This.
Re tomorrow, I’m excited but relaxed. I am struggling to see how it’ll be worse than last year up there.
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[Albion] Whose excited and nervous ?
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Re tomorrow, I’m excited but relaxed. I am struggling to see how it’ll be worse than last year up there.
SweatyMexican
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- Mar 31, 2013
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I’ll be fine right up until kick off! Then I’ll be a nervous wreck again.
I just want a good performance. Last season’s opener we were just off the pace, and I want us to take the game to them a bit more.
I just want a good performance. Last season’s opener we were just off the pace, and I want us to take the game to them a bit more.
FatSuperman
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- Feb 25, 2016
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When was it ever fair though? And the Championship is even less fair - parachute payment clubs vs everyone else.
Excitedly intrigued.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
seagull_special
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I am so excited, over 40 years a fan and experienced every emotion from delight to despair. This is the best of times, the very best of times and I will enjoy it to the full hopefully we will shine and wipe away the disappointment of last season’s dire showing. Our last week in Brighton before heading back to Abu Dhabi but t least I get to watch every game in the comfort of my lounge UTA
drew
Drew
I'd agree with the 50s and 60s as that was due to maximum wage. Since then it has been the domain of the big clubs only with very few exceptions. Liverpool dominated 70s and 80s, Man Utd the 90s and 00s. Notable exceptions, Blackburn (because they threw money at it) and Leicester. In the 70s Clough pulled it off with Derby and Forest and Everton won in the 80s but at the time they were probably one of the big 6 before the resurgence of Chelsea. Oh, and Villa.
Was it really a lot different between 1979-1983?
Apart from 1 season with a respectable mid table finish, it was all about just avoiding relegation until the Cup run helped that to happen.
I’m feeling quite optimistic!
Sussex Nomad
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Not excited or nervous. First game of the season, even back in the day they never showed a league table until three were played. Will start getting there around December. Right now I'll be pissed if we lose and happy if we win and see what position we may be jostling for. Two seasons ago do you remember LLLLLLL up the road? To early to get the emotions ramped up just now, but every game is a winner!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Just keep the noise down when we win
This. I lost interest in that period hugely, partly because of going out clubbing and to gigs with mates, which was far more interesting than watching the likes of Arsenal beat us with ease. Even if the faux ‘good old days’, we were paupers compared to many other clubs, there was a hierarchy.
The Taylor/Mullery years 76 to 79 were 10x more interesting. Wins, promotions, Ward, often huge swaying crowds packed into the Goldstone (including the extra thousands that beat the taxman).
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Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
I'm more nervous than excited. I want it all to go well and think we'll probably be fine. Some decent results in the coming weeks and I'll be excited. Fair weather fan.
Spacegull
Sehr Kosmiche.
Excited... check.
Nervous... check.
In my 42 years of supporting this outfit, I have never been so uncertain to how we’ll perform. Could be wonderful, could be dreadful. Probably both.
Cognitive dissonance a-go-go.
Nice.
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Nervous... check.
In my 42 years of supporting this outfit, I have never been so uncertain to how we’ll perform. Could be wonderful, could be dreadful. Probably both.
Cognitive dissonance a-go-go.
Nice.
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TottonSeagull
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Really looking forward to tomorrow and the season. Have a feeling that we will be the surprise team this year. Just looking forward to walking up to the away teams stadium with a little hope in my heart. Loved CH but never had any belief that we may have an attack in an away game in the last couple of years let alone win!
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