England vs Brighton & Hove Albion

[Barrel of Fun]

England to win Euro 2012 or Brighton to win promotion in 2012?

NB And yes Brovion, they are mutually exclusive for the purpose of this exercise.

 

[Champagne charles]

Thanks Barrel of fun, could be interesting

 

[strings]

Normally I dislike England because few players seem to care, but I will go with England this time. The answer would have been different if this were our second season at this level, or if we were still in league one.

However, for this one season only, I'm going for England to win the Euros. This country could do with a bit of good news.

 

[Mellotron]

I'm sure Brighton will win, and that's probably what I'd want. At the same time it would be great for England as it would shut a lot of moaners up, and we'd feel no pressure going into the next few tournaments, knowing we'd won something for once. Also for England it's once every two years, whereas it's every year for Brighton.

 

[Chris001]

No brainer, Albion every time.

 

[crodonilson]

Eng-er-land!!

Major tournaments come round every two years if we even qualify, we have the opportunity of promotion every season. I also think we will be stronger next season and can win promotion then.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

A victory v Palace'll do me

 

[FlownWest]

England to win the Euros, definitely. I'd live in hope that the Albion can make it to the Premier League in good time, but when the team is ready.

 

[Frutos]

we'd feel no pressure going into the next few tournaments, knowing we'd won something for once.

Surely the reverse would actually happen?

If we were to win Euro 2012, the pressure for WC2014 would be heightened by virtue of the general attitude (especially from the media) of "we won one, so now why shouldn't we be capable of winning another?".

 

[Champagne charles]

Eng-er-land!!

Major tournaments come round every two years if we even qualify, we have the opportunity of promotion every season. I also think we will be stronger next season and can win promotion then.

Exactly my reasoning, would it be worth going up this season and then going straight back down? I dont think so. After 2 seasons It would be Brighton all day long.

 

[e77]

England. I don't think we are ready for the Premier League without the extra seats and training ground (although the former could feasible happen this summer).

 

[Icy Gull]

England winning the Euros is as likely as Sunderland winning the Premiership. I would be very happy if England could win the Euros but I would be f***ing ECSTATIC if the mighty BHA surfaced in the EPL. No brainer, Albion every time.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

My Brighton and Hove Albion over John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard any day.

 

[Frutos]

Of course, the realistic answer is that neither is going to happen.

The Albion aren't ready for the Premier League at this stage, although in a few seasons who knows. England are simply not as good as Spain, Netherlands and Germany to name but three.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

My Brighton and Hove Albion over John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard any day.

indeed

 

[Notters]

Eng-er-land!!

Major tournaments come round every two years if we even qualify, we have the opportunity of promotion every season. I also think we will be stronger next season and can win promotion then.

England to win the Euros, definitely. I'd live in hope that the Albion can make it to the Premier League in good time, but when the team is ready.

I just don't get this. When we're strong enough to be promoted we'll be promoted. When we are promoted Tony will invest. It's an Albion no-brainer for me. Also, all of the teams promoted last season are holding their own.

 

[FlownWest]

I'm not saying if we go up this season it wont be as good, or that we wont be as ready. Rather that I think it should happen sooner or later, where as England success in a major International tournament may never happen in my lifetime. Therefore that is my choice.

 

[Brovion]

England to win Euro 2012 or Brighton to win promotion in 2012?

NB And yes Brovion, they are mutually exclusive for the purpose of this exercise.

Why pick on me?

Anyway, I can't vote (yet) as you haven't said what year. If you mean promotion 'this season' then I'll take England. If you mean 'ever' then I'll vote Albion.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Haha. Sorry, was meant to say 2012 i.e. end of this season.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Hoping for neither. We are not ready and they (England) are crap. If England did win a tournament (God forbid, but funnier things have happened e.g. Greece '04), all it would serve to achieve would be to cover up the massive institutional problems that exist within English football/society.