Aston Villa v Sheff United Post Match Thread

[mr underhill]

i really hope crowds can safely return in September - as a viewing spectacle it made watching paint dry exciting.

[Brend'Watkins]

We should have had a pen first half, has that been debated?

Overall I thought we did okay.  We made some decent chances and in reality Nyland didn't have that much to do. We don't half put pressure on ourselves though.  The needless foul for the freekick that lead to the non goal and the stupid pass in front of our own box in the 2nd half being the worst.  we really have to cut that out of our game.

[Clampy]

i really hope crowds can safely return in September - as a viewing spectacle it made watching paint dry exciting.

I didn't think it was that bad with the crowd noise Sky pumped in. I read somewhere they are aleady talking about how to let fans back in at some point in the future.

[Chris Smith]

i really hope crowds can safely return in September - as a viewing spectacle it made watching paint dry exciting.

I wouldn’t hold your breath. I can’t see how things will change sufficiently in 3 months.

[Rudy65]

The fact the 'goal' has triggered so many Leeds fans is very, very, satisfying.

Biesla would never have allowed us a goal if there had been anything at stake in the game. Leeds were already out of the top 2 and in the play offs so he wasn’t really giving anything away

[LeeB]

For a horrible moment at the start of the second half I thought we were going to let them walk through.

I reckon Smith may have been sacked if he'd have allowed it.

[The Edge]

For a horrible moment at the start of the second half I thought we were going to let them walk through.

I reckon Smith may have been sacked if he'd have allowed it.

I thought that. A few of our players seemed to be having a word with the ref when they were walking out for the second half.

[Gareth]

Was never a question of letting them score - the Leeds one was because everyone stopped then that tool decided to play on because he saw everyone else had stopped - last night was simply a bad official decision, even now I don’t get with the ball being in play for a good 45 seconds afterwards why VAR/4th official wouldn’t tell Oliver they needed a review. 

It doesn’t make up for the Palace one in the slightest either because that was guaranteed robbery of a point being right at end of game, this was a mistake before half time, more than enough time for game to have changed.

[oldtimernow]

Goal line technology?

Apparently Nyland had a jamming device sewn into his gloves.

As it says on our badge:  Prepared.

whoever forgot to pay the Hawkeye subscription deserves a bonus

[dave.woodhall]

The fact the 'goal' has triggered so many Leeds fans is very, very, satisfying.

Biesla would never have allowed us a goal if there had been anything at stake in the game. Leeds were already out of the top 2 and in the play offs so he wasn’t really giving anything away

Similar to the di Canio one, which if you look at it closely wasn't as open a goal as it seemed at the time. 

[robbo1874]

If the ball stays in contact with the post and the post and the line are treated as one in the same, does that mean it wasn't a goal in any event? I mean it wasn't as the referee didn't give it.

I liked the way he adjusted to that position, but when he first went back the ball was about a foot over the line at the furthest point.

Yep, it was like being given out LBW and then shifting your position to try to con the umpire.  Canny.

hawk eye seems a bit more reliable in cricket

[john e]

Douglas Luiz is the type of player that if you just stick with him for a settling in season the following season you start to get the player we all wanted

imo we should have done this with a few of the French lads a few seasons ago as well

[Stu82]

Just seen the Punjabi Villians on bbc news, doing there zoom get together, for the game last night
What a great inclusive message it sent about our club
UTV

[chrisw1]

i really hope crowds can safely return in September - as a viewing spectacle it made watching paint dry exciting.

I didn't think it was that bad with the crowd noise Sky pumped in. I read somewhere they are aleady talking about how to let fans back in at some point in the future.

I watched the first half with crowd noise and the second without.  I have to say I think it was slightly better with.  This surprised me as I thought the concept was ridiculous.

[Clampy]

Douglas Luiz is the type of player that if you just stick with him for a settling in season the following season you start to get the player we all wanted

imo we should have done this with a few of the French lads a few seasons ago as well

We went down though and the likes of Geyue didn't want to hang around.