: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:12 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Bit late with this but what do people make of the Aston Villa penalty to tie the scores up against Everton? I didn't see it but there appears to be a lot of controversy behind it, yet my Everton supporting brother doesn't remember any injustice about it. Who is right?

Ashley Young must have been gutted. He had been trying to get a penalty all afternoon, and then Petrov gets one just like that.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:16 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Bit late with this but what do people make of the Aston Villa penalty to tie the scores up against Everton? I didn't see it but there appears to be a lot of controversy behind it, yet my Everton supporting brother doesn't remember any injustice about it. Who is right?

I've never really seen a pen given for a high foot like that before, it was strange.

You see it happen quite a lot, the attacking player going for the ball, the defending player hooks it clear acrobatically. I don't think it was that bad a call, I just want to see them given every week if they are pens.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:30 am  

Wire_85 wrote:

On a serious note though does your form not worry you?

The defence is a major worry right now, we have looked very edgy and unorganised in the last month or so.

We have not really played at our top form all season, we stuttered through til xmas and then went on a good run but never really played THAT well. Hopefully our best form is going to come very soon, it needs to otherwise we won't win against Porto and will struggle against Everton.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:54 am  

PAUL M wrote:

The defence is a major worry right now, we have looked very edgy and unorganised in the last month or so.

We have not really played at our top form all season, we stuttered through til xmas and then went on a good run but never really played THAT well. Hopefully our best form is going to come very soon, it needs to otherwise we won't win against Porto and will struggle against Everton.

Well you don't set clean sheet records by not playing well

Maybe the flair and exuberance hasn't quite been there but they had a period when they were very solid.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:07 am  

Ryan giggs a candidate for pfa player of the year i agree with everyone else but thats a joke

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:34 am  

Putting rivalry bias aside, I know they've been the best side for alot of the season, but there are 20 teams in the league and yet 5 player out of the 6 nominated are Man Utd players?!? I'd have thought some of the nominees for young player deserve to be on the big list more not to mention some great performers from clubs outside of the top 4.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:39 am  

airliebird9 wrote:

Well you don't set clean sheet records by not playing well

Maybe the flair and exuberance hasn't quite been there but they had a period when they were very solid.

Solid is a good description tbh.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:41 am  

St Ty wrote:

Putting rivalry bias aside, I know they've been the best side for alot of the season, but there are 20 teams in the league and yet 5 player out of the 6 nominated are Man Utd players?!? I'd have thought some of the nominees for young player deserve to be on the big list more not to mention some great performers from clubs outside of the top 4.

I just dont understand how giggs is on it he hasnt played enough if you ask me

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:47 am  

St Ty wrote:

Putting rivalry bias aside, I know they've been the best side for alot of the season, but there are 20 teams in the league and yet 5 player out of the 6 nominated are Man Utd players?!? I'd have thought some of the nominees for young player deserve to be on the big list more not to mention some great performers from clubs outside of the top 4.

list linky type thingy???.......

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:47 am  

As surprised as I am to see Giggs nominated, I think we have to trust the nominations. I know they're only professional footballers rather than rank amateurs on RL Fans Other Sports message board but I think the PFA members might have a rough idea of what makes a good player.