Thomas Bramall

[LeonW]

I doubt he’ll ever be given another Villa game to ref

[tomd2103]

I doubt he’ll ever be given another Villa game to ref

Manchester United games at Old Trafford however .....

[PaulWinch again]

Ironically it probably hasn’t helped them with a buyer for Rashford. I suspect we were the only one’s who aren’t going to offer peanuts.

[Toronto Villa]

Apparently we are going to file a complaint that the ref wasn’t experienced enough to officiate such a big game. I don’t understand why we’d do that. Even if we are right on the specific decision under scrutiny, we will look like twats. Even if we’d played brilliantly and got robbed it won’t change the result. It looks all the more pathetic that we played so badly.

[Mellin]

Personally I'd be pushing it as hard as possible. Man City decision due. If they think they're exposed they can placate once action by enforcing another.

[paul_e]

Apparently we are going to file a complaint that the ref wasn’t experienced enough to officiate such a big game. I don’t understand why we’d do that. Even if we are right on the specific decision under scrutiny, we will look like twats. Even if we’d played brilliantly and got robbed it won’t change the result. It looks all the more pathetic that we played so badly.

Why will us complaining about the ref make us look like twats when everyone who's seen it can see that he clearly fucked up, not by a subjective decision, but by pure incompetence. I'd be fucking outraged if we don't complain.

[PeterWithesShin]

We should kick everyone out of our league and declare ourselves champions in protest.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Man makes mistake. Bigger mistakes were made by a bunch of our players, our goalie especially.

Correct, big mistake made, but Maatsen alone made 17 mistakes during the game.

[PaulWinch again]

Man makes mistake. Bigger mistakes were made by a bunch of our players, our goalie especially.

Correct, big mistake made. Maatsen alone made 17 mistakes during the game.

Yeah he cost us but it was still 0-0 - which was enough. It was an inexcusably bad performance.

[shipscat]

We were not undone by him performance wise, but the man's shocking appraisal has cost us in a manner, none of us have a bearing on at this point. Unfortunately for him, he's in a profession where competence, judgement and character are absolute paramount...which he's rightly rewarded for ..and he's made an absolute professional howler which have unseen consequences for us. Unlucky for him, and even unluckily for us, he's being called out on it. Rightly so. McGinn's statement is to the point, none partisan and the right side of anger that the club undoubtedly feel and should cascade.

[Mellin]

Overbo never recovered and this fucker shouldn't either. Release the hounds.

[BoVillan esq]

Strangeways I think.

[adrenachrome]

Man makes mistake. Bigger mistakes were made by a bunch of our players, our goalie especially.

Correct, big mistake made, but Maatsen alone made 17 mistakes during the game.

Tanswell's take:

https://x.com/J_Tanswell/status/1926688143069081657

[eamonn]

Reckon he'll admit he got it wrong?

When do refs ever speak out publicly? Apart from when they're caught on camera sniffing and talking shit about teams he's refereed.

[PaulWinch again]

They’re not allowed to.