London Irish
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We don’t know it’s our floor, do a league table of our last 10 games and that could be our none too pretty floor
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[Albion] Premier League 13-15/4/24
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Kalimantan Gull
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You're just focusing on short term ceiling, but perhaps we should consider the floor? Every individual season is at the whim and mercy of injuries, form and luck, but there is a long term trend which is more important. Differences in finishing positions are just noise around a mean. I think we've got way more strength in depth than 12 months ago, more ability to cope with problems, less risk of relegation or a serious set back, were financially stronger and less reliant on certain individual players than before.
So i believe we have a higher floor than a year ago, which is the most important thing in my opinion. How high we finish is then dependent on all the other variables that impact a season..
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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It's got 13th place finish written all over it
Machiavelli
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You're right, and I'd add that the wider media is very down on Brighton atm. There seems little recognition of the extent of the injury crisis or the uncharted territory that this season represents.
But, back to the point I originally responded to, we've been bereft of attacking ideas for a while now and, frustratingly, once we've got through the press, we slow down and have stopped taking advantage of such situations. The last two months illustrate how important March and Mitoma were in opening up the deep block.
Publius Ovidius
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Trossard ( booooooooooooooo) is playing well against the villa
Publius Ovidius
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“ intimate relationship with a football”
where the F do these commentators find these things to say
where the F do these commentators find these things to say
He certainly doesn't go missing for Arsenal
Publius Ovidius
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Strange isn’t it
That's still a European spot, yes?
Yes he does, he disappeared most of the winter.
He disappeared for so long my Arsenal supporting colleague actually said:-
'you were right about Trossard'.
All he had to do was wait a couple of weeks and he wouldn't have had to bring such shame upon himself.
willalbion
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Nobody doubted his talent. He's an excellent footballer.
maltaseagull
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Villa playing like they did against us. Wasting time from.the start. Looking for breakaway.
Kalimantan Gull
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Jeez how did that Watkins shot not go in? That was astonishing
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
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Giving Arsenal a scare though, this game could go either way.
Is it?
Yes, he's a great player (we miss him), but clearly wanted to move higher up the food chain. It's a big shame how it happened but he's proving himself up there.
Justice
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We were at the top and they sold the midfield and didn’t replace it. If we can’t keep a squad together we aren’t going to be successful.
Fair enough, I clearly don't pay enough attention to Arsenal's games unless they play us
.London Irish
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None of those things are true, apart from financially stronger (because we sold our best players, hurrah). I don’t mind pollyannish dreaming but spreading myths about a frankly disappointing season since Christmas is a bit rich
Washie
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They have have actually been playing well and we have not. It is not inconceivable they could finish above us.