Decent point away

[Seagulls1984]

Still need 8 wins

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

Away draws are fine if:

a) You mix in the odd away win and
b) You win your home games.

Today's result was OK, it's just the other top sides converted winnable home games. If we do beat Wednesday the play- offs will be in the bag and maybe Hughton will then be a little less cautious.

Cautious ? Hardly. He is doing great and going for it with the team and investment that we have. Two strikers, two wingers and two forward thinking midfield players. Add to that Bruno who spends more time looking forward than back.

I tell you what...he may choose to be less cautious and go for the Premiership job that he will inevitably be offered. Sammi was not cautious and look what happened there. Just be careful what you wish for....

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Cautious ? Hardly. He is doing great and going for it with the team and investment that we have. Two strikers, two wingers and two forward thinking midfield players. Add to that Bruno who spends more time looking forward than back.

I tell you what...he may choose to be less cautious and go for the Premiership job that he will inevitably be offered. Sammi was not cautious and look what happened there. Just be careful what you wish for....

stop talking sense....this is the chat of the North

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Everything about Preston was old school. Including the hoof ball, beat em up cloggers in their team. Unfortunately for us this is our Kryptonite. Knockeart for example has zero desire for a fight as good as he is. Take the point and move on.

 

[Westdene Wonder]

What do you want . . . . blood?

A good result Preston are not an easy touch, I think Sheffield could well win the playoffs

 

[Driver8]

A good result Preston are not an easy touch, I think Sheffield could well win the playoffs

They can't win a game at the moment.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Normally I'd say good away point but I thought Preston were dire and therefore it's a disappointing 2 points dropped.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

I think we need just 86 points (ie an average of 2 points per remaining match) to secure promotion. There are still plenty of matches where the top 5 teams have to play each other so lots of points will be dropped.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Yes, decent point in a tricky away game.

Need to really take 9 more points before Easter.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Normally I'd say good away point but I thought Preston were dire and therefore it's a disappointing 2 points dropped.

Yeah part of me thinks that. And if we are going to resort to hoofball then at least put Bobby on.

 

[Buzzer]

Normally I'd say good away point but I thought Preston were dire and therefore it's a disappointing 2 points dropped.

I agree. That's the very first time I've seen a home team at 0-0 make a substitution and the player time waste by walking off.

 

[patchamalbion]

Haven't read all of this thread but my assessment is that I would have taken a point before but really felt Preston were there for the taking today so bit disappointed! Really felt first half they were one of the poorest teams I'd seen this season, we really didn't do enough and there was no way it was 53% possession.

2nd half they came out better and had the best chance of the match.

point is a point but if we want auto we win today. Knocky wasn't great and we lacked a cutting edge and really a plan B in my opinion,

fans were very good.

 

[Buzzer]

I thought Dunk was iffy too and Goldson dug him out of a few holes. Skalak's a bit of a headless chicken. I worry that he's not up to the job.

 

[mreprice]

Needed KLL badly today.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

If, as looks increasingly likely, we are play-off bound then an away point against a side playing the way Preston do is fine. If we aspire to automatic, then we need to win such games.

Going to be a fun May.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Ok, we are not going to win every game.. It will be crucial to take points off our rivals if we want automatic promotion. The key games will be :

Burnley , Derby and 'Borough

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Ok, we are not going to win every game.. It will be crucial to take points off our rivals if we want automatic promotion. The key games will be :

Burnley , Derby and 'Borough

Spot on

 

[Grombleton]

Looking at the fixture list at the start of the season I would have looked at newly promoted Preston and said that it would be one to earmark as 3 points. Turns out they've done well this season and have their own play-off aspirations, so it's not a bad result at all.

Autos would be perfect. Play-offs not ideal but I'd have taken that at the start of the season (I can't think of anyone that wouldn't).

First time we had the 'Gus' issue.
Second time we had a decimated defence in the 2nd leg.
This time...we will be more prepared.

We consider how many points we need to get, but apart from Burnley the other teams in the top 6 have shown signs of vulnerability - they WILL drop points in their final games (and hopefully to us).

I don't know how many points we will actually need, but I'm loving being a part of it.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Let's hope the Albion turn up on Tuesday against Wednesday and that Wednesday don't turn up on Tuesday.

Altogether now...'Monday, Tuesday who the **** are Wednesday?'

 

[portslade seagull]

Plenty of twist and turns yet and none of the teams above us will runaway with it