[Albion] Albion fan prediction in today's Observer

[Deadly Danson]

We’ve got a stronger squad than this time last year, for sure. Problem is the whole division looks stronger.
Also, often when clubs in our position spend a few quid there’s an expectation from the fans that the team will be more expansive and attack’s more. This is the graveyard of many a club in its second or third season.
I thInk ninth is ridiculous.
I see us finishing above Cardiff , Huddersfield and Newcastle which will just be about enough to keep us up. Which I’d be very happy with.

Couldn't agree more. Every point will be as tough as last year. If we finish 4th bottom I'll be very pleased. I think we have more potential than last year to do a bit better but there are such fine margins and if we have a bad run, get more injuries or suspensions than last time we could easily finish bottom 3.

 

[schmunk]

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Pole position. That's ambitious.

 

[portslade seagull]

Think a 1 place improvement this season

 

[TSB]

I think one of the players let slip that the internal target is 10th-12th?
I would be over the moon.

 

[Nixonator]

I don't know anybody who thinks we will finish 9th.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

I think I went for 10th on the NSC polll, which I think is a reasonable target but to non Brighton fans I always say 17th is the target.

 

[Winker]

I'm not sure how she claims that Southern Rail's 'Hopeless' service to Falmer is the weak link. For all their other faults, I have never experienced any problems in getting to or leaving any games, ever.

I think our weakest link was exposed in the Nantes friendly when he almost gave them a goal and or a penalty with another defensive blunder (you had to be there).

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm not sure how she claims that Southern Rail's 'Hopeless' service to Falmer is the weak link. For all their other faults, I have never experienced any problems in getting to or leaving any games, ever.
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Wish I could say the same traveling from this part of Sussex

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Never anything contentious at Burnley. So the Rodriguez/Bong thing wasn’t contentious? Probably why their fan decided we were relegation favourites.

Yes, the Rodriguez/Bong incident was hugely contentious but I'm struggling to get the link with Burnley on your comment ?

 

[Acker79]

Yes, the Rodriguez/Bong incident was hugely contentious but I'm struggling to get the link with Burnley on your comment ?

Burnley are Jay Rodriguez's hometown club, or his first club or whatever, he is 'one of their own' and when we played them, their fans booed Bong. That's the link.

 

[studio150]

Also think the First Choice XI is wide of the mark in at least two positions, but we shall see

 

[Albion my Albion]

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Taybha, are you into Polish dancing? My wife said she made really good money at a young age removing paint and Polish dancing. Well she said Pole dancing and striping.

 

[Blue3]

I think we are all being far to optimistic, we had an outstanding season everything went our way injuries, playing teams at the right time, we over achieved.

The players we have brought look good on paper but they will need to settle in quickly as we have lost some very experienced players in Key positions

On the plus side the competition appears to have give AK an additional boost

My predictions for the coming season

Brighton to stay up but unlikely to be comfortable we I'll be close to or in a relegation position all season
Hemed to surprise many and be our top scorer
Dunk gets an England call up
Locardia releases another song in it he recalls his days in Holland in a yearning to go home kind of way
Of the summer arrivals Adone, Ali and the right back forgotten his name sorry become regular first team players

 

[Birdie Boy]

I we have lost some very experienced players in Key positions

Like who? Goldson, Murphy, Skalak, Baldock, Hunnemier are not very experienced premier league players and were either hardly used or weren't used at all.

I'm going for 10th but that really does depend on injuries, cards and new players settling straight in.

 

[The Kid Frankie]

I like this from the Burnley fan;

Headline maker We don’t do controversies, rows and bust-ups, certainly not publicly.

No just openly supporting racism.

 

[Blue3]

Like who? Goldson, Murphy, Skalak, Baldock, Hunnemier are not very experienced premier league players and were either hardly used or weren't used at all.

I'm going for 10th but that really does depend on injuries, cards and new players settling straight in.

Experienced in as far as know the team tactics won promotion #together

 

[GT49er]

Like who? Goldson, Murphy, Skalak, Baldock, Hunnemier are not very experienced premier league players.

Conveniently forgetting Sidwell and Rosenior?

 

[kevo]

12th would be great as it would be our highest-ever league finish. Just about achievable in my view, but anyone who thinks we will finish much higher is delusional. Yes we have strengthened, but so have most other teams.

 

[MattBackHome]

Conveniently forgetting Sidwell and Rosenior?

We've kept Rosenior - at least to the extent that his experience is able to affect the team.

 

[Munkfish]

I'm suprised so many people think we will finish so high up the league, I think we will struggle to replace Murray's Goals this season especially the amount of cruicial point winners.

Hopefully I am proven wrong but I cant see much coming from Locadia, However Hemed may step up when called upon again.