[Albion] Something needs to be done about the home form

Mustafa II · Saturday at 9:46 PM

Diablo said:
Hardly likely to be good atmosphere when losing to one off the bottom sides.

As always at the Amex, the fans failed to get behind the team well before the goal was conceded.

Our home fans are the 12th man for the opposition - easily silenced, and the moans and groans only discourage our players and invigorate the opposition.

I don't expect this will change for some time - so let's just accept that our home atmosphere is shite, and our home form will continue to be shite.

Mustafa II · Saturday at 9:46 PM

Jeremiah said:
Personally I don't think this makes a jot of difference.

Arsenal , Brentford and Man City not known as having a great home atmosphere but excellent home records this season.

I'm sure if we had a few of the Arsenal and City players, our home form would be better too.

Bold Seagull · Saturday at 9:47 PM

Only our 2nd home defeat.

#FortressAmex

portlock seagull · Saturday at 9:50 PM

Bold Seagull said:
Only our 2nd home defeat.

#FortressAmex

#BorefestAmex more like

A1X · Saturday at 9:52 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Dear oh dear.

New dry underpants please.

Some increasingly entitled supporters.

One lucky penalty and desperate defending.

And we are Brighton, not Barcefuckinglona.

Is it “entitled” to point out we’ve been shit at home for a couple of years at this stage? At home is where most of our fans watch us play, by definition.

Guinness Boy · Saturday at 9:52 PM

Prices up, concessions down, sub-Potterball shite served up to our loyal STHs, high spending one-offers and Japanese tourists.

Check, check, check.

All the games mentioned by the OP were under De Zerbi. He knew how to entertain at home.

Flounce · Saturday at 9:52 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Dear oh dear.

New dry underpants please.

Some increasingly entitled supporters.

One lucky penalty and desperate defending.

And we are Brighton, not Barcefuckinglona.

Know your place and temper any ambition, we are pretty bang average at home and should accept it?

I take it you didn’t watch that performance?

Bodian · Saturday at 9:53 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Dear oh dear.

New dry underpants please.

Some increasingly entitled supporters.

One lucky penalty and desperate defending.

And we are Brighton, not Barcefuckinglona.

To be fair Harry - it didn't look that desperate to me, it seemed fairly routine for them - they gobble up the sorts of crosses we were putting in, and shots from distance are lucky if they find their way through 10 players in the box.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Saturday at 9:56 PM

Ethelwulf said:
3 home wins all season is not entitled supporters most fans of most clubs would moan about it

You're right. No smoke without fire.

A big 'sack Fab' banner next game?

Or should we go the whole hog and call for Bloom to resign?

Or maybe just a bit of tutting will suffice?

I'm in camp tut.

Guinness Boy · Saturday at 9:58 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
You're right. No smoke without fire.

A big 'sack Fab' banner next game?

Or should we go the whole hog and call for Bloom to resign?

Or maybe just a bit of tutting will suffice?

I'm in camp tut.

A couple of shots on target would be nice.

Commander · Saturday at 10:00 PM

The crowd is definitely part of the problem. The frustration translates on to the pitch, and the groaning and moaning when things are going wrong is just projected on to the players. The away support is so different to the home support.

Flounce · Saturday at 10:01 PM

Guinness Boy said:
A couple of shots on target would be nice.

Starting a game with fire in the belly will do for me

Flounce · Saturday at 10:02 PM

Commander said:
The crowd is definitely part of the problem. The frustration translates on to the pitch, and the groaning and moaning when things are going wrong is just projected on to the players. The away support is so different to the home support.

Passing the ball around at the back after the keeper has just stood there with the ball at his feet for 30 seconds and passing it back again after getting over the half way line from the off is hardly going to inspire any fan to get excited and supportive though is it?

Pressure and intensity would, we just choose not to do it. Blame the manager and players not the fans…imo

Mustafa II · Saturday at 10:05 PM

Commander said:
The crowd is definitely part of the problem. The frustration translates on to the pitch, and the groaning and moaning when things are going wrong is just projected on to the players. The away support is so different to the home support.

It's THE problem. I've noticed it for years and it's mad how others don't.

We have a lot of plastics now and they don't really support the team, they just come to be entertained.

It's not a coincidence that the Withdean years were the most successful period in the history of the club in terms of trophies. All the die hard fans in one (small) place supporting the squad against all odds.

Fans are absolutely the 12th man and are so often the difference between success and failure. Sadly for us, our home fans at the Amex are limp and impotent, completely ineffectual - and only favour the opposition.

Guinness Boy · Saturday at 10:07 PM

Commander said:
The crowd is definitely part of the problem. The frustration translates on to the pitch, and the groaning and moaning when things are going wrong is just projected on to the players. The away support is so different to the home support.

I’m not going to regularly defend our home atmosphere but it was fine today. We were singing more and louder than them till they scored.

That was an absolutely abject performance with the tactical differential you’d expect between a coach in his first season in the PL and a seasoned veteran.

Seagull's Return · Saturday at 10:26 PM

I don’t know what the solution is, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t Pedro waving his arms at us when he and his team mates are not having a great game. Probably doesn’t bother most folk but it pisses me off a bit.

The Fits · Saturday at 10:38 PM

I went to approximately 80% of home games at the Withdean. I went to a decent amount first few years at the Amex. Haven’t been for years and I don’t miss it. Give me an away game or a dodgy stream any day over that, it’s grim. I don’t really know the answer to it beyond the suspicion we have approx 3k hardcore fans.
Fair play to those new supporters who spend all that money and still turn up but it would be great if they made some noise.

NorthstandRacoon · Saturday at 10:43 PM

Iggle Piggle said:
Players need to wave their arms at the crowd more. That'll sort it.

f***ing bad isnt it. Pedro was shit today, he needs to stop doing that. It is pathetic.

NorthstandRacoon · Saturday at 10:43 PM

Seagull's Return said:
I don’t know what the solution is, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t Pedro waving his arms at us when he and his team mates are not having a great game. Probably doesn’t bother most folk but it pisses me off a bit.

No, I was shouting at him about it today. We did our bit, he didn’t. Petulant child.

Terry Butcher Tribute Act · Saturday at 10:45 PM

Barber's latest price hike is f***ing hilarious. There's a reason 10000+ can't be arsed with the cup game but he's probably too busy telling the latest shitty podcast what a well run club we are to notice

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