The official Bristol City FC v Aston Villa FC match day thread

[joe jordans teeth]

Wright and baker were quality,solid as you like 

[Cotham Brow Red]

Personally im happy with that. 

[RUSSEL85]

Fair result.

[The Nest Egg]

John Terry's hand had more touches of the ball than Cauley Woodrow

[RedFencing]

Another wasted set piece to end. A point probably fair, but with the run coming up could really have done with 3

[old_eastender]

FT 1-1... not a bad result, but cannot help but feel if Eliasson had been on sooner we might have won it, honestly don't think he got a touch coming on after 85 mins.

[Slippin cider]

Yeah fair result for John Terry ...

[Luxo Jr.]

5 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

If your arms are in a unnatural position then it's a pen 

No it isn't. 

[cidercity1987]

Good game fair result but we could have won it if the ref had done his job on the octupus.

[Major Isewater]

Another point towards Europe. 

Well done lads .

We aren't quite there yet but we seem harder to beat this season .

Fammy needs a goal .

[Slippin cider]

1 minute ago, Newquay-Red said:

John Terry's hand had more touches of the ball than Cauley Woodrow

His hands hit more balls than Nick Faldos golf club ! 

[Ivorguy]

We certainly lack quality in a number of key positions.  Creative midfielder, centre forward at least required before window closes

[cidercity1987]

2 minutes ago, Luxo Jr. said:

No it isn't. 

Yes it is in the modern game.

[Dan Robin]

FT.

A draw that sounds like a lost occasion,but I'd have taken it before kick off.

[joe jordans teeth]

1 minute ago, Luxo Jr. said:

No it isn't. 

It is if your waving them above your bonce and it hits your hand

[winterbournered]

10 minutes ago, nebristolred said:

Doesn't make it right. 99% of football fans and many referees wrongly implement the handball rule. That's not a pen.

Terry's reaction tells me it was a pen. No reaction on the first two, that third one, pulled arm straight away, hands went up and nervous look at the ref. 

[Northern Red]

Fair enough result, annoying that we couldn't hold out for a bit longer as we weren't exactly under the cosh.

Didn't do enough to win it though. 

[DaveInSA]

I like the back four. 

The midfield is lightweight.

The front two never got any service.

We need a midfielder. Before the end of the Xfer window. And a good one too.

[Luxo Jr.]

12 minutes ago, BCFC_Mike said:

BS. 

Learn the rules. 

 

Pretty sure the rules say you have to move your hand towards the ball, and then it has to be deliberate. On two, the ball struck Terry's hand at pace when he couldn't move it away, the third hit his hand when he was clearly trying to move it away. No pen x3.

[Up The City!]

1 minute ago, Ivorguy said:

We certainly lack quality in a number of key positions.  Creative midfielder, centre forward at least required before window closes

If we managed to get some real quality in those positions we would be a real threat.

[old_eastender]

2 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Another point towards Europe. 

Well done lads .

We aren't quite there yet but we seem harder to beat this season .

Fammy needs a goal .

Fammy played better second half, some good hold up play. Woodrow offered nothing when he came on.

[bristolcitysweden]

I think we looked solid. Well done City!

[cityexile]

Worked hard for that, and possibly about right. Thought Villa shaded the second half, but at the end of the day needed a lucky goal to draw. We hit the post, and in another day could have got a penalty. Much better effort than Millwall, but second home draw in a row.

[nebristolred]

Just to avoid repeating myself...

The offence is deliberate handball - the third JT incident clearly isn't this.

However, referees have made their own interpretation of it to include recklessness, which seems to be the common theme now. This usually amounts to arm being stretched out to either block the ball (which would be deliberate - as above), or where it is daft to do so and where he has sufficient time to react. Terry clearly had basically no time to react, and having your arm outstretched mid-tackle is not unreasonable, otherwise defenders would be all over the place with their arms by their sides.

Not to sound arrogant, but 99% of fans don't interpret the handball rule correctly. It wasn't a pen.

[Tom Fleuriot]

10 minutes ago, nebristolred said:

Doesn't make it right. 99% of football fans and many referees wrongly implement the handball rule. That's not a pen.

He clearly doesn't flail his arms around like that when he's running with the ball. They're in a natural position. He knows exactly what he's doing, he's been doing it for years, and it's absolutely handball. 

[nickolas]

Stonewall penalty arms way out to his side. 

How could a referee ever give a pen against Sir Terry though. 

[Luxo Jr.]

2 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

It is if your waving them above your bonce and it hits your hand

And that didn't happen. On two, the ball struck Terry's hand at pace when he couldn't move it away, the third hit his hand when he was clearly trying to move it away. No pen x3.

[Lordofthebling]

Defence were mustard.

wingers didn't stop.

pack and Korey not the required standard 

front two ineffective

no plan b. 

Defo pen tho...

[nebristolred]

2 minutes ago, winterbournered said:

Terry's reaction tells me it was a pen. No reaction on the first two, that third one, pulled arm straight away, hands went up and nervous look at the ref. 

Rubbish mate. How often do you see a striker score a goal and then the lino to see if he's offside? It doesn't mean he's offside! It's because he knew the ball hit his hand and he was unsure if he was going to be penalised for it, doesn't make him guilty ffs.

[BigTone]

Good point. Well done