Aston Villa 2-1 Excellent Ipswich Town Post Match Thread

[tomd2103]

Chester is playing with a groin injury and should really be rested but there is currently no other viable alternative.

Does raise big questions about Hause then.  Why loan a player who clearly isn't fit and ready to play? 

[Villa75]

Regarding the two penalty decisions. I'm honest enough to admit that if  they'd been given one like JM's, and we had Not been given a similar hand ball decision to theirs, I would be claiming we were hard done by.

I rather suspect I would not be on my own, on herd, either.

[Villafirst]

Chester is playing with a groin injury and should really be rested but there is currently no other viable alternative.

Does raise big questions about Hause then.  Why loan a player who clearly isn't fit and ready to play? 

Like Bolasie for the first six weeks? We're mugs by getting these players fit for other clubs!

[ChicagoLion]

I have watched the SJM penalty a few times now and had a great position in the ground.
If that had been given against us there would be hell to play on here.
But in view of the shit decisions we have had to put up with and the fact it was against Lambert, I am prepared to forgive the referee on this occasion.

[ChicagoLion]

Chester is playing with a groin injury and should really be rested but there is currently no other viable alternative.

Does raise big questions about Hause then.  Why loan a player who clearly isn't fit and ready to play? 

Like Bolasie for the first six weeks? We're mugs by getting these players fit for other clubs!

We did a great Job for Australia with Jedinak.

[Legion]

I thought the referee made excellent decisions for both penalty shouts.

[Mister E]

I saw Craig Shakespeare before the game. What club is he with now?
I wonder if he was watching anyone or just here for the game.

He was there with  his brother, Mike to watch our new loan signing -- he was heard to say " a Hause, a Hause , Mike (kin) come for a Hause"  or sonnet like that

Just don’t name the Scottish Manager.

[ChicagoLion]

I thought the referee made excellent decisions for both penalty shouts.

Did not see the other one.

[Legion]

Neither did I.

[algy]

Chester is playing with a groin injury and should really be rested but there is currently no other viable alternative.

Does raise big questions about Hause then.  Why loan a player who clearly isn't fit and ready to play? 

Like Bolasie for the first six weeks? We're mugs by getting these players fit for other clubs!

I'd assumed we got him as loan with right to buy so, if he turns out to be a crock, we could send him back. Seems a more sensible approach to buying injured players than what's gone on with Micah Richards. All speculation on my part though, could be horrendously wrong

[Ads]

If you were in the Holte then you'd have had just as good a view as the referee did.

Don't put your hands on a player, don't pull him back, don't foul him. Penalty all day, every day.

[CT]

If you were in the Holte then you'd have had just ad good a view of the referee.

Don't put your hands on a player, don't pull him back, don't foul him. Penalty all day, every day.

This. I'm the first to shake my head if one of ours goes down too easily looking for a penalty, but yesterday I reckon I'd have been one of the first shouting at the ref for that one.

It was an absolute stonewall and just stupid by their defender. People can make as many three second gifs and moan about it as they want, it was a 100% pen.

[Deano's Mullet]

It's Paul Lambert. The Man tries to deflect criticism, shortcomings and inadequacies by trying to cover it all up with the whole world being unfair and that his team was brilliant no matter how crap they've been. He did it at Villa,  Wolves, Stoke and now Ipswich.

[Pat McMahon]

I have watched the SJM penalty a few times now and had a great position in the ground.
If that had been given against us there would be hell to play on here.
But in view of the shit decisions we have had to put up with and the fact it was against Lambert, I am prepared to forgive the referee on this occasion.

I was in the upper Holte directly behind the goal and immediately shouted for a penalty.  The contact was slight but enough to put McGinn off balance, after which he added some theatrics. The bloke next to me just thought it was a dive.

Their defender didn’t protest much so I figure he thought he was guilty too.

[Rigadon]

The reaction from the defender told the story.  I was in the upper Witton and from Beth minute the ref blew he was holding his head in his hands like a man who knew he'd been caught out. 

To be fair, their penalty shout looked clear too.   

The match had a kind of depressing feel to it.  Difficult to pinpoint why, but it was gloomy.  The weather maybe.

Our march to 6th remains on.