stevenavfc1874 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Cuellar stops all momentum on the right side and looks hapless when MU have the ball on the deck, hope he gets replaced half time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Vidic was the last man, he should have been given the red card, no questions, Belletti got his yesterday for a similar incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Alan Hansen mentioning at half time that, recently when Phil Dowd refereed a Man U match, he sent off Rooney and Scholes and Ferguson commented "Well, what do you expect? It's Phil Dowd". That couldn't POSSIBLY have influenced his decision making in this match, could it? Hope they can equalise the midfield battle a bit more next half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshare Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 sorry to inject some devils advocacy into this but if dunne had made that tackle on owen after 4 minutes and got sent off as well as them getting a pen this place would have gone into meltdown. yes, he should get booked, but not sent off. i know that rules are rules and all that but no ref is ever going to send someone off after 4 minutes of a cup final. if it had been outside the box and right in the centre of the goal he may have gone, but it wasnt. we got a pen, and effectively started the game with a goal advantage - maybe he should have gone in the book, but he would still be on the pitch. forget it now anyway. the lads have 45 minutes to write history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEAREVILLA Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Alan Green actually talking sense: "He bottled it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 To be fair, I weren't sure it was a red card because Agbonlahor's touch took him to the by-line but not yellow carding him or Carrick was a disgrace. He dragged it back as Vidic was tearing at his shirt he couldn't possibly go anywhere, Vidic is last man should be a card at least everytime. Had Vidic not yanked his shirt Gabby would of shot. Shot and missed...penalty was a good outcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Even if it's not a red it's still a yellow card no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnVillan Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Half-time assessment: Mr. Dowd, get a grip. Not even carding Vidic for the tackle on Gabby? WTF?! Numerous "No more fouls" to Man U players but instantly booking Villa players?! I hate to blame the refs but more often than not the standard of refereeing has been dire this season... Reckless passing (Cuellar, Collins - I'm blaming you) almost cost us dear. And Dunne's error did that just. Saying that, Man U has made errors, too - we just have to put more pressure on them. Kuszcak is bound to mess up at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 28, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2010 How Vidic is still on the pitch is a mystery to everyone but Phil Dowd. Atrocious ref. Beyond that, decent half. We've looked good going forwards for my money, defence is a tad shakey but nothing they shouldn't be able to handle. It'd be nice if we weren't playing 12 mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 sorry to inject some devils advocacy into this but if dunne had made that tackle on owen after 4 minutes and got sent off as well as them getting a pen this place would have gone into meltdown. yes, he should get booked, but not sent off. i know that rules are rules and all that but no ref is ever going to send someone off after 4 minutes of a cup final. if it had been outside the box and right in the centre of the goal he may have gone, but it wasnt. we got a pen, and effectively started the game with a goal advantage - maybe he should have gone in the book, but he would still be on the pitch. forget it now anyway. the lads have 45 minutes to write history... Yeah, its exactly why he didn't send Vidic off. If it was at 80 mins it would have a been a red. Thats not what the rulebook says but thats how it went.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Lovely from Friedel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I am not confident. The next 30 mins won't be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshare Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 ha ha - now THAT is what would have probably happened if vidic hadnt fouled him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpaywasawesome Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 That was a brilliant ball to Gabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 CMON VILLA !!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Should have been a foul on Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 sorry to inject some devils advocacy into this but if dunne had made that tackle on owen after 4 minutes and got sent off as well as them getting a pen this place would have gone into meltdown. yes, he should get booked, but not sent off. i know that rules are rules and all that but no ref is ever going to send someone off after 4 minutes of a cup final. if it had been outside the box and right in the centre of the goal he may have gone, but it wasnt. we got a pen, and effectively started the game with a goal advantage - maybe he should have gone in the book, but he would still be on the pitch. forget it now anyway. the lads have 45 minutes to write history... He should have walked. No debate. There was no protest from the United players or bench, and they couldnt believe their luck when he stayed on the park. I see what you are saying about the ref not wanting to 'ruin' a cup final, but even then he should still have been sent off. It was a stonewall penalty, and the last defender had denied a goalscoring opportunity by fouling an attacker. The fact that Vidic didnt even get a yellow is mind boggling. Yes, he would still have been on the park, but being on a yellow with Gabby and Ash running at him means that Vidic would have had to had changed his game. He wouldnt have obstructed Ash towards the end of the first half for example. United got away with murder. The players should worry about it after the final whistle, they have a game to win. We can still be pissed off about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 How was that not a foul on Evra on Young. Surprized Young didn't get booked for diving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpaywasawesome Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Ugh. I thought Petrov had a good shot on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Looks like villa doing ok against the 12 men of Man Utd. the extra man already having a big influence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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