16 Things we learnt after that incredible Fulham Awayday

[Albion in the north]

Always good #Teamchaileyjem

 

[chaileyjem]

Bloody good effort Chaileyjem. It appears you are matey with my brothers brother in law. A certain Nottingham Forest fan with 2 lads who play for Chailey? Air steward for BA? Terry M? Ring any bells?

I know him well. Top Lad.

 

[The_Viper]

Good stuff, but christ I really HATE Buzzfeed.

The reason why will blow your MIND....

 

[Triggaaar]

What. A. Day.

Typo:

4. After his man of the match performance against Fulham, Lewis Dunk was dropped.

 

[Machiavelli]

Very good indeed! Shame your NSC postings have the air of "minister of information" about them.

His NSC postings have positivity about them. Which is perhaps why they stand out.

 

[Machiavelli]

I actually do think I've fallen in love with Tomer Hemed

Given that he hasn't exactly done anything spectacular on the pitch (here, I can think of his two penalties, the header vs Forest, the shot that hit the bar vs Fulham, and that clearance after Smith's header hit the post vs Fulham), it's quite remarkable what else he seems to bring to the team. There's that desire to win, closeness with King Kayal, coolness of finishing, the way that he seems to marshall the attacking players in the hunt-in-packs closing down up front, the fact that -- like Kayal -- whenever he's interviewed he's always mentioning what he can do for the team and, no doubt, much, much more. Him and Bong already look the business, Hunnemeier had a fine start on Saturday, Rosenoir is just a model pro, here's hoping for Murphy, and one or two new ones too.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

His NSC postings have positivity about them. Which is perhaps why they stand out.

Nope very much the corporate line. They stand out for the WRONG reason.

 

[dazzer6666]

Given that he hasn't exactly done anything spectacular on the pitch (here, I can think of his two penalties, the header vs Forest, the shot that hit the bar vs Fulham, and that clearance after Smith's header hit the post vs Fulham), it's quite remarkable what else he seems to bring to the team. There's that desire to win, closeness with King Kayal, coolness of finishing, the way that he seems to marshall the attacking players in the hunt-in-packs closing down up front, the fact that -- like Kayal -- whenever he's interviewed he's always mentioning what he can do for the team and, no doubt, much, much more. Him and Bong already look the business, Hunnemeier had a fine start on Saturday, Rosenoir is just a model pro, here's hoping for Murphy, and one or two new ones too.

All of this. From what I saw on Saturday and against Forest there seems to a great team spirit developing, but with an edgy streak as well (we chuckled on Saturday when Stephens misplaced a pass in the warm-up -Kayal looked like he was going to go across and give him a slap). CH and team must be galvanising them off the pitch, we've without doubt got more obvious leaders on the pitch now (Stockdale, Greer, Kayal, Hemed at least with good signs from the Hunemonster too) and I think the players being OURS and not loanees means they have far more commitment to the club. Last minute winners can only help with this. Such a massive change in spirit and attitude from last season from what I've seen so far.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Nope very much the corporate line. They stand out for the WRONG reason.

But at least his posts are factual ie PB actually said this or TB said this, which gives a reasonable base for the supposition, conjecture and rumour-mongering to start from.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

But at least his posts are factual ie PB actually said this or TB said this, which gives a reasonable base for the supposition, conjecture and rumour-mongering to start from.

Nope dont agree. Sorry

 

[KZNSeagull]

Nope dont agree. Sorry

That's ok, it's allowed

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Given that he hasn't exactly done anything spectacular on the pitch (here, I can think of his two penalties, the header vs Forest, the shot that hit the bar vs Fulham, and that clearance after Smith's header hit the post vs Fulham), it's quite remarkable what else he seems to bring to the team. There's that desire to win, closeness with King Kayal, coolness of finishing, the way that he seems to marshall the attacking players in the hunt-in-packs closing down up front, the fact that -- like Kayal -- whenever he's interviewed he's always mentioning what he can do for the team and, no doubt, much, much more. Him and Bong already look the business, Hunnemeier had a fine start on Saturday, Rosenoir is just a model pro, here's hoping for Murphy, and one or two new ones too.

All of this. From what I saw on Saturday and against Forest there seems to a great team spirit developing, but with an edgy streak as well (we chuckled on Saturday when Stephens misplaced a pass in the warm-up -Kayal looked like he was going to go across and give him a slap). CH and team must be galvanising them off the pitch, we've without doubt got more obvious leaders on the pitch now (Stockdale, Greer, Kayal, Hemed at least with good signs from the Hunemonster too) and I think the players being OURS and not loanees means they have far more commitment to the club. Last minute winners can only help with this. Such a massive change in spirit and attitude from last season from what I've seen so far.

Yep - both spot on, and its definitely no accident. From a personality / character perspective, we have been focusing on the right kind of players.

We needed it, too - were absolutely short of leaders on the field.

 

[Notters]

I thought Richard Osman was a Brighton fan, he often mentions us and is from Brighton!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I thought Richard Osman was a Brighton fan, he often mentions us and is from Brighton!

Nah - he's not from Brighton! He's from the STICKS. Some little VILLAGE like Haywards Heath.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I thought Richard Osman was a Brighton fan, he often mentions us and is from Brighton!

Grew up in Haywards Heath. No reason not to be a Brighton fan though.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Thanks everyone. Always appreciate the comments.
These always seem a lot easier to write when we win
For those that missed it I also did Forest via >>
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jems2/16-things-brighton-fans-learnt-from-the-home-win-a-f8gc

I'm off to Huddersfield on tuesday for my sins. Might rustle one up for that..

We'd all be grateful if you did, they're always amusing to read after a game.