[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton *** Official Match Thread ***

[edchan102]

Usual toys out of pram comments. We lost, so it was our worst performance ever, all players are crap, Potter and barber out! We need a striker, lwb - in fact replace the entire defence, midfielders and goalkeeper. We're going down.

In fact we do need a striker and lwb. We're lack of plan b option on forward, and need a competitor for Solly in the lwb position.

 

[Bladders]

If it wasn’t before, hopefully this will make it blindingly obvious that we are shockingly light at full back to those who hold the purse strings.

They’re probably still haggling over a tenner


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[Icy Gull]

Well beaten by a team more up for it than us and with better players. Oh well, onwards and upwards

 

[SeagullDubai]

Well beaten by a team more up for it than us and with better players. Oh well, onwards and upwards

Or downwards


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[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I see Everton fans now love Benitez after despising him 2 weeks ago. Is there a more fickle embarrassing fanbase in the country?

Crystal 'groupon' Palace?

 

[jakarta]

Everton very likely top 6-8 so we cant be amazed by this?

 

[El Turi]

Crystal 'groupon' Palace?

That’s goes without saying!

 

[Albion 4ever]

How can you name a team that started the second half with four players out of position?!!!

RB Webster
LB Veltman
RM Gross
LM Moder


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[The Fits]

What happens if Lamptey and March keep getting injured?

 

[SeagullDubai]

Bollox.

The recruitment team will surely be kicked into gear?

We desperately, desperately need a new LWB, Striker, RWB and maybe a pacy winger.

Tony will know the score and will bash some heads. I expect a minimum of 2 signings in the next 3 days and by Christ, I think it’ll happen, it has to.

I hope you are right but I have my doubts


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[Albion Dan]

Not even in the worst 20 performances in The Premier League.

Wasn't a terrible performance. Just one of those days, not entirely at the races and lost against the better team.

That second half stank.

 

[RexCathedra]

I am reliably informed, via @OfficialBHA, that if we had kept, and started Percy Tau, none of this unpleasantness would have happened.

Thank God for the internet

 

[Hugo Rune]

I hope you are right but I have my doubts.

The problem is that the window closes after 3 games. We’re clearly taking a number of negotiations to the wire. I wish we’d have been able to get these done prior to the season.

I just have a belief that Tony will come through here, the team is clearly trying to get the best deals for the club but I think we’ve been found out today.

 

[Icy Gull]

How can you name a team that started the second half with four players out of position?!!!

RB Webster
LB Veltman
RM Gross
LM Moder


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That’s what you are forced into when specialist players in positions aren’t available, no specialist full backs when you rely on them to start attacks kind of fecks up the game plan

Let’s not take anything away from Everton, they did a number on us

Trust that Palace **** Townsend to have a blinder against us too.

 

[Albion Dan]

What left footed players would you have picked?

I posted in error. I meant play Velts at RWB and leave Moder on the left which would have been fine. Potter turned out one weak right side in the first to a weak right and left in the second. Great work.

 

[AlbionBro]

This is how I read it.

We're missing some important players sure, but Everton were simply better than us. They look set to have a good season under Rafa.

I think there was a Mr. Adams that once quoted "keep the faith."

Such early days against a big club with a big manager, some would say a fat manager, I will say big.

 

[Albion Dan]

And how on earth do we go four at the back but play no wide midfielders? How would that ever work?

 

[Happy Exile]

Everton just seemed sharper, faster and more physical. Onto the next one. Comedy value from the stewards trying to pull out the fan who'd celebrated on the pitch at least.

This might be a naive question, but curious what the answer is. I noticed the Everton subs warming up on the pitch while the ball was in play. Play wasn't near where they were, but they were straying a good metre or more over the line without having to do so (loads of space behind the touchline) . Noticed Watford subs doing it season before last too. Is this allowed as long as they aren't interfering and are clearly in a bib or whatever so not an "active" player?

 

[portslade seagull]

Sadly 2nd best all game. Everton just seemed much stronger and pacier than us throughout the game

 

[*Gullsworth*]

It happens. Everton were the better team with better players. Six points would have been a dream start from 3 games. We have achieved that. I've moved on already.