Match Thread | Man City vs. Aston Villa (22/04/25)

[Tolmie scores]

£71 the cheapest adult ticket.

All im getting from messages..can't fill your stadium blah blah..fking sickening..especially as due to a mix up.. my pal gave txts away by mistake to someone else..all in all what a fking night

 

[N1985]

What us Pep seeing that we aren't? His team selections are baffling.

Does he really want CL next season or is he hoping to be sacked?

That said we've been done over with that pk, their goaly taking the pis£, nothing given to us.

I really am heading for the darkened room with my frustration tonight. Culmination of an absolutely flecking shite season.

The problem I think we've got is players are turning in 8/10 performances one week and are completely shite the very next game. The individual form of the entire squad is pretty awful.

 

[Blueknows]

Yes there was some contact but not enough to overturn the refs initial decision.

Clear and obvious is a piss take

 

[gray740]

The penis is soft, the pen was softer.... If that's possible

Refresh your browser mate.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

Just seen the replay of the pen.

What happened to 'Clear & Obvious', or is that only for other teams?

Eaxctly. As far as I could tell the ref had a perfectly decent view.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Yeah how dare people not pay SEVENTY ONE QUID a fucking ticket for a Tuesday night mid table clash.

****.

I read there were 4000 unsold seats, my guess is double that amount of empty seats, the second tier in the CB is like a ghost town

 

[youngbob]

Pens are never given if a goalie gets a touch like that. Outrageous decision.

But by the same token if a player comes in hard and touches the ball but follows through into the man, then it's a foul. Same logic applies here I think. I can see it both ways.

 

[give it to gordon]

Shame Micah's not on to fight our corner.

Lol

 

[dubblue]

According to Given and Keane it doesn't matter that he clearly touched the ball its still a pen, I'm genuinely confused on the rules of football now as always thought if you won the ball first the man was fair game?

Obviously not scissoring someone etc

They are idiots not worth listening to or getting worked up over

 

[eyalluvitt]

So Dias winning the ball is meaningless?

Even his guide dog should have seen a big Portuguese toe bunger

 

[mosssideblue]

KDB has done OK in fairness. Gundo should be off, he's been none existent.

You missed our goal then?

 

[stan bowles]

Shay Given can fuck off. Pro Villa all night.

Lapping up Newcastle winning a trophy and doing well. Shit pundit as well.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Can't be much poorer in the 2nd half, we need to put them under far more pressure, it has been too easy for them so far with very little threat upfront
Get Sv or Doku on and remove McAtee

 

[Nas_City]

Need Doku for the second half. But 100% expect no changes until 75 min or if Villa score first.

 

[burning blue soul]

The angle he was running on and the fact his touch didn’t really move the ball at all, I agree with them tbh. Thought it was a pen in real time and do after every replay.

If that hadn’t been given against us, I’d have been fuming.

So, you're saying that tackling inside the box is now not allowed? Just in case the opposition player is discombobulated?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

He clearly touches the ball. How the fuck has var given that?

Calling @BlueHammer85 to the thread... *

*Awaits crap excuse.

 

[deano ou812]

I’ve total sympathy for the players in control and the ref lets VAR ref the game for a decision which every team gets against us but we wouldn’t get,I posted in pre match thread if we win we are close to champions league,lose and it’s all up in the air,that’s what they want,red scousers arsenal,forest Newcastle and villa it’s anyone but City ..

 

[Don Karleone]

Owen Hargreaves’s and Sherwood saying looks like VAR have missed the touch from Dias

Missed

 

[gray740]

Clear and obvious my arse.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

The standard of refereeing in the premier league is absolutely shite, disgusting decision that pen , one of the worst I've seen.

It's corrupt. Simple as.