Are you enjoying this season?

spence

British and Proud

Oct 15, 2014

9,814

Crawley

• Oct 21, 2014

• #21

No i'm not. From the moment Hyypia was appointed i was far from happy.Alarm bells rang for me with the way he was sacked from Leverkusen and some media reports on Hyppia's coaching abilities didn't sound promising from Germany either.
Pre season friendlies were horrifying to watch which didn't help change my feelings either.

But the blame shouldn't be put at Sami's feet entirely. We had a horrendous summer where some of our excellent players were sold and barely a squad to report back to pre- season for Hyypia to work with. The fees we got for our players were fantastic and the club did well there.
Preparations for the new season has to go down as one of the worse i've known. It's appalling and quite frankly embarrassing when the club hammer home about being Premier league ready.
My apathy actually started before Hyypia was appointed and it has snowballed ever since.

With any new manager i was prepared to back him though and in some way i feel sorry for him. He took over a complete mess and we haven't recovered from it yet. Despite our poor start we have actually played some good entertaining football.

 

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maltaseagull

Well-known member

Feb 25, 2009

13,002

Zabbar- Malta

• Oct 21, 2014

• #22

Perfidious Albion said:

It is better than the close season .....

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That was full of expectations. Now it's the harsh reality and it's not looking too good results wise.

 

Rookie

Greetings

Feb 8, 2005

12,070

• Oct 21, 2014

• #23

Quite simply no. Whether that's me just not enjoying football as much as I used to or not I've yet to decide.
If I didn't have a season ticket don't think I would be going.

 

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GeorgeBTN

New member

Sep 1, 2013

9

• Oct 21, 2014

• #24

Very disappointing on Saturday. Poor tactics. Lua Lua should play wide. Full backs playing high is not the way to go as it is not their strengths particularly Bennett.

 

One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006

21,626

Worthing

• Oct 21, 2014

• #25

Hated last season, Oscars playing style was just desperate from an entertainment perspective.

Better this season until Saturday, which was simply very, very poor.

 

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions

Aug 11, 2003

20,789

Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls

• Oct 21, 2014

• #26

No, I'm not really 'enjoying' it. Last Saturday was a chore even before I left home!. Missed the Cardiff game thanks to transport issues.

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I like to see players trying all game, running themselves into the ground for the cause. I just don't sense the urgency from the team.

Still. 3/4 of the season left, it can get better!

 

T soprano

New member

Oct 27, 2011

8,018

Posh end of Shoreham

• Oct 21, 2014

• #27

Loving the away games, although I've not seen us win in 5 away games we've played better than at home and as ever our away support creates a good atmosphere
Not loving the home games at Amex, playing poorly, predictable & slow tempo plus the atmosphere is rubbish as well(partly down to the teams performances)

 

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portslade seagull

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Jul 19, 2003

17,609

portslade

• Oct 21, 2014

• #28

Why would I enjoy us not winning ?

 

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portslade seagull

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Jul 19, 2003

17,609

portslade

• Oct 21, 2014

• #29

MacKenzie said:

ask the same question after a couple of wins and note the difference in the poll.

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Hopefully we might manage them before the end of the season

 

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Vegas Seagull

New member

Jul 10, 2009

7,782

• Oct 21, 2014

• #30

No, still grumpy from the Palace play off shambles, we've still not got out mojo back if you ask me, no leader off OR on the pitch to drive us on

 

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severnside gull

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May 16, 2007

24,540

By the seaside in West Somerset

• Oct 21, 2014

• #31

The Upper Library said:

Saturday was a real downer. Before then have to say yes but don't think I would enjoy a relegation battle. Prefer mid table mediocrity with entertainment!! Too much to wish for?

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Sums it up for me.
We have played some enjoyable adventurous football let down by poor finishing and silly mistakes....... until Saturday when we were just too nervous and too laboured. If we keep going forward , take some of our chances, re-inject some pace and reduce the silly errors we are a competent and comfortable mid table side and one that is good to watch.

 

dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013

52,479

Burgess Hill

• Oct 21, 2014

• #32

Tom Hark said:

Severely cramped set of voting options. Enjoying this eason marginally more than last seasonr's timid shit, so was sort of forced to vote yes. Not convincingly tho.

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My thoughts exactly, but we need to improve quickly

 

Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..

Nov 4, 2006

11,444

Sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off...

• Oct 21, 2014

• #33

Not from afar - until we are safe from potential relegation. After that I can lighten up a bit.

 

Seasider78

Well-known member

Nov 14, 2004

5,939

• Oct 21, 2014

• #34

Struggling this season we are so up and down.

Saturday was a real dose of reality as it confirmed 3 things for me

1) the system - it does not work and I don't think Sami knows what to do about it

2) squad depth - we needed to change the game but there was nobody on the bench capable of lifting the team

3) lack of quality in our starting 11 - no real fans favourites and the replacements really do not look like they can hurt the opposition in the way Ulloa, buckley, barnes could

Looks like we are limping towards January and hope the club have money under the mattress to buy the quality needed to survive in this division

 

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Baaaald

3rd time lucky

Aug 7, 2011

941

Haywards Heath

• Oct 21, 2014

• #35

Not at all. Firstly work is meaning I have attended only three games which is rubbish. Secondly the games have been pretty dull. Saturday was a real low point.

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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May 29, 2011

8,317

Boring By Sea

• Oct 21, 2014

• #36

Ask again at 9.45 p.m.

 

Acker79

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Nov 15, 2008

31,865

Brighton

• Oct 21, 2014

• #37

Last season I was mostly bored, yet compensated for that with wins. This season I find myself frustrated, and don't really have the compensation of wins to go with it.

I find the passing around the back seems directionless, like the players don't know how to or daren't try to get forward, whereas under gus it felt like there was a purpose to it, as if the players knew what they were doing.

I feel like our lack of creativity in the final third has been exacerbated by our failure to get decent results this season, every time we get forward I feel like we're going to concede with exposed full back positions, and it feels to me like our increased number of shots is masking a decrease in the quality of shots.

But mostly I just find I leave games more frustrated than entertained.

 

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian

Nov 7, 2003

33,545

East Wales

• Oct 21, 2014

• #38

Fed up, frustrated and pissed off. The international break followed by a terrible display hasn't helped. WTF were they doing for two weeks!

Worse still I'm seriously worried that Hyypia hasn't got the nouse to turn things around.

 

Napier's Knee

New member

Mar 23, 2014

1,099

West Sussex

• Oct 21, 2014

• #39

Icy Gull said:

Makes me think back to how gutted I was when he left and how I would have loved him to put his own squad together this season. I guess it would have all gone pear shaped anyway when he had his heart scare, but it WOULD have been interesting to see who we would have signed under Oscar.

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Said it before and I'll say it again - I'm convinced Oscar could have been the greatest manager in Albion history.

 

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Sweeney Todd

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Apr 24, 2008

1,636

Oxford/Lancing

• Oct 21, 2014

• #40

I will come back at 9.45 this evening and let you know.