Sorrel
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And that table isn't far off the one people expect at the end of the season.
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[Albion] Watford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
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Raleigh Chopper
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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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I’ve got no idea how long it takes, but seeing as we only signed the player Thursday evening I doubt the Spanish FA got the request until Friday it’s not exactly unexpected. I’d imagine a national FA are slightly busier than Sussex or Surrey FA ever were especially just before the start of a new season.
The FA still use fax for completion of transfers as the legal world still tends to prefers written documents and hand-written signatures to electronic notification, so I’d imagine they want international clearance via fax too.
And in fairness looked like winning.
Can't believe anyone expected anything else. Same team, bar one, same tactics, no shots on target, predictable result. Please can we look like we want it away from home and play some of the new faces. This bedding in shite is just that, shite, no other team appears to do it.
Only missed a few games away last year, this one I will miss loads, unless the attitude/tactics change.
BensGrandad
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One of my sons has just phoned to talk about the game, as he listens on Radio Sussex while working and said that Warren Aspinall said he thinks that we should line up 4-3-3 away from home as it would give us greater defensive capability and greater threat when attacking. What do others think?
AmexRuislip
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Obviously you're
for a bite!If you drop Knocky, on today's performance, you drop the starting ten, except for Maty Ryan!
BensGrandad
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I understand what you are saying but there must be many players moving to and from Spain on transfer deadline day I would have expected them and the English FA to have people dedicated to that task to complete it on the Friday also it must be remembered that the European countries deadline is not until 31st Aug so it would only be fax to and from UK. clubs.
Raleigh Chopper
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Apart from a very good equalising goal, Wolves are very poor against ten man Everton ( who have just scored again)
They look totally disinterested.
Also some very league 1 singing from the Wolves fans.
They look totally disinterested.
Also some very league 1 singing from the Wolves fans.
Mr Banana
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Match report and that: http://theseagullline.blogspot.com/2018/08/watford-2-0-brighton-hove-albion.html
Ryan, is the only player I couldn't see any fault in today, unlucky with an unstoppable volley, and could possibly have screamed blue murder a little louder at the ****wittery in front of him.
The rest. Tried as hard as the team of 1980 smoking fags and drinking beer at a prep season friendly against Steyning town!
The rest. Tried as hard as the team of 1980 smoking fags and drinking beer at a prep season friendly against Steyning town!
Obviously you're
If you drop Knocky, on today's performance, you drop the starting ten, except for Maty Ryan!
Just got in. What a desperately poor performance, on a par with, say, West Brom away last season. Only bright spots for me were Bissouma who really looked class and actually wanted it, and Ali J. March was useless going forward, Murray looked even slower than last season, Knockaert got virtually every decision wrong and his passing was dreadful, we conceded poorly from a corner again and were outmuscled in midfield. Dreadful.
AmexRuislip
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On a lighter side, I did see a few fans going through the whole NSC library of emojis
sir albion
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This is the crust of it
We had the momentum last season but we have to be realistic in thinking that Murray (older) Stephens,knocky and march etc won't be the saviours.... was hoping for a couple of quality box to box midfielders to compliment gross.
We're a very loyal club and hopefully the new boys will come good eventually but hooten needs to attack a lot more away from home
Jimmy Grimble
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Thank you for reminding me of the soul sapping performance I just watched.
At least it's wonderfully articulate as ever, Ben.
sir albion
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Murray should not be our number one striker regardless of last season....
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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It doesn’t matter when the transfer deadline day is, international clearance is required for every transfer between national FAs.
Spainish clubs would be selling and buying players all over Europe, why would the Spanish FA consider an international clearance request from the English FA any more important than say the Italian or French FA’s. Our window closing earlier makes no difference to what other FAs are required to do.
forumwayseagull
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Murray should not be our number one striker regardless of last season....
In fairness, a number of the starting 11 wont be starting once all up and running. JI/AJ/FA/MM/YB all will be pushing for a starting spot. Bong/Murray/Bruno/March etc will soon find themselves on the Bench more often than not.
As disappointing as losing a game is, today certainly wouldn't mean relegation/staying up etc....lots to learn for CH, but the key ingredients has to be how to tackle an away game in an effective way that does not entail us losing 0-2 as happened on many occasions last year.
Murray should not be our number one striker regardless of last season....
Been saying that all off season, amazing a fair few disagreed.
PersianNYer15
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Where did you see his interview? Do you have a link?
Agreed - defense looked suspect but tbh, the whole team looked out of sync and struggled to get in any kind of rhthym. I think the squad just needs time to gel together more than anything though. If its not too late to bring in a player on free transfers Morteza Pouraliganji is still available
from what I saw today I'd rate him higher than both Duffy and DunkBensGrandad
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I wouldst disagree but my point was that if the UK was the only ones with a deadline of Thursday they then should deal with them as it is urgent and they could then deal with request from Italy France or Germany any other day.like Monday of next week.