The reasons why we are not RUNNING away with this league.

[Seagulls1984]

1- we need a striker we have for over a yr now, the rest of the squad is very solid it is the missing piece of the jigsaw.
2-Vicente or jfc ( I know he can't come back till jan) need to be in the team because we lack any creativity or goal threat from the middle of the park. The loaning out of jfc was poyets biggest mistake .
3- the sale of nooney , ok good business but surely getting to the prem would b better business. Buckley struggles to stay fit and lua lua is just not the same player.


If you put lallana and lambert in this current Brighton team we would destroy this league, we are just putting so much pressure on are defence to keep clean sheets because we can't score.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Do you think it has anything at all to do with the quality of other teams?

Maybe?

 

[Napper]

JFC started well but hasnt been doing that well at Oxford though

 

[Ernest]

Just wish Poyet/Bloom would offer silly money to Southampton and grab Lambert, we would be right up there with his goals

 

[Seagulls1984]

There is not 1 stand out team in this league and we have the best gk lb and rb in the league.

 

[Seagulls1984]

JFC started well but hasnt been doing that well at Oxford though

I watched him the other day against port vale and he was poor but the game just bypassed him.Jfc is the sort of talent that he will look better playing with players on his wave length.

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Look at Reading last year, weren't the best team we played IMO but won the league! Funny old game

 

[kevtherev]

JFC looked class when he played last season. Then had one poor game against a team who qualified for europe, then never even made the bench. Farmed out on loan, while Poyet bought in about 6/7 midfield players. Tells you all you need to know about his prospects of playing under Poyet.

 

[Seagulls1984]

Look at Reading last year, weren't the best team we played IMO but won the league! Funny old game

But they had Jason Roberts , that's what's winding me up I think the team is 90% complete just lacking the all round striker.

 

[Ernest]

Reading ran away with the league once they signed Roberts, lesson there for Poyet & Bloom

 

[Seagulls1984]

JFC looked class when he played last season. Then had one poor game against a team who qualified for europe, then never even made the bench. Farmed out on loan, while Poyet bought in about 6/7 midfield players. Tells you all you need to know about his prospects of playing under Poyet.

Just don't get it I really don't.Hope gus hasn't held a grudge because he fell out with nicky f.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

JFC looked class when he played last season. Then had one poor game against a team who qualified for europe, then never even made the bench. Farmed out on loan, while Poyet bought in about 6/7 midfield players. Tells you all you need to know about his prospects of playing under Poyet.

I think you're talking uncharacteristic rubbish, I'm suprised.

Jake Forster-Caskey is how old? And you want him playing every game in the Championship? In the summer the contracts of Romain Vincelot, Matt Sparrow and Gary Dicker all expire. JFC returns from his experience gaining loan in january, and he'll come back with a better football education and who knows how valuable that is for him. People say he's not been doing too well at Oxford, in a struggling team, but he's playing every game and that's crucial for his development. He's learning a lot more playing games every week in league 2 than he would be playing against the Brentford stiffs and then waiting two weeks for another run out in a game which amounts to being a friendly.

 

[Brownstuff]

1- we need a striker we have for over a yr now, the rest of the squad is very solid it is the missing piece of the jigsaw.
2-Vicente or jfc ( I know he can't come back till jan) need to be in the team because we lack any creativity or goal threat from the middle of the park. The loaning out of jfc was poyets biggest mistake .
3- the sale of nooney , ok good business but surely getting to the prem would b better business. Buckley struggles to stay fit and lua lua is just not the same player.


If you put lallana and lambert in this current Brighton team we would destroy this league, we are just putting so much pressure on are defence to keep clean sheets because we can't score.

Totally agree
Swap Mackail-Smith for a Lambert/Holt type player (someone also who can header a ball, Mackail-Smith is poor in the air) and we would be in business

 

[Seagulls1984]

I think you're talking uncharacteristic rubbish, I'm suprised.

Jake Forster-Caskey is how old? And you want him playing every game in the Championship? In the summer the contracts of Romain Vincelot, Matt Sparrow and Gary Dicker all expire. JFC returns from his experience gaining loan in january, and he'll come back with a better football education and who knows how valuable that is for him. People say he's not been doing too well at Oxford, in a struggling team, but he's playing every game and that's crucial for his development. He's learning a lot more playing games every week in league 2 than he would be playing against the Brentford stiffs and then waiting two weeks for another run out in a game which amounts to being a friendly.

Don't agree with that his age should have nothing to do with it how old is sterling at Liverpool?

 

[kevtherev]

I think you're talking uncharacteristic rubbish, I'm suprised.

Jake Forster-Caskey is how old? And you want him playing every game in the Championship? In the summer the contracts of Romain Vincelot, Matt Sparrow and Gary Dicker all expire. JFC returns from his experience gaining loan in january, and he'll come back with a better football education and who knows how valuable that is for him. People say he's not been doing too well at Oxford, in a struggling team, but he's playing every game and that's crucial for his development. He's learning a lot more playing games every week in league 2 than he would be playing against the Brentford stiffs and then waiting two weeks for another run out in a game which amounts to being a friendly.

Think what you like, there is a reason JFC is at Oxford and it has nothing to do with getting experience and no, i'm not saying anymore. Still think he will have a big future in the game and hopefully at this football club, but not all the time Poyet is manager.

 

[Arkwright]

We are not running away with the league because it a tough league and we are not quite good enough, nearly but not quite.

Also because at home we set up wrong and play to the oppositions strength and not our own. We have got a wide pitch and play one winger and yet have four quality wingers in the squad.

Oh and we don't have a natural striker. All in good time but I do have a bit of sympathy with Gus as it is pointless signing a striker unless he is the right one, remember "the Barn Door"

 

[wilko1]

JFC is not the answer, have an Oxford supporting mate who says his form is dipping
I saw the game on TV last week against Port Vale, and he was shocking.....in league 2!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Don't agree with that his age should have nothing to do with it how old is sterling at Liverpool?

Maybe Sterling is more mature? He has 4 kids! But no, it's a good point and when JFC played last season he was very good, with the excusable exception of the Newcastle game. He plays in the centre of midfield though, Sterling is a winger. I think there's more responsibility where JFC plays, but it is a fair point.

Think what you like, there is a reason JFC is at Oxford and it has nothing to do with getting experience and no, i'm not saying anymore. Still think he will have a big future in the game and hopefully at this football club, but not all the time Poyet is manager.

You're in the know are you?
Poyet being the man who has given him every appearance he has made for us so far. It's too early to suggest Gus either doesn't want to play him, or whatever else you think you know.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Do you think it has anything at all to do with the quality of other teams?

Maybe?

I said before the season started there was a free for all between 18 clubs for the top 6 spots. Even Palace are punching well above their weight at the moment.

 

[Seagulls1984]

JFC is not the answer, have an Oxford supporting mate who says his form is dipping
I saw the game on TV last week against Port Vale, and he was shocking.....in league 2!

Yeah but Oxford were just lumping it long every time jfc wanted it short.