Crystal Palace v Aston Villa post match thread

[Smirker]

Absolutely fucking shocking decision that cost us a point today. Don't care if the team played shit. They did enough to get a point and it was taken away. Appalling decision.

[QuintonVilla]

Sorry to harp on about our songs, but "England's centre half" at Mings? Is this really how diminished we are?

Our centre half just got his first England call up, what's wrong with that? We used to sing Barry for England when we were fairly good.

[andyh]

We have some good footballers in midfield.
But we lack ‘power’ in there.
That’s the only word I can come up with to describe what I think is missing.


Oh, and trezeguet was a tosser today.  He really needs to have a word with himself and cut out the diving for a start.

[Steve67]

We have some good footballers in midfield.
But we lack ‘power’ in there.
That’s the only word I can come up with to describe what I think is missing.


Oh, and trezeguet was a tosser today.  He really needs to have a word with himself and cut out the diving for a start.

Physicality?

[OzVilla]

I thought the ‘Hand of Rod’ is as the the worst single decision I’ve seen given against Villa team but appears I was wrong. Unbelievably poor from Mr Friend.

Weren’t great but that’s a seperate issue.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Not defending a below par performance ... however before we hit the panic button, it is not just that the Friend et al get it wrong at the end but the fouls awarded, the yellow cards that are not merited do make a difference.

Not least because it allows the to break up the game, waste time (when sides have worked out we want to play quickly) and the fact that free-kicks awarded against us are a chance for the opposition to put us under pressure.

The bookings against Fred and the first for Trez were terrible decisions. The challenge by Fred was not even a foul.

[paul_e]

The worst thing is if he'd waited half a second on the whistle VAR could've been used, to rush to blow up makes it looks like he knew it would make it more difficult for his decision to be overturned so it just looked spiteful. Whether he was intentionally fucking us or just incompetent is about the only question to be asked over the whole thing.

[Sexual Ealing]

Sorry to harp on about our songs, but "England's centre half" at Mings? Is this really how diminished we are?

Our centre half just got his first England call up, what's wrong with that? We used to sing Barry for England when we were fairly good.

But for better or worse Barry was never properly used by England until he'd fucked off. It just seems a bit cringe for us - the team that's had the most (or second-most) England players to get so excited about it.

I might just be being mardy because I hated pretty much everything today.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

And while I'm on, Ayew gets a lucky break of the ball for the goal.

It happens, and happened for Palace today. It didn't happen for us.

[Davkaus]

the team that's had the most (or second-most) England players to get so excited about it.

We're down to 4th these days.

[Sexual Ealing]

the team that's had the most (or second-most) England players to get so excited about it.

We're down to 4th these days.

I told you today was shit! I think my point still stands though.

[Legion]

the team that's had the most (or second-most) England players to get so excited about it.

We're down to 4th these days.

2nd below Spurzzzz?

[Chris_Jephcott]

I didn’t see the game, but I have just seen the incident. Kevin Friend should never be allowed to referee another game again. Terrible terrible decision.

And I miss the championship. I think we need to get smart and get smart quickly.

[KevinGage]

If we're smart, we can use the injustice from this to fire us up.

That shocker at Leedzzz seemed to unify the group. The new lads now have their Bamford.

[ChicagoLion]

Give Jenas Credit “ worst decision I have ever seen”