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7 days, 10 goals nil conceded...



Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason
Sep 29, 2007
8,212
It's a cracking start but we still need a couple of quality signings before I get excited, Look at the way we tailed off when Murray and knocky went off.

Or another interpretation could be 'look how much we tailed off after going 3-0 up against a team that wasn't likely to ever get anything from the game and we therefore didn't have to keep the intensity levels high to get maximum points'
 




British Bulldog

The great escape
Feb 6, 2006
10,897
Or another interpretation could be 'look how much we tailed off after going 3-0 up against a team that wasn't likely to ever get anything from the game and we therefore didn't have to keep the intensity levels high to get maximum points'

In that case we should learn from last season when goal difference cost us, Don't wan't that to happen again do we?
 




Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason
Sep 29, 2007
8,212
In that case we should learn from last season when goal difference cost us, Don't wan't that to happen again do we?

Or we don't have to exert ourselves as long in matches and can therefore be fresher for our future fixtures (it's a long season after all) giving us a better chance of automatic promotion

It took us 20 odd games last season to win by more than 1 goal, we've done it twice in the first 3 league games this season
 


Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Or another interpretation could be 'look how much we tailed off after going 3-0 up against a team that wasn't likely to ever get anything from the game and we therefore didn't have to keep the intensity levels high to get maximum points'

Rotherham were still trying to score after our three goals and substitutions. Nikki had to make a fine save to stop a long range effort going in. We had also had a couple of injured players during the game, so it made sense to ease up before we lost a player completely.
 




Lifelong Supporter

Well-known member
Aug 4, 2009
2,056
Burgess Hill
I believe the idea is to coast a little and save energy for future challenges. This lessens the chance of injury and is the thing we really need to avoid. Injuries are the real enemy. Keep this lot at the club and fit and with a couple more additions we will go up. BUT just to add Murray will not play like this all season and Knocky is a home player. He is not one to star away from home. Hence the need for another forward.
 


Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
73,870
West west west Sussex
It is so refreshing to see a manager look at the previous seasons failings, no matter how small, and clearly change his tactics accordingly.
 


BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Other than the 1 long range shot which Maenpaa saved well Rotherham offered nothing and were very poor. It was an obvious move for us to step off the gas. I was surprised when Dunk got a knock late on we didnt bring White on for his debut in the league, we were so much in command.
 








Invicta

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Nov 1, 2013
3,238
Kent
Our first choice players were mostly resting after 70 mins - Reading still going 24 hours later and a long journey home - good news for Saturday
 




nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
17,643
Gods country fortnightly
Not conseeded any goals beacuse we have two ENGLISH players at center half in Dunk and Bruno, and an ENGLISH keeper in Stockdale. None of this fancy dan nonsense that you get with foriegners.

#EnglishAndProud
#BrexitMeansBrexit

Regards

DR
:nono:
 




British Bulldog

The great escape
Feb 6, 2006
10,897
Other than the 1 long range shot which Maenpaa saved well Rotherham offered nothing and were very poor. It was an obvious move for us to step off the gas. I was surprised when Dunk got a knock late on we didnt bring White on for his debut in the league, we were so much in command.

It was the sharp save down to his left before that I was impressed with, Showed the chap has got good concentration levels after 70 something minutes with nothing to do.
 




El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
Helpful Moderator
Jul 5, 2003
39,715
Pattknull med Haksprut
Bah.

You lot of tofu munching sandal wearing lilly livered lefties are casually forgetting the WITHDRAWAL OF FREE COFFEE FROM THE 1901 LOUNGE.

#BarberOut
#BloomOut
#HughtonOut
#SackTheBoard
 




Boy Blue

Banned
Mar 14, 2016
766
Enjoy it while it lasts as Newcastle will put a few past us and will end our unbeaten run.
 






halbpro

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2012
2,868
Brighton
By my reckoning, we're one of only four teams in the top four divisions not to have conceded a goal yet, sharing that with Port Vale, West Brom and Swansea. Of course the two Premier League sides have only played one match, making us and Port Vale look all the better.

EDIT: That's league goals, Port Vale did ship one in the cup.
 


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