Match Thread Aston Villa v. Sheffield United - 17th June 2020

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Very disappointing.

Would have expected to have seen ex-Villa manager Ron Atkinson on the knee at The Villa Park.

 

[DaleHillBlade]

Football has come to a point where “the referees watch let him down”... fuck me.

 

[VwBlade]

Poor performance all in all but ultimately denied a win by the very technology that is supposed to make the game fairer

 

[bromtom]

Well fuck you Premier League.

We weren't too clever.

Hendo good, Robinson good but not very adventurous, long throw is a bonus.

Berge was shocking unfortunately, we looked terrible until Lunny went back on the right and started linking with Baldock, Bash and Norwood on the wing.

Dean Smith is a shitwasp, beneficiary of fair play, doesn't pay it forward.

 

[BettingBlade]

Straight on to Man City Sky apparently. Fucking ridiculous

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Hard to believe that Michael Oliver has been thrown under the bus like this by the technology and VAR team. Don’t really blame him too much but the idiots on the TV screens should lose their payday for this

 

[BettingBlade]

There’s no excuses. I wouldn’t be accepting any apology from Michael Oliver. Fuck him. He’s in charge. Surely he can see that something isn’t right. Why isn’t he communicating with VAR.

The whole concept of VAR wants binning out of the Premier Legaue until the incompetent twats at the FA learn how to use it. Fuck right off.

 

[Sean Thornton]

GLT has its part to play.. but why didn’t the linesman see it? No players in the way.

Watch the replay. He flies up the line straight away. No responsibility then.

 

[Gimli]

Firstly, the goal was an absolute disgrace and of course should have been given - but...

We were pretty shite and a point is the most we deserved.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We simply didn’t look very comfortable till we reverted to someone at RCM that knew that they were doing, and a natural left-footer at LCM so that we weren’t constantly cutting inside rather than overlapping.

On the plus side, we could easily have been a goal down before the horror show from the officials, so at least we have something to show from it. Also I thought Robinson was pleasingly assured at LCB. Yes, he didn’t really overlap, but defensively and on the ball he was really sound.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Just the one talking point,and its us being "hard done by" again.

 

[BettingBlade]

Apparently out game was just an inconvenience for Sky. Fucking nonsense this

 

[bromtom]

We should be given the 3 points.

We scored a pissing goal.

 

[SwindonBladeJnr]

Well fuck you Premier League.

We weren't too clever.

Hendo good, Robinson good but not very adventurous, long throw is a bonus.

Berge was shocking unfortunately, we looked terrible until Lunny went back on the right and started linking with Baldock, Bash and Norwood on the wing.

Dean Smith is a shitwasp, beneficiary of fair play, doesn't pay it forward.

How was Berge shocking?

 

[YES Blade]

Reminded me of Palace away, didn’t play great, keeper dropped one in and grinded it out. But the Hawkeye was switched off FFS!

No doubt we’ll get a load of sorrys, but you don’t get points for sorrys!

 

[What the Hecky]

It's becoming a joke this season, VAR has cost us massively this season and its becoming a point where I feel like it's a conspiracy.

It wasn't the best game, we certainly missed JOC and whilst Robinson did a decent job at the back it was the lack of forwards runs that we just couldn't generate anything down the left.

We missed fleck in midfield, Villa where very hungry for it today and we just didn't have enough to get us moving forwards quick enough.

 

[DaleHillBlade]

Firstly, the goal was an absolute disgrace and of course should have been given - but...

We were pretty shite and a point is the most we deserved.

Nonsense. We didn’t concede and we scored a legitimate goal, more than Villa managed.

 

[VwBlade]

Firstly, the goal was an absolute disgrace and of course should have been given - but...

We were pretty shite and a point is the most we deserved.

Agreed

 

[Wards]

Worst performance of the season and lucky to get a draw ultimately. That said, we were fucking robbed blind.

I don’t blame the ref, but those in Stockley Park. All they had to do was say “come have a quick look at this, GLT isn’t working and we need you to make a decision”

 

[gordoncharles]

We should be given the 3 points.

We scored a pissing goal.

We did. Thanks to Villa's player pushing his own keeper into the net. We had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Summed up the whole performance. If this sterile shitefest is the future I'll be sticking to Netflix in the evenings

 

[Bobby b]

I suppose it was a little too much to ask to play well after a 3 month absence with no football in a surreal atmosphere and with 2 extremely important players missing, and yet another away point, another clean sheet and another occasion where VAR has cost us points

 

[Bert]

Team very rusty. Hardly surprising.

 

[bromtom]

How was Berge shocking?

Our midfield was wishy washy as anything until he went off and Lunny went back on the right. He still can't do our throw in routine either.

Shocking maybe was a bit strong, but he was a long way from good, then again, so were many others. He just seemed particularly lost.

 

[Big.Dane.w]

How was Berge shocking?

He wasn’t great though was he? In fact he’s not been great in any game he’s played to date, not been terrible either mind.

 

[Freethinker]

He needed time to settle in before the postponement and the situation is the same now. Give the lad time. Liverpool weren't after him for no reason. Most of the players have been poor so far

Well he certainly hasn't hit the ground running

 

[Speedracer]

I think if we had started the game with the same 11 players who finished the game we would have won. Starting line up was too defensive for me but the last 10 mins we were starting to look good.

 

[Eza Blade]

We looked like we’d had 100 days off and we always go for more solid than adventurous when we have one of the first eleven out never mind two.........especially away from home. Not sure how we’re calling players poor on here when first game back is always a lottery. Onwards and upwards. You blades!!

 

[VwBlade]

Well he certainly hasn't hit the ground running

Neither did Chris Wilder

 

[RMBlade]

Straight on to Man City Sky apparently. Fucking ridiculous

Show started at 1630
Talk about racism until 1700
Teams announced until 1701
Man City vs Arsenal until 1730
Talk about racism until 1800
Kick off at 1800.08
Half time bit of GLT some more Man City, some more racism
Full time all Man City
And now more Man City

 

[We're back!]

so...sky have confirmed VAR was able to look at that and over-rule hawkeye.......so why didn't they?

Call me cynical, but it's almost as if the PL powers that be don't want to see a little team like Sheffield United take one of the European places reserved for the big 6