Saints match

[Nathan]

A double on brighton to beat them, and then west ham win the league is 16/1. (Not a big west ham fan but would rather they won it than the saints).

 

[hans kraay fan club]

They haven't lost at home since the 11th December 2010 - the game after our 0-0 draw.

They've had one draw since - v Notts County on 15th January. They've won EVERY home league game since. incredible form, really.

 

[HG201]

Can't see anything but a hammering for this one

 

[wunt be druv]

The way Football is going at the moment,anything can and does happen,it would not surprise me if we did nick the points,after all ,who would have thought City would score 6 at Old Trafford.Believe,Seagulls fans,and we will win!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

.Believe,Seagulls fans,and we will win!

Is that all that's required?

What happens if their 25,000 fans believe too?

 

[wunt be druv]

Is that all that's required?

What happens if their 25,000 fans believe too?

Ah, but, 1 Albion fan is worth 100 Stains fans !

 

[Albion Robster]

I really think Billy Boy is going notch at some point - this could be the game for him. Like others have said before, the Stains have got to lose/draw at some point this season.
Scorecast - 1-0 win and Paytner to score. Couple of nuggets on that one for me.

 

[Icy Gull]

Is that all that's required?

What happens if their 25,000 fans believe too?

Now you know why United keep winning the EPL, they have the most fans.

 

[Bean]

We will win this one. I know it

 

[Napper]

Any idea how the ticket sales are going ?

Should get close to 3k for this one

 

[El Presidente]

. Didn't we go to Forest a few years ago, when they'd gone 40 games without losing, and didn't we beat em? Gus's first game,we won there, and almost 2 years to the day, we can beat em again!

1979/80. Slightly more than a few years ago.

 

[El Presidente]

Any idea how the ticket sales are going ?

Should get close to 3k for this one

350 left. Looks like a lot of STH are giving it a swerve so some on open sale.

 

[Shooting Star]

Going to be a hell of an effort, but like previous posters have said, if anyone can beat them in this league, it's us. Gus has prior history and we've raised our game against better opponents this season (Sunderland and Liverpool).

If anyone looked on Palace forums prior to the 27th, the majority honestly thought we'd tonk them. And looked what happened there?

 

[bellsize seagull]

looks like sold out too....massive !

 

[Muzzy]

I live more in hope than expectation for this one... Will still be disappointed to lose as I always am, but not suicidal... As long as we play well and do ourselves justice... We can never ask for more than that, can we?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I agree with Muzzy: their form alone this season suggests a minor hammering.

I am not without hope, of course, but any idiot looking on independently would have them as massive favourites.

In fact it's typical of the myopic, Premier League-obsessed media that so many of them still have West Ham as title favourites. They all underestimated Norwich last season and it rather looks as though they're doing the same for Southampton. Smacks of us last season: how long did it take before the world outside Brighton & Hove realised we weren't going to drop off?

 

[Lethargic]

The way Football is going at the moment,anything can and does happen,it would not surprise me if we did nick the points,after all ,who would have thought City would score 6 at Old Trafford.Believe,Seagulls fans,and we will win!

I feel exactly the same they are doing really well but it's football the bubble will burst why not us.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Cant wait for this match

Just got train ticket on line and it was only fifteen pounds return from Hove

As for the result and scoreline. Naturally a win would be the best but as long as we play well I will be happy.

 

[JJB]

I have a feeling our fitness, strength and size will show in this game. However as stated, anything can happen. Hopefully it won't be like the terrible showing from you last season when you came to get a point and nothing else, I mean ankergran time wasting in the first five minutes was truely horrific. With two weeks rest we should have Fonte, Lallana and Guly back to full fitness, all three have been managing injuries the last 3 weeks, so we've been doing well to pick up points with a frist team with a couple of injuries.

We will take the game to you like we have every game this season, however unlike last season, we can break down teams that come to defend. This is in part due to the passing football we play, I don't believe any team has completed more passes than us this season. I personally believe this is down to the inclusion of Cork who is great at picking passes out.

At this stage, I believe our line up will be:

------------------------Davis

Richardson------Fonte-------Hooiveld-------Fox

Chaplow---------Cork--------Hammond----Lallana

----------------Guly--------Lambert

Bench: Bialkowski, Martin, Harding, De Ridder, Connolly.

 

[leigull]

Don't start on Ankergren, you'll turn this into a binfest. Harper will be in goal so you don't have to worry about that anyway.

Slightly patronising comment about fitness though! Strength and size yes, but fitness not so sure