clapham_gull
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Well done.
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[Albion] Austria pre-season friendly v FC Liefering - Sat. 13th July
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Well done.
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Well that’s right, conceding TWO against a Non League side FFS
Probably 5 or 6 nil
Irony I guess...
But troll?
Really? Do you know the meaning?
Did you feel we played well during those months?
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Rubbish.
You finish where you deserve.
Were we unlucky at West Ham when the ball went out of play, prior to then scoring?
Were we unlucky at Cardiff when they scored an offside winner?
At Burnley when Tarkowski handles on their goal?
At home Vs Leicester when Kayal conceded a last minute penalty against a player who was offside?
I can think of a lot more if you need me to.
The facts are all teams have ‘lucky’ / ‘unlucky’ moments, and you finish where you deserve to.
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The big question is----are the Albion better off with 3-4, 2-5, 2-4 looses instead of 0-0 & 1-1 draws? It may have been boring football but we kept playing in the PL with the TV money.
Icy Gull
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That is the 100 million pound question. All will be revealed
Seems a shame but there are plenty of fans who don’t seem to want to give Potter a chance and are totally convinced that there is no other way than the Hughton way. Reminds me of those guys in the 60’s wandering around with The End Of The World is Nigh placards around their necks. Nothing would convince them otherwise either
10 men behind the ball and terrified of every team in the Premier League cannot be the only way Lil Ole Brighton will survive, surely? I’d rather we didn’t if it is.
Great thanks. Nice take by Trossard for his goal and liked the Kayal ping to AJ and his cross for Andone to head in.
Hard to judge on the quality of the oppo and the pitch but we looked like we moved the ball quickly and looked to break.
Love the fans singing
Think it was Knockaert who switched play, Kayal is just behind him.....
Watched the game on the stream and the opponents were poor.
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blockhseagull
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Whilst I agree .... the ball didnt go out against West Ham
I think that’s a bit unfair.
I’ve not seen anyone being anti-Potter, we should all want the same thing which is a winning team, though turning your post around, I’m beginning to wonder whether that was the case when Hughton was in charge.
In terms of style, time will tell. We were always supposed to be a ‘work in progress’, but apparently weren’t progressing quickly enough for Tony Bloom.
I maintain that if we adopt a too open style we will effectively be playing similar to Fulham last season.
Ideally it’s a combination between the two, great structure without the ball, (Hughton’s strength), and attacking flair with it.
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Not the goal line, far side of the pitch before play was switched, both Montoya and Locadia stopped because it was out
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rogersix
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we were a bit lucky
Icy Gull
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No names but I have seen quite a few posts suggesting that we are already as good as down BECAUSE we sacked Hughton. I suggest that means Potter was being written off before the team even kicked a ball in anger.
I am really looking forward to the season. I expect us to take a while to get going and we may even turn out to be another Blackpool, as already mentioned. There are some who will take survival regardless of how dreadful it is to watch, those who love a great defensive display and those who expect to be entertained now and again. There is no right or wrong approach and nobody is going to be swayed by somebody else’s opinion.
As to the work in progress, we went backwards at an alarming rate after Xmas and showed no signs of being able to do anything but defend in depth by the end of the season.
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Well I don’t mind stating my view [emoji2]
I think Hughton’s style offered us the best chance of survival.
Not writing Potter off, as if he’s clever he’ll adapt, but initially his style may not help our survival IMO.
Great last para., fully agree - you know where I am [emoji2]
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rogersix
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What part of 'we were lucky' is nonsesnse, if you wanted to go to ectremes you could say is beyong your level of understanding?
Geez.
Is that your best? Intellectual, rational argument ...............well, obviously not. So f*kc off.
just a little bit
Unlikely we would survive continuing what we were doing though IMO. 20-odd games of mostly extraordinarily negative dross, almost no chances created or goals scored and a team bereft of confidence and belief.
Icy Gull
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Who knows we may do a De Boer, lose 7 games push the panic button and turn to Sam Allardyce
But you would acknowledge that wasn’t the case before Christmas.
Not saying you’re wrong, none of us will ever know.
Every team has a bad run, it’s just that ours extended over two months.....
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Who knows we may do a De Boer, lose 7 games push the panic button and turn to Sam Allardyce
OMG!
Too Southern for him, Pullis probably - OMG!!
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