It's a mixed picture for sure.
To their credit, the numbers through the turnstiles at Crawley have increased. At the end of the Euros, the talk was always going to be about keeping up the momentum and riding the wave of interest. 2,514 through the gates on Sunday is some evidence of that. So...
After a brief sojourn at the dizzy heights of #31 in Week 7's Power Rankings, Week 8 saw normal service resume and a return to #32.
This week's 'What We Learned' heading - "The Texans are worse than we thought".
This makes me wonder if there will be a special emergency measures category for us...
"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And, having no respect, he ceases to love."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, The...
It's as if Crooks and others don't know about causal fallacies when an argument incorrectly concludes that a cause is related to an effect.
e.g. "Every time a rooster crows, the sun comes up. Roosters must make the sun come up."
So in their minds because Potter says he doesn't need to...
Not impressed with this. At all.
Leandro Trossard (Brighton)
There seems to be some suggestion that Graham Potter owes Brighton fans an apology for leaving Amex Stadium for Stamford Bridge so abruptly. An apology - what for? Brighton fans should think themselves very lucky to have had Potter...
A real howler of a backpass by Joe Gomez and Leeds are 0-1 up.
If only there were some reliable English centrebacks playing in top 8 sides who Southgate could take to Qatar...
Roberto de Zerbi speaking to BBC:
"It's a fantastic atmosphere, fantastic fans and players and it was a fantastic game. It was a great game against a great team because Chelsea have a very good and an important coach and players. I am happy."
"The most important thing in football is the...
Dion Dublin on Final Score:
"The Brighton fans have got to be upfront for their old manager [Graham Potter] coming back with a bigger club in stature and expectation."
"They wanted to make it uncomfortable as much as possible. Potter came into this stadium and Brighton made much noise and made...
Graham Potter, speaking to Sky Sports:
"They played well, the atmosphere was really intense here. We didn’t necessarily match that level of intensity."
"We had some opportunities to test the keeper, but it was too open and Brighton were dangerous. We were pushing and pushing and throwing...
Roberto de Zerbi to Sky Sports:
"I am very happy for the players, for the club and the people working with our team and these great fans. They were the best player on the pitch. They helped us a lot and I am very happy."
"In the first 20-25 minutes we were fantastic. We played like men. We...
Lewis Dunk speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live:
"It was an enjoyable game to play in, it's nice to get the first win under the new manager and thankfully we got the three points today."
"Sometimes you just have those starts and I think the crowd reaction today, if we have that more often at home...
Lewis Dunk:
"It was a nice feeling to finally get three points for the new gaffer."
"It was strange. It was the first competitive game against [Graham Potter]. We dealt with their threats well and I thought we were outstanding in the first half. Overall we were the better team."
"We pressed...