***** Official Match Day Thread - Brighton and Hove Albion v Rotherham United *****

[trueblue]

How does a manager gain experience?

By managing other clubs. It's very nice of us to let Hyypia learn on the job but all of the momentum gained under Poyet and through the stadium move is being frittered away.

 

[oldboyroy]

come on Paddy

 

[fosters headband]

Calderon, Greer, Dunk and Bennett?

Bennett's the only signing in the back four that was signed when Hyppia was in charge right? Plus he scored and did anyone praise Hyppia for that?

My point is does he take all the blame for the players we have sold and the players we have brought in to replace them, or does Burke take any responsibility at all?

 

[Trust in Tony]

Bolton 1 up looking very grim

 

[glasfryn]

My point is does he take all the blame for the players we have sold and the players we have brought in to replace them, or does Burke take any responsibility at all?

if anybodies got to go it him

 

[fosters headband]

Was he? Do we really know?

I was being sarcastic, sorry

 

[Lower West Stander]

This is truly awful

 

[carteater]

Surely that's Hyypia out then?

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

24,370 think I heard?

Means 'actual' attendance going to be around 20,000?

 

[jimhigham]

Bournemouth humping Brum mercilessly. If Rotherham aren't in the process of nailing down the lid on Hyppia's managerial coffin right now then expect Bournemouth to bring a hammer next week.

As a rule of thumb I try to be a glass half full kind of guy but I am struggling right now.

 

[Lower West Stander]

This is Rotherham, at home. On paper one of the easiest games of the season... and we're playing like this. Unacceptable.

At last I agree with you!

 

[coagulantwolf]

What I don't understand is so often our full backs are down the other end of the pitch, clearly being too attacking (as per Sammy's instructions), but if you're a smart enough full back do you not just think to be a tad more defensive? They keep bombing forward, and leaves so much space for teams to counter us..

 

[oldboyroy]

More like 20000 at best........24000 my arse!!!

 

[trueblue]

if anybodies got to go it him

Some of the signings have been decent enough, some not so good but it was never going to be easy finding another Ulloa.

There is still comfortably enough quality in the squad I think to be doing much better than we are. It's all just one big experiment at the moment.

 

[brakespear]

wasted about four chances in twenty seconds then.

 

[kevtherev]

Less than 3 mths into the season and the job description has changed from, get us into the play offs. To keep us up at all costs. It takes years to build something good and weeks to destroy it, in the wrong hands.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Come on Paddy!!!!

 

[Mackenzie]

Better from Paddy.

 

[glasfryn]

Some of the signings have been decent enough, some not so good but it was never going to be easy finding another Ulloa.

There is still comfortably enough quality in the squad I think to be doing much better than we are. It's all just one big experiment at the moment.

bit silly selling him then and cannot replace him with 10m.............jeez

 

[maltaseagull]

This is part of the problem:

Albion shots 16 2 on target Rotherham 13 5 on target. Does anyone practice shooting?