Nottseagull
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At risk of accusations of pedantry, I believe birds don't produce milk.
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Well That Was A Load of Shite
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At risk of accusations of pedantry, I believe birds don't produce milk.
Collar Feeler
No longer feeling collars
- Jul 26, 2003
- 1,322
Orient, the team now directly above us in the league, managed to hold on away at Leeds for 89 minutes only to concede in the last minute and lose 1-0. That was against a side that completely outclassed us at home. To me that highlights how poor we are at the moment. The Southampton game, as good as it was, appears now to have been a positive blip caused by Gus's appointment. Normal service appears to have resumed already. Bloody bloody depressing.
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
The following, in my opinion, are not good enough:
Smith
El-Abd
Whing
Cox
The following are potentially good enough:
Tunnicliffe
Dickinson
The following are good enough:
Murray
Crofts
Dicker
Elphick
Bennett
Smith
El-Abd
Whing
Cox
The following are potentially good enough:
Tunnicliffe
Dickinson
The following are good enough:
Murray
Crofts
Dicker
Elphick
Bennett
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
The brawl was brilliant as well, haven't seen a good melee in ages.
That El-Abd chat was one of the only reasons I wasn't incandescant at the final whistle.
That El-Abd chat was one of the only reasons I wasn't incandescant at the final whistle.
BensGrandad
New member
Totally immaterial the record will show Orient lost 1 - 0 and we lost 3.-0 nothing about when or how or why the goals were scored.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Not really. It would be far more heartening if we had lost 1-0 in a gritty performance, or lost to a jammy last-minute goal, or even held out for a draw. But 3-0 and 4-1? It is a complete return to the pre-Poyet days, and is depressing. Shows that no improvement has been made.
Not that I'm blaming Poyet, but it is depressing. We all thought that we would lose to Leeds and Norwich, but would have been nice to have gone down with a fight, not just letting them walk over us.
Scotty Mac
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- Jul 13, 2003
- 24,405
i had to listen to radio four - thats how suicidal things got thanks to heart fm
Were the stewards still c()nts from the last time we were there?
Nah, we've had some good dead-ball specialists: Watto was one of the best I've ever seen. Darren Currie was pretty good too. If you go further back, there was John Crumplin (who took a mean corner), Dean Wilkins and Brian Bromley. So it's not all been bad,
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Well I have just seen the goals and he was not responsible for ANY of them - he is the only one who escapes blame.
Cadiz Seagull
Grey bearded old man
Do Norwich still sell those delicious minty lamb pies á la Delia?
Ipswich_Seagull
The Ipswich Seagull
I went last night.
Brighton were poor but showed some fighting spirit (quite literally) at times.
Narwich are a good side destined for at least play-offs but I have to say Brighton's right side of defence looked very weak with Whing (imho) the culprit on many an occassion. They were masters of their own downfall with some horrendhous errors leading to goals - a good defence starts with a commanding keeper, we just don't seem to have that. He looked very unsure of himself and did not command his defence.
I have to say though that when they did come forward Brighton did look quite threatening. If Dickinson really believed in himself he could be a great player at this level - the Narwich defence could not cope with him first half but he seemed to go quiet in the second. I didn't think El Abd was too bad - at least he was up for it which is more than you could say for a few of them who spent the evening passing the ball back to the opposition!
Add to that I spent over an hour stuck in traffic after that and you have the perfect evening!!!
Gus has a lot to do but I guess he is just sifting through the 'talent' at the moment to see who he wants to keep.
I saw just enough to remain a little hopeful.
Brighton were poor but showed some fighting spirit (quite literally) at times.
Narwich are a good side destined for at least play-offs but I have to say Brighton's right side of defence looked very weak with Whing (imho) the culprit on many an occassion. They were masters of their own downfall with some horrendhous errors leading to goals - a good defence starts with a commanding keeper, we just don't seem to have that. He looked very unsure of himself and did not command his defence.
I have to say though that when they did come forward Brighton did look quite threatening. If Dickinson really believed in himself he could be a great player at this level - the Narwich defence could not cope with him first half but he seemed to go quiet in the second. I didn't think El Abd was too bad - at least he was up for it which is more than you could say for a few of them who spent the evening passing the ball back to the opposition!
Add to that I spent over an hour stuck in traffic after that and you have the perfect evening!!!
Gus has a lot to do but I guess he is just sifting through the 'talent' at the moment to see who he wants to keep.
I saw just enough to remain a little hopeful.
theonesmith
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- Oct 27, 2008
- 2,335
Quite agree with everything you said. Especially Whing- but then I'm really not a fan and really don't think he deserved player of the season last year. But then he didn't really have any competition
Scotty Mac
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- Jul 13, 2003
- 24,405
I like Dicker and Crofts, but I wonder how much of last night was down to Norwich being able to attack our back four with little or no cover from midfield?
Didn't get to the game, but I suspect that Crofts/Dicker/Cox/Bennett is better going forwards than back.
Didn't get to the game, but I suspect that Crofts/Dicker/Cox/Bennett is better going forwards than back.
Hornblower
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 1,710
The clubs latin motto has always been 'NIL SCORE CORNERUM'