[Albion] Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[brighton_tom]

Has a new manager ever had as tough a start to life in the Premier League?

Liverpool, Spurs, City, Chelsea inside your first 6 games.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Yeah put me in the pessimist pete camp. I'm expecting our heaviest defeat in serveral years, possibly our worst in the premier league.

 

[1066familyman]

I'm looking forward to it. It's refreshing to be playing a team again that most definitely will not be parking the bus. We do better against those teams.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

All ready lubed up waiting for over the barrel for this one.

Can't see them not scoring less than the 4 today.

Welbs 2, Dunk 2?

 

[Easy 10]

I still haven't decided whether I'll be brave enough to whistle up a stream for this game or not. I'll be crouching behind the sofa peeping through my fingers if I do.

 

[dolphins]

I still haven't decided whether I'll be brave enough to whistle up a stream for this game or not. I'll be crouching behind the sofa peeping through my fingers if I do.

My feelings exactly!

 

[El Turi]

This is the one match I dread every season. Man City are a joyless sportwashing machine who are impossible to compete against with the obscene amount of money they’ve spent over the years. The only way it won’t be too painful is if we somehow can get one of their players sent off early on like at the Amex a couple of seasons ago.

 

[Dick Head]

So excited (to be looking at my match ticket unused as Avanti are shite)

were loose

 

[Swansman]

Why not give Welbeck a rest and give Undav a decent runout for once? It's a free hit anyways. Imagine what it would do to his and the team's confidence if he were to make an immediate impact!

Agree... not that it would be particularly fair to judge him from whatever he'd be doing today. Playing against City is pretty difficult.

But yeah I think this is a good occasion to give game time to a few players that haven't had that much.

 

[bluenitsuj]

3 big points incoming

 

[Icy Gull]

Is this the day we get our first De Zerbi OUT thread?

 

[Dick Head]

 

[WhingForPresident]

Were loose

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Welbeck will surely be one of the ‘fatigued’ players. Good luck, Undav

 

[Hendrax]

We drew with Liverpool and could've/should've won. They beat City...

1-2

Has to be.

COYS

 

[Taybha]

Back on track 1-2 first on MOTD,5 minutes of highlights 10 minutes of waffle about how poor City must have been and various assumptions that Haaaaalaaando is on a poor run due to his head weighing 10lb more than any other human being.

 

[Eeyore]

I’d like to see some changes today. There is fatigue and lack of scoring to deal with.

Something like this:

————————-Sanchez—————————
Lamptey—Veltman—Dunk—Webster—Estupinain
———Gilmour——-Mac Allister——Caicedo——-
————————Sarmiento—————————-
————————Welbeck——————————-

___________________________________Sanchez
Lamptey Veltman Dunk Webster Estupinain-Gilmour Mac Allister Caicedo Sarmiento
___________________________________Welbeck

 

[swindonseagull]

We can learn a lot from these BIG clubs
The fanzone out side is good. Several well priced food outlets..

Proper stage for a band and covered tables.

Parking was a plus £8 on the City website and only a 2 min walk to the ground.. will be a nightmare getting out though..

Club shop £70 for a home shirt ( ignore that bit Mr Barber)

 

[Wrong-Direction]

0 - 3 reverse psychology

 

[Coldeanseagull]

___________________________________Sanchez
Lamptey Veltman Dunk Webster Estupinain-Gilmour Mac Allister Caicedo Sarmiento
___________________________________Welbeck

I reckon Undav for Welbeck...otherwise a flat back nine