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[Albion] AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
- Thread starter Dick Head
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- Oct 17, 2008
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Wouldn’t be at all surprised. Crucial game tonight. Huge for our season. A few lads are in danger of getting leggy.
Everyone is so focused on the cup semi final, they are completely missing the point. Massive game tonight.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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I've been worried abut this game for a while. Bournemouth are finding their form at the right time of the season in their survival bid. I thought they played us pretty well at the Amex, so we cannot take this game for granted.
It's stating the bleeding obvious but we simply have to be clinical in front of goal today, the third top scorers in the league should be able to score against the leakiest defence, but as we saw in the reverse fixture it's easier said than done.
Having watched the Spurs game last I am incensed that we are below that shower, we have to win tonight to set up yet another huge game on saturday where for the love of football we need to triumph.
It's stating the bleeding obvious but we simply have to be clinical in front of goal today, the third top scorers in the league should be able to score against the leakiest defence, but as we saw in the reverse fixture it's easier said than done.
Having watched the Spurs game last I am incensed that we are below that shower, we have to win tonight to set up yet another huge game on saturday where for the love of football we need to triumph.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,471
I think it’s very clear at this point many of our fans are expecting a “teams like Bournemouth” style result. This is not going to happen.
I have a really bad feeling. This is huge shades of Fulham, Villa, Charlton et al. Unglamorous, the fans aren’t up for it and the players won’t be either. Poor result follows.
I’d happily take a draw tonight. Much more likely to win at Chelsea than we are tonight.
RDZ said yesterday that Enciso was ready to start.
Looked good in his cameo the other day and wirh Sarmiento out he looks next in line. Was good to see him shrugging off challenges and getting involved. Looked a bit lightweight early doors.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
There are no 'easy' games in the EPL, just some that, on paper, are not as hard as others. This should be a walk over 0:3 to the good guys but then again, under the lights, small away fan area, home crowd baying for blood. We have to show up and win, which I think we will do.
Despite the result Bournemouth, at the Amex, impressed me more than other recent opponents including both Fulham and Brentford. I said at the time that I saw them having a decent chance of avoiding the drop.
They've since gone on to draw with Newcastle, win at Wolves, lose narrowly at Arsenal having been two up, beat Liverpool and come from behind to beat Fulham.
It's a tough, tough game tonight.
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- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,471
You’re absolutely right, it will be very a tough game. I can anticipate bed wetting to follow if we don’t win. The whole attitude is very blasé about this game on here generally.
Massive game in our season tonight. Huge.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,471
Additionally I agree, I was very impressed with Bournemouth and have watched their last few games. They keep improving and they are battlers.
- Thread starter
- #31
were loose
Mustafa II
Well-known member
Really dislike Bournemouth, hope they go down again.
They are exactly the kind of fixture we slip up in. Plucky bastards.
Hope we teach them a lesson, but not optimistic.
They are exactly the kind of fixture we slip up in. Plucky bastards.
Hope we teach them a lesson, but not optimistic.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,471
I dislike Bournemouth for the pettiest of reasons.
Growing up as a kid, pre-internet, my Albion highlights were limited to the briefest of clips on the local news, with us being horribly shit at the bottom of Division 3. Andy f***ing Steggal with his irritating hair smugly presented. Bastard.
Bournemouth got a full minute sometimes, we’d get ten seconds - if we won. Which was rare.
I told you it was petty!
- Thread starter
- #35
Silent celebrations for you hopefully.
Weststander
Well-known member
A graveyard for Albion teams over 30 years, I can only recall two wins. I was there for a Jan 95 monsoon game where McDugald and Minton took them apart 
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Bmuff 2-0 Albion tonight. Their brand new £50m front free are dangerous, we saw that at the Amex
.Bmuff 2-0 Albion tonight. Their brand new £50m front free are dangerous, we saw that at the Amex
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Not much optimism for tonight then.
Auckland seagull
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- Aug 26, 2016
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I feel more confident watching us away from home. We are good at frustrating home fans and an earlyish goal could lead to a comfortable win. Surely there has to be a night when we bury the avalanche of chances we create?
