[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton *** Official Match Thread ***

[Thunder Bolt]

Completely agree, our midfield was a man down and we're carrying an extra duff striker

Woeful management.

Webster and Dunk were poor, Maupay a waste of a shirt. . . . Very strange substitutions, a point is a fair result but it really should have been game over at half time. Instead we threw it away.

So nice to see Gross score, haven't seen a replay but they took their time with VAR so must have been close.

Not a definitive picture but it doesn't look offside.

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[Wrong-Direction]

Queues after were horrendous!

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[Jeremiah]

Ward-Prowse ultimately the difference between an Albion win and a draw. He showed why he is an England international today....

Basically he earned them a point today but lost them two at St Mary's

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just to add, brought my son a few bits in the club shop today and thought I’d get his younger brother something as he’s not really old enough to go. Decided on a BHAFC kids drinking cup, you know the type, with a lid and straw.

At the checkout I was told I could have the other items but could I come back after the game as the empty plastic kids drinking cup wasn’t allowed in the ground! FFS!

 

[Jeremiah]

Fair result, sadly. We had a real chance at 2-0 to put the game to bed but poor defending gifted them a way back into the game. At least we scored and didn't lose. Not much fun, though. Saints our bogey team.

Sanchez was to blame for allowing the free kick to beat him but the real culprits were Dunk and Cucurella for failing to clear it into the stands on the halfway line. The hesitation between them was criminal and Webster's "pass" lead to the equaliser.. We don't make things easy for ourselves.

 

[bhafc99]

Just to add, brought my son a few bits in the club shop today and thought I’d get his younger brother something as he’s not really old enough to go. Decided on a BHAFC kids drinking cup, you know the type, with a lid and straw.

At the checkout I was told I could have the other items but could I come back after the game as the empty plastic kids drinking cup wasn’t allowed in the ground! FFS!

Possibly one of the best chances you'll ever have to literally throw your toys out the pram.

 

[osgood]

This f**king ref.

They shove us to the ground, nothing. We shove them to the ground, free kick.

and , what about that f**king Linesman !

 

[dazzer6666]

Shocking
Unforgivable
Waste of a shirt
Etc

Just in and only skimmed a couple of pages of this thread but seems like the hyperbole has gone into overdrive again

 

[jakarta]

A bit shit at home shock horror...

 

[Robinjakarta]

Shocking
Unforgivable
Waste of a shirt
Etc

Just in and only skimmed a couple of pages of this thread but seems like the hyperbole has gone into overdrive again

Not seen Junior's thread, then?

 

[dazzer6666]

Not seen Junior's thread, then?

I have, but it isn’t worth commenting on

 

[chaileyjem]

Queues after were horrendous!

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The queues after were normal (going to Lewes at least). I stayed til all Albion players were off pitch. And was on the 435 to Lewes. Pretty much the standard 35 min wait after every game.

 

[origigull]

So after a hectic 4 game intense feel to them I feel that we were a bit lackluster 2nd half so put your feet up boys and rest and go again next Saturday.

 

[RandyWanger]

Just got home from the game. Wonder what potter said at half time, substitutions were baffling too. Still, felt like we were lucky to get 1 point from that.

Special shout out to the crooked, or totally inept linesman on the east side. Worst performance yet from an official.

 

[Invicta]

Lucky to get a point in the end. Didn't lose and scored twice so take the positives!

 

[zefarelly]

Not a definitive picture but it doesn't look offside.

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Its not off side, the lines are not parallel, and the cameras not in line . . . a total joke.

Having said that, its the only time in the game that linesman was close to being in line with the ball!

 

[Icy Gull]

Its not off side, the lines are not parallel, and the cameras not in line . . . a total joke.

Having said that, its the only time in the game that linesman was close to being in line with the ball!

The fact the linesman called that offside given the other decisions he missed I suggest he did not want to see an Albion win

He obviously wanted it to be offside as there is no way the human eye can call that in real time with any certainty.

 

[Weststander]

I didn't feel like we controlled either half. Felt like we played like the away team pretty much from the moment we got the fortunate first goal - sitting back and defending, hoping for something on the break. Some of our counter attacks were great, but not sure any really looked like resulting in a goal, and it took another defensive error to extend the lead. Sitting back predictably led to a free-kick which we all knew Ward-Prowse would score. Second half we continued to sit back. Then looked to March and Gross to turn the game around., I don't know that they've ever really turned a game around. Shore up midfield, fresh legs in a working approach, they're good options. Taking the game by the scruff of the neck and turning it in our favour is not something I remember them ever doing. Though looking at our bench I'm not sure any of them were game changers.

Good post.

Our opener seemed to send Stains into overdrive.

 

[Justice]

Weather was pleasant, same old shite on the pitch at home.

 

[Springal]

Bit annoying really, thought we were decent and played with some good intent.

Sadly we seem to lack leaders on the pitch and we have bit of a soft under belly and Southampton were quite smart in that regard. I’m pretty sure Dunk & Webster has been on ketamine at half time or something as that 15 minutes after the break was bizarre - when we needed one or both to step up.

Also I’m sorry but say what you want about Gross and what he has done - but he slows us down so much and is a liability to run into a ball or get into a race man for man.