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Poyet "on the verge of quitting Brighton"



Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Has he gone yet? Or is this just 18 pages of waffle?
 






AMEXican Wave

AMEX Ruffian
Sep 21, 2010
1,226
Perhaps a mod could change the thread title to something like 'Palace Goon writes "Poyet on the verge of quitting Brighton"'
 


W.C.

New member
Oct 31, 2011
4,927
You seriously are funny! Either that or incredibly stupid.

Fine.

Still can't wait til England have won 'only' 2 titles. Personally I'll be very proud of that 'little' achievement.
 


glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
18 pages worth of shit based on something a Palace fan wrote in the paper that thinks that Princess Diana was killed by Prince Phillip. Genius!

THIS
although your second statement is up for debate!
 




Max Paper

Sunshiinnnnneeee
Nov 3, 2009
5,784
Testicles
Whilst I do agree that CMS has had a raw deal this year and hasn't thrived on the style we play, are you seriously suggesting we tailor the way we play around one player who, whilst good, is not exceptional. What do we do when he gets injured or, your worst nightmare, he leaves, we all change again.

It's a fair point about him getting injured, especially if we have no one else in his place. With regards to changing the style of play and I'll probably get flamed for this but here goes...
We play effective football, we won league one and done very well in our debut season in the championship. Effective but boring football in my opinion, a bit like Benitez Liverpool or Moruinio's Chelsea. So yes I would change the formation and try and play a more attack minded game considering the creative talent at our disposal and that would include bringing in players to help CMS smash them in. I appreciate everyone has different opinions, this is just mine.
 


Gangsta

New member
Jul 6, 2003
813
Withdean
18 pages worth of shit based on something a Palace fan wrote in the paper that thinks that Princess Diana was killed by Prince Phillip. Genius!

This. Play the Express game - guess what dire warning of future disaster the rag will have on its front page before going to the newsstand - will it be: Rain all summer, House Prices to slump, Pensions going down the pan. None of the "news" in the Express ever happens, you'd get more current affairs off the back of a cornflake packet. I don't even understand who buys it, it doesn't seem to fit into an particular readership pigeonhole - maybe it's attractive to people who like being scared of non-existant future events or who want to believe the worst conspiracy story ever told ( and don't get me wrong - I'd love to think that Diana was bumped off by Phil just for being a bit annoying ).
 


Jan 12, 2012
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Neil Ashton is a well respected football journalist, with plenty of contacts in football, so dont dismiss him just because he's a Palace fan. If the Villa job becomes available and they approached him, I'm sure he'll be interested.
 




Gangsta

New member
Jul 6, 2003
813
Withdean
Neil Ashton is a well respected football journalist, with plenty of contacts in football, so dont dismiss him just because he's a Palace fan. If the Villa job becomes available and they approached him, I'm sure he'll be interested.

He works for The Express and is "respected". Doubt it.
 








drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,144
Burgess Hill
It's a fair point about him getting injured, especially if we have no one else in his place. With regards to changing the style of play and I'll probably get flamed for this but here goes...
We play effective football, we won league one and done very well in our debut season in the championship. Effective but boring football in my opinion, a bit like Benitez Liverpool or Moruinio's Chelsea. So yes I would change the formation and try and play a more attack minded game considering the creative talent at our disposal and that would include bringing in players to help CMS smash them in. I appreciate everyone has different opinions, this is just mine.

I have to say I struggle to understand how you can describe the football we played as being effective. We finished 10th. That means there were 9 more 'effective' teams in that division than us. In terms of the point of football, ie to score more goals than your opposition, we scored 52 goals (marginally over 1 goal per game) but conceded 52. We play a possession game which may become more effective if we get better players than we have at the moment. Now, for the calibre of player we came up with, it may well be argued that it was the most effective way for them to play in order to stay in the division and compete with teams already established in the championship but I don't believe that is why you used the term 'effective'.
 




Superphil

Dismember
Jul 7, 2003
25,464
In a pile of football shirts
I have to say I struggle to understand how you can describe the football we played as being effective. We finished 10th. That means there were 9 more 'effective' teams in that division than us. In terms of the point of football, ie to score more goals than your opposition, we scored 52 goals (marginally over 1 goal per game) but conceded 52. We play a possession game which may become more effective if we get better players than we have at the moment. Now, for the calibre of player we came up with, it may well be argued that it was the most effective way for them to play in order to stay in the division and compete with teams already established in the championship but I don't believe that is why you used the term 'effective'.

It was more effective than most in the league
 




Max Paper

Sunshiinnnnneeee
Nov 3, 2009
5,784
Testicles
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I have to say I struggle to understand how you can describe the football we played as being effective. We finished 10th. That means there were 9 more 'effective' teams in that division than us. In terms of the point of football, ie to score more goals than your opposition, we scored 52 goals (marginally over 1 goal per game) but conceded 52. We play a possession game which may become more effective if we get better players than we have at the moment. Now, for the calibre of player we came up with, it may well be argued that it was the most effective way for them to play in order to stay in the division and compete with teams already established in the championship but I don't believe that is why you used the term 'effective'.

f***ing hell, I'm trying really hard not to get in an argument with you about this but you don't make it easy. We won league one playing our pass pass back pass back back pass pass shoot goal. I would call that effective wouldn't you? The season just gone we flirted with the playoffs right up until the end when we tailed off with what was basically a league one squad. That's quite an achievement is it not? It is however, in my opinion only, a boring type of football. That is ALL I was trying to say.
 


AMEXican Wave

AMEX Ruffian
Sep 21, 2010
1,226
We can take comfort in the fact that this journalist with all his contacts was wrong about Gus going to Wolves.


By the way Hughton is around evens favourite with most bookies for the West Brom job.
 
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El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
Helpful Moderator
Jul 5, 2003
39,733
Pattknull med Haksprut
I have to say I struggle to understand how you can describe the football we played as being effective. We finished 10th. That means there were 9 more 'effective' teams in that division than us. In terms of the point of football, ie to score more goals than your opposition, we scored 52 goals (marginally over 1 goal per game) but conceded 52. We play a possession game which may become more effective if we get better players than we have at the moment. Now, for the calibre of player we came up with, it may well be argued that it was the most effective way for them to play in order to stay in the division and compete with teams already established in the championship but I don't believe that is why you used the term 'effective'.

It is effective if our final position exceeded our playing budget relative to other clubs in the division.
 




El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
Helpful Moderator
Jul 5, 2003
39,733
Pattknull med Haksprut
They should open up the Inter-toto cup to any professional or semi-professional side that want's to enter.

With games played over the Summer, it would be a great way to eradicate the boredom.

To be honest, if the only way you can eradicate the boredom of the summer is by watching the Albion play against FC Smegma of Belgium, given that the Olympics are in London this year, and there is a feast of other sport on too, and a beautiful city in which you live, then you need your bumps felt.
 


AMEXican Wave

AMEX Ruffian
Sep 21, 2010
1,226
Neil Ashton is a well respected football journalist, with plenty of contacts in football, so dont dismiss him just because he's a Palace fan. If the Villa job becomes available and they approached him, I'm sure he'll be interested.

Much more likely Lambert will get the Villa job, and we all know where Norwich recruit their staff from :facepalm: :ffsparr:
 


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