MOTD

[Percy McCarthy]

Decent from Warnock I thought.

Yes, I enjoyed that. I can tell ‘it feels like a win’ else I wouldn’t have watched it live otherwise. Looking forward to The Monday football show on Sky as well.

[Percy McCarthy]

Normal time of 2230.

Thanks.

Sky extended (30 minute) highlights at 10.

Cheers mate. Sorry to be a pain, but do you happen to know when it’s on again?

[jon collett]

TBH, both of them were seemed decent pundits. Clear, concise and not laughing like a loon.

Agree but they didn’t analyse our penalty claim after saying they would discuss it.

[Brazilian Villain]

Warnock is a good pundit. Nailed it when speaking about our backline and best current CB pairing being Konsa / Torres.

Agreed, Walcott doesn't add a lot though.

[Pat McMahon]

Warnock always sounds lucid and reasonably well researched whenever I hear him. Definitely one of the best BBC pundits.

[olaftab]

Normal time of 2230.

Thanks.

Sky extended (30 minute) highlights at 10.

Cheers mate. Sorry to be a pain, but do you happen to know when it’s on again?

Its recorded on your smart box so you can go back in the programme listing and watch from  start.

[Brazilian Villain]

Warnock always sounds lucid and reasonably well researched whenever I hear him. Definitely one of the best BBC pundits.

Plus he's a paid-up disciple of the Emery way, having watched us in pre-season training.

[VillaTim]

Warnock always sounds lucid and reasonably well researched whenever I hear him. Definitely one of the best BBC pundits.

Plus he's a paid-up disciple of the Emery way, having watched us in pre-season training.

Definitely seems to have an interest in us as his knowledge on Emery the system and players is very good. From the outside looking in I'd say he has a bond with the club.

[Percy McCarthy]

Normal time of 2230.

Thanks.

Sky extended (30 minute) highlights at 10.

Cheers mate. Sorry to be a pain, but do you happen to know when it’s on again?

Its recorded on your smart box so you can go back in the programme listing and watch from  start.

Cheers olaftab. Found and watching now.

[Somniloquism]

TBH, both of them were seemed decent pundits. Clear, concise and not laughing like a loon.

Agree but they didn’t analyse our penalty claim after saying they would discuss it.

No they didn't. They said they would get back to Soucek's handball later just after they came back from Emery mentioning our handball. I'm surprised they didn't dedicate at least 20 seconds of the sparse programme to it though even if it would have been, "seen them given but can see why they didn't in this case."

[VillaTim]

Proximity seemed to be the excuse given.

[paul_e]

Pesonally I think the proximity argument is a false one in this situation. The guy put his arm into an unnatural position which blocked one of the most likely paths for a cross into the box. That his arm was there first and the ball was kicked into it doesn't really change that. If it had been a keeper he'd be getting praise for 'making himself big'.

I understand why they made the decision they did but I think it's a dangerous way to interpret the law that runs the risk of defenders putting an arm out early to interfere withplay in a way that they standa  decent chance of getting away with.

[pablo_picasso]

And it's not like handballs aren't given all the time when defenders are using their arms while jumping, because they are not perceived to be in a "natural position".

Which I think is ridiculous personally, as it's perfectly natural to use your arms while jumping.

But them's the rules & we have had them given against us for similar shit & had the "un-natural position of the arms" by that little shit-weasel boot licker Gallagher on Skum sports in his little "defend the refs" skit inbetween Skum Spotts wanking over Chelsea, Liverpool, ManU & ManC...

[LeeB]

Pesonally I think the proximity argument is a false one in this situation. The guy put his arm into an unnatural position which blocked one of the most likely paths for a cross into the box. That his arm was there first and the ball was kicked into it doesn't really change that. If it had been a keeper he'd be getting praise for 'making himself big'.

I understand why they made the decision they did but I think it's a dangerous way to interpret the law that runs the risk of defenders putting an arm out early to interfere withplay in a way that they standa  decent chance of getting away with.

Someone on the Guardian comments said the rules now seem to be if you're an attacker it's always handball and if defending it never is, which seems to be the direction of travel with these changes.

[Brazilian Villain]

A routine home win over a mid-table team so we'll probably be on 6th or 7th tonight, given the late drama in some of the other games.