**Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland, in Albufeira - Official**

[clippedgull]

from earlier on in text from Sunderland commentary

Very friendly summer atmosphere here in the stadium as we approach kick off time. Two police dogs are going mental on the running track that spans the pitch, though. Wouldn't want to be doing the 100m anytime soon.

 

[Smithy]

now 2-2

3-2 albion. Murray last kick of the game.

 

[Pot noodles for everyone]

How badly do you reckon we'd actually have to do in a pre-season for the manager to be sacked? What about losing every game 6-0?

You absolute tosser.

I read your previous post where you mentioned Atomic Kitten and now I've got "you can make me whole again" stuck in my brain.

aaaarrrrgggghhh

 

[Gav1901]

Fulltime 1-1 great result.

 

[Caveman]

How badly do you reckon we'd actually have to do in a pre-season for the manager to be sacked? What about losing every game 6-0?

Not sure, if we had gone out with the best starting 11 and the manager saying this is my strongest side by a mile and then losing 6-0 to the likes of Bognor etc would set alarm bells, but I wouldn't thought a manager would and probably never has been sacked on the back of it.

Seems we've played well tonight which is encouraging. Roll on the footie season!

 

[Mackenzie]

Funny how everyone claimed the result didn't matter in the previous friendlies, but now everyone seems to be acting as if it does!

I know there's more to it than that. But say we beat Sunderland I bet there'd be a lot more people going over the top about a positive result as there are people going on about a negative one.

Probably. The result is meaningless though, its the performance that matters. Our 1st. XI did well tonight.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Thank God for that. The last hour of being optimistic has really taken it out of me. Mid table nothingness beckons again

 

[Lord Bracknell]

3-2 albion. Murray last kick of the game.

Nope.

Here comes Chad Keegan.

Sunderland win 452/2 declared.

 

[algie]

Very good work out and performance by the sound of it. Quite a few of the boys got 90 mins under there belts. Sounds like we were injury free which is a bonus.
It's slowly coming together now.

 

[fire&skill]

Albion? Losing the lead in the final minutes? With THEIR reputation?

I love Gus.

 

[Marshy]

Fulltime 1-1 great result.

Good performance more importantly

 

[clippedgull]

Not sure, if we had gone out with the best starting 11 and the manager saying this is my strongest side by a mile and then losing 6-0 to the likes of Bognor etc would set alarm bells, but I wouldn't thought a manager would and probably never has been sacked on the back of it.

Seems we've played well tonight which is encouraging. Roll on the footie season!

Encouraging workout against Premiership opposition. Score irrelevant. Let's hope the scouts were not watching Bennett too closely

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

From the club site:

Final Score: Albion1 Sunderland 1
Albion gave their most impressive pre-season display in Portugal against Premiership opposition, and leave the field at the Estádio de Albufeira to a standing ovation. Glenn Murray's first-half penalty is cancelled out by a late Frazier Campbell goal, but Albion can be proud of their performance in a match in which they proved the better side on the night.

 

[Giraffe]

Doesn't make us world beaters any more than losing to Whitehawk made us crap. A good solid performance though by the sound of it. Very encouraging.

 

[Mackenzie]

I'd be worried if I were a S'land supporter after that. It didn't sound as if they showed anything at all....it'd be like us losing to Whitehawk....oh....

 

[DanielT]

That's it - I'm ripping up my season ticket NOW.

You've got your ticket already?!!?

 

[Silent Bob]

You've got your ticket already?!!?

I've placed the bin under the letterbox in anticipation and to save time.

 

[clippedgull]

Murray placing the penalty in the nut bag

 

[brightonmark1234]

its a good result against a good premier league team