Aston Villa v Sheff United Post Match Thread

[Damo70]

Roy Keane is on SKY to sum up the Norwich v Southampton game. When asked about his thoughts on the Villa v Sheff U game he said "Villa looked like they were just going through the motions". He went on to say they didn't  seem to realise the urgency of their relegation predicament.

[ChicagoLion]

Huge difference, the perpetrators were Leeds and they were therefore responsible.
The Other night was the fault and responsibility of the Officials.
Neither situation was caused by or the responsibility of Aston Villa.

Except every Villa player knew it was a goal.

Not every one knew and it was still not Our responsibility.
Filbert Street, San Siro, Rodriguez punching it into the net, Palace.
None of these mistakes got rectified.
It was a fuck up just like so many other fuck ups.

[PaulWinch again]

Roy Keane is on SKY to sum up the Norwich v Southampton game. When asked about his thoughts on the Villa v Sheff U game he said "Villa looked like they were just going through the motions". He went on to say they didn't  seem to realise the urgency of their relegation predicament.

This is another bit of the prevailing narrative that is starting to piss me off. Villa played pretty well the other night, better than a team vying for Champions League football. The fact we weren’t 100% sharp or fit is hardly surprising. You can’t just switch it on at will, especially having not played for 3 months. In fact anybody who has the slightest clue about Villa would note the level of defensive discipline and retention of shape was a sign of real effort.

[PeterWithesShin]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

[hilts_coolerking]

He went on to say they didn't  seem to realise the urgency of their relegation predicament.

He's been nosing around on here.  (winky thing)

[The Edge]

Big Sam on talk sport this morning "i would of thougjt Dean and Aston Villa would have allowed Sheffield a walk in. It would have been the right thing to do. Good sportmanship should always take priority"  Then he bought up the Leeds comparison.You know big Sam, that stalwart of good sportsmanship and fairness? I nearly crashed my fucking  van. Someone did call in and point out many many occasions when a ball blatantly went over the line and no one mentioned a "walk in" for the opposition. Best example being Schmiechel at Old Trafford. He dragged a ball back from about a yard over the line. Lampard against Germany another one a yard over the line. Nothing said about Man Utd & Germany respectively. It's all bollocks and they can all go fuck themselves.

[nigel]

This is in today's newspaper:

Sports lawyers have suggested Sheffield United would have a legal case to pursue the Premier League should the club miss out on a European spot as a result of the Hawk-Eye blunder.

However, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) is understood to be resistant to the possibility of any changes in its protocol, and is opposed to using the video assistant referee to double check any future mistakes.

Any increased use of Var would lead to further criticism for the technology delaying the flow of play, officials believe. "Last night was a freak... a perfect storm," one source close to the organisation said.

Sports lawyer Nick De Marco QC, of Blackstone Chambers, has said, however, that both United and clubs finishing a point below Villa in the relegation fight could have a “good claim”. 

“If Sheffield United end up being denied qualification for a Uefa competition by two points or less, or another club finishes a point below Aston Villa at the end of the season and is relegated instead of them, considering the amount of money at stake you cannot rule out a club bringing a claim against the Premier League, the providers of the technology, or both," he said. "Such a claim might be unprecedented, but, depending on all the circumstances, it could be a good claim.”

Translation - There is no chance whatsoever of this ending in a legal claim but I get a free advert for me and my Chambers out of commenting on it.

So going by that I'll assume we'd have a good claim for when we were denied at Palace, and all the other VAR fk ups?

[mcgrath_85]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

I think he was spot on! A distinct lack of urgency all round, particularly from our star ‘all ready leaving’ player.
My mum pointed out that he hadn’t broken sweat.

[The Edge]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

I think he was spot on! A distinct lack of urgency all round, particularly from our star ‘all ready leaving’ player.
My mum pointed out that he hadn’t broken sweat.

I'm sorry but i disagree. I thought he put in his usual shift of drawing fouls, linking play and ghosting past good players like they're not there. And his driving run in the second half followed by a sublime defence splitting pass was pure class. People are expexting him to shit a golden nugget every game if not they say he had a quiet game. The old saying "you don't know what you've got till it's gone" will apply to a lot of our fans when he leaves.

[hilts_coolerking]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

I think he was spot on! A distinct lack of urgency all round, particularly from our star ‘all ready leaving’ player.
My mum pointed out that he hadn’t broken sweat.

I'm sorry but i disagree. I thought he put in his usual shift of drawing fouls, linking play and ghosting past good players like they're not there. And his driving run in the second half followed by a sublime defence splitting pass was pure class. People are expexting him to shit a golden nugget every game if not they say he had a quiet game. The old saying "you don't know what you've got till it's gone" will apply to a lot of our fans when he leaves.

He wasn't outstanding - although there was one great pass - but then neither was anyone else on either side.  They've had a long break and were bound to be less than 100%.  I've no doubt he'll play much better next time.

[mcgrath_85]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

I think he was spot on! A distinct lack of urgency all round, particularly from our star ‘all ready leaving’ player.
My mum pointed out that he hadn’t broken sweat.

I'm sorry but i disagree. I thought he put in his usual shift of drawing fouls, linking play and ghosting past good players like they're not there. And his driving run in the second half followed by a sublime defence splitting pass was pure class. People are expexting him to shit a golden nugget every game if not they say he had a quiet game. The old saying "you don't know what you've got till it's gone" will apply to a lot of our fans when he leaves.

I’m not saying we won’t miss him! Christ, he’s irreplaceable! My point was that I agreed with Keanes comments about him laughing and smiling. I also saw a lack urgency from him and the other players. Bollocks to ‘it’s the first game back’! Indeed it is the first game and back and it was the most important. As it turns out, we missed out on a huge two points to a very below par Sheffield Utd side.

[eamonn]

We were breathing out of their arses for the last 10 minutes having matched/arguably been better than a physical side like t'Blades for most of the game. We were shite most of the time when Keane was responsible for coaching us, he's a permanently pissed-off Cork cnut who can fuck right off.

[mcgrath_85]

We were breathing out of their arses for the last 10 minutes having matched/arguably been better than a physical side like t'Blades for most of the game. We were shite most of the time when Keane was responsible for coaching us, he's a permanently pissed-off Cork cnut who can fuck right off.

We disagree then: I don’t think it was good enough, given the enormity of situation we’ve got ourselves into. 
We agree: Keane is a ******, but he had a point in this instance.

[paul_e]

Roy Keane can go fuck himself.

I think he was spot on! A distinct lack of urgency all round, particularly from our star ‘all ready leaving’ player.
My mum pointed out that he hadn’t broken sweat.

I'm sorry but i disagree. I thought he put in his usual shift of drawing fouls, linking play and ghosting past good players like they're not there. And his driving run in the second half followed by a sublime defence splitting pass was pure class. People are expexting him to shit a golden nugget every game if not they say he had a quiet game. The old saying "you don't know what you've got till it's gone" will apply to a lot of our fans when he leaves.

I’m not saying we won’t miss him! Christ, he’s irreplaceable! My point was that I agreed with Keanes comments about him laughing and smiling. I also saw a lack urgency from him and the other players. Bollocks to ‘it’s the first game back’! Indeed it is the first game and back and it was the most important. As it turns out, we missed out on a huge two points to a very below par Sheffield Utd side.

What a bastard, how fucking dare he enjoy his first game in 3 months!

[ChicagoLion]

I did t see it that way, I saw players trying to pace themselves and win the game.
I thought Sheffield Utd tried to do a number on us by being organised and defensive in the hope of nicking one.
Keane is hired to be Roy Keane, it’s like complaining about Talkshite.