[Albion] If you need a hug…

[SouthSaxon]

Forum traffic a bit quiet tonight, eh Bozza? Thought you’d drive a bit of extra engagement?

One of those AI-generated Facebook transfer rumour posts should do the trick, eh @Bozza ?

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Eurovision is going to get me through this, or glasses of whisky and coke.

not entirely sure which?!

 

[Redinpeace]

 

[Cotton Socks]

Sending hugs to you as well.
Just ban any Palace instantly except for the longstanding nice ones, we all know who the nice ones are.
FFS, Palace have just won the FA cup, I've decided I'm definitely living in some f**ked up parallel universe when you take the rest of it into consideration!

 

[nickjhs]

Sending hugs to you as well.
Just ban any Palace instantly except for the longstanding nice ones, we all know who the nice ones are.
FFS, Palace have just won the FA cup, I've decided I'm definitely living in some f**ked up parallel universe when you take the rest of it into consideration!

Just to add insult to injury, it is possible for that lot to finish above us as well.

 

[Ding Dong !]

My Palace supporting neighbour said to me last week, he would be thinking of me on my birthday ( 17th May ) a lot if Palace win !!!!!!!

 

[AK74]

Evoking the spirit of Cameron's 'Hug a Hoodie' campaign, @Bozza?

 

[Redinpeace]

As a neutral with a soft spot for Albion and without sounding patronising I think as a club, team on and off the field and a fan base you’re in a fantastic stable position and only a bit of fortune and good luck away from having another day in the sun.

Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Palace and my team will be fire fighting throughout the whole of next season and don’t be surprised if one or two of the aforementioned are thrashing about towards the bottom of the league as the bigger teams will plunder and weaken each squad, I also expect two or three managerial changes, Brighton are in a much much better place with a better squad and a strong starting XI money to spend and will only sell if it suits ( or if bank of Chelsea are willing to part with big money).

Sit tight and hang in and it will be all the sweeter when BHA pick up silverware.

 

[albionfan37]

I’m already looking to build a time machine that those cu nts never win anything (before us)

 

[Brovion]

I'm now going to have to pretend that I don't care about the FA Cup and say it's now a Noddy two-bob competition that no one takes seriously. So Palace won it, who cares? Much more important to get league points than win Cup ties.

And worse, how we laughed at that ridiculous banner they had a season or so ago: "Brighton, when will you learn that there are students and there are masters," (Or words to that effect. How we laughed, especially as we won that day. Turns out it was spot on, wasn't it?

Anyway, I'm leaving the country now. See you all in a week.

 

[Rowdey]

A bit of self reflection here in SE27. Surrounded as i am by CP local fans, they all put up with me being cheery when talking footie, and offering well meaning platitudes the past few years like 'You play great football' 'Good to see the big 6 getting beaten more' etc but i've come to realise they are largely better than me.. i'm just not sure i can offer same warm words in return..

 

[ofco8]

Sending hugs to you as well.
Just ban any Palace instantly except for the longstanding nice ones, we all know who the nice ones are.
FFS, Palace have just won the FA cup, I've decided I'm definitely living in some f**ked up parallel universe when you take the rest of it into consideration!

Don't like to add to the gloom but they could easily win the Community Shield as well!!!

 

[Jeremiah]

Don't like to add to the gloom but they could easily win the Community Shield as well!!!

If they do I bet they burn it.

 

[Cotton Socks]

Don't like to add to the gloom but they could easily win the Community Shield as well!!!

Well if they do, as they're such a community based club they should Ebay the cup & then give any prize money straight to the people they ripped off when they went into administration.
1st lot to St Johns Ambulance! Although with their unexpected FA cup winnings, I'm sure they will make a sizeable donation to St Johns Ambulance anyway!

 

[Comrade Sam]

Yesterday was one of the darkest days in British football. Their kit alone was a horror the public should not have to witness.

 

[Eeyore]

As a neutral with a soft spot for Albion and without sounding patronising I think as a club, team on and off the field and a fan base you’re in a fantastic stable position and only a bit of fortune and good luck away from having another day in the sun.

Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Palace and my team will be fire fighting throughout the whole of next season and don’t be surprised if one or two of the aforementioned are thrashing about towards the bottom of the league as the bigger teams will plunder and weaken each squad, I also expect two or three managerial changes, Brighton are in a much much better place with a better squad and a strong starting XI money to spend and will only sell if it suits ( or if bank of Chelsea are willing to part with big money).

Sit tight and hang in and it will be all the sweeter when BHA pick up silverware.

At this stage (I love the term 'at this stage', it future proofs being wrong) I am not convinced of next season being one for which I hold much confidence or despair. All of the teams currently below Albion could make a case for having a far better season than this. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will not have another season where they gave up the ghost so early and concentrated on one trophy. Then comes West Ham who are 15 points behind us. That isn't a lot over a break between seasons. Thus, again 'at this stage', Albion find themselves with just as much potential to be rattling around at the bottom as the top end.

You are only ever and end of season break away from doing a Leicester City. But you are also only an end of season break away from doing a... Leicester City. The finest example of extremes.

As for the teams coming up, there is much talk of the gulf between the leagues now and I think this is largely down to Wolves, Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Forest ourselves and Crystal Palace having, unusually, all done well in their transfer activities. It means that instead of bringing in a few wise bargains and going into a group of about eight teams who could be expected to be looking over their shoulders, the promoted teams have to jump two levels. The gulf hasn't got wider, the listed teams just got smarter.

 

[Redinpeace]

At this stage (I love the term 'at this stage', it future proofs being wrong) I am not convinced of next season being one for which I hold much confidence or despair. All of the teams currently below Albion could make a case for having a far better season than this. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will not have another season where they gave up the ghost so early and concentrated on one trophy. Then comes West Ham who are 15 points behind us. That isn't a lot over a break between seasons. Thus, again 'at this stage', Albion find themselves with just as much potential to be rattling around at the bottom as the top end.

You are only ever and end of season break away from doing a Leicester City. But you are also only an end of season break away from doing a... Leicester City. The finest example of extremes.

As for the teams coming up, there is much talk of the gulf between the leagues now and I think this is largely down to Wolves, Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Forest ourselves and Crystal Palace having, unusually, all done well in their transfer activities. It means that instead of bringing in a few wise bargains and going into a group of about eight teams who could be expected to be looking over their shoulders, the promoted teams have to jump two levels. The gulf hasn't got wider, the listed teams just got smarter.

At this stage you might be right .

In all seriousness Brighton are way ahead of the teams around that we’ve both mentioned, the structure of the club from top to bottom is set up to succeed on the flip side a couple of bad windows in and out could see a dip in performance and results but at this stage ( you’re right it is a good get out of jail term) the higher ups at BHA are about as good as it gets.

 

[Bold Seagull]

At this stage you might be right .

In all seriousness Brighton are way ahead of the teams around that we’ve both mentioned, the structure of the club from top to bottom is set up to succeed on the flip side a couple of bad windows in and out could see a dip in performance and results but at this stage ( you’re right it is a good get out of jail term) the higher ups at BHA are about as good as it gets.

Indeed, but as a fan base this board alone demonstrates we resilient enough to handle the odd dip in our progression.

 

[Flounce]

Don't like to add to the gloom but they could easily win the Community Shield as well!!!

That wouldn’t bother me in the least, I put that down as a Micky Mouse Cup

Money making pre season friendly

Not convinced I have ever watched one with any interest at all, in fact I don’t even remember watching it.

I am cheering myself up about Saturday remembering Coventry, Wimbledon, Wigan and Portsmouth have all won the FA Cup. Where are they now?

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

That wouldn’t bother me in the least, I put that down as a Micky Mouse Cup

Money making pre season friendly

Not convinced I have ever watched one with any interest at all, in fact I don’t even remember watching it.

I am cheering myself up about Saturday remembering Coventry, Wimbledon, Wigan and Portsmouth have all won the FA Cup. Where are they now?

The 1974 Charity Shield was fun.