[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Ajax *** Official Match Thread ***

[Gabbafella]

Do that again in a couple of weeks and hope that AEK v Marseille is a draw and we top the group.

 

[Bedsex]

What a fantastic evening, we looked pretty comfortable for the entire 90 minutes and got our first clean sheet in god knows how long.

Personally the evening has lost a bit of its gloss due to the absolute shower that are Thameslink trains. Just as for the AEK game, 2 trains home from Brighton have been cancelled (due to no driver being available), meaning my next train home isn’t until midnight and I won’t get home til 3am. Oh well, at least I’m not as wet as last time.

 

[OzMike]

I just woke up, great result, on our way !

 

[dazzer6666]

What a surreal night. No stress, no drama and never looked like anything other than a comfortable victory over one of Europe’s historically significant clubs. Brighton played Ajax off the park. Bloody hell.

 

[Seagull1989]

Great result no injuries and being played at training pace is good news for the next game coming in quick successio.

Dunk, Milner, Mitoma, Pedro and Grob all played well in fact no one played badly.

But North Stand what’s up a few rounds of Albion Albion , SBTS, Dunky one of our own apart from that you were so quiet surely you choosing to sit in the north stand is because you wanted to be part of the singing section the atmosphere makers but your not why?

What’s the problem is it the stadium design, is the north stand no longer the Brighton end from what I can remember the north stand at the Goldstone was a living breathing powerhouse a wall of noise and scarves, the last 20 minutes of any game the north stand really were the 12th man

In my opinion our away support is so much more vocal where NSK have more influence how can we get that atmosphere and noise at our home games

Agreed with the atmosphere tonight . We got our first ever win in Europe against Ajax! One of the biggest teams in European football, although not the team they were, and it was so quiet .

Was it that the Ajax fans didnt really turn up either ? Did everyone peak too early on the beers ? Was it a walk in the park and we didn’t get out of 2nd gear ?

The only songs everyone sings is a few rounds of Albion, Sussex by the Sea and Dunks song .

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Tourist

Atmosphere was great in the North tonight... loved it - wide variety of chants throughout too which spread right across

I stand in the centre of the singing section and it's a f***ing chore trying to get get at atmosphere going every game

 

[Guinness Boy]

I’m SO happy. I keep mini punching the air. I have a permanent shit eating grin…..



…..because we kept a clean sheet at last

Ajax are awful but we did everything we needed to. Thoroughly professional and great for our confidence.

Brighton and Hove Albion have won a game in Europe. Let that sink in. Let. That. Sink. In.

 

[dazzer6666]

 

[BN41Albion]

I stand in the centre of the singing section and it's a f***ing chore trying to get get at atmosphere going every game

Well imo the atmosphere's been great overall at home this season and was very good tonight

 

[AK74]

There was a lovely passage of play towards the end where we strung pass after pass together. It was majestic.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Well imo the atmosphere's been great overall at home this season and was very good tonight

Thank you

 

[BN41Albion]

Ajax might be shithouse this season but that's still a pretty amazing stat to achieve - esp considering our injuries and rotation of players

Some excellent passages of play tonight. Patient too in the first half when they played ultra defensive

 

[Farehamseagull]

Enjoyed Mitoma doing a Gross turn tonight at about 5 times the speed of Pascal’s!

 

[peterward]

Ajax might be shithouse this season but that's still a pretty amazing stat to achieve - esp considering our injuries and rotation of players

Some excellent passages of play tonight. Patient too in the first half when they played ultra defensive

You can see why they're second bottom of their league.

Commentator said they've never been relegated in their history.

And with a new manager inbound the return fixture can't come soon enough, before they get their shit together.

 

[nicko31]

They were played off the park, they weren’t at the races

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

whats with the moan folks about atmosphere and playing style, misplaced passes, poor referee etc etc etc…

get a life, clean sheet, we have total footballed Ajax……

 

[Gazwag]

42 passes for the 1st goal (if you include the ref getting involved

 

[The Fits]

Absolutely lovely night but something is seriously wrong with either our support or the stadium design. Biggest result ever and like a library, such a shame.

 

[The Fits]

They were played off the park, they weren’t at the races

But, that's incredible. 4 times they've won the European cup.

 

[Gwylan]

What a surreal night. No stress, no drama

Some herbert snaffled my bike light, that was stressful on the road back. Bet it was someone from Ajax, all bike mad