Todays Games

[Johnnyrotten]

47 minutes ago, Traf said:

Forest blew it big time.
21pts from their last 15 games is nowhere near enough.

 

Playing in that prestige-free conference cup thing on Thursdays adds insult to injury.

Not taking away from how well they've done this season, but the combination of them no longer being a surprise, the fact that other teams have largely sussed out how to combat their counter attacking style and having to think about Thursday night games like Spurs, Man U and Chelsea this season, I'll predict they won't finish in top half next season and that Greek owner will fire Nuno the first time they lose 3 on the trot.

[e2e4]

23 minutes ago, Zico said:

Yeah but when the under dog gets done for ffp and a points deduction the season previous you wonder what it means to be an under dog

 

yeah . 

you could tell theyd fuck it up when Demis Bigtime wanted the limelight. 

 

[Farnywhite]

Charlton scored the exact same amount of goals as us this season the difference being there defence as been far more solid and there good at nullifying the opposition which they did today and against us twice . SS did mention about changing tactics depending on the opposition Oxford did the same  thing against us .
evatt football was predictable hopefully a change of formation  , style and additions will have a effect 

[Jol_BWFC]

16 hours ago, bolty58 said:

 

[Wanderlust]

That referee error in Villa v Scum (one of several imo)

VAR couldn’t overturn the refs decision as the “guidelines” say the ref had blown too early. I can understand that if United could have prevented the goal in the one second it took for the ball to go in, but they couldn’t have.

So is it a “guideline” - I.e. a recommendation which gives leeway to use common sense, or is it a law which doesn’t?
 

It was certainly trotted out by officials and pundits as if it were a law which doesn’t- so why bother calling it a guideline?

[Dr. Feelgood]

34 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

That referee error in Villa v Scum (one of several imo)

VAR couldn’t overturn the refs decision as the “guidelines” say the ref had blown too early. I can understand that if United could have prevented the goal in the one second it took for the ball to go in, but they couldn’t have.

So is it a “guideline” - I.e. a recommendation which gives leeway to use common sense, or is it a law which doesn’t?
 

It was certainly trotted out by officials and pundits as if it were a law which doesn’t- so why bother calling it a guideline?

The error, that the keeper was fouled, was made during live play. The error was not disallowed a goal (which went in after the whistle) so VAR, about the foul, would be entirely legitimate.

Just more grist to the whole VAR discussion tbh.

[Traf]

The ref was too keen to blow his whistle, the play should have been allowed to unfold and then a decision made, like they do with offsides, possible penalties and all goals. etc

A Villa goal at that point of the game (72 mins) makes them highly likely to get at least a point and a place in the Champions League. A referee's decision has cost them millions. 

You either use VAR consistently or get rid.

[gonzo]

Danny Kelly has it right. Football needs to shout louder. They'll have to listen at some point.

[Casino]

19 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

 

In the last few years I can't remember Charlton ever being in the top 6, never mind top 3, until about 2 months before this season ended. 

Apparently, last season was their lowest finish in nearly 100 years

Maybe food for thought for the doom and gloom, its gonna take years to sort out, brigade

[gonzo]

46 minutes ago, Casino said:

Apparently, last season was their lowest finish in nearly 100 years

Maybe food for thought for the doom and gloom, its gonna take years to sort out, brigade

We are now the biggest fish in this division with the biggest crowd and a decent budget.

A new manager, a new ethos and hopefully new playing style. 

There's plenty to be hopeful about. We will be up there punching I'm certain of it.

[Wanderlust]

1 hour ago, Traf said:

The ref was too keen to blow his whistle, the play should have been allowed to unfold and then a decision made, like they do with offsides, possible penalties and all goals. etc

A Villa goal at that point of the game (72 mins) makes them highly likely to get at least a point and a place in the Champions League. A referee's decision has cost them millions. 

You either use VAR consistently or get rid.

The inconsistency is in the leeway logic. For example the justification for linesmen waiting ages before flagging for an offside is given as “allowing play to develop to see what happens” - similarly refs often allow play to continue after a foul and then give it later. Both are cases of a considered decision.

But if a ref makes a hasty decision there has to be leeway to allow common sense to prevail rather than a rule which in essence admits to poor officiating. In some cases, players may stop when they hear the whistle so it affects play - but in this case it had no effect and refs should have the option to make the correct and fair decision.

VAR film is very useful information to help refs make the right decision so why not grant refs access whenever they are uncertain or the monitors think he has missed something? There are too many daft rules around it which could be scrapped to simplify it - after all, it’s the refs final decision anyway and VAR is just info to help him arrive at the correct one.

[Wanderlust]

11 minutes ago, gonzo said:

We are now the biggest fish in this division with the biggest crowd and a decent budget.

A new manager, a new ethos and hopefully new playing style. 

There's plenty to be hopeful about. We will be up there punching I'm certain of it.

Luton, Plymouth and Cardiff like to think they are big fish and most of the rest will fancy their chances.

[Johnnyrotten]

Big fish or not, a lot of it is down to the manager.  The 2024 version of Evatt was in stark contrast to Bloomfield at Wycombe (before he left), Wellens at Orient, Challinor at Stockport, Jones at Charlton etc.

Being a big fish definitely means a lot of clubs raise their game when they play us especially at our stadium, one of the benefits of getting back to the championship would be less teams treating us like a big day out.

Edited May 26, 2025 by Johnnyrotten

[Tonge moor green jacket]

2 hours ago, Traf said:

The ref was too keen to blow his whistle, the play should have been allowed to unfold and then a decision made, like they do with offsides, possible penalties and all goals. etc

A Villa goal at that point of the game (72 mins) makes them highly likely to get at least a point and a place in the Champions League. A referee's decision has cost them millions. 

You either use VAR consistently or get rid.

I feel a bit for the ref here.

We hear fans and pundits saying refs should blow earlier on clear incidents, to help prevent injuries. 

In this instance, I think the ref felt that a clear foul had been committed, so blew up.

From the distance away he was, you can understand why he thought it was a foul.

I doubt for one moment he saw any reason to allow the game to proceed.

Rightly or wrongly, I can understand why he blew up.

The letter by Villa is disappointing. 

Making suggestions about a referee's ability, as if their players etc don't make errors.

Their goal keeper made a terrible challenge to get himself sent off. 

 

[L/H White]

54 minutes ago, gonzo said:

We are now the biggest fish in this division with the biggest crowd and a decent budget.

A new manager, a new ethos and hopefully new playing style. 

There's plenty to be hopeful about. We will be up there punching I'm certain of it.

Unless we ship 75% of the squad were still going to battle with a load of lads who are weak as piss. 

I'm not as hopeful as you 

Edited May 26, 2025 by L/H White

[Greg_BWFC]

4 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Unless we ship 75% of the squad were still going to battle with a load of lads who are weak as piss. 

I'm not as hopeful as you 

Yep.

It will ultimately come down to if the players are good enough.

Hope better recruitment solves that.

[Johnnyrotten]

And fit enough.  Ridiculous how often our players get injured, even Morley who isn't "injury prone" would have missed all of the play offs if we'd been in them. Misfortune plays a big part, hopefully its our turn to be relatively lucky on that front.

[Casino]

31 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I feel a bit for the ref here.

We hear fans and pundits saying refs should blow earlier on clear incidents, to help prevent injuries. 

 

And the reason they dont is because theyve been told not to

Ref fucked up, no question

It happens

Move on, Villa

[gonzo]

1 hour ago, Wanderlust said:

Luton, Plymouth and Cardiff like to think they are big fish and most of the rest will fancy their chances.

We are bigger than all of them.

Cardiff are in all kinds of bother and skint. Luton in free fall.

Plymouth the ones to watch, I'd have them favourites as it stands.

[Casino]

10 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

And fit enough.  Ridiculous how often our players get injured, even Morley who isn't "injury prone" would have missed all of the play offs if we'd been in them. Misfortune plays a big part, hopefully its our turn to be relatively lucky on that front.

We have never had so many 'injuries' as the last few weeks of the season

We havent had runs of results like that since the first few months of evatt

Id love to have been a fly on the wall in the last couple of months of the season

Something happened

[ZiggyStardust]

11 minutes ago, Casino said:

And the reason they dont is because theyve been told not to

Ref fucked up, no question

It happens

Move on, Villa

The Villa who avoided relegation because GLT failed to spot a clear goal nn their game against Sheff Utd ?

Swings, roundabouts.

[Casino]

1 minute ago, ZiggyStardust said:

 

Swings, roundabouts.

Completely agree

No doubt its frustrating but on we go

Chip wrappers by weekend

Even talkshite wont drag it out for long

[gonzo]

23 minutes ago, Casino said:

We have never had so many 'injuries' as the last few weeks of the season

We havent had runs of results like that since the first few months of evatt

Id love to have been a fly on the wall in the last couple of months of the season

Something happened

You could see it in his face how angry he was with them all.

[tomski]

6 minutes ago, gonzo said:

You could see it in his face how angry he was with them all.

It’s bring spun as schueys fault I think. No idea why.

[Steejay]

37 minutes ago, gonzo said:

We are bigger than all of them.

Cardiff are in all kinds of bother and skint. Luton in free fall.

Plymouth the ones to watch, I'd have them favourites as it stands.

Do Luton still get parachute payments from the PL?

Budget should be decent if so.