Crystal Palace v Aston Villa post match thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We'll know we're in real trouble when Stuart445 slithers back.

Did Newcastle win?

[AsTallAsLions]

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.

Agreed

[Pete3206]

Referee aside, we have a lot of work to do ahead of the West Ham game.

[wince]

I think we all need to chill a bit. I think we will struggle but we cannot let this start get us down. I wasn’t there today nor do I get much chance to see us play but it hurts just as much from listening from afar. But I do hate the league as it seems it’s just an event for the sky elite to overhype. It hurts but we need to move on and Focus on survival and not bottle games

[Ads]

We started well in both first and second half. But we surrendered initiative, to a point, as Palace looked like they didnt want to win either.

Palace were there for the taking and who knows, if Trezuguet wasnt such an idiot then maybe we do better.

But fuuuuuuuuck me. What the fuckety fuckety fuck fuck fuck was that ****** of a referee doing.

[SoccerHQ]

Did the ref blow the whistle before Lansbury scored?

Allegedly that's what happened so somewhere in small print VAR can't actually judge a decision if whistle is blown and ball then flys into the net. Think that's to protect if an offside is called, defence stops and then players scores but feels a dodgy get out on this occasion.

[wolfman999]

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.

But VAR is being reviewed by his fellow referees who always stick together and wouldn't want to criticise one of their own.

[MalcolmP]

 
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.

somebody with some sense couldn't agree more

[BoVillan esq]

We started well in both first and second half. But we surrendered initiative, to a point, as Palace looked like they didnt want to win either.

Palace were there for the taking and who knows, if Trezuguet wasnt such an idiot then maybe we do better.

But fuuuuuuuuck me. What the fuckety fuckety fuck fuck fuck was that c*** of a referee doing.

I'm sure this Ref is the kind of bloke that's raises the question of did we actually put men on the moon and was Kennedy shot by some bloke behind a grassy knoll...

[eamonn]

Did the ref blow the whistle before Lansbury scored?

Allegedly that's what happened so somewhere in small print VAR can't actually judge a decision if whistle is blown and ball then flys into the net. Think that's to protect if an offside is called, defence stops and then players scores but feels a dodgy get out on this occasion.

Yes, there was very little time for the defence to react to the whistle, Lansbury was already shooting the ball.

[The Edge]

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

I agree. The other factor that influebced this shithouse of a referee was the howling gobby bastards in the Palace crowd. Seems to be a thing with cockney clubs these days. They definitely played a part in his risible decision making today. The only one i could credit him with getting right was the sending off. Trezeguet's challenge on Saha was utterly stupid when he was already on a yellow card.

[Goldie.7]

We are now 18th having just played some of the worst "Premier League" football I've seen in a while. I honestly think we are in big trouble.

And out they crawl.

If you thought we played well and were set-up to win that game anymore than a possible 0-1  then you're delusional.

As for "out they crawl" well that's a load of bollocks because I commented on our previous game.

[curiousorange]

I don't think we need to panic, but I do find it slightly perturbing that out of three losses, two of them I'd put down more to our failings than opposition strengths. We all knew the Premier League was a step up, but I don't think we've really settled on a positive way to play. We're very counter-attacking and so far, we're not too brilliant at it.

[Sexual Ealing]

We are now 18th having just played some of the worst "Premier League" football I've seen in a while. I honestly think we are in big trouble.

Thanks amfy.

I also meant 'Konsa', not 'Kinda'!

[pooligan]

Friend has had bad matches against us in at least two previous matches.Not only did he somehow fail to see the Fulham right back stamp on Grealish right in front of him but he also in a match  at Chelsea he failed to give the Chelsea defender who i think was Jonovic a red card for a elbow in the face of Benteke but also failed to see a blatant handball by Terry in the penalty area in injury time .Villa should ask for him to not to referee any more of our matches as it seems he seems to be against Villa.There again i am still waiting for any sort of action to be taken for the assault on Grealish at Small Heath ,so nothing will happen