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Author Topic: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread  (Read 101340 times)

Online dave shelley

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #255 on: September 28, 2013, 08:52:54 PM »
Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.

Correct.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #256 on: September 28, 2013, 08:54:12 PM »
I would. It back a competition over who could out do the next person with utter bollocks such as "record defeat" or "1-7" and "I would snap your hand off for a 0-2 defeat" not to mention "I am glad I fucked my ticket off!1!" style posts.

Craven cowardice of the worst kind, not fucking worthy of the majesty of Aston Villa Football Club.

Overly negative and possibly melodramatic.

I am not talking about people predicting defeats or being concerned about what Man City can do to sides; that is legitimate discussion.

I am referring to the utter shite that came from the same old faces that you wont see until 5 o'clock next Saturday and only of we'd lost.

That's not mellodramatic at all. I dont want this to sour the mood further and believe I have made my point.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #257 on: September 28, 2013, 08:55:15 PM »
Just seen the goals again with Trevor doing the commentary.

Dear Mr Francis, if part of your body is level with the last man when the ball is played, you're not offside. Also, it doesn't matter a flying fcuk where you are when you actually receive the ball.

That's not right, surely?

Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.

That is my take on it as well. He was offside with his right foot.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #258 on: September 28, 2013, 08:56:19 PM »
Interesting Lambert only made one change and that was forced (Weimann's knock). I dont think anyone looked particularly tired during the game which was nice.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #259 on: September 28, 2013, 08:56:34 PM »
Just seen the goals again with Trevor doing the commentary.

Dear Mr Francis, if part of your body is level with the last man when the ball is played, you're not offside. Also, it doesn't matter a flying fcuk where you are when you actually receive the ball.

That's not right, surely?

Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.



I did not know that. I thought that they'd modified the rule to benefit the attacking side by saying that as long as you're level you're OK.

I'll never understand the rules of football. I should stick to something nice an simple like Rugby Union or the NFL !!

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #260 on: September 28, 2013, 08:56:43 PM »
The first result read by Charlotte Green in her first broadcast is Aston Villa 3 Manchester City 2. May she be our taliswoman.

You beat me to it Paul - my first thoughts too!

She could be the lucky Villa female to replace Virginia Bottomley ( who IIRC presented the League Cup in 1996)

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #261 on: September 28, 2013, 08:58:22 PM »
Just seen the goals again with Trevor doing the commentary.

Dear Mr Francis, if part of your body is level with the last man when the ball is played, you're not offside. Also, it doesn't matter a flying fcuk where you are when you actually receive the ball.

That's not right, surely?

Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.



I did not know that. I thought that they'd modified the rule to benefit the attacking side by saying that as long as you're level you're OK.

That's actually correct, if the most forward part of your body with which you can legally score is level, you are onside. It's the most forward advanced part of the body bit that is important, though, doesn't matter if both your feet are level, for example, and your head is further forward, that's offside.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #262 on: September 28, 2013, 08:59:05 PM »
We were out played for large parts of that game and Citeh should have been out of sight by half time, in fact our best player was the linesman.

However they did not put us away and they got stung for their complacency and you can bet some of them had at least one eye on the CL game this week.

It is about time that we had some luck.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #263 on: September 28, 2013, 08:59:20 PM »
Interesting Lambert only made one change and that was forced (Weimann's knock). I dont think anyone looked particularly tired during the game which was nice.

He was about to bring albrighton and tonev on just as we equalized, then changed his mind.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #264 on: September 28, 2013, 08:59:59 PM »
The first result read by Charlotte Green in her first broadcast is Aston Villa 3 Manchester City 2. May she be our taliswoman.

I am not so sure as a typical girl she only comments after the event not before!

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #265 on: September 28, 2013, 09:00:22 PM »
Yup, it works both ways - personally I find all that going on about people being "pants wetters" or "bed wetters" to be irritating, as well.
It's kind of hard to describe some of the posts on here as anything other than that though. There are many valid criticisms of the team, nobody's denying that and I'd imagine it wasn't these posters ads was referring to, but there were quite a few that went way beyond that imo.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #266 on: September 28, 2013, 09:01:05 PM »
Just seen the goals again with Trevor doing the commentary.

Dear Mr Francis, if part of your body is level with the last man when the ball is played, you're not offside. Also, it doesn't matter a flying fcuk where you are when you actually receive the ball.

That's not right, surely?

Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.



I did not know that. I thought that they'd modified the rule to benefit the attacking side by saying that as long as you're level you're OK.

That's actually correct, if the most forward part of your body with which you can legally score is level, you are onside. It's the most forward advanced part of the body bit that is important, though, doesn't matter if both your feet are level, for example, and your head is further forward, that's offside.
you can score with your head, I think you mean arm

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #267 on: September 28, 2013, 09:02:45 PM »
Interesting Lambert only made one change and that was forced (Weimann's knock). I dont think anyone looked particularly tired during the game which was nice.

He was about to bring albrighton and tonev on just as we equalized, then changed his mind.

Yeah I did wonder, the commentators said it then they didnt show up. I would have fancied Tonev today with his long range shooting. Hart was pretty piss poor. Presumably Lambert decided not to mess with a good formation.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #268 on: September 28, 2013, 09:03:08 PM »
Just seen the goals again with Trevor doing the commentary.

Dear Mr Francis, if part of your body is level with the last man when the ball is played, you're not offside. Also, it doesn't matter a flying fcuk where you are when you actually receive the ball.

That's not right, surely?

Part of your body can be onside, but you can still be offside. It is where the most advanced part of your body which you can legally score with that matters.



I did not know that. I thought that they'd modified the rule to benefit the attacking side by saying that as long as you're level you're OK.

I'll never understand the rules of football. I should stick to something nice an simple like Rugby Union or the NFL !!

The only changes made in recent years have been you are only offside if active and the benefit of the doubt should be given to the attacker if the linesman is unsure. (Which might have happened for us.)

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread
« Reply #269 on: September 28, 2013, 09:03:25 PM »

Last week you stated certain posters were 'moronic' for stating their views. This week other posters are accused of 'craven cowardice' for once again stating their views.

That is what a forum is for.  You are welcome to your opinion. Others are welcome to theirs.


If you expose an opinion, then it is there to be attacked. I haven't done anybody a disservice with those quotes, that was the hyperbolic bilge people felt compelled to come out with post-Spurs.

And I will stand by my point that to complain pre-Norwich that we cannot grind out a 1-0 only to shift the goal posts post game that what we had seen was evidence that we're going to struggle is moronic. Norwich was what we haven't done anywhere near enough off.

Today was similar. We contained them, even if three centre halfs still cannot defend a set piece, and we actually bagged three without twin threats of Benteke and Gabby. The last two results or rather the manner we got to the results was what was not present in last season.

 


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