Brighton & Hove Albion vs Middlesbrough *** Official Match Thread ***

[GT49er]

Last three or four games have looked as if the pressure of the unbeaten run was beginning to tell (as well as the injuries) - now in some ways the pressure is off. We've lost the unbeaten record - now to break the run of not winning by more than one goal.

 

[Seagull58]

Kayal and VLP have done OK. The rest never turned up.

 

[maltaseagull]

Really? Needing to be better at CB was obvious I thought

No, not really obvious.
Better defensively more like. We have also conceded due to full back errors.

 

[The Camel]

Big round of applause for the away attendance

What's wrong with that?

Travelled over 300 miles for a noon kick off because SKY have dicked around with kick off times.

The least they deserve is a round of applause.

 

[sjamesb3466]

If Hughton hasn't brought Manu on today then he is obviously not good enough. No game changers on the bench today (Bobby aside)

 

[Seagull58]

The girlfriend was wearing her lucky panties today as well. They're going to have to come off immediately after the game.

 

[hart's shirt]

Boro fans chant "We can see you sneaking out".

Little do they know that the hundreds leaving early including Mourinho are excitedly heading to the post-match party.

 

[miffy6]

Well this was ****, on to Brentford.

 

[Driver8]

Boro fans chant "We can see you sneaking out".

Little do they know that the hundreds leaving early including Mourinho are excitedly heading to the post-match party.

I've sneaked out. What a load of shit that was.

 

[-gully-]

Wish we could kill games like they have.

 

[Megazone]

The injuries have really taken their toll on the Albion today. When you consider most of our best performers this season weren't on the pitch today, our loss to Middlesborough isn't really that bad. We almost had a B team playing.

 

[RandyWanger]

Thought we'd lose today, thought early on our unbeaten run would come to an end against this lot. What gets me is the manner we've lost, we were bossed all about the park, no reply at all. Amex was like a library.
We need to learn from this, our set pieces and defending set pieces haven't been good all season, also conceding early. Bounce back and carry on, strengthen in January and beat this lot in May.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Shame interesting to see the reaction in the next games and Jan, Keep the faith

 

[hart's shirt]

Whilst it's a poor way to lose the unbeaten record, we'll look back on the start of this season with a lot of good memories in the years to come.

 

[TSB]

Let the bedwetting commence.

Beat by the better team on the day. They lost 3-0 at Hull and have been in unbelievable form since.
We need to do the same.

 

[brakespear]

FT 0-3. Slightly better in the second half but still, you know....rubbish. Boro totally shut out our attack at home. IStill, I guess we had to lose one game this season, so onward to the next undefeated run

 

[Lawro's Lip]

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Middlesbrough *** Official Match Thread ***

Yes , reaction will be key now together with recovery rate of injured players and potential signings and loans.

 

[crookie]

Slow out the blocks and awful marking from set pieces, 3 goals down. That said, can only think of the save from Murphy, as clear cut chances for us. We look tired, squad is injury-ravaged. It's been a great run, but just ran out of steam against what looks like the best team in the league. Still all to play for, need some reinforcements and/or injured players back. Confident we'll kick on in the new year

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

We looked tired. Middlesbrough looked very good. Comfortably better than anyone else we've played.

We desperately need new players or injured ones to return asap.

 

[Seagull58]

Ipswich and Rotherham to do us a favour today.