[Albion] What Saturday means to an Brighton fan.

AmexRuislip · Mar 16, 2018

A nice piece by Tom Storer
(not sure if he's on NSC)

WHAT SATURDAY MEANS TO A BRIGHTON FAN

Our 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in November was the first time Brighton had played Manchester United in my lifetime and this is the first occasion we have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in that time. That says it all about just how special this year has been and an extra trip to the Theatre of Dreams this Saturday will be relished

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Bakero · Mar 16, 2018

That was the closest we have ever come to a major trophy and we have not been back to Wembley since.

AmexRuislip · Mar 16, 2018

Bakero said:
That was the closest we have ever come to a major trophy and we have not been back to Wembley since.

I'm guessing they meant, not for a major trophy!

Gazwag · Mar 16, 2018

Bakero said:
That was the closest we have ever come to a major trophy and we have not been back to Wembley since.

Well he said

Our 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in November was the first time Brighton had played Manchester United in my lifetime

so born after 23.01.1993 he probably doesn't know we were at Wembley two years before then

chimneys · Mar 16, 2018

AmexRuislip said:
I'm guessing they meant, not for a major trophy!

Premier League this season is a major trophy.

Wozza · Mar 16, 2018

AmexRuislip said:
A nice piece by Tom Storer
(not sure if he's on NSC)

WHAT SATURDAY MEANS TO A BRIGHTON FAN

Our 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in November was the first time Brighton had played Manchester United in my lifetime and this is the first occasion we have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in that time. That says it all about just how special this year has been and an extra trip to the Theatre of Dreams this Saturday will be relished

More >>>http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/Ne...x?newsid=0C041E10-8524-4C1A-B31E-49F68FB3C0DB

What, Tommy Storrr-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrer?

Not sure, either.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 16, 2018

Anticipation of this match seems curiously muted for some reason, or some combination of reasons. Guess it's a measure of How Far We've Come and/or how much the FA Cup has been progressively devalued since 1983.

kevo · Mar 16, 2018

Tom Hark said:
Anticipation of this match seems curiously muted for some reason, or combination of reasons. Guess it's a measure of How Far We've Come.

Also perhaps a sense of resignation that we will lose. If it was Man United at home it would be a lot less muted.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 16, 2018

kevo said:
Also perhaps a sense of resignation that we will lose. If it was Man United at home it would be a lot less muted.

As with Arsenal game the other week, a lot depends on whether we take the game to them or not. Like Arsenal, their defence is hardly in sparkling form. Might be prudent of the team to get some some extra penalty-taking practice in before tomorrow. Just saying, like.

LlcoolJ · Mar 16, 2018

Gazwag said:
Well he said

so born after 23.01.1993 he probably doesn't know we were at Wembley two years before then

What about 2004?

Luke93 · Mar 16, 2018

LlcoolJ said:
What about 2004?

What do you mean by that?

Frutos · Mar 16, 2018

LlcoolJ said:
What about 2004?

At the risk of being whooshed, that was Cardiff shirley?

Cowfold Seagull · Mar 16, 2018

Tom Hark said:
Anticipation of this match seems curiously muted for some reason, or some combination of reasons. Guess it's a measure of How Far We've Come and/or how much the FA Cup has been progressively devalued since 1983.

One of the reasons that the anticipation is seriously muted, is because for many people, (myself included), survival in the Premier League has to be our one and only concern..

Questions · Mar 16, 2018

Not that bothered about this one to be honest.
I have got a big tin of Dark Star APA and some Revelation in though for pre-match to try and help me get up for it.

Brok · Mar 16, 2018

Cowfold Seagull said:
One of the reasons that the anticipation is seriously muted, is because for many people, (myself included), survival in the Premier League has to be our one and only concern..

...and playing at Wembley isn't special anymore...

Gazwag · Mar 16, 2018

LlcoolJ said:
What about 2004?

When we play at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

LlcoolJ · Mar 16, 2018

Gazwag said:
When we play at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

DOH!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Raleigh Chopper · Mar 16, 2018

Tom Hark said:
Anticipation of this match seems curiously muted for some reason, or some combination of reasons. Guess it's a measure of How Far We've Come and/or how much the FA Cup has been progressively devalued since 1983.

I was thinking exactly the same this week but we have almost sold all our tickets.
Compare this to the furore leading up to the quarter final in 1983.
As yet I have not seen a picture of a single blue & white decorated cake in a bakers window which is shocking.
I can only assume that pessimistic Brighton fans of which I am one sadly, believe we will not win this weekend.

Stat Brother · Mar 16, 2018

Tom Hark said:
Anticipation of this match seems curiously muted for some reason, or some combination of reasons. Guess it's a measure of How Far We've Come and/or how much the FA Cup has been progressively devalued since 1983.

I can't help thinking for many our season ended when the referee blew the final whistle v Arsenal.
SBTS giving way to 'we are staying up'.
What followed was a week of high excitement then a drab defeat.

This game's just another 'all Premier League' fixture, with a certain inevitability to it, while the next league match isn't until the 31st.

Short of an unlikely win v Utd or an even more unlikely run of poor defeats, as much as I don't think we'll be muted, this season will be played out with the sound too low for Nanny.

Cowfold Seagull · Mar 16, 2018

Stat Brother said:
I can't help thinking for many our season ended when the referee blew the final whistle v Arsenal.
SBTS giving way to 'we are staying up'.
What followed was a week of high excitement then a drab defeat.

This game's just another 'all Premier League' fixture, with a certain inevitability to it, while the next league match isn't until the 31st.

Short of an unlikely win v Utd or an even more unlikely run of poor defeats, as much as I don't think we'll be muted, this season will be played out with the sound too low for Nanny.

Which, providing we finish no lower than 17th in the table, will be absolutely fine by me. Surviving our debut season in the Premier League wil be, as far as l'm concerned anyway, an even greater feat than getting there in the first place.

Let's face it, even winning FA Cup isn't nearly as prestigious as it once was, so tomorrow's game is almost just one game too many.

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