Dave J Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Big blow that he is out Saturday Massive blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I was quite surprised to learn that this was his first ever red card, particularly considering he once got a five game ban for stamping on Ibrahimovic's head (accidentally!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 May be a blessing in disguise, I thought he looked a bit off it on Saturday and again today, think he may benefit of a rest, he would clearly not be dropped. Didn't deserved either of the cards so I hope the suspension is cut short if that is possible when the red is the outcome of two yeallow, perhaps we can't appeal that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Just now, Keener window-cleaner said: May be a blessing in disguise, I thought he looked a bit off it on Saturday and again today, think he may benefit of a rest, he would clearly not be dropped. Didn't deserved either of the cards so I hope the suspension is cut short if that is possible when the red is the outcome of two yeallow, perhaps we can't appeal that? Will be only 1 game. He might be tired though as he played very little since he joined Bournemouth and has been ever present here He will probably finish this season with more league games for Villa than Bournemouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, Zatman said: Harsh 2 yellows apparently I havemt seen the clips to judge First was harsh. If the Ref was going to book him he should have booked the Rotherham player too. Second one would normally be a yellow card but the referee could easily have used his common sense and judged that sending off for those 2 incidents was probably not justified and gave a final warning instead. But then again championship refs and common sense do not seem to go hand in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I was there Saturday, and have only seen the highlights reel from tonight. It looks like both teams have targeted him to wind up, and it seems he doesn’t have his best games when this done to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: First was harsh. If the Ref was going to book him he should have booked the Rotherham player too. Second one would normally be a yellow card but the referee could easily have used his common sense and judged that sending off for those 2 incidents was probably not justified and gave a final warning instead. But then again championship refs and common sense do not seem to go hand in hand. Sure this is a division you can assault somebody and barely get a warning from the ref 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: May be a blessing in disguise, I thought he looked a bit off it on Saturday and again today, think he may benefit of a rest, he would clearly not be dropped. Didn't deserved either of the cards so I hope the suspension is cut short if that is possible when the red is the outcome of two yeallow, perhaps we can't appeal that? Agreed, he has had a mini dip. A couple of our players have had that at times, McGinn included and have come back from a rest firing on all cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LxYoungAVFC Posted April 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2019 Called it in the match thread. Came off his chest just under his left armpit. Shambolic performance from the officials. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I thought the same myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Big picture thinking; he was playing so well we had zero chance of keeping him in the summer. Now he's put in a few bad performances at least there's a chance it's put off a few suitors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) Two terrible decisions. First one was outragous and Smith was doing his nut on the touchline rightly so. Edited April 10, 2019 by ciggiesnbeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I didn't see the game, I was shocked when I read he was sent off, was his red card justified at all. I heard Smith basically saying when Grealish was took down the ref didn't book that guy, yet Mings got booked, if so that's abit harsh isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 38 minutes ago, LxYoungAVFC said: Called it in the match thread. Came off his chest just under his left armpit. Shambolic performance from the officials. Even the Rotherham manager said he shouldn't have gone off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Looked like chest/shoulder, maybe upper arm. Can see why the ref made the call he did. Don't think it looked like a blatant handball, so might have been enough with a pen, without the yellow? I don't know the rules. The first yellow didn't make sense at all though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I think it was a penalty, but some common sense could have prevailed in terms of the second yellow. The penalty was surely enough of a punishment there for that sort of handball. Hopefully he's refreshed after the game off and comes back firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Both yellows weren't even yellows. Ridiculous officiating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Skruff said: Looked like chest/shoulder, maybe upper arm. Can see why the ref made the call he did. Don't think it looked like a blatant handball, so might have been enough with a pen, without the yellow? I don't know the rules. The first yellow didn't make sense at all though. That's how I saw it and even still that was not deliberate so how can he give a bloody red. Did the Rotherham player get booked for his handball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yellow was harsh, but it's a blatant handball. He didn't even argue. He was having a poor half anyway. It's a blow that he's out on Saturday but the break might do him good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxYoungAVFC Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yellow was harsh, but it's a blatant handball. He didn't even argue. He was having a poor half anyway. It's a blow that he's out on Saturday but the break might do him good. Watch the replay closely. It wasn't a handball and cetrainly not blatant. Probably didn't argue because he was on a yellow and the ref was being a rocket polisher even before the penalty. He just laughed sarcastically. Anyway, sadly it doesn't matter. Hope Jedi has the game of his life on saturday. May the force be with him. Edited April 11, 2019 by LxYoungAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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