*** Blackburn Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion - Tuesday 01/4 @ 7:45pm - OFFICIAL ***

[Footsoldier]

Just as well I've just gone for a 3-0 lose in the prediction league

 

[spring hall convert]

He is rubbish!!! That's it.

He's not. I can't see how he doesn't play instead of Andrews.

 

[Munchkin]

Whilst I'm 100% behind whatever team he picks, the vast majority of us must agree on the following...

Stephens should be starting (unless there is a fitness issue)
The side has a real lack of width
OG has a real reluctance to drop certain players rather than pick players on performance

Football is a game of opinions, I just can't understand how OG must see things so differently to is every week when the players put on the shirt.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Come on you super seagulls

 

[TonyW]

conway to get a hattrick

Yeah right.

Take your hard hat, he usually aims for row Z.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Lua Lua is AWFUL when he starts and March isnt experienced enough, simple as that.

Lingard, Ulloa and Dave 2 - all can play as strikers too, though Lingard and Dave will be supporting Ulloa, but it certainly adds a bit more attacking threat

Assume Stephens is still returning to fitness after his illness, can only be the logical reason why he hasnt started. Not a ball kicked yet and its almost as if we have already lost, Jesus wept.

Lua Lua was awful when he was the last player to score 2 at home in the league before HT v Wolves, awful when he & Vicente destroyed Derby, awful when he & Buckley tore Palace apart 3-0 & awful at Anfield when he was by far our best player on the day

 

[kevtherev]

So who would you have in instead?

After the last three games....Tk, Calderon, Dunk, Upson, Ward, Ince, Stephens, March, Lualua, Lingard, Ulloa......4-4-2, it's all or nothing time. Time to gamble, what's the worst that could happen Lose like we have the last three, playing a system and players that clearly isn't working.

 

[Mowgli37]

I'll take a 1-0 tonight, come on you seagulls

 

[TonyW]

Whilst I'm 100% behind whatever team he picks, the vast majority of us must agree on the following...

Stephens should be starting (unless there is a fitness issue)
The side has a real lack of width
OG has a real reluctance to drop certain players rather than pick players on performance

Football is a game of opinions, I just can't understand how OG must see things so differently to is every week when the players put on the shirt.

Width is no use at Ewood.
We need to counter their midfield down the centre, and we can do that with Ince and Andrews.
We have genuine pace up front, and quality at the back.

Plus we can change things around quite a bit with options from the bench.

A decent line up for me.

 

[glasfryn]

After the last three games....Tk, Calderon, Dunk, Upson, Ward, Ince, Stephens, March, Lualua, Lingard, Ulloa......4-4-2, it's all or nothing time. Time to gamble, what's the worst that could happen Lose like we have the last three, playing a system and players that clearly isn't working.

we try to play like Spain
trouble is we don't or can't play like Spanish players

 

[tommynockers]

He's not. I can't see how he doesn't play instead of Andrews.

My Brother and Dad Are Charlton Fans and they had no concerns he had gone. There view is he has 1 good game followed by a number of bad games. Very inconsistent. He has proved this for us. 1 good game Bolton the rest tosh!!

 

[TonyW]

After the last three games....Tk, Calderon, Dunk, Upson, Ward, Ince, Stephens, March, Lualua, Lingard, Ulloa......4-4-2, it's all or nothing time. Time to gamble, what's the worst that could happen Lose like we have the last three, playing a system and players that clearly isn't working.

We don't and won't play 4-4-2.
We haven't brought in a ex-Barca man to resort to that old chestnut.

 

[crodonilson]

****ing come on boys!!! I get a feeling tonight is going to be one of those very special nights as we get our season firmly back on track. Altogether now....

Here we go, here we go, here we go! !...

 

[carteater]

I reckon its:

Kuszczak

Bruno-Greer-Upson-Ward

Ince-Andrews
Caskey

Rodriguez-Ulloa-Lingard
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or maybe even 442

Kuszczak

Bruno-Greer-Upson-Ward

Lingard-Ince-Andrews-Caskey

Rodriguez-Ulloa

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[TonyW]

or maybe even 442

Kuszczak

Bruno-Greer-Upson-Ward

Lingard-Ince-Andrews-Caskey

Rodriguez-Ulloa

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Doesn't seem likely to me though.

 

[crodonilson]

Get into em..!!!

 

[glasfryn]

****ing come on boys!!! I get a feeling tonight is going to be one of those very special nights as we get our season firmly back on track. Altogether now....

Here we go, here we go, here we go! !...

great sentiments
but I just cannot get up for this
but heres hoping it all ends well
I really want to scream at a winner

 

[TonyW]

great sentiments
but I just cannot get up for this
but heres hoping it all ends well
I really want to scream at a winner

There's still plenty to play for this season.

Keep screaming

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Lua Lua was awful when he was the last player to score 2 at home in the league before HT v Wolves, awful when he & Vicente destroyed Derby, awful when he & Buckley tore Palace apart 3-0 & awful at Anfield when he was by far our best player on the day

So that is 4 games in the last 2 seasons. He has started this season - he was poor. He has been on as a sub this season, at times he provides a massive impact and is brilliant at getting past tired defenders.

Oh, and if he starts, there is a higher chance he would get injured as he would play for longer, with Buckley out - we kind of do need to look after Kaz.

I do fancy Lua Lua to come on and get a winner though - showing how much better he is as an impact player.

 

[The Brighton Buzz]

Same old players getting rewarded for failure again then....Someone should tell Garcia he can change a losing side. He's quick enough to do it when we win.

I have to agree when players play well he drops them and when they have a mare he keeps playing them. what are Andrews stats nearly 80% of games played we lose and less than 20% we win. Must say something. We had the same stats the other way round with Ince and he didn't play him. We have no Guarantee that Crofts would play if he was fit and it wouldn't surprise me if CMS didn't play this season even if he is fit scoring and raring to go. I am still behind OG but to be fair he really seems to make some odd selections recently.