Fulham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[olaftab]

We didn't get exactly what we deserved. We deserved better from match officials. 3 wrong calls were made. These are the facts rest is just possibilities.

[olaftab]

we need to sort the team out first, get them to pass the ball to each other more than 3 times  , refs will always make these mistakes . We were robbed at Chelsea , yet I was proud after the game with the way the lads played , yesterday I was just frustrated with the pile of poo I witnessed.   The ref got it wrong but Im more concerned with our team at the moment.

That's fair enough and I understand your frustration however it's not correct say "it would have made no difference"

[Mortimer's Bear]

we need to sort the team out first, get them to pass the ball to each other more than 3 times  , refs will always make these mistakes . We were robbed at Chelsea , yet I was proud after the game with the way the lads played , yesterday I was just frustrated with the pile of poo I witnessed.   The ref got it wrong but Im more concerned with our team at the moment.

That's fair enough and I understand your frustration however it's not correct say "it would have made no difference"

It may have made a difference, it would certainly have papered over the cracks.

[JUAN PABLO]

We didn't get exactly what we deserved. We deserved better from match officials. 3 wrong calls were made. These are the facts rest is just possibilities.

there was a hand ball by a Villa player a few weeks ago If seen , it would have been a penalty and we probably would have lost the game.

swings and roundabouts . we will get dodgy decisions at another time through the season , they level them self out , which doesnt excuse the refs of course.

but we were awful , Im not blaming the ref for our rubbish performance . Im blaming  most the players , the manager and coaching team.


p.s Benteke to score the pen If given . fuck knows

[sirlordbaltimore]

The way I saw it was if their's was a penalty then so was Gabby's. But in truth i thought both were soft calls and neither should have been.

We got what we deserved for another wretched performance regardless.

[exigo]

Well yesterday's performance is one way to stop flares being let off in the away end.

[Dante Lavelli]

swings and roundabouts . we will get dodgy decisions at another time through the season , they level them self out , which doesnt excuse the refs of course.

I'm not sure things do even themselves out over a season.  Not due to any bias but the better teams put the ball in the area more than shit teams.  Ditto, the more possession you have the more you'll get fouled.  It's percentages.

I think we will more frequently see decisions go against us if we are happy to concede possession and territory which is another reason to encourage the team to try and control possession more.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

The way I saw it was if their's was a penalty then so was Gabby's. But in truth i thought both were soft calls and neither should have been.

We got what we deserved for another wretched performance regardless.

I think you need to look at the penalty incidents again.

[sirlordbaltimore]

The way I saw it was if their's was a penalty then so was Gabby's. But in truth i thought both were soft calls and neither should have been.

We got what we deserved for another wretched performance regardless.

I think you need to look at the penalty incidents again.

What for ?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

The way I saw it was if their's was a penalty then so was Gabby's. But in truth i thought both were soft calls and neither should have been.

We got what we deserved for another wretched performance regardless.

I think you need to look at the penalty incidents again.

What for ?

If you think the foul on Agbonlahor wasn't a penalty, you need to look at it again.

[Clampy]

Gabby's was a penalty. I had a great view of it and so did the ref who bottled out of it by looking over to his linesman when he didn't need to. The linesman in turn bottled it as well. I didn't think there's was a pen though although they could have had one before that for a push on Berbatov I think.

[Ads]

There was never a peanlty. It was an appalling decision.

[Clampy]

As bad as we were yesterday, if we'd have pulled a goal back I think they would have wobbled. We just didn't look like scoring though.

[JUAN PABLO]

swings and roundabouts . we will get dodgy decisions at another time through the season , they level them self out , which doesnt excuse the refs of course.

I'm not sure things do even themselves out over a season.  Not due to any bias but the better teams put the ball in the area more than shit teams.  Ditto, the more possession you have the more you'll get fouled.  It's percentages.

I think we will more frequently see decisions go against us if we are happy to concede possession and territory which is another reason to encourage the team to try and control possession more.

Dante , yes youre probaly right  but all Im trying to do is point out that the poor ref decisions does not hide the fact we , the manager , the team  are all pretty useless at the moment and people keep saying If it wasnt for the ref we might have got a result . Yes , we might , a very big If and yes If Benteke actually scored the penalty but we were still pathetic .  Im more concerned with the defending , the passing , keeping the ball , people out of form playing and players taking dead balls when they should not.

[kippaxvilla2]

I honestly think Paul Lambert has got MO'N syndrome when it comes to signing big players.  He doesn't want anyone in there who could be perceived as being bigger than him.  I think a Barry type signing would have made a huge difference to us in games like yesterday.  Or of course the wage structure imposed could be a factor - just get the impression he woudn't bring big names in even if he could.