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[Albion] "If Newcastle beat West Ham, they'll be one point behind Arsenal and Chelsea, and two points behind Manchester City"







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Brovion

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Jul 6, 2003
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Hugo Rune said:
I think Shearer gets it.

After out win against Bournemouth this week, his comments about our front 4 of Mitoma, Pedro, Welbz and Georginio was telling. He spoke about us being able to finish very high up the table because of our attacking prowess and depth of squad in forward positions.

He mentioned Ferguson and Minteh coming in if we get injuries etc but he probably realises that Adingra, Enciso, March and Gruda can all do a good job too.

If we keep winning, he’ll continue this narrative but will add a retrospective qualifier such as ‘I’ve been speaking about Brighton being a threat to the top four for months, I told you Gary…..’.
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Shearer has been very complimentary about us for a while now, and not in a patronising way. When we played Man U in the FA Cup semi-final he went against the 'Big Club' bias we accuse all presenters/pundits of having and picked us to win.
 




Silverhatch

Silverhatch

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Feb 23, 2009
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The top 6/7 expect to beat all comers and only get twitchy playing each other (big history/ego v big history/ego). When someone disrupts it they are immediately consigned to anomaly or ‘the next Southampton’. The majority of ‘professional’ pundits and commentators occupy this narrative fishbowl where the vast majority of casual supporters swim, eating their own recycled shit😂
 


Bakero

Bakero

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Silverhatch said:
The top 6/7 expect to beat all comers and only get twitchy playing each other (big history/ego v big history/ego). When someone disrupts it they are immediately consigned to anomaly or ‘the next Southampton’. The majority of ‘professional’ pundits and commentators occupy this narrative fishbowl where the vast majority of casual supporters swim, eating their own recycled shit😂
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This is why we need Murray, Zamora and Sidwell on TV, radio and podcasts as often as possible. Muzza in particular is giving it a good go.
 




deletebeepbeepbeep

deletebeepbeepbeep

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May 12, 2009
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Mellotron said:
Ugh - trying not to look at our next run of fixtures and stop myself thinking we can really make hay. The number of times we've been in this moment and come out with a spectacularly low number of points against the lower sides after marquee wins against bigger sides.

Soton H
Fulham A
Leicester A
Palace H
West Ham A
Brentford H

Surely, surely?!

(Sorry, I don't know why I do it to myself....)
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5 points
 


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Brian Munich

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Jul 7, 2008
334
Weststander said:
I used to love their Monday and Friday evening football progs. Then they ruined one of them with thick as sh1t perennial interrupter Micah Richards becoming a tedious fixture. Rory Smith will be mid flow with an intelligent comment, and then ruined.
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That sounds like the Albion Roar podcast. I don’t know which one, but there’s one of the presenters that constantly interrupts his co-presenter and guests. I find myself shouting ‘let him f***ing speak!’ sometimes.
 










Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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Mellotron said:
Ugh - trying not to look at our next run of fixtures and stop myself thinking we can really make hay. The number of times we've been in this moment and come out with a spectacularly low number of points against the lower sides after marquee wins against bigger sides.

Soton H
Fulham A
Leicester A
Palace H
West Ham A
Brentford H

Surely, surely?!
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The thing is, I don't think we're playing that well. I didn't see the Everton game, but reading on here it seems our first goal was against the run of play, and we weren't exactly spectacular in general, but that's the only game we've won by more than one goal. Possibly Everton aside, we haven't played anyone off the park.

Some of our goals have been amazing, with intricate passing and deft finishes, but can we keep doing that all season? It's really unclear to me how our season's going to go.
 




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Mellor 3 Ward 4

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Jul 27, 2004
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Terry Butcher Tribute Act said:
I think this season more than any other we've gone under hyped. But there's a few good reasons for this. We haven't got a standout player to hype beyond Welbeck, nobody quote knows our style, and the league is very tight. Win the next couple though and I'm sure we'll be all over it again.
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Really?

Pedro is a £100m player
 




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Berty23

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Jun 26, 2012
3,712
Brovion said:
And of course the big question is: where's he going next? Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. Verbruggen has also been a stand-out performer, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. Baleba too has been a revelation this season, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. O'Riley turned a few heads with his winner against Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. Ferguson's star as waned a little, but Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. An injury-free Hinshlewood could be on the verge of an England call-up, and Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are reported to be interested in him. And so on.
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You forgot JPVH. A tall and strong Dutch ball playing centre back. He walks into every side apart from possibly Arsenal.

I think we all need to admit that we are f***ing brilliant.
 








maltaseagull

maltaseagull

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Feb 25, 2009
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Bozza said:
A fair few people get affronted, feeling that we don't get enough credit or media coverage compared to the "big clubs".

I largely disagree with this - we seem to be media darlings, to a degree, but I'm also accepting that we're just never going to get coverage on a par with the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd.

However, I was positively FUMING this evening when, on 5Live, they said the subject of this thread, completely ignoring us in the reckoning at the top of the table. Tossers.
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Not so much affronted but disappointed at the lack of match reports in the online Sunday Times for our last match. I seems that unless we are playing Utd, City or Liverpool they don´t cover the match anymore.


Bozza said:
Up the Hammers!
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Hotchilidog

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Jan 24, 2009
9,164
Brovion said:
Shearer has been very complimentary about us for a while now, and not in a patronising way. When we played Man U in the FA Cup semi-final he went against the 'Big Club' bias we accuse all presenters/pundits of having and picked us to win.
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As much as I loathe his apologism for the Saudi owners at Newcastle, Shearer has actually treated us fairly as a pundit, he was particularly good this weekend.
 


darkwolf666

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Silverhatch said:
The top 6/7 expect to beat all comers and only get twitchy playing each other (big history/ego v big history/ego). When someone disrupts it they are immediately consigned to anomaly or ‘the next Southampton’. The majority of ‘professional’ pundits and commentators occupy this narrative fishbowl where the vast majority of casual supporters swim, eating their own recycled shit😂
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Great analogy ...!
 


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