smg

10 minutes ago, useless said:

Tom Garry saying the FA are investigating

If found guilty we shouldn't be disqualifed though, any punishment should just relate to the game in which Martiz played, not the other games in which we did nothing wrong, I'm pretty sure that's the way it normally works in these scenarios, it would mean Man Utd getting knocked out, but boo hoo, if Sunderland had have beaten us tonight, then Man Utd would have been knocked out anyway, in other words, if we end up finishing second in our group because of the points deduction, then we will still have been a better runner up than Man Utd fair and square based on our previous three games

Still really bad from our point of view that we let it happen, not a good look at all, unless as above there was some sort of loophole meaning she could play, but if there is one it must not be an obvious one, otherwise the FA wouldn't be investigating

If we're found guilty I wonder if the FA will take the perhaps easier option of either declaring the result a draw, or just dedcuting us a point or two, meaning we and Man Utd would still qualify, or perhaps make us play the game again

If we are found guilty we should be eliminated we broke the rules of the competition , no way should we be allowed to play again.

Just been on a Sunderland forum they are finding it  hilarious that we have made such a basic administrative error. Surely our new signing had a part to play in highlighting that she had already played for Arsenal in this competition. The suggestion is it was three times !!! Perhaps she forgot ?

If we have played an illegible player we deserve to be eliminated. Very poor from an elite level club. Embarrassing.

58 minutes ago, nick76 said:

What does that even mean?  Can I be the Erdington Haaland then?

Just how he was referred to by Arsenal fans when he broke into the first team. He is from Thornton Heath which is in Croydon. You can be who the f*** you want to be.

ESR the Croydon De Bruyne apparently.

9 minutes ago, allani said:

  Kane or Salah would have been rolling around like they'd been assassinated.  Unfortunately at times Ollie is too honest and not willing to play the dark arts.

Yet we moan about Salah and Kane when they do it .”Dark arts” cheat you mean ?

8 minutes ago, Lord Willard said:

Did we see the line for Baileys offside?

Yes

1 minute ago, Leeroy said:

Because we are obviously weaker with him playing than Pau Torres. Our best centre halves are Pau Torres and Konsa, one of them is out the squad completely and the other is out of position at right back. 
 

We’re basically playing our third and fourth choice centre halves again. Of course that’s going to cause worry.

Not for the man who picks the team apparently 

Hope the players have more belief than some of their ‘fans’

4 minutes ago, Leeroy said:

No Pau Torres even on the bench, FFS. Bloody Lenglet playing again.

 

Not that confident now.

Why the tears about Lenglet ? back ups are rarely as good as the first choice ( that’s why they are back ups)  and he is our 4/5 centre back who is steady enough.how many other squads can pick a player of his quality with 2 centre backs injured and another playing right back ?

10 hours ago, Jas10 said:

 

 

 

 

Seriously ?

4 minutes ago, Raymond said:

It could have been worse, but wild we never get a team like Maidstone. 

Except Gravesend and Northfleet and Stevenage, the latter went well.

2 minutes ago, wedge said:

Will never understand this. How do you 'ditch' a game? Just concede it and don't send a team to play? They're professional athletes, so glad they and Unai don't share this view.

 

We haven't won a trophy since 1996.

‘Just concede it and don’t send a team to play’ What a ridiculous comment. You put out a team that allows the knackered players to rest and don’t go into a massive meltdown on here if we don’t win. Thanks for the info about our last trophy win didn’t know that.

Perhaps we should ditch the fa cup this year. Our players are knackered and need a proper rest. The next 10 days would be ideal. We can then focus on our league position and enjoy a real go in Europe for the rest of the season. We really don’t need any more matches this season.

Just now, MaVilla said:

phew, a wins a win, good job (in the end).

tell you what though, if that Duran pen had been given against us i would have been apoplectic.

no way was it a pen tbh.

 

Got to take them though because we will get one against us soon.

16 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

Shite

bailed out by a soft pen despite being against 10 for most of the 2nd half

Diaby appalling 

Shite. Sums up your comment. Not pretty but a win whilst not playing well and joint top of the premier league. Looks like you want to follow a team that produces faultless performances week in week out. Not sure they exist in the real world.

24 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

People saying some are losing the plot???

Shittest team in the league with 10 men against a top 4 team and we nearly mugged it.

Yes we're gonna lose the plot, like Emery would!!

Crucial word there NEARLY.

1 minute ago, R.Bear said:

2 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

There is nothing Emery can do. This is Aston Villa. A joke club 

What f*****g pathetic comment. 

Pacey Pau coming on

1 minute ago, Spoony said:

How can we go from almost top at Christmas to being unable to beat the worst teams in the league 

Currently 2 points off the top

Some of the comments on here, bordering on hysterical.

33 minutes ago, rjw63 said:

Still don't get the point of two sub keepers, you might need one but you're never needing two, ever.

Surely to give the 18 year old match day experience in the build up during the game as long as Olsen is unavailable then should EMI get injured then he becomes the number 2 . You can’t expect an 18/year old just to step up with no experience whatsoever and perform to the required standard.

1 minute ago, GingerCollins29 said:

Is Pau fit? 

Don’t think so