MaVilla Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 a point is no use to either Fulham or Sheff Utd tbh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Fulham score, Lookman, 1-0. Edited February 20, 2021 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2021 Maggotpies getting nervous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Under what scenario was that not a pen for Sheffield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Under what scenario was that not a pen for Sheffield? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 When you think of the runs Burnley and Brighton have been on in last two months must be pretty disheartning for both to look at the table and see Fulham are just 4-5 points off them. Both probably due a dip in form (infact Burnley not beating 10 men West Brom and being awful probably means they already are) so don't think it's just Newcastle that Fulham will be feeling confident of finishing above. Palace on 29 points will also be sweating a bit, they could well be that safe mid table team that really get dragged into things. Relegation battle got very interesting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: When you think of the runs Burnley and Brighton have been on in last two months must be pretty disheartning for both to look at the table and see Fulham are just 4-5 points off them. Both probably due a dip in form (infact Burnley not beating 10 men West Brom and being awful probably means they already are) so don't think it's just Newcastle that Fulham will be feeling confident of finishing above. Palace on 29 points will also be sweating a bit, they could well be that safe mid table team that really get dragged into things. Relegation battle got very interesting again. Posted on another thread, but Fulham play Palace next too which is a massive game. After that, though, Fulham have a horror run - basically to the end of the season: Spurs (H), Liverpool (A), Man City (H), Leeds (H), Villa (A), Wolves (H), Arsenal (A), Chelsea (A), Burnley (H), Southampton (A), Man Utd (A) If they manage to get enough from that lot, somehow, then the last game of the season could be immense: Newcastle (H) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yeah going to be hard for Fulham with some of those but don't think it's impossible they can get some wins off Leeds, Wolves and they also drew 1-1 with Spurs just a few weeks ago. Burnley, Southampton and Newcastle in the last 4 dosen't look too bad if they have to do similar to what we did but I think they'll be much closer to 17th than we were with 4 games left last season. I'd like them to stay up as I think they could grow a bit over next few seasons with some of the players they've got in the side whereas likes of Palace, Newcastle and Burnley are all going to be doing the same thing again in 12 months so one of them needs to go to freshen up the league a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Identical to the Solly March one that we didn't get. They need to urgently clarify that 'getting the ball' does not excuse foul play because this is just absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: Identical to the Solly March one that we didn't get. They need to urgently clarify that 'getting the ball' does not excuse foul play because this is just absurd. It looked a pen in real time, and looks like maybe a pen in that angle but from the other side he’s basically jumping out of goal, making himself big and blocks the ball first. Personally, I think a pen would’ve been harsh - but slo-mo will make everything look worse than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Identical to the Solly March one that we didn't get. They need to urgently clarify that 'getting the ball' does not excuse foul play because this is just absurd. Absurd decision. The keeper inadvertently got the ball cus it hit hes trailing leg, he was kicking out at the Sheffield player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Such a shame that the Villa game is at the same time as the Milano derby. First placed Inter against second placed AC Milan. One point separates them at the top of the table with Inter on 50 and Milan on 49. Also the added heat from the Lukaku vs Zlatan drama from their latest meeting. As already depicted outside San Siro. Will be watching this in the background on my laptop. Edited February 21, 2021 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, sne said: Such a shame that the Villa game is at the same time as the Milano derby. First placed Inter against second placed AC Milan. One point separates them at the top of the table with Inter on 50 and Milan on 49. Also the added heat from the Lukaku vs Zlatan drama from their latest meeting. As already depicted outside San Siro. Will be watching this in the background on my laptop. Can't believe they are going to knock down the San Siro for a corporate smaller stadium. Its so iconic for me. 1990 world cup it blew me away with its size. Lucky enough to go to the 2001 Champions League Final there Bayern beating Valencia. I prefer Inter to AC after our games with them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, S-Platt said: Can't believe they are going to knock down the San Siro for a corporate smaller stadium. Its so iconic for me. 1990 world cup it blew me away with its size. Lucky enough to go to the 2001 Champions League Final there Bayern beating Valencia. I prefer Inter to AC after our games with them. I get why they are doing it, it's really, really run down and shabby. But I still like it, it's like a huge spacecraft at night when the lights are on. Looks massive. Only been there twice and the last time was this fixture with Zlatan playing for Milan and they won 1-0 through a Zlatan penalty early in the game. Must have been in 2010 I think but I can't imagine the stadium is in any better shape now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, S-Platt said: Can't believe they are going to knock down the San Siro for a corporate smaller stadium. Its so iconic for me. 1990 world cup it blew me away with its size. Lucky enough to go to the 2001 Champions League Final there Bayern beating Valencia. I prefer Inter to AC after our games with them. I think like a lot of teams the clubs dont own the stadium unlike Juventus so are losing out on revenue, Roma and Lazio are in the same situation. Its an incredible stadium even iconic which will be sad to knock down San Siro, Bernabeu and Camp Nou were always these amazing foreign stadiums as a kid from the look and the size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted February 21, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2021 Here's a mad statement for you: Today's lunchtime kick off is massive - I mean potentially future-of-football massive. I know that sounds ridiculous, but if West Ham win today they'll go nine points clear of Spurs with 14 games left - that's a big gap, probably too big for Spurs (or Arsenal) to catch them and it'll mean at least two of the big six quite possibly not getting into Europe next year. With Liverpool already facing the prospect of not getting into the Champions league, for the big six, the doomsday scenario of a Premier league with a richer, more competitive middle will have come home to roost. If all that happens, those six clubs are just going to push harder to change the rules - there were stories in the yesterday's papers about clubs pushing for the rights to a limited number of games to show on their in-house websites in the next foreign TV rights deal - that's their big out - a Man Utd vs Liverpool game on Utd TV could generate them £100m, whereas a Burnley vs Palace game would struggle to bring in a million - the removal of the collective nature of TV revenues and distribution would be a massive blow to competition and it's one we absolutely have to fight. The big six are terrified of us and Everton and West Ham and Leicester and Wolves (and takeover Newcastle) - there's a real and noticeable change happening in the power structure of the game and a massive effort being undertaken on the sly by those currently enjoying the riches of the top positions to maintain the status quo - they're trying to lock in European qualifying, they're trying a number of mechanisms (big picture, in-house TV) to redistribute revenue to give themselves a bigger share, they're threatening a European super league, they're talking about changing the voting systems within the league, they're doing anything and everything they can to avoid a competitive Premier League that features more than the same old faces. It's a battle personified by of all things, West Ham vs Tottenham. So yeah, West Ham versus Spurs is, as ridiculous as it might sound, a game that might help to change football in a way that in the next few years might benefit Villa greatly in helping to break down the cartel. So here's another mad statement for you; Come on you Hammers! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Are we cheering for West Ham then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Are we cheering for West Ham then Certainly draw is best here. As much as West Ham will have a slump at some stage in run in we really don't want them 9 clear given we have some difficult games ahead ourselves in next few weeks. Think Moyes will just play for a point and that will help Spurs and they'll win a tight game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Craig Pawson as ref, sounds like a little kids pet that. Looking at his stats he seems to like handing out cards so this might be fun. Edit: And Craig Dawson playing for Wet Spam Edited February 21, 2021 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Lloris needs to be replaced by this Nik Nak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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