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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City *** Official Match Thread ***
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portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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100% effort costs nothing apart from fitness though and although I know they had far more riding on the game and it was a “doesn’t matter” game for us, I hoped for more spirit until the end. Story of the latter part of the season, go a goal down and heads go down
The last 20 minutes were an embarrassment to me.
Good first half though and 30 seconds of absolute joy.
Not going to argue with any of that today specifically, but generally it’s just down to the chasm in resources. It’s just business marketed as sport these days not other way round.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
This , with knobs on!
Albion are our club... a real football club with character and heart , not plastic millionaire tax write offs for a foreign Corporation . Winning and losing are allways a part of it . We have a great chairman and one of our best managers . Let's be proud ! And roll on next season
I’m photographing Velo Birmingham and am sat on the finish line. Couldn’t even listen to a radio because of the music being played. Just checked the Beeb page now and read about Bruno’s substitution. I’m having to blink back tears in the midst of a sea of happiness. God only knows what it was like there. Will have to catch it on MOTD and have an unadulterated blub.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
Well-known member
Well, I enjoyed that for an hour or so.
Shame that the ref didn't give the pass back for what looked very much like a pass back. 2-2 would have been very interesting (yes, I'm assuming we would have scored from it...) although I doubt it would have ultimately effected the result, I'm sure city would have found a way to win.
Lots of work to be done over the summer but at least we've had some mostly positive performances the last four or five games.
Also, Bruno.
Shame that the ref didn't give the pass back for what looked very much like a pass back. 2-2 would have been very interesting (yes, I'm assuming we would have scored from it...) although I doubt it would have ultimately effected the result, I'm sure city would have found a way to win.
Lots of work to be done over the summer but at least we've had some mostly positive performances the last four or five games.
Also, Bruno.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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brightn'ove
cringe
Any stewards attempt to throw others out for drinking in the stand? One tried to march me out and then realised he couldn’t when there were hundreds others surrounding me also with drinks in their hands.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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I know what you mean but a 25 point gap between 2nd and 3rd is getting a bit stupid in my view (not to mention an improved goal difference of more than 40 over the 3rd team). Even that sort of gap doesn't happen in Spain or anywhere else. Getting to the point where I'd prefer the top few to disappear into their own Euro league and leave the rest of us to get on with domestic football.
Weststander
Well-known member
2017/18 - 15th place and 40 points.
2018/19 - 17th place and 36 points.
We need to turn this around with an upward trajectory in all stats.
Superphil
Dismember
Can’t believe people are hanging around to watch the team that Pep bought get their trinkets.
Weststander
Well-known member
I guessed some people would stay to grab some of that special bought glory feeling. It’s a funny old game.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Thinking the same, it looks like there are more in the ground than after 80 mins of a normal game
maltaseagull
Well-known member
Very impressed with the sportsmanship of the Albion fans. More left now than usually in the last 10 minutes.
Megazone
On his last warning
When Swansea won the league at Withdean, why didn't we show the same sort of sportsmanship then?
Good start to what was always going to be a tough game. City were ordinary and did not look like champions. Then we scored and it was all downhill from there , great goal but it woke them up and stirred them into action all be it through conceding a poor goal that let them get back on level terms.
No idea how Murray can blame anyone else with his terrible lay off that led to the City corner , & what he was doing with his marking to allow a free header for City to take the lead but the blame on both counts is squarely on his shoulders.
Dunk unlucky with his super free kick , leaves me wondering why he has not taken more as apart from the March cup fumble goal I cant remember us scoring direct from a dead ball this season. Dunk & Duffy good in defence once again and not to blame for any of the goals , Bernado playing them onside for the first , Murray for not marking the second , third was just a good goal & fourth Bissouma for giving away the free kick superbly converted. Out of all of them Murray's poor defending stands out as the worst.
Great crowd giving it all for Bruno , how we replace him & an upgrade as well is going to be the toughest close season task.
Now feeling deflated but thats not because of the result but because no footy (unless you include womens & international) for several weeks ... panic !!! what am I going to do........................................at least until the transfer rumours start
No idea how Murray can blame anyone else with his terrible lay off that led to the City corner , & what he was doing with his marking to allow a free header for City to take the lead but the blame on both counts is squarely on his shoulders.
Dunk unlucky with his super free kick , leaves me wondering why he has not taken more as apart from the March cup fumble goal I cant remember us scoring direct from a dead ball this season. Dunk & Duffy good in defence once again and not to blame for any of the goals , Bernado playing them onside for the first , Murray for not marking the second , third was just a good goal & fourth Bissouma for giving away the free kick superbly converted. Out of all of them Murray's poor defending stands out as the worst.
Great crowd giving it all for Bruno , how we replace him & an upgrade as well is going to be the toughest close season task.
Now feeling deflated but thats not because of the result but because no footy (unless you include womens & international) for several weeks ... panic !!! what am I going to do........................................at least until the transfer rumours start
Megazone
On his last warning
On a positive, Thank God the season has finished. It couldn't have come sooner
Strange game, thought we started quite well and got the goal, then we seemed to meekly surrender. I know we were playing one of the best teams in the world but once we went 1-0 up I thought we would show a bit more defensive resilience and try and hold out for half time, after Aguero's quick leveler we then conspired to gift them a goal via a free header from a corner.
I think in the final analysis, despite a bright start and the calibre of player we were up against, it was a disappointing performance. In the 2nd half I don't even recall an attack.
I think in the final analysis, despite a bright start and the calibre of player we were up against, it was a disappointing performance. In the 2nd half I don't even recall an attack.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Mentally weak, as we have been for a while. We need some leaders and aggressive upmarket Danny Cullips
Maybe we need to waive the no dickheads policy for a couple of players
