Ex Shelton Seagull
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I thought the Hammers fans had been surprisingly level-headed about their defeat on Saturday. Most of the comments I saw were from people saying "if you don't take chances you're going to get punished" and "Brighton came with a game plan and it worked". I was rather disappointed because nothing amuses me like "Big Club" fans moaning on after we've beaten 'em 1-0.
Then by this afternoon we were being told that our support was "nothing special" and that we "hadn't made much noise at all". I guess our idea of supporting our team (encouragement, chants supporting the manager, singing throughout the game) is very different from the Essex way (shouting abuse at your own players/manager, booing, complaining).
Here's some highlights from their match report:
"Another Marlon shot then produced a fine save. Unfortunately for Brighton the hands in question belonged to a defender. Fortunately for Brighton, referee Armstrong (these clowns no longer deserve the title Mr) decided to add another helping hand by unilaterally repealing the law relating to handball and, to the amazement of everyone waved play on."
"Relishing his opportunity to get involved, Armstrong effectively gave Brighton the match with about 25 minutes to go. Repka fouled Virgo on our right. A foul it was but it was identical to any of several that had been perpetrated on Etherington during the first half. Armstrong changed his policy of allowing such challenges to give the free-kick. As the cross came over Butters shoved Davenport to the ground with both hands before heading home. It was the most blatant foul of the day so far. Armstrong can have had no excuse – he had the clearest of views so one can only speculate on what caused him to ignore the laws of the game at this point but ignore them he did. A post-match chat I had with one of the guys from the Brighton local paper was quite revealing – he wanted to credit the ref with an “assist” - but his editor wouldn't let him!"
"We tore Brighton apart so much, especially during the first half, that if it had been a boxing match the ref would have stopped it."
"The fact is that, dreadful refereeing notwithstanding, we ought to have been out of sight before Brighton's 12th man got a chance to influence things. The final word must go to the Brighton local paper (not that I expect he had the bottle to commit his words to print!): “That was so much like the Alamo we'll be signing Davy Crockett next week – together with Dick Turpin!”
Brighton local paper? Andy Naylor?
Anybody recall hearing people complain about the goal? Or a blatant penalty incident? Is it just me that missed these outrageous incidents? I guess we must have bribed the ref with all the ready cash we have lying around.
Do you think he wants cheese with that whine?
Then by this afternoon we were being told that our support was "nothing special" and that we "hadn't made much noise at all". I guess our idea of supporting our team (encouragement, chants supporting the manager, singing throughout the game) is very different from the Essex way (shouting abuse at your own players/manager, booing, complaining).
Here's some highlights from their match report:
"Another Marlon shot then produced a fine save. Unfortunately for Brighton the hands in question belonged to a defender. Fortunately for Brighton, referee Armstrong (these clowns no longer deserve the title Mr) decided to add another helping hand by unilaterally repealing the law relating to handball and, to the amazement of everyone waved play on."
"Relishing his opportunity to get involved, Armstrong effectively gave Brighton the match with about 25 minutes to go. Repka fouled Virgo on our right. A foul it was but it was identical to any of several that had been perpetrated on Etherington during the first half. Armstrong changed his policy of allowing such challenges to give the free-kick. As the cross came over Butters shoved Davenport to the ground with both hands before heading home. It was the most blatant foul of the day so far. Armstrong can have had no excuse – he had the clearest of views so one can only speculate on what caused him to ignore the laws of the game at this point but ignore them he did. A post-match chat I had with one of the guys from the Brighton local paper was quite revealing – he wanted to credit the ref with an “assist” - but his editor wouldn't let him!"
"We tore Brighton apart so much, especially during the first half, that if it had been a boxing match the ref would have stopped it."
"The fact is that, dreadful refereeing notwithstanding, we ought to have been out of sight before Brighton's 12th man got a chance to influence things. The final word must go to the Brighton local paper (not that I expect he had the bottle to commit his words to print!): “That was so much like the Alamo we'll be signing Davy Crockett next week – together with Dick Turpin!”
Brighton local paper? Andy Naylor?
Anybody recall hearing people complain about the goal? Or a blatant penalty incident? Is it just me that missed these outrageous incidents? I guess we must have bribed the ref with all the ready cash we have lying around.
Do you think he wants cheese with that whine?
