that is where all the trophies go (rightly or wrongly).

If we won things, or started to look like we might, they'd pay us more attention.

However, that's the national media I am referring to. WM really, genuinely do hate us, you only need to listen for ten minutes to understand that. They absolutely love Albion and absolutely hate Villa.

They aren't a proper local radio station, they are an elaborate, BBC-funded trolling operation.

The BBC do this region a disservice by never spending any money here and by having a Birmingham operation that consists of a few secretaries and  the bloke who emails the Archers mp3 down to London every day, but they do the region even more damage by having that piss poor excuse for a radio station going out of its way to not support the region's only proper football club.

[ciggiesnbeer]

However, that's the national media I am referring to. WM really, genuinely do hate us, you only need to listen for ten minutes to understand that. They absolutely love Albion and absolutely hate Villa.

They aren't a proper local radio station, they are an elaborate, BBC-funded trolling operation.

This is true. I think the main problem is with the BBC who simply will not fire anybody, no matter how obviously incompetent. Radio WM is one example, Lawro & Pat Murphy are two others.

[Ozzjim]

Yacob jumped in with both feet off the floor, and his right clear boshes and then scrapes down Bacuna. It was a foul, and a yellow card.

[PeterWithe]

Yacob jumped in with both feet off the floor, and his right clear boshes and then scrapes down Bacuna. It was a foul, and a yellow card.

Was it fuck. I cheered it like a 30 yard screamer into the Holte net mind.

[Ozzjim]

Watch it in slow mo, he comes down on his knee with both feet off the ground.

[PeterWithe]

Good tackle, if he was one of ours Id have been incredulous, as it was hes a dirty argie bastard.

[glinch]

Watch it in slow mo, he comes down on his knee with both feet off the ground.

I know this is the WM thread and its getting a little sidetracked but I have to disagree. If you have to watch it in slo mo to see both his feet off the ground its stretching it a bit. In slo mo a tackle can look a hell of a lot worse. He doesn't come down on his knee, he squares up firmly against the ball, trying to ensure its going to remain in his possession. The type of tackle you want to see your midfielders going in for, strong, and winning. In slo mo Bacuna goes over the ball with his leg and hits him. Was a firm block tackle by the baggies player for me.

If you see a replay, the refs reaction is a bit telling in my opinion.

[pauliewalnuts]

It was absolutely nothing like a foul. There was absolutely zero reaction from the fans stood a few yards from it, either, nothing.

Lawrenson is a twat but he was right on that, if that's a yellow card then we might as well give up.

See also the Grealish sending off. Utter nonsense.

The ref totally lost it.

[Pat McMahon]

Good tackle, if he was one of ours Id have been incredulous, as it was hes a dirty argie bastard.

I again agree with your assessment.

The diplomatic service's loss is H & V's gain.

[Ad@m]

It was absolutely nothing like a foul. There was absolutely zero reaction from the fans stood a few yards from it, either, nothing.

Lawrenson is a twat but he was right on that, if that's a yellow card then we might as well give up.

See also the Grealish sending off. Utter nonsense.

The ref totally lost it.

The ref had an absolute mare. I don't know what experience of big games he has but he seemed overawed by the occasion. Stopping the game because a balloon had blown on to the pitch was farcical.

[Pete3206]

Yacob jumped in with both feet off the floor, and his right clear boshes and then scrapes down Bacuna. It was a foul, and a yellow card.

Nice try mate. No chance.

[UK Redsox]

The ref had an absolute mare. I don't know what experience of big games he has but he seemed overawed by the occasion. Stopping the game because a balloon had blown on to the pitch was farcical.

Not as farcical as having all the balloons in the first place.

Were the balloons provided by the club. If so, that's a very small-time thing to do

[LeeB]

Yacob jumped in with both feet off the floor, and his right clear boshes and then scrapes down Bacuna. It was a foul, and a yellow card.

Nice try mate. No chance.

It was well disguised, but it's there. He seems to have previous for it as well.