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jimhigham replied to a poll What are your minimum expectations for next season? in The Big Board

No lower half but no threat of relegation option?

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15-05-2013, 06:55

jimhigham replied to a thread Has Poyet asked to leave? in The Big Board

Seems to me that Gus's post match interview has burnt bridges with many of us supporters. We had just seen our promotion chances extinguished by our...

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15-05-2013, 06:50

jimhigham replied to a thread BetVictor - Next Fulham Manager: Gus Poyet 5/4 Fav... in The Big Board

Rugrat has said exactly what I was thinking. The suggestion that we have the 4th lowest budget in the division seems like just the sort of thing Gus...

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14-05-2013, 10:17

jimhigham replied to a thread Lest we forget....we will be better, stronger and more equipped next season! in The Big Board

Can a ref be placated with a bone? Apologies for my philistine tendencies. Positivity is a good thing. Yours clearly returned quicker than mine....

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14-05-2013, 10:06

jimhigham replied to a thread Lest we forget....we will be better, stronger and more equipped next season! in The Big Board

I hope you are right and that I am wrong. Genuinely. However, how the dust from last night settles remains to be seen.

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14-05-2013, 08:25

jimhigham replied to a thread Lest we forget....we will be better, stronger and more equipped next season! in The Big Board

Bit odd ??? Returning to the title, I am far from sure of this. In the immediate future it seems that our managerial situation is far from...

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14-05-2013, 08:15

jimhigham replied to a thread What a night to chuck his toys out the pram and hint on leaving in The Big Board

More agreement with Icy Gull. It seems that this comment sums up the feeling of many of us. It would have been nice to see a little class, some...

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14-05-2013, 02:06

jimhigham replied to a thread Gus Poyet Interview- Post Match in The Big Board

The full comments in The Argus really do make it sound as though he is all but out of the door. If he is fearful that FFP rules are going to bring...

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13-05-2013, 23:45

jimhigham replied to a thread Bye Bridcutt,David,Upson,Bridge and Vicente in The Big Board

I've got this horrible feeling that this could be our "high water mark". It doesn't take the biggest leap of imagination to see Gus and many more...

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13-05-2013, 22:38

jimhigham replied to a thread Gus to Man City? in The Big Board

Bums. I'll get me coat... If a friendly moderator wants to delete this thread they are more than welcome. :shootself

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13-05-2013, 22:32

jimhigham started a thread Gus to Man City? in The Big Board

Just thought I'd be the first to say it. That's all.

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13-05-2013, 22:29

jimhigham replied to a thread Gus Poyet Interview- Post Match in The Big Board

I'm sure there are but the problem is that many of them will be total pants. I'm sure Mark Hughes would be pimping himself out in the blink of an...

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13-05-2013, 22:24

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Hope so. If we have a great season and are bounding along in the automatic places it is harder to walk away.

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13-05-2013, 21:59

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

I don't think we will finish next season with Gus though. I'm not sure how long he is prepared to wait for a place in the Premier League.

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13-05-2013, 21:45

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

My Facebook status update... "Being beaten in the playoffs hurts. Being beaten in the playoffs by your rivals needs new words. Fair play to...

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13-05-2013, 21:24

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

For the first time today I don't feel ill. I feel profoundly sad. :cry:

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13-05-2013, 21:17

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Kaz time. Make us proud.

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13-05-2013, 21:15

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Noooooooooooooooo!!!! Zaha gives Palace the lead. Would now be a good time to win a match having gone behind?

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13-05-2013, 21:10

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Google google google google and google!!!! One off the crossbar and one off the line. Much as I hate to say it, Speroni is a class act.

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13-05-2013, 21:00

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Vicente isn't on the bench.

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13-05-2013, 20:53

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Holy flurking schmidt! Williams drags it wide and we breathe a HUGE sigh of relief.

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13-05-2013, 20:36

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Kicking towards the North Stand in the second half. Need the North Stand Effect to kick in. I just have a horrible feeling that Speroni will pull...

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13-05-2013, 20:20

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

This is true but a 1 goal lead would help me feel a lot less ill. At least then the immediate threat is only an equaliser.

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13-05-2013, 20:17

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Great run, bad cross by Buckley.

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13-05-2013, 20:07

jimhigham replied to a thread Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace ****official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Good effort Hammond but I think I would have rather he used the overlapping Bridge than shoot. Hammond's not a scorer (prove me wrong Hammond).

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13-05-2013, 19:45

jimhigham replied to a thread Here we go ..................... in The Big Board

I think I'm going to be sick...

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13-05-2013, 17:41

jimhigham replied to a thread How nervous are you ? in The Big Board

Terrified, gibbering mess. Went for a run this morning. Felt bloody sick every time I remembered what was coming up tonight.

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11-05-2013, 18:09

jimhigham replied to a thread Something different - London in 1927 in The Big Board

I'm with you Gripper. I always feel a little peculiar watching really old footage. My best guess is that it comes from the knowledge that pretty...

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11-05-2013, 18:06

jimhigham replied to a thread How nervous are you ? in The Big Board

10. Eek. It's just the way I am. Until this is resolved I am just in a state of permanent anxiety.

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11-05-2013, 18:05

jimhigham replied to a thread Park the bus in The Big Board

I can't see bus parking being an option. That requires them to fall back and guard the final third, giving us the option of moving the ball around a...

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11-05-2013, 10:13

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

It seems there were. The version I read was online last night and I posted it before midnight. It seems like it's been edited since. Shame.

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11-05-2013, 04:06

jimhigham replied to a thread wembley,,,,, in The Big Board

The OP has a point. I'd rather we wound our neck in until the job was done. I've got a Palace supporting work colleague who has been baiting me...

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10-05-2013, 23:56

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

I like this bit from the Telegraph's report... It was a clash of antagonistic styles, too; the immaculate order of Gus Poyet’s Brighton against...

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10-05-2013, 23:52

jimhigham replied to a thread Fast forward 1 year... in The Big Board

I'm comfortable with the possibility of our doing a West Brom, and bouncing between the two divisions for a while until establishing ourselves in the...

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10-05-2013, 22:39

jimhigham replied to a thread Your run up to Monday, composure-o-meter. in The Big Board

Confidence a a mere 60%. Know that home advantage should help but tonight's stalemate has done nothing to ease the sense of limbo.

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10-05-2013, 22:02

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Red'n'Blue, I admire you coming on here but the reverse psychology is being laid on with a trowel. Your boys are still in this, as I'm sure you...

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10-05-2013, 21:43

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Sounds like Palace have laid to rest their recent bad form and we will need to be on our toes but I am happy enough with that. The Amex hasn't been...

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10-05-2013, 21:35

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

@ Lamie Robertson - "Geez palace play ball for a throw in rather than back to Kushy and then attack the throw ...no class" I'm hoping that will...

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10-05-2013, 21:23

jimhigham replied to a thread Crystal Palace vs Brighton And Hove Albion ****Official Match Thread**** in The Big Board

Just from watching on NSC the impression is that the meaningful chances have all gone to Palace in the second half. Am I wrong?

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