[Albion] Birmingham City v Brighton And Hove Albion 15.00 KO St Andrews

[Nobby]

There's no doubt the commentator was an idiot but there are big car factories that do close for 2 weeks, particularly JLR. I had a software client in Birmingham until last year and there was a two week period where you couldn't arrange meetings because anyone who was married to a JLR employee would be off on holidays.

Yes, yes I know but according to BG, they all go to Birmingham City.
Other pastimes and indeed football clubs are available in the area

 

[Megazone]

eel free to bounce this but you have to admit you do hope I am right on this one.

Of course I hope you're right.

 

[burnee54]

The commentator was a clueless dick who hadn’t done his homework on the Albion

I wondered if he had previously been employed by Birmingham, as he seemed to know their player's names better than ours?
He also took every opportunity to praise every little thing they did.

 

[Mellotron]

Who actually scored the 4th goal? And what actually happened for the 4th - saw the other 3.

 

[Bwian]

Aww going to have to disgree with you.....and I know I'm right. Big Jurge will be a revelation this season.......ok not a 25 goal season but I can see a solid 10 goals and assists. He is a beast and just needs game time......feel free to bounce this but you have to admit you do hope I am right on this one.

Last season most of us were waiting and hoping to see anything that the recruitment team saw in him. Maybe he needed a system that suited him? Very early days but there does appear to be an improvement. Hopefully we'll see similar from Alireza.

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[Rugrat]

burn very good .

Can easy see him CB or comfortable at LB . Better on ball than had remembered . Positive

Agree ... remember when he was at Brum and he was turd but today very assured, good range of passing and not at all 'Bambi like'. Think he could do well

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Jurgen looked happier, Trossard looks a good buy and overall encouraging but Premier league opponents with a high press will really test that system ... anyone with a heart problem best take along a friend who knows how to use a defibrillator.

 

[pasty]

Who actually scored the 4th goal? And what actually happened for the 4th - saw the other 3.

Almost an action replay of the 3rd but Duffman headed Trossards free kick straight in instead of rebounding of Stockdale.

 

[BensGrandad]

Duffy with a header from a free kick which the commentator said shouldnt have been given

 

[lizard]

Who actually scored the 4th goal? And what actually happened for the 4th - saw the other 3.

Duffy. Very similar to the 3rd but he nutted it the other side of the goal and didn't smash into the post.

 

[BBassic]

Who actually scored the 4th goal? And what actually happened for the 4th - saw the other 3.

Duffy, header from a Trossard free kick.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

He was rubbish last year for the most part.

Poppycock.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I thought Dunk was fortunate not to have ended up in hospital after smashing into the post when he scored our third.
Lucky it was Duffy.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Did anyone else think we changed formation in the second half? Seemed like Locadia was playing deeper and Trossard had more of a free role.
Definitely 3-4-3 in the first half which im sure would become 5-2-3 against better opposition, and loved the interchanging of the front 3, but the second half seemed more like 3-5-1-1 to me, more so when Murray was replaced by Andone.

Looked refreshing anyway after the turgid performances last season.

 

[timbha]

I thought Dunk was fortunate not to have ended up in hospital after smashing into the post when he scored our third.
Lucky it was Duffy.

Commentator said “clash with the keeper” obviously thinking Stockdale was the post

 

[Skaville]

Looked refreshing anyway after the turgid performances last season.

Couldn’t agree more. Brilliant to see some tactical fluidity. Hugely encouraging performances from March, Montoya, Burn, trossard and Locadia. Got my mojo well and truly back

 

[SeagullinExile]

Yes, yes I know but according to BG, they all go to Birmingham City.
Other pastimes and indeed football clubs are available in the area

But it was the commentator that insinuated that.

Not BG.

 

[Palacefinder General]

But it was the commentator that insinuated that.

Not BG.

Either way it conjured up images of some black and white bygone era Harry Enfield sketch with a load of cloth capped car factory working stereotypical brummies downing tools Saturday lunchtime as the factory whistle blew and heading off to 'the match' en masse via the local boozer.

 

[B-right-on]

I cannot understand the view that Burn had a good game. I thought that against a very poor championship side he was adequate but slow and clumsy and was fortunate to get plenty of space on the left to get forward which he wont get in The Premier. Very impressed with Locadia and Trossard but disappointed with Alzate after all the hype he didnt get into the game.

Either you're a) being purposefully contrary, b) can't actually see what's going on in a football game or c) both.

 

[chaileyjem]

I thought Dunk was fortunate not to have ended up in hospital after smashing into the post when he scored our third.
Lucky it was Duffy.

He says he's fine. Just a dead arm.