a-k

Yep, will be available against us, although IMO he should be available against Liverpool as well...a very harsh sending off, and arguably neither of those yellows were deserved.

1 minute ago, PieFacE said:

His movement is pretty good in fairness. 

Yep, knows how to move to ground well.

Traore, who other than a moment or two did absolutely nothing v Wolves, has played more than a half of football only twice for us in the league. I'm not writing Traore off, but with Trez is out for the time being, I'm sure we could do much worse than giving AEG a shot when we've got games coming thick and fast.

Can't believe how many tap-ins that cheating word removed at Leeds gets

I thought this might be another tight game ala Wolves, but I forgot we put 2 past them in both our matches last season. If Ross is fit enough for even the final 30 mins of the game then I think we will take this.

Just hope the ref keeps a close eye on that word removed Ben Mee.

He should count himself lucky he didn't crash in 1955.

Let him start against Burnley. Sure, he only scored a penalty, but in reality he won us 3 points and earned a shot in the starting line-up. Will also keep Traore on his toes knowing he has to do more too.

Gabby thinks "Yamez" is being found out and doesn't want to play in cold weather. The average winter temperature in Munich is colder than in Merseyside...

"Not a red card"

"Have to send Westwood off too"

"Can't send him off for that"
 

This is the best comedy I've seen in a long time 

Obliged to do this, since this is a thread about the club without this image...

14 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Phil Jagielka starting for Sheff United at 38

Danny Ings when he saw the team sheets

14 hours ago, Villaphan04 said:

 

This shouldn't matter. A player being miles inside the box puts the keeper off more than the penalty taker being put off by the keeper 1mm off his line.

Sterling must have some anatomical anomaly that causes both legs to simultaneously fly up and back upon any sort of body contact

4 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

The traore body check on him is doing the rounds with fans from a lot of clubs calling him out on his diving... 

Mental 

You won't see a more blatant foul all weekend yet dave the Leeds fan is berating him for cheating 

It looks bad, albeit hilarious at the same time, since Luiz is synchronously fouled.

Just now, blunther said:

Fact of the matter is that would be a pen for Man U. Absolutely no question. 

So would have been that foul on Luiz rather than a FK for the foul on Grealish

Podence playing Mortal Combat with a combo attack of elbow then knee to Targett's head, and no card.

1 minute ago, VillaChris said:

We would've won if we'd scored the penalty. As we've just seen all Ollie had to do was hit the target as Fabianski was more off his line than what we've just seen so at worst would've been someone like Jack on the re-take.

Given how harsh these encroachment laws are it's inexcusable not to get any penalty on target this season as pretty likely they'll be retake ordered if the keeper saves it. Staggered run up also increases the chances.

Why should that matter? If the keeper is off his line then he is influencing how the player takes the penalty.

WHY WAS THIS NOT RE-TAKEN

4 mins into the weekend. New record for VAR ruining the gameweek.

15 hours ago, TheMelvillan said:

1-1 

Traore to score a class goal cutting in from the right and smashing one with his left foot.

Jack to score the winner in the last minuteonly to be chalked off by var because he chose to wear the thick Alice band and it got flagged offside

Or, offside from still having that hard-on from midweek.

Interview with Jack after a MOTM performance against Wolves.

Reporter: "Jack, many congratulations on scoring the winning goal. There's been rumours that you also scored mid-week off the pitch, do you have any comments on that?"

Jack:

21 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said:

They were measuring the difference between the bottom of Noble and Watkins sleeves, which doesn't really work unless everyone uses the same design.

You can see regardless that the lines are drawn from a different part of the arm.

52 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

Just seen it on twitter, what the **** is the defender supposed to do there? 

At worst it's shoulder to shoulder and Greenwood crumpling when he knows he can't out muscle him but all the contact is initiated by Greenwood, leans in to him and then goes down 

It's a shocking decision...can clearly see Greenwood extending through with his arm to push the defender away.

And now, apparently Liverpool have conceded a penalty even though the attacker was allegedly offside (I haven't seen it). I thought it was just in the Premier League but seems like VAR is a shambles everywhere. Really makes you think about the possibility of referees having been bought, as mentioned elsewhere.

Live footage of Southgate seeing he's guaranteed a clean sheet with his 7 defensive player abomination of a formation against Andorra and San Marino