Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion Official Match Thread

perseus · Oct 28, 2011

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Championship 2011-12
Saturday 29 October 2011 3:00 pm
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Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion
St Andrews Ground, Birmingham

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Referee: SCOTT MATHIESON
Linesmen: David Benton and Nigel Smith
Fourth Official Geoff Law

Match Preview
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Score Predictor (Vote)

Acker79 · Oct 28, 2011

I'm torn. I want to highlight that starting the last thread early cursed us into a loss, but it also lead to the best 90minute performance in the last 8 games (at least)...

perseus · Oct 28, 2011

Acker79 said:
I'm torn. I want to highlight that starting the last thread early cursed us into a loss, but it also lead to the best 90minute performance in the last 8 games (at least)...

Can't have a separate pre-match thread. It doesn't work. **** match. Clickable first post.

Bring back Bryan wade!! · Oct 28, 2011

Even I would not start one this early....

Ridiculous.

perseus · Oct 28, 2011

Star **** Games Ratings

Bring back Bryan wade!! said:
Even I would not start one this early....

Ridiculous.

I don't want to get into a habit of starting this thread. Just thought we could use a design change.

* Friendlies and unimportant games
** Middle of the table nothing games against low profile opposition
*** Average Championship games and Cup games against inferior opposition
**** Important season defining games, local derbies and opposition with star names
***** Crunch games

Seagull kimchi · Oct 28, 2011

Oooh!

Daring, I'll say that much.

OSRGull · Oct 28, 2011

Very confident of a win tomorrow.

Everest · Oct 28, 2011

As good as it looks, it's just not right this early.

The Terminator · Oct 28, 2011

NO NO NO .

cant wait for it tomorrow though

FLAIRtastic · Oct 28, 2011

Hoskins hasn't travelled, source - twitter

Wexford Gull · Oct 28, 2011

Nice. I like the new thread design.

1-3 CMS(2) Greer.

The Wookiee · Oct 28, 2011

perseus said:
I don't want to get into a habit of starting this thread. Just thought we could use a design change.

* Friendlies and unimportant games
** Middle of the table nothing games against low profile oppositiono
*** Average Championship games and Cup games against inferior opposition
**** Important season defining games, local derbies and opposition with star names
***** Crunch games

Every Brighton match is as important as the last/next one for me !

DanielT · Oct 28, 2011

Wexford Gull said:
Nice. I like the new thread design.

1-3 CMS(2) Greer.

I think Paynter has a point to prove (to several on this forum for a start!) and I think he'll score

chucky1973 · Oct 28, 2011

4-4..........a cracker in the midlands

Acker79 · Oct 28, 2011

NB Birmingham have played only 11 matches

perseus · Oct 28, 2011

Tactics

Team against Birmingham:
Team to play Birmingham

Because Birmingham press high up the pitch, I think we would want some speed merchants up front, with Noone and Mackail-Smith definite starters and Lua lua on the bench. I think the Birmingham full-backs back up their wingers and press so we need Jara Reyes at right back. I think Paynter may very well start. Vicente I would definitely include. I would have Vincelot in the squad as well.

How to make the opposition play the long ball game by Chris Hughton

I think Chris Hughton might and try and make us play the long ball.

Harper
Jara Dunk Greer Painter
Buckley Bridcutt Vicente Noone
Mackail-Smith Paynter

Ankregren, Vincelot, Lua lua, Barnes, Harley

Everest · Oct 29, 2011

League Matches at Birmingham
Brighton wins - 1
Birmingham wins - 3
Draws - 3
Brighton goals - 8
Birmingham goals - 11

League Results at Birmingham - all time
English Division Two
29.04.1995 Birmingham 3-3 Brighton
English Division Two (old)
08.04.1989 Birmingham 1-2 Brighton
14.02.1987 Birmingham 2-0 Brighton
23.03.1985 Birmingham 1-1 Brighton
English Division One (old)
02.05.1983 Birmingham 1-1 Brighton
27.03.1982 Birmingham 1-0 Brighton
07.02.1981 Birmingham 2-1 Brighton

Head-to-head
• These clubs have met 20 times competitively; Birmingham have won eight, Brighton six, with a share of the spoils on six occasions.
• They last clashed in the league in April 1995, when six goals were shared at St Andrews. Birmingham were top of the third tier at the time and went on to win promotion.
• The Seagulls' only away league win over Birmingham was a 2-1 second tier triumph in April 1989.

Birmingham
• Birmingham are pursuing a seventh successive victory in league and cup, and defending a 100% league record in October.
• They are on the longest current winning sequence in the Championship of four games, and are looking to complete five straight wins for the first time since December 2009.
• Blues have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Championship, and have not conceded in 325 minutes (five hours 25 minutes) since Ishmael Miller scored the opener for Nottingham Forest in Birmingham's 3-1 victory at the City Ground on 2 October.

Brighton
• Brighton have slipped from top to 13th, after a run of seven winless games. That followed an unbeaten six-game start, in which 16 points were bagged.
• The Seagulls have gained three points out of 21 since beating struggling Bristol City on 10 September at Ashton Gate.
• They have squandered an unequalled 12 Championship points from winning positions.

perseus · Oct 29, 2011

Match Preview - Albion v Birmingham City

The matches I remember most were a victory as a Division Three against Two side in the l
League Cup in the late sixties, and a defeat near the end of our days at the Goldstone when we were really up against it, but we only lost 0-1 because of some last ditch defending.

severnside gull · Oct 29, 2011

I've only been out of the country for a a few weeks and I come back to high tech matchday postings! If it changes our luck I'm all for it - flew in this morning early and just killing time in the town centre before making my way to St Andrews for 1pm and lunch in the Boardroom - expecting some pretty gung-ho pre-match banter from their lot but I'm confident we will have the last laugh as long as we keep Woody in check - he has gained a yard of pace and a lot of confidence since last season and could easily come back to haunt us but if it's true that Dunk is out and assuming Reyes covers in the centre I think we will be okay.

perseus · Oct 29, 2011

What is our side going to be and what formation? As usual I have not got a clue.

If we are going to play passing football in the tippy-tappy style, surely it has got to be 4-3-3 ?
Gus Tactics

But this is the big test if Gus

can still play this system against Chris Hughton who knows (or professes to know) how to stop teams playing the passing game and make them play the long ball.

I would like to se Lua lua on the pitch at some time.
Hughton: Dealing with a quick winger

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