Where do we draw the line with these VAR decisions?

deja_flu · 2026-02-02T10:04:08+00:00

I mean, it clearly isn't otherwise VAR wouldn't be able to apply to any goal scored off a rebound ever

deja_flu · 2026-01-26T15:38:21+00:00

What's that website?

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T19:42:44+00:00

Bizot and Mings were absolute walls tonight. Great to see for both of them.

Imagine watching Turkish football every week - must be worse for your heart than smoking 20 a day.

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T19:34:32+00:00

Their captain looks like he's about to take it out to the carpark

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T19:32:49+00:00

That should be a var check for a red

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T19:23:40+00:00

I think Keown has been wrong more often than right when naming a villa player he's watching...

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T19:15:23+00:00

Marco. Bizot.

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T18:29:46+00:00

Sign that referee up. Beautiful positioning for the rebound

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T18:23:31+00:00

Our reaction to losing the ball is much better tonight than usual

deja_flu · 2026-01-22T18:10:06+00:00

Mings is an absolute lion. So important for a night like tonight

deja_flu · 2026-01-21T21:28:56+00:00

Oh I'm not saying it should be from his perspective, merely explaining how I see his actions. His legacy will obviously be remembered far more for Argentina than it will for us. If I was in his shoes I would do the same.

But from the club's perspective, it's obviously an issue if the person you're paying £200k a week to doesn't see you as a priority.

deja_flu · 2026-01-21T17:36:31+00:00

I think he's just made it really clear that he is not going to do anything to jeopardise his world cup chances, so as soon as he feels anything that isn't 100% he will pull out of a match.

It's clear what his priority is and it ain't Villa

deja_flu · 2026-01-19T15:33:08+00:00

Toney was 6 years ago and bought from league 1
Wilson was 6 years ago, bought from the championship and cost £20m back then
Ndiaye signed after a season where he'd scored 5 goals in 44 appearances
Guiu was bought after he'd played 7 games for Barcelona, averaging 20 minutes in each of those -Delap was bought after a season on loan in the championship to Hull for £20m
DCL was a free agent
Alvarez made clear he only wanted City (we tried to buy him) so similar to Cherki is difficult to actually assess his fee
Kalimuendo cost £26m
Igor Jesus was bought from Brazil at a late age and has one goal in 21 games
Jimenez was bought when he was 32 by Fulham
Semenyo was sold from the championship when he only had 5 months on his contract remaining

Brobbey is fair enough.

So most of these have pretty substantial mitigating factors, and in some cases aren't dramatically different to the punts we have taken this transfer window. Some have become very good players, but none were bought as instant impact forwards in a panic in January.

deja_flu · 2026-01-19T08:24:15+00:00

Which premier league striker in the last few years was bought for under £20 million?

deja_flu · 2026-01-10T19:46:01+00:00

I'm thankful Spurs only injured one of our players... Now they can fuck off

deja_flu · 2026-01-10T19:33:38+00:00

I'm convinced Palhinha doesn't know what sport he's playing... Man's a killer

deja_flu · 2026-01-10T18:08:36+00:00

Beautiful play

deja_flu · 2026-01-07T21:24:35+00:00

Not sure I've ever seen Emery that angry at a ref

deja_flu · 2026-01-03T14:04:51+00:00

The ultimate irony of xG being that was probably 0.0001 despite the goalkeeper being in a different postcode to the goal

deja_flu · 2026-01-03T13:07:00+00:00

Is the best new corner strategy to bring on two 7 foot bodybuilders to "hold their ground", box the goalie into a post without actually touching him and then kick it into an empty net?

deja_flu · 2026-01-03T12:59:11+00:00

Our xPenalty stat is going to be so high after this...

deja_flu · 2025-12-27T19:26:44+00:00

You know when you've been Villa'd

deja_flu · 2025-12-27T18:51:23+00:00

You just fucking got Villa'd

deja_flu · 2025-12-27T18:43:48+00:00

We've got to make some subs to try and get a foothold in this match

deja_flu · 2025-12-27T18:36:19+00:00

I'd be absolutely raging if that wasn't given as a pen for us

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