Albion "Like a Premier league team" - Bolton goalkeeper

Gilliver's Travels

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Jul 5, 2003

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Brighton Marina Village

• Mar 11, 2013

• #1

Extraordinarily generous comments by Andy Lonergan in his interview on the club's website: “We did really well – they’re a really good team. I don’t know if you can appreciate it sat in the stands but when you’re on the pitch, for me personally it felt like playing a Premier League team, so fair play to them.”

I thought we looked really good… But that good?

 

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Springal

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Feb 12, 2005

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GOSBTS

• Mar 11, 2013

• #2

Easy to say that when you won

 

SeagullSongs

And it's all gone quiet..

Oct 10, 2011

6,937

Southampton

• Mar 11, 2013

• #3

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again, I think we're more suited to the style of Premier League football than Championship. Getting up will be harder than staying up IMO (Ooh Matron indeed).
Obviously teams like United, Chelsea and City would destroy us regardless though, but that's to be expected.

 

HantsSeagull

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Aug 17, 2011

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Caught in a Riptide

• Mar 11, 2013

• #4

SeagullSongs said:

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again, I think we're more suited to the style of Premier League football than Championship. Getting up will be harder than staying up IMO (Ooh Matron indeed).
Obviously teams like United, Chelsea and City would destroy us regardless though, but that's to be expected.

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very much this. been saying the same thing. as evidenced by our performances against epl clubs in various games, albeit cup ties. (conveniently leaving Liverpool away out of the mix!)

 

hybrid_x

Banned

Jun 28, 2011

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• Mar 11, 2013

• #5

SeagullSongs said:

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again, I think we're more suited to the style of Premier League football than Championship. Getting up will be harder than staying up IMO (Ooh Matron indeed).
Obviously teams like United, Chelsea and City would destroy us regardless though, but that's to be expected.

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i totally agree with this - and have said this (in the real world) a few times only to be laughed at. our style is totally premiership and we would not have too many of the tough constantly pressing meathead teams in the prem (stoke aside).

alas, if we dont go up this season (whichi for me is an 18% chance at the moment) - then bridders and others will leave and we start again.......i really feel this is the year to go up or we will be mid table championship side for the next 5 or 6 years.

 

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leigull

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Sep 26, 2010

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• Mar 11, 2013

• #6

Our style may be suited better to Premier League football, but our squad is quite short on the talent to play it successfully at that level.

 

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pork pie

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Dec 27, 2008

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Pork pie land.

• Mar 11, 2013

• #7

SeagullSongs said:

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again, I think we're more suited to the style of Premier League football than Championship. Getting up will be harder than staying up IMO (Ooh Matron indeed).
Obviously teams like United, Chelsea and City would destroy us regardless though, but that's to be expected.

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I tend to agree with that, and I think Poyet would do better with the funds that he would be given than he does right now. I always feel that he knows what he wants, and it is always beyond his budget, unless there is a special reason, such as Bridge and Upson.