Newcastle v Villa post match

[TonyD]

We should absolutely contest that red card. Let’s not be milksops about this.

Contest the obviously correct red card? I wouldn’t have thought it was worth our while.

It wasn’t even a foul!!!

[Ian.]

We did get caught badly from the off but recovered well and I thought it was all Villa until the sending off which wasn’t a red in my opinion. What else was he to do?

[edgysatsuma89]

I didn't think it was a red but it really isn't a '100% incorrect' decision, as you can see by the amount of disagreements. I can easily see why it can be seen as a red card. The ref was, however, terrible for the whole game*.

*including our defending.

[LukeJames]

If it was the other way around then each and every one of us would be calling for a red.

[Flamingo Lane]

I’m not sure we lose that game with eleven men.  We had started asking the questions.  They should’ve let Duran take the free kick he might not have been in such a bad mood then.

Exactly.
He wasn't happy that he couldn't take it.
Think he lost his head but he'll learn from it.

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I agree with that. Did anyone watching that little incident think, oh good, Digne and not Duran is going to try one from here? For whatever reasons, it looked to me as if senior players had told Duran to jog on. His head had not cleared when he did what he did.

[Clampy]

Even if he didn't mean to, it looked like he did and the ref  wasn't having a very good game up until then anyway, he seemed to blow for a foul for everything. Hopefully Duran will learn from it.

[TonyD]

Buy a right back and a centre half next month and I think we will have a good second half of the season.

I know mate.  It’s blindingly obvious. 

[cdbearsfan]

Priority is a winger. Teams know they can keep attacking us as we have no counter-attack threat.

[Gareth]

If it was the other way around then each and every one of us would be calling for a red.

We absolutely would but that’s what a referee and VAR are there for…to get the correct decision not the crowd call.

[TonyD]

If it was the other way around then each and every one of us would be calling for a red.

Not true
 

[Beard82]

I didn't think it was a red but it really isn't a '100% incorrect' decision, as you can see by the amount of disagreements. I can easily see why it can be seen as a red card. The ref was, however, terrible for the whole game*.

*including our defending.

I think that’s the thing - it’s a contentious decision. 

[john2710]

The Newcastle players, the fans & no doubt that assistant manager arsehole, made such a fuss over the 'violent stamp'. The ref was only too happy to oblige. I don't think that fooker Taylor has ever given us anything. I'd be interested to know who gave the decision, the ref, the 4th official or VAR. In real time it's impossible to give that as a stamp.

[cdbearsfan]

It was a red card.

[dorsetvillian]

It wasn't a red card

[The Edge]

It was a red card.

It was. But it shouldn't have been.