Adam El-Abd is a DISGRACE to the shirt [Merged]

[Gerbil]

Anyone on here who has a dig about him fat and useless makes him laugh cos I've been telling him that for the past 14 years! [/B]

You should've said before

 

[Mr Burns]

Anyone on here who has a dig about him fat and useless makes him laugh cos I've been telling him that for the past 14 years!

I wouldn't call him useless

 

[Silent Bob]

What pissed me off more than anything is:
1) That awful two footed potential leg breaker. There's being hard and there's being reckless.
2) The way he seems to think he's much better than he is.

Abusing the fans ain't clever but I don't have much sympathy with the vultures who gave on the running track to give abuse, he was just giving back what he was getting.

 

[Easy 10]

Abusing the fans ain't clever but I don't have much sympathy with the vultures who gave on the running track to give abuse, he was just giving back what he was getting.

El Abds abuse was very much directed up into the stands.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

El abd has vented his frustration in the wrong way today but I think it shows he was wound up and determined to win the game rather than a lot of other players on that pitch.

One thing I will say is that from the first whistle today he was literally putting himself on the line for the team (crunching tackle with Bradford player) and giving 110% as he always has done. People say hes a drinker etc but it seems that over the last two years he has sorted himself out.

People who are saying he had a shit game are totally overreacting. He made one very poor attempt at goal which is probably what most people remember, apart from that I recall him being relatively solid in defence despite playing out of position, I still think he looks a hell of a lot more comfortable at centre half.

Compare a wholehearted player like El abd today to one like jakey/coxy who apart from the last 15 minutes seemed to run away from the ball every time it came near them, although his actions were wrong, I certainly know who I would rather have.

Ps We have a team that is still learning and it is a very sharp learning curve. They do deserve our support! Even if performances are not what we desire, does it really help to boo them? They need lifting, not slating!!

 

[Yorkie]

Maybe it's me but I thought the boos were directed more towards Wilkins than the players.

 

[Mr Burns]

Maybe it's me but I thought the boos were directed more towards Wilkins than the players.

Oh, thats okay then. Maybe in the same way we hounded Henderson out because he's not Kuipers, let's all try and get rid of Wilkins because he's not Micky Adams............

 

[Easy 10]

Maybe it's me but I thought the boos were directed more towards Wilkins than the players.

The boo's wern't directed at anyone in particular, it was just the usual grumble at another crap performance and another defeat, nothing more than that really.

 

[Les Biehn]

Oh, thats okay then. Maybe in the same way we hounded Henderson out because he's not Kuipers, let's all try and get rid of Wilkins because he's not Micky Adams............

Hendo was a bit gash though.

 

[smudge]

Shouldn't really bite the hand that feeds Adam my old son. We just want the Albion to do well, that includes you. If however you think you're bigger & better, then go somewhere bigger or better.
Either that or concentrate on becoming the good player you promise to be with us & cut out the shite. You know what we mean.

 

[Mr Burns]

Hendo was a bit gash though.

Kept a clean sheet on his debut for PNE today. Also is a current international goalkeeper, so can't be that gash.......

 

[Les Biehn]

Kept a clean sheet on his debut for PNE today. Also is a current international goalkeeper, so can't be that gash.......

Still a bit gash though, one game does not make a good player. Don't get me wrong he didn't deserve what happened but he still wasn't that great.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Oh, thats okay then. Maybe in the same way we hounded Henderson out because he's not Kuipers, let's all try and get rid of Wilkins because he's not Micky Adams............

Or just because he is out of his depth?

 

[El Presidente]

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Anyone on here who has a dig about him fat and useless in bed makes him laugh cos I've been telling him that for the past 14 years! [/B]

14 years with you Rottweiling him? He must be deaf by now surely

 

[dougdeep]

So you can boo him and slag him off all the time but he's not allowed to say f*** all back?

What a load of bollocks.

Blimey. I agree with you. At least it shows he cares.

 

[Jam The Man]

Well, we wouldn't be fighting with each other if we won some home games... actually, I take that back some Brighton fans are miserable f*cks and would (and did) moan if we were winning the division!!

Calm down everyone, its unlikely that we'll get relegated, and we should have some good news about the stadium before long.

concurred...

 

[Trigger]

I know of fans to get two game bans for less at Withdean, perhaps a two game ban should be El Abd's punishment.

 

[Curious Orange]

No, that's not what I am saying. no-one can deny that the performance - well the last hour anyway - was disappointing.

However, what kind of boost does it give to a young player's confidence to be met with abuse like that when they are trying to prepare for a game?

Could it perhaps lead to players who then get a little nervous on the ball, worried about making mistakes because of what the reaction might be, therefore unable to play freely and make the full use of their abilities?

Could it also perhaps explain why a side full of young professionals might play so much better away from home (top 6 in the league - play-off form), because they can play unfettered by all this home baggage?

Seasoned pro's like my old mate Tank here, have heard it all before, can shut it out, ignore it and not let it affect their game.

Younger players, in their first season of professional football, have not yet built that immunity barrier.

This will come in time of course. As soon as next season probably, once the 10 or 20 game experiences mature into 50 or 60 games. These players have genuine talent that is not being allowed to blossom at home under this unforgiving atmosphere.


That is why I said that I think you will find that, more than anything else, what happened prior to the game was the biggest catalyst for what might have happened after the game.

Had the booing been contained to after the final whistle then I don't think we would be seeing a 200-post thread on this tonight

If what you say about people in the crowd laying into the team before the game is true, then that is disgraceful.

For what its worth I thought the first half hour we showed a glimpse of the future in some of our inventive attacking play, and throughout the game I thought that Rents and Cox combined well on the left. We were let down by some naive play by Fraser, in probably the only poor game I've seen him have, that led to the corner from which we conceded. Up until that time Bradford did not look particularly interested.

 

[Mendoza]

I havent read through all the 12 pages, but El Abd IMPROVED yesterday

He got pushed in the face AND HE DIDNT FALL OVER like the sniper got him from the trees

 

[British Bulldog]

If what you say about people in the crowd laying into the team before the game is true, then that is disgraceful.

For what its worth I thought the first half hour we showed a glimpse of the future in some of our inventive attacking play, and throughout the game I thought that Rents and Cox combined well on the left.

I thought we played some bloody good football until Bradford scored against the run of play and Butters was very unlucky not to score in the first half. For some reason the players seem to have developed a Withdean fear factor and once we went a goal down you could slowly see the confidence draining from the younger players in particular, I'm not convinced our poor home form is down to lack of skill and effort just a lack of confidence playing in front of our own fans.