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When will this be our best start to a season EVER?



Tesco in Disguise

Tesco in Disguise

Where do we go from here?
Jul 5, 2003
3,939
Wienerville
keep hearing it's our best for eighty-something years. surely not long til it's the best ever, no? or did we go the first fifty games of the 167-166BC season conceding only one goal, drawing once, and got promoted mid-season to avoid the formality, or something.

seriously, football before the war (or maybe even 1960s) shouldn't be counted when it comes to historic stats - different game.
 






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Tooting Gull

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
11,035
I think you should count everything, otherwise it's like these muppets who think football only started in 1992 with the Premiership.

Be good to know, though. And to think it could so easily have been a 12-point lead with Tranmere and the B'muff robbery. Incredible.
 




clippedgull

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
20,789
Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
Tooting Gull said:
I think you should count everything, otherwise it's like these muppets who think football only started in 1992 with the Premiership.

Be good to know, though. And to think it could so easily have been a 12-point lead with Tranmere and the B'muff robbery. Incredible.
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Nearer ten. We beat Oldham in the 96th minute :thumbsup:
 




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Jim D

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Jul 23, 2003
5,275
Worthing
If we can win our next 2 it will be our best. The results from the first 16 games of 1926-27 were...
LDWDWDWWWWWWWWWL = 36 points on today's scale. We can get to 37 with wins over Exeter and Hartlepool.
 










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Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
32,295
Uffern
Tesco in Disguise said:
yeah, i'd like to see cliff bastin pit himself against thierry henry. :facepalm:
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Cliff Bastin was a left-winger, wouldn't really find himself against Thierry Henry.

There's no doubt that today's players are faster and fitter but that's not necessarily the same as saying they're better. If Bastin, or anyone else from that era were trained the same way, they'd probably be equally good players.

And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.

I agree with TG, wiping out the past is exactly the same as this nonsense that football didn't exist before the Premiership. The Albion started in 1901 not in some arbitrary year.
 


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highway61

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Jun 30, 2009
2,628
Gwylan said:
Cliff Bastin was a left-winger, wouldn't really find himself against Thierry Henry.

There's no doubt that today's players are faster and fitter but that's not necessarily the same as saying they're better. If Bastin, or anyone else from that era were trained the same way, they'd probably be equally good players.

And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.

I agree with TG, wiping out the past is exactly the same as this nonsense that football didn't exist before the Premiership. The Albion started in 1901 not in some arbitrary year.
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You are so, so right mate. Just on reading this I am reminded of playing at school in freezing midwinter on bone hard pitch with lace up ball, that when it struck your bare leg, was akin to a plastic bullett the friggin mark it left. As for heading it when wet, jeezzzzz
 




Tesco in Disguise

Tesco in Disguise

Where do we go from here?
Jul 5, 2003
3,939
Wienerville
Gwylan said:
And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.

I agree with TG, wiping out the past is exactly the same as this nonsense that football didn't exist before the Premiership. The Albion started in 1901 not in some arbitrary year.
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okay, good point. i take it back.
 




Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
33,146
Brighton
Gwylan said:
Cliff Bastin was a left-winger, wouldn't really find himself against Thierry Henry.

There's no doubt that today's players are faster and fitter but that's not necessarily the same as saying they're better. If Bastin, or anyone else from that era were trained the same way, they'd probably be equally good players.

And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.
I agree with TG, wiping out the past is exactly the same as this nonsense that football didn't exist before the Premiership. The Albion started in 1901 not in some arbitrary year.
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In this paragraph you have proven their point that football was a COMPLETELY different sport back then.

Modern footballers are also about 10 times more technically gifted and skilful.
 




Stoo82

Stoo82

GEEZUS!
Jul 8, 2008
7,530
Hove
Also you would like to wipe out the FACT that Brighton and Hove Albion were CHAMPIONS of all England. Shame on you.
 


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highway61

New member
Jun 30, 2009
2,628
Gwylan said:
Cliff Bastin was a left-winger, wouldn't really find himself against Thierry Henry.

There's no doubt that today's players are faster and fitter but that's not necessarily the same as saying they're better. If Bastin, or anyone else from that era were trained the same way, they'd probably be equally good players.

And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.

I agree with TG, wiping out the past is exactly the same as this nonsense that football didn't exist before the Premiership. The Albion started in 1901 not in some arbitrary year.
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Would make a cracking programme on telly kitting two teams of current pro's in the old kit, using old ball etc on deliberately muddied pitch.would be a larf
 


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highway61

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Jun 30, 2009
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Mellotron said:
In this paragraph you have proven their point that football was a COMPLETELY different sport back then.

Modern footballers are also about 10 times more technically gifted and skilful.
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Oh shut up you :laugh::laugh: get back to the office work:thumbsup:
 


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Danny-Boy

Banned
Apr 21, 2009
5,579
The Coast
Gwylan said:
Cliff Bastin was a left-winger, wouldn't really find himself against Thierry Henry.

There's no doubt that today's players are faster and fitter but that's not necessarily the same as saying they're better. If Bastin, or anyone else from that era were trained the same way, they'd probably be equally good players.

And you might as well say that you'd like to see Henry play in old-fashioned boots, with a leather football that resembled a cannon-ball, on pitches that were mudbaths and against defenders who kicked seven shades of shit out of forwards.
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That was still the case in the early-mid 1960's, I think it was the World Cup of 1966 which started to influence refereeing to protect attackers, and more importantly goalkeepers.

I saw a goal in 1967 where our centreforward called Tom White (brother of the late John of Spurs fame) BARGED the goalkeeper in the net as he gathered the ball on the line. And it stood....:ohmy:
 






Norman Potting

Norman Potting

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Nov 5, 2006
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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer


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