[Albion] Match Thread: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wannabe Brighton & Hove Albion

[hart's shirt]

Such a shame as we were looking so good before the sending off. Anyway, a good excuse now to give the youngsters a run-out.

But if this encourages the signing of a couple more defenders to bring some cover, it could work out well long-term.

 

[American Seagle]

Mate, that tackle was extremely poor. That needed a second yellow, or else the game becomes extremely dirty.

Would be fine as a second yellow if the players knew he had the first. The ref never showed him the first.

 

[ElectricNaz]

Bollocks

 

[Littlemo]

Imagine letting Connor f***ing Gallagher score. I might go to bed now.

 

[Eeyore]

I do quite like these in-match interviews. They do that in rugby. As long as you get a player who's got a degree of intelligence, and Chilwelll was a good example, it can really add to the game.

 

[doogie004]

3-1 nite nite

 

[Farehamseagull]

This is going to be really annoying now. We’ve got no shape with the red and all the changes.

 

[London Irish]

The first yellow was given after he was pulling back Stirling and the ref gave advantage

Was that definitely him? Thought it was another of our players fouling RS

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Be a cricket score now!

 

[Washie]

Van Hecke has really let us down. We really do need to make some defensive signings

 

[Berty23]

He had to go for that. Dumb.

Hell of a goal.

Two shots on target. Two goals.

We have created loads more chances. We have been the better side. It happens. It doesn’t matter one bit. What matters is that we have loads of players who look like they belong.

Turns out one defender on the pitch is not ideal with ten men.

Looking forward to Chelsea fans acting like they have won the league after being comprehensively outplayed. The results is irrelevant. The performance is Decent.

 

[Washie]

Was that definitely him? Thought it was another of our players fouling RS

Actually you're right, it was Hinshelwood

 

[WhingForPresident]

Sending players off in a f***ing friendly.. we were being stitched up all along.

 

[Yoda]

I hope we put in a complaint about the referee here. He clearly didn't show Van Hecke his first yellow and didn't tell him so he knew.

And it should've been to Jack Hinshelwood anyway from all accounts

 

[fruitnveg]

Was that definitely him? Thought it was another of our players fouling RS

That was Hinshelwood pulling him back though.

 

[Simster]

JPVH doesn't seem to be quite at the level we've been used to seeing. That sending off was just brainless really. RDZ whining about it on the touchline but really I'm not sure the ref had much choice going by the laws of the game. We are allowed 11 subs here so, he should have just taken off the carded players within five minutes of the first yellow.

 

[American Seagle]

He pulled a player back, play continued but he got booked afterwards.

The ref showed a yellow for another foul and never went over and booked van Hecke during that stoppage.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Verbruggen out.

 

[nsclurker]

Good test for us in a nothing game of how we play with 10 men. Didn't have to do it last season.

Not very well

 

[Krafty]

Wonder what Caicedo will think of this...