[Albion] Our next five games

Greg Bobkin · 2025-02-23T23:58:42+0000

Justice said:
Dropping those points against Wolves and Leicester will feck us, thought it all season we will miss out by four points the way it’s looking. We will always be four points away.
Hopefully I’m wrong obviously.

Maybe, maybe not. Impossible to tell now - and it might STILL be impossible to tell by the end of the season. For all the 'unexpected' dropped points, there are unexpected gained points (Manchester City and Chelsea at home, example).

sparkie · 2025-02-24T00:42:49+0000

We haven't beaten City away in the PL.

Let's chalk that one off.

And obviously beat Newcastle in the cup.

Garry Nelson's Left Foot · 2025-02-24T03:03:54+0000

Bournemouth, Fulham and Villa. Three teams in and around us, all at home and would mean 4 home wins on the bounce. That would be huge in terms of confidence and the atmosphere.

I'll take a draw against Newcastle followed by us scoring 5 penalties to their four. City I'll take the point...

That should leave us 6th or 7th with 9 games to go and in the quarter finals of the cup. A pretty decent position to be in. I'm going to be dreaming at least up to the final whistle against Bournemouth.

Kalimantan Gull · 2025-02-24T03:29:37+0000

slartibartfast said:
Back when I was young (70s - 80s), and indeed, even into the 90s, I only really disliked a handful of teams - Liverpool, Man Utd, Mackams, Celtic, Juve, Inter, Bayern.....Palace on arrival in Brighton in '91.
But over the years this list has grown - Spurs, Chelsea, Millwall, Leyton Orient (for a while), Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Southampton, PSG, MK Dons, Cardiff City - oh and did I mention Liverpool, Man Utd ? ;-)

It's odd now, because I used to watch English / British clubs in Europe in the 80s and 90s and support them - now I mostly want them to lose, because I generally really dislike them.

Yeah, the more you play other teams the more you find reasons to hate them - there will always be some over-the-top celebrating or sense of complete unfairness at a result or some wind-up merchants amongst their fans or snidey manager comments - or merely just having the temerity to be the pundit's little club of choice who they bang on about.

In years past I would have really enjoyed Forests run, now I want it to end. I used to actively seek out watching teams who played exciting football and were challenging the elite, or at least having fun while they played, like Keegan's Newcastle, O'Leary's Leeds, Ardiles Spurs and Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough - heck I loved watching Ranieri's Chelsea when they got their first influx of Russian cash and bought a load of flair players. But now I just want it to be us and damn the rest. And I used to enjoy willing on the little clubs who got their first taste of premier league football and battled to stay up, like Reading, Swansea, Blackpool, Barnsley. I think I still do that I guess ('little' old Ipswich lol)

Now I assume most other fans hate Brighton - I guess all mutual hatred is once again the result of social media, football phone-ins, and message board bravado. Down the pub, in the office, football fans are far more togetherly and rivalries are more gentle ribbing - I have several Villa supporting friends who I chat football with, so I have no problem at all with Villa doing well, I enjoy them having the time of their lives in the same way they are happy I get excited about Brighton's recent success.

darkwolf666 · 2025-02-24T03:48:52+0000

Win the 3 home games and draw at Newcastle, beating them on penalties. Will let City have their Cup Final!!!

Swegulls · 2025-02-24T05:50:26+0000

A cup win and two of the others, thanks!

fork me · 2025-02-24T05:56:22+0000

Normally at this stage I'd pick any three of the league games, however, if we can get past Liverpool, the FA Cup remains a possible gateway to Europe so I'm torn.

Ignoring competitions, doing the double over City would be awesome, so that has to be there. Newcastle away is always tough, so I'd like to do that then Bournemouth, just because a good start to this run is essential.

Herr Tubthumper · 2025-02-24T06:20:44+0000

portlock seagull said:
Right, I’m going full on greedy now: FA Cup and European qualification.

I guess you’re hungry after your trip to Berkhamsted :lolol:

pasty · 2025-02-24T06:28:33+0000

Winning any three would be great, but please please please can we do something we’ve not done before and beat bloody Fulham in a Premier League match.

Han Solo · 2025-02-24T07:49:34+0000

The cup is the obvious one. With Liverpool, Spurs (not that they win things, but they have a high ceiling and beats us on their best day) and Arsenal out, and City being as bad as they currently are, we have a GREAT chance of winning the cup of we can get past Newcastle. The best chance in many years, better than when we went to the semi in 22/23, since the awaiting cup finalist City looked impossible to beat.

Flounce · 2025-02-24T07:51:18+0000

I don’t know which games will produce what but I predict both sorrow and joy during this run of games. It’s the Brighton way.

Harry Wilson's tackle · 2025-02-24T08:23:55+0000

West Upper Seagull said:
This thread mentions nothing of the sort about any of the games being easy, the OP suggested they were “season defining”

See post #22 and the acquiescence by the OP who had raised the same point.

"It was implied.
You said mouthwatering (which I take to mean excitement and optimism, rather than durian, with a hint of vomit)."

Do keep up!

:wink:

Thunder Bolt · 2025-02-24T08:27:19+0000

Wins against

Bournemouth
Newcastle
Fulham

please.

Change at Barnham · 2025-02-24T08:36:35+0000

I'm happy to sacrifice staying in the FA Cup if it means qualifying for Europe* again.
If we were to beat Newcastle in the cup we would likely Villa, City or Fulham away in the next round and lose)

(*Europa League not Europa Conference)

Simster · 2025-02-24T09:10:50+0000

I want us to win a trophy before I die. We are well placed for FA Cup glory if we can get past this absolutely shit draw. Therefore it's Newcastle.

Then Villa and Bournemouth obviously. Anyone voting Fulham is wasting a vote as God will just say "sorry, you can't have that one". We never win against them. It's the law.

Brovion · 2025-02-24T09:24:39+0000

Newcastle and two others. Not fussed which.

Seagull Stew · 2025-02-24T09:31:47+0000

I remember the last time this was done, before Southampton at home. That went well.

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