[Albion] Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion * Official Match Thread *

HCxUK · Friday at 9:44 AM

Ipswich really is a great away - hadn't been since the 3-2 in 2015 but had a great evening. Easy train from Liverpool Street, a proper, imposing ground right outside the station, decent pubs and very sound locals.

Great noise from us all game. Glad we scored when we did, the atmosphere wasn't 'turning' but there were increasing chants for players on the bench (Solly, Georgino & Enciso) and a bit of frustration with Hürz

Perfidious Albion · Friday at 9:46 AM

Great result! Up two places, 2 scored from different players and a clean sheet :rave:

huzzah · Friday at 9:58 AM

7dialssouthpaw said:
I wasn't sure who was signing that to who!

it came immediately after you're just a shit Norwich City, so I imagine it was retaliation.

huzzah · Friday at 10:00 AM

Justice said:
Anyone else hear the thicko Ipswich fan on the telly call Mitoma an effing Chinq

It was just after his goal a classic from our Webfooted friends.

you heard it on tv, but in my general niceness, I thought he was calling him a cheat.

Mancgull · Friday at 10:02 AM

Hugo Rune said:
I thought FH was very wise to set-up with 3 central midfielders in the first half with the emphasis on control and not conceding a break away goal.

It was clear to see that he’d realised that if we were to win the match, it would be in the 2nd half when the Ipswich block was tiring and less disciplined with their attacking players thinking they could get something out of the game and not tracking back as much as they did in the first half.

Agreed. 1st half was very much around trying to control possession and then unleash the subs when Ipswich tired. It worked.

TugWilson · Friday at 11:43 AM

Sussax said:
Every Ipswich fan I spoke to today were grand, both pre and post match. A great bunch on the whole and a world away from the majority of other Prem sides in recent years…

Yes but that`s not what i said was it , i was referring to their sites not the fans at the game !

kevo · Friday at 11:52 AM

Ooh it’s a corner said:
Well I loved the overall experience.
Great old ground with an excellent view(from VU3 anyway).

Town centre location, close to station, lots of pubs. After the match I had a pint in one of the pubs and ended up chatting with an Ipswich fan while we watched Utd wriggle out of an embarrassing result.

Then went onto Distilled Rebublik as recommended by our Ipswich visitor to NSC this week - thanks again. We agreed they(Ipswich) werevery poor tonight - he thinks it’s between them and Wolves to join Leicester and Saints. I hope they stay up as it’s a great away trip.

My first live win for ages! Makes the journey back SO much better

Now back at Stansted for flight back before regrouping for Sunday.
Had a lovely chat with an Albion fan in pub before the game - the first I’ve ever met who admits to being on NSC!
I was genuinely ‘so excited’!

It's a top away day. Friend who lives in Ipswich took me on a pub crawl before the game - Steamboat Inn, Arcade Tavern, the Woolpack, Fat Cat and the Dove. All great.

Also, as you say, nice and close to the station. Although the first post-match train was busy, could get on the platform easily enough without queuing. What a contrast to Falmer.

Zeberdi · Friday at 12:49 PM

Berty23 said:
I think my takeaway from last night is that I think Fab will have an idea of his best side from available players. I reckon the side vs United will be

Bart
Veltman JPVH dunk Pervis
Ayari Baleba
Rutter Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck

I agree but think a lot depends on condition/fitness. He also might want to give March, Minteh and possibly McConville some minutes off the bench too depending on match progression.

I know some people think FH was being ‘tactical’ last night by keeping Welbeck, Minteh, Dunk and Georginio on the bench for the first half. If our strongest players were in peak condition and not at risk of further injury/fatigue, I think for a game we absolutely had to take 3 points from (for so many reasons) Hürzeler would have had them on for 90 mins not 45.

I honestly don’t believe Hürzeler intended us to just play pass the parcel in the MF or hoof it in the first half in the hope our opponents would tire with the intention of then bringing on our stronger players - I may be wrong but what from what I know of FH, that’s just not his MO.

He constantly talks about playing with intensity and press for 90 mins - that’s nothing like the first half I witnessed last night. I saw a few youngsters getting match time and some stronger players on the bench because they have had injuries in the past few weeks.

pigmanovich · Friday at 1:40 PM

Couldn’t believe what I was seeing yesterday: a team even we could beat for pace :ohmy:

I realize it was Hutchinson’s first game following an injury but still, none of his runs worried me.

Motogull · Friday at 6:32 PM

kevo said:
Ipswich barely touched the ball in the first 20 mins.

Hoofs and giving us the ball back. Woeful stuff.

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
And Brighton are, apparently, just a shit Crystal Palace.
I heard it on the television yesterday.

Well, when we are forever in their shadow, that's as good as it gets.

Bob! · Friday at 6:39 PM

Motogull said:
Hoofs and giving us the ball back. Woeful stuff.

Well, when we are forever in their shadow, that's as good as it gets.

If all we can come up with is 'you're just a shit Norwich City'
we're bound to get that retort.

Paulie Gualtieri · Friday at 6:56 PM

AZ Gull said:
Let's be honest - you never, ever want to read a matchday thread....EVER. No good can come of it.

They are nornally start well,

4am a load of info and viewing option
Catchphrases
Fog
Travel and catering constraints

Then team news is announced and that’s it unless we win!

Paulie Gualtieri · Friday at 7:02 PM

kevo said:
Ipswich barely touched the ball in the first 20 mins.

We had 80% possession around the 20 min mark but it switched to 80% Ipswich for the ten mins before HT

Paulie Gualtieri · Friday at 7:10 PM

huzzah said:
you heard it on tv, but in my general niceness, I thought he was calling him a cheat.

I also heard and it thought he said cheat but after reading the above and haven’t the luxury of a reply can only conclude if the Ipswich fan isn’t racist he’s a f***ing idiot!

Triggaaar · Friday at 11:31 PM

Iggle Piggle said:
I feel like we will put a man on Mars before we will score from a corner.

brighton_dave said:
I'd go even further, and gamble on the sun.

That's not further, the sun is closer.

Zeberdi · Friday at 11:48 PM

pigmanovich said:
Couldn’t believe what I was seeing yesterday: a team even we could beat for pace I realize it was Hutchinson’s first game following an injury but still, none of his runs worried me.

He carved through our midfield in the first half - didn’t get past Webby, VH and Velts though.

pigmanovich · Friday at 11:51 PM

Zeberdi said:
He carved through our midfield in the first half - didn’t get past Webby, VH and Velts though.

Exactly - they successfully kept him outside our box and never seemed to panic.

Triggaaar · Saturday at 12:40 AM

fruitnveg said:
I'd still take Delap. Strikes me as one of those fairly effective players that everyone hates unless he's playing for you

He gets away with pushing and knocking into people, but is he actually any good?

fruitnveg · Saturday at 1:48 AM

Triggaaar said:
He gets away with pushing and knocking into people, but is he actually any good?

He's young and scoring goals in a team that are almost certainly for the drop. He'll get much better.

Triggaaar · Saturday at 8:59 AM

portlock seagull said:
We won a match! Excellent. Away too. But more than anything…against a bottom 3 side!!!!!!!!

They weren't a bottom 3 side when we played them. The curse remains.

Edit - I see that as usual, my dull observation was made much earlier

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