- Apr 5, 2014
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That'll be most newly promoted sides then.
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[Albion] Hughton
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That'll be most newly promoted sides then.
True enough. Nothing more than I should have expected I guess. As I said. It’s tough at the top.
Wellesley
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- Jul 24, 2013
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That doesn't make us the better team though does it. They were defending a lead away from home, soaking up all we could muster and then hitting us on the break. We were a little unlucky but they deserved the win with an excellent away performance.
ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
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Sadly it is not just down to missing one player ( irrespective of his ability/contribution )
doogie004
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Well
According to Duffy interview “we didn’t deserve to win today” . But hey he only played in the game
God knows what one you were watching
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portslade seagull
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They just knew how to play us. We were so one dimensional with long balls to Murray which were gobbled up by there big back line. Relegation scrap here we come no idea if we will survive.
doogie004
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Aahh same old answers from the same old few when the truth comes out
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Javeaseagull
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- Feb 22, 2014
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Disappointed in your post Harry. We haven’t kept doing the same thing, we have changed to 4 -3 - 3 to suit the players we have bought.
The strikers not scoring can be blamed on the manager but is he really to blame?
We dropped from 13th to 14th today. Let’s be honest we are used to either being in a relegation struggle or a promotion struggle. We have our excitement back.
If we go down, who better to bring us back up than Chris, just like Dyche?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Don't think CH is out of his depth so much as the players are. The Ryan-Dunk-Duffy triumvirate is SOUND. But beyond that it's Championship level; our midfield is flakey and disjointed, and our attacking force is threadbare. Assuming we huff and puff our way to safety this season, we need to upgrade to proven PL quality, at least in the key positions. Too much club resources wasted trying to unearth hidden gems from anywhere and everywhere. Need to start acting like a grown-up PL club now on the transfer front, while there's still time. And yes I DO know it's spending somebody else's money
Seagull1989
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- Oct 31, 2011
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Still fully behind Hughton as he has worked wonders to get us where we are now compared to where we were when he took over.
Although Today we did not have a plan B and played to Burnely’s strengths. We are only in our 2nd season in the Premier League and today was a reality check for us
Although Today we did not have a plan B and played to Burnely’s strengths. We are only in our 2nd season in the Premier League and today was a reality check for us
Lindfield by the Pond
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You must have missed the bit just before HT where Solly was down on the touchline as play continued. Took a big knock. Clear that they wanted to see if it would work out at start of second half, which it didn't. Only reason you make a sub within 5 mins of second half.
Don't think CH is out of his depth so much as the players are. The Ryan-Dunk-Duffy triumvirate is SOUND. But beyond that it's Championship level; our midfield is flakey and disjointed, and our attacking force is threadbare. Assuming we huff and puff our way to safety this season, we need to upgrade to proven PL quality, at least in the key positions. Too much club resources wasted trying to unearth hidden gems from anywhere and everywhere. Need to start acting like a grown-up PL club now on the transfer front, while there's still time. And yes I DO know it's spending somebody else's money
I’m with you. I’m always of the thinking that our squad quality is patchy to say the least. I think CH has chiselled out PL results over the last 18 months, in spite of the serious lack of squad PL quality. Several players including Knockaert and Locadia have failed to consistently impress.
IF we stay up, I hope and believe that TB/PB/CH/PW will seriously get to grips with squad quality this summer.
Should we drop, I haven’t got a clue how the squad would change.
Justice
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Which was a worry he’s shite at this level can’t see him being a regular starter for any other PL side.
100% this.
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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Today? We didn't have a plan B today? Today? We never have a Plan B and on days like today I sometimes wonder if we have a Plan A?
We clearly need some new ideas and Hughton and Co. seem devoid of them.
Yes, I am thoroughly pissed off right now. Pissed off also that people trot out the "We've only dropped from 13th to 14th". They ignore the fact that we have gone from a comfortable mid table position to being 3 points out of the bottom 3 in only a few weeks.
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I used to question Solly’s ability, but now I rate him. When we play well, he’s often our best player or the equal of any other (vs Palace, Watford for example).
He really is the least of our issues.
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blockhseagull
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I’m not saying we need to change quite yet, but a good manager is rated on how he reacts to poor performances.
At the moment that seems to be just play the same 11 and hope for a better result, which I think is what is leading to the frustration from the fans.
We have become pedestrian and ponderous with the ball, often choosing the wrong pass and when we are playing out from the back the lack of movement is shockingly bad. We aren’t difficult to play against, drop numbers behind the ball and frustrate us .... sooner or later we will make a mistake and give away a soft goal.
At the moment that seems to be just play the same 11 and hope for a better result, which I think is what is leading to the frustration from the fans.
We have become pedestrian and ponderous with the ball, often choosing the wrong pass and when we are playing out from the back the lack of movement is shockingly bad. We aren’t difficult to play against, drop numbers behind the ball and frustrate us .... sooner or later we will make a mistake and give away a soft goal.
Lindfield by the Pond
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Burnley didn't sack Dyche, and look where that got them. Europa League.
Megazone
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Poor example considering they got as far as aberdeen and might be getting relegated again, and if so, they're just going around and around with Dyche, ultimately ending up where they started.
He's hardly doing an Ediie Howe