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This is the logical conclusion isn't it- if you touch the player at any point during a tackle it's a foul. I don't understand why so many people are so keen to turn football into a non-contact sport. Also, if the rule is "every contact is a foul" then why wouldn't it be a foul against Vardy? He's not in control of the ball at any point and has arrived at the point of contact after it has been cleared away. Does he not also have a responsibility to avoid contact with the defender? I'm not trying to be facetious, I'm just lost with the whole thing.

Knew Chelsea and Man City would be the first to fold- a vanity project kind of loses its vanity if everyone thinks you're a cunt

Went for no even though I believe the takeover is still alive but don't believe it'll happen. The reason is curiosity to see what happens with this arbitration. I don't thibk the club will ultimately win, but would like to see it pushed all the way so there's no wondering "what if" for the rest of my life. Relegation now would allow any of the Saudis, Staveley, the PL to pull out without losing face and also allow the bullshit merchants on Twitter to claim credibility for their bullshit. If we stay up then there is no "easy out" and it's got to come to a head one way or another. And if it doesn't go through then all the grifters and whoppers look as daft as they are. I'd also add that I think the club is in such a state now that relegation would absolutely fuck it up and it would take a long time to come back, even if Ashley does eventually leave. Tron also makes a good point about the spectre of playing sunderland with the bacon nonce still in charge next season. That said, if we do go down, we all know the club has had it coming and it will be deserved. Ashley and Charnley wanted Rafa out because they didn't like him meddling, they got to run the club the way they wanted and they've fucked it up again. So I don't think it will piss me off as much as the last two did.

This is a key, key point. If that had been a typical Allardyce side full of fight and causing us problems by playing the game their way, not letting us settle on the ball etc then you know what? I would see the logic in saying it's a point gained, given our own injuries and somewhat fragile confidence. But it wasn't- they were gash, much worse than I thought they would be, absolutely they were there for the taking. It's beyond pathetic, cowardly actually, that we didn't have a decent stab at winning that.

9 I'd be quite amazed if we finish above Fulham, Brighton and Burnley. Massive game Saturday now.

Really hope you're just bluewashing here to see which twitter numpties copy and paste. At least it's not Hendrick I suppose.

Thought the same- anywhere on the pitch an outfield player goes in with his leg a foot off the ground like that it's a foul and red card these days. Squeaky bum time now. I prefer our remaining fixtures to theirs, but they just look a more coherent team than us, and our injury list worries me. Need to look past tomorrow and target the Wolves/West Brom games. Should be looking for 4 points from them.

There's always going to be some subjectivity on decisions on a football pitch, and there's nothing to say that the opinion of a panel meeting a few days afterwards is necesarily going to be more valid than that of a PL official. But there needs to be a tipping point where a referee is told to sit out a couple of weeks, and doing it when you've had a decision or multiple decisions overturned seems as reasonable as any. I mean fuck me, those two red card decisions were so bad, the Bednarek one in particular, that it seems common sense that you'd pull him out of this week's action. Not to condone the idiotic behaviour, but I'm genuinely surprised that this is the first time Dean has received any threats. Not because he's any worse than other referees, but because he conducts himself like a complete wanker.

Not a lot on southamptons bench but their starting line-up should be strong enough to beat us.

These will properly hump us. And unlike most teams we've played this season there will be no taking the foot off the pedal at 2-0- they will go for the jugular after what's happened tonight.

Those who seem supremely confident we'll win tonight might be interested to know we're outsiders with the bookies (15/8 at Skybet.)

Gone from probably an 8 before today to a 3 now. As long as we pick up some draws I think 3 more wins would be enough. Mainly because the bottom 3 all had such a bad start.

By the same token, I can confirm my commitment to getting sucked off by Angelina Jolie. That ain't gonna happen either.

I don't get the point of starting Carroll in a team where it isn't apparent who is supposed to be getting forward and crossing it. Would rather Gayle started in honesty.

Think we'll get absolutely fucking hammered personally. Notwithstanding that we're shit and Villa are better than us: We're in rancid form and low on confidence. Most of the defense is injured. We don't have any idea what tactics we're supposed to be playing or what the manager will do this time. I also suspect neither he nor the players know what the gameplan will be. Even last season when we finished ahead of Villa they were vastly superior in the head to head games which suggests that the way that they set up works particularly well against us anyway (admittedly this may be offset by the point immediately above.) 4th away game in 15 days which in fairness is always going to take something out of the players, they're not robots. I know a lot of Villa fans from when I lived in Brum and life seems to hate me at the minute. Think it will be 5 or 6. Which may or may not mean we rock up at SJP against Leeds looking like there is something to prove.

By appointing Lee fucking Charnley to run your club and hire the managers.

Yep. This team playing the way it is goes down without a doubt.

Sums it up quite well I think.

Pretty much my view. As much as I thought Pardew was an atrocious human being and complete embarrassment to the club, he didn't have the prior history of treating the club and fans with contempt that Bruce had prior to appointment, and once he fucked off he's stayed fucked off and hasn't gone gobbing off about us. In terms of ability it's Carver by a country mile.

Yes. While the takeover is a possibility I’d like to believe we have a manager taking us in the direction and maybe even enjoying a game every now and again rather than being bleeding awful to watch every week. Agree, it would give the rest of the season some sort of point, but if there is still the prospect of a takeover, I think they'll just let him keep the seat warm as long as we can stay ahead of the relegation pack. So the season's a write of realistically. While the proposed takeover is still alive (no matter how remote the chance), it is imperative that the club doesn't get relegated. For that reason I'd rather hire someone competent. If the takeover is dead I'm not fussed tbh, think we might have to tumble down the leagues for Ashley to reduce his asking price to a realistic amount anyway.

Despite spending a decent amount of money. The good from Rafa has been totally washed away It really has. The defensive unit that he compiled, organised and drilled to death has been dismantled in the name of a stronger attack and exciting football. Which of course hasn't been delivered. He's like a back-to-front Dalglish.

Between Friend and Hooper I'm not sure the concept of awarding a penalty to Newcastle registers as within the laws of the game. Pair of fucking dunces. As for Bruce's postmatch remarks I'm incredulous, I really am. If, after a result like this, he can't see why allowing the opposition several shots at goal unimpeded whilst offering very little attacking threat isn't shit then I don't know whrn he will.

Will make a refreshing change from the wank "respected throughout football" crack.

They did: So does this mean the club was unsure if its players had broken the rules?? Given the tight timeframe since the outbreak was identified how sure are they that the players that they fielded aren't infected. What happens now if a Wimbledon player tests positive? Surely the common sense move would be to just call the game off on the grounds of safety.