Birmingham City FC - vs - Brighton & Hove Albion FC **** Official Match Thread ****

[TheJasperCo]

We can do it! All we need is a strong starting line-up, good play going forwards, and to remember to hold the frigging lead if we score first.

 

[Caveman]

I am hoping this is the start of the season for us... come on .

 

[Acker79]

Check out the official thread for the away game at Leeds United last season and you will find four asterisks and an ampersand.

Keep the faith, as someone once said.

The exception that proves the rule.

 

[T soprano]

The good news is Mr Soprano isn't going for an all time losing streak

We are going to win today I'm so happy I could.....

 

[dougdeep]

We have only won there once. Mind you the first time we played them was in 1980 which is a bit weird.

 

[TSB]

Two draws (correct me if wrong) on our last two visits to St Andrews.
I'm going 2-2.
Would be perfectly happy if we don't take the lead early doors.

 

[JBizzleBeard]

Sat poolside in sunny Corfu for this one. Come on you seagulls! 1-1

 

[KZNSeagull]

Pretty much total doom and gloom around this board at the moment. We are bound, therefore, to win. 2-1.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

were deffo loose.

 

[Two Professors]

Heading for St Andrews in about an hour for my first look at Oscar's Army.No Zigic this year,so 1-2 to the good guys!

 

[Canonman]

The bookies have us as favourites

Nailed on 1-3

 

[Bean]

were loose

 

[saafend_seagull]

Birmingham City FC - vs - Brighton & Hove Albion FC **** Official Match Thread

Struggling to see a win with no Bruno bridcutt Orlandi and no strikers on the bench....

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Birmingham City FC - vs - Brighton & Hove Albion FC **** Official Match Thread

Just spent a lovely week away with friends and family in Somerset. And for the 1st time in a week I've actually got Internet and a phone signal. And because of this and to share my good humour I've come to tell you all that we are going to win 2-1 today after going 1-0 down.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Maybe if we play the 4-3-3 quick passing counter attack game that Leeds are, we might have a chance.

 

[Justice]

Feel a win today lads come on the Albion !!!

 

[glasfryn]

Nailed on 1-3

spot on

football focus with cp on when I could be out in the garden watching World war two planes flying around
only one winner there then and its not FF

 

[Daffy Duck]

spot on

football focus with cp on when I could be out in the garden watching World war two planes flying around
only one winner there then and its not FF

Get out in your garden Glasfryn. Four of them circling at the moment and half an hour ago the Wellington bomber flew overhead. Amazing sight.

Anyways, gone for a 1-1 today. Be well happy with a point up there.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Maybe if we play a 4-3-3 quick passing attacking game, we might have a chance.

There. Amended for you

 

[perseus]

Only a *** game & it is not quite corrected.

Team selection a puzzle for Oscar. To make the team to gel away from home. At home I would like to see both Buckley and Lualua, but we can't them as two out and out wingers, because we can only play on one wing at a time. So Buckley would have to adapt his game a bit. This will take time to work.

4-3-3 requires a central midfielder of more skill than we have got. I would play the Capello-style 4-4-2 away. This would mean Buckley helping out in defence a bit more.

In the 4-4-2 it would mean Ulloa up front and someone (Orlandi if fit) playing the Gerrard role. Behind Ulloa I would like to see Lualua instead of Barnes as the second striker. Lualua is looking sharp to me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23644655