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[Albion] Is the Prem even worth staying in?
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hart's shirt
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I understand your overall point here, however there's no cast-iron guarantee that relegated teams are going to perform better in a lower division.
The better players leave whilst the lesser players stay on significantly higher wages than in that division.
Lower crowds, massively less TV money even with parachute payments.
As far as enjoying the experience, 30,000 at home to Chelsea or 15,000 at home to Shrewsbury?
We don't automatically get the goals and points for just turning up.
Without the PL money even TB can't fund a money losing club forever.
Coldeanseagull
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I don't mean to troll anyone, but for christ sake, enjoy the entertainment! We won't win as many as we would in the championship (which I thoroughly enjoyed, but love the premier league). It's only a GAME but I do allow my emotions to rule over the weekend.
BrickTamland
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I find irony in being called a plastic at not enjoying the Prem and making up the numbers. For me it seems getting here is what the exciting part was, journey more than the destination
BrickTamland
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Possibly, but as bad as it got at Withdean and the years before at least it felt like it meant something, you know?. Sure we will get the odd win against the top clubs if we hang on up here for a while longer, but then it essentially becomes like drawing and playing a big team in the cup.
Hyperion
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Gazwag
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It's more that the pl doesn't want the like of us in it. It's clear refs are given this directive.
BrickTamland
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Gazwag
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Fun!! Today I have come away angry how we have been cheated out of points.
TSB
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Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8294841 said:Today has been an entertaining game and I've enjoyed watching it
Yeah, great. Let's lose 4-0 every week.
hart's shirt
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Palace made it to to a Cup Final a couple of seasons back, Southampton made it to the League Cup final last season. The glory is still there in football for those outside the top 6.
I'd argue that it means even more now because of the struggles with the end of the Goldstone, Gillingham and Withdean years.
Even then, it wasn't all sweetness and light at Withdean despite the success there.
Friday 10th December 1999
Brighton 3 Rochdale 4
Pouring down with rain.
It's a lot better now for sure.
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Hove / Παρος
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8295013 said:
Pretty much. That's how competition works.
A gripping 2-2 is fine but first and foremost I want us to win.
This isn't the cinema or the opera, though. I don't watch to be amazed. I want us to win and I couldn't care less how we achieve that. Sometimes the most satisfying result is to play crap and steal a win.
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Hove / Παρος
Maybe you should support Chelsea then? Personally I like to see us play well and win. Today we played well and lost - to one of the best teams in Europe full of superstar players. I'm disappointed we lost but I enjoyed seeing my little old Brighton put in a really good performance after such a difficult start.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8295030 said:
I should support Chelsea because I want us to win games?
Get a grip.
If you really think we played well, go back and look at the defending and then come back to me all high and mighty about being a better supporter.
We were wide open and there for the taking throughout. Seems you enjoyed it so much - perhaps it is you who would benefit more from watching Chelsea every week.
dejavuatbtn
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Personally I hate the premier league and what it has/hasn't done for Englaish football and the national team. I accept that TB needs to recoup some/most of his outlay and am quite happy to see a couple of seasons trying to survive. There does come a time, however, that we need to just go out there every match and really have a go at teams, even if we get some hammerings and go down. We should by then have built an infrastructure that would see us yo-yo a bit.
I thought we gave it a bit more of a go today. If we had put in a performance like that against some of the poorer sides we could have more points on the board.
I thought we gave it a bit more of a go today. If we had put in a performance like that against some of the poorer sides we could have more points on the board.
Kalimantan Gull
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So what you're basically saying is you'd like to support a team like Ipswich. Nice middle of the road championship side, no jeopardy, little excitement, not much ambition but no fear of relegation.
Each to their own I suppose.
BrickTamland
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Genuinely impressed at how you've reached that conclusion. Congrats