Crystal Palace v Aston Villa post match thread

[Tuscans]

SSN, Football Focus...all saying the same, stooopid Kev!

[themossman]

I'm far more fucked off at VAR over the disallowed goal, Friend was incompetent all game so no surprise he got that wrong as well, VAR is meant to be there to fix things when a ref is shit/has a bad game/makes a genuine mistake.

It isn't VAR's fault that the referee refused to use it. Today is an argument for VAR, not against. If there is no VAR in the game, the goal still wouldn't have stood. If the decision to go to VAR was left to managers, like in the NFL, or even left to captains, like in cricket, we would have drawn..

Take the power away from cheating referees.

This.

[mr underhill]

Not too concerned by the fact thatwe have slipped into the bottom three when a point would have seen us 11th - but I do fret over Mings' fitness and the fact that we should have invested more in attacking talent in the summer. I'm sure Konza is an excellent prospect but that money could have been better spent imo, on a striker.

[Ads]

After telling everybody all summer that we’re not doing a Fulham, it seems we might be after all.

Sadly appears to be the case. Teo very poor defeats at home and away to sides with diabolical home and away form. We're riddled with naivety in our play.

Although my pessimism is overwhelmed by my fury at that. We should have a point. As bad as we were, Palace were just as dire. We scored a legitimate goal and we've been utterly robbed by a referee who was woeful all game and by a clearly utterly pointless VAR system.

If it's not there to stop the howlers, there's no fucking point.

[PaulWinch again]

Deano needs to look at the style of play, we’re surrendering too much of the game at the moment.

[BoVillan esq]

I don't think Friend cheated, I think he was 'just' embarrassingly incompetent.

Well okay, then there is no way he should hold licence to referee in probably the hardest league in the world, furthermore, still doesn't explain how VAR have supported him in this terrible decision.

[john2710]

A few of our new players need to man up & wise up a lot & quickly. Douglas is not ready for the pace of this league yet.

We weren't great but the ref was awful even before that outrageous decsion.

[Louzie0]

If Jack passed before hitting the deck after the challenge, doesn’t advantage get played? Especially if the guy he passes to (Lansbury) then goes on to score? 
With or without VAR, it’s a strange decision to stand.

[villainabroad]

Re. Taylor...

To be fair, he's a fairly average left back who struggled against Zaha. I'd agree we have more pressing concerns than Taylor at the moment - not sure he deserves all the criticism coming his way (though I'm looking forward to Targett coming in). I'm much more worried about Jota, Trez, Anwar...

[passport1]

It is generally accepted that to integrate more than three  signings into a settled team is a tall order. We were forced into the mass signings by circumstance but with that many new faces and a manager inexperienced at this level we have a mountain to climb.

The club did a fantastic marketing job this summer with the signings and season ticket sales the key will be keeping all those new found ticket holders on side during what will be a very difficult season.

I just hope they stay onside and don't take out  their disappointed expectations on the team. I fear it will be a long season.

We'd be 12th if Kevin Friend had eyes, get a grip

Oh I have a grip I'm concerned about those that have not.

[Hampshire Villa]

3 points away from 6th- some people need to get a reality check. This is a side that is still coming together but a team that is unified and will improve.

spot on - 2 points behind Man U, Give the boys time, it will come good!

[Brend'Watkins]

After telling everybody all summer that we’re not doing a Fulham, it seems we might be after all.

It took Fulham all season to do a Fulham. It’s 4 games FFS

[Matt C]

It gets worse on every watch, utterly incompetent refereeing.

[nick harper]

As he’d blown the whistle before the ball went in the net, he couldn’t go to VAR to then see if he should allow it as the ball was dead. He could only have checked for a penalty.

Still got the dive wrong though.

[saunders_heroes]

Really poor performance from the first minute, not an iota of ambition, but we were robbed of a point. Fuckin disgraceful decision from the ref.