[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]

[GrizzlingGammon]

Jay Williams deserves a career ending injury. If only to protect other League 1players.

 

[Weststander]

How the ref didn‘t book that **** for thuggery pisses me off

It’s a red under current laws.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

If that's true, it makes a mockery of Lindsey's apology.

They definitely said it and apparently it's a role he plays. They seemed a bit embarassed by his tackles and were disappointed Crawley didn't play more of the football they are capable of (apparently)

 

[Mustafa II]

It's not often an injury makes headline news, but this has.

Shocking challenge. Shocking refereeing.

Has definitely +10ed me as a VAR supporter. Was a definite red.

Hope that it's nothing serious.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

If that's true, it makes a mockery of Lindsey's apology.

His apology is utterly worthless. Anyone who’s played football knows that team were sent out to put it about and stick some reducers in. You could see it on their faces and the way they were ‘challenging’.

Disgraceful. Absolutely shameful scum bags.

I’m really fuckin angry about this. It’s the thing in football I hate the most. How dare anyone deliberately take out another player, a fellow professional, with the obvious risk they could seriously harm their career. ****s.

 

[Skaville]

Seeing some of our fans suggesting the manager should have taken Williams off. A bit of perspective needed.

Yes, it was a poor challenge, but it was a competitive game not a friendly.

 

[DaveTurner]

Beram Kayal - Joey Barton - Sean Dyche, seeing that tonight brings that horror back. It’s an awful anger fuelled by frustration that they get away with it.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Seeing some of our fans suggesting the manager should have taken Williams. A bit of perspective needed.

Yes, it was a poor challenge, but it was a competitive game not a friendly.

That sir is total bollocks. He was nowhere near the ball and was coming in very late. That was premeditated.

 

[Bodian]

Seeing some of our fans suggesting the manager should have taken Williams off. A bit of perspective needed.

Yes, it was a poor challenge, but it was a competitive game not a friendly.

If he hadn't meant it, he would have shown a bit of remorse, checked him out, made sure a fellow professional was okay. But no - a wink and a smile. Just having a laugh.

 

[Skaville]

That sir is total bollocks. He was nowhere near the ball and was coming in very late. That

It was a reducer. Old school, but hardly the first time a lower league side has stooped to that kind of tactic. It won’t be the last either.

Every chance the manager may have instructed them to go in hard in their first challenge. He’s hardly going to take him off if he gets away with one.

 

[essbee1]

It was a reducer. Old school, but hardly the first time a lower league side has stooped to that kind of tactic. It won’t be the last either.

Every chance the manager may have instructed them to go in hard in their first challenge. He’s hardly going to take him off if he gets away with one.

Then we shouldn't be playing f***ing scum like crawley.

 

[SeagullinExile]

It was a reducer. Old school, but hardly the first time a lower league side has stooped to that kind of tactic. It won’t be the last either.

Every chance the manager may have instructed them to go in hard in their first challenge. He’s hardly going to take him off if he gets away with one.

At last, someone with a little sense.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Then we shouldn't be playing f***ing scum like crawley.

Maybe you should let the Football League know that we can’t play anyone who might kick us in the next round.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Then we shouldn't be playing f***ing scum like crawley.

That's not how cup draws work

 

[Triggaaar]

It was a reducer. Old school, but hardly the first time a lower league side has stooped to that kind of tactic. It won’t be the last either.

When it happens, and the higher team have got the game done, they should bring on a player whose one job is to kill the opponents top player.

 

[SeagullinExile]

When it happens, and the higher team have got the game done, they should bring on a player whose one job is to kill the opponents top player.

Works in Ice Hockey!

 

[oldham gull]

Crawley fans on the London train saying Williams is not the regular skipper and he was brought in solely to "reduce" our players. Which he did very effectively. Was playing non league two years ago (and tonight).

Looks like Albion fans have been on his wiki page. It states that he is a mixed martial artist.

Not true. Dion Conroy is club captain but has been out injured since pre season. When Dion is out, Jay is skipper. It was the same at the end of last season.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Not true. Dion Conroy is club captain but has been out injured since pre season. When Dion is out, Jay is skipper. It was the same at the end of last season.

Then it is true. He is not the regular skipper.

 

[LamieRobertson]

At last, someone with a little sense.

So you don’t recognise the Brighton boss in having much sense?

Hurzeler said the left ankle injury "does not look good".

"You can’t tackle like this," said the German.

"It is a tackle where you take a risk of an injury of another player."

 

[nickbrighton]

Maybe you should let the Football League know that we can’t play anyone who might kick us in the next round.

the issue isn't that they made a few bad tackles, mistimed a few challenges resulting in a few bumps and bruises, Its that they appear to have deliberately set out to take out the opposition players-risking serious injury . The smile and wink that Williams gave, and showing zero concern that he may has badly injured another player and the fact that they continued throughout the match, with a red card for another horrible challenge, sums it up. They couldn't win fairly, despite some good football, so they just decided to play like a team of thugs