[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City *** Official Match Thread ***

[AlexBH]

That non penalty was more of a foul than the free kick for the second goal!

 

[pb21]

That would've definitely been a City penalty

 

[A1X]

If it had been in the box it would have been a good candidate for our latest denied penalty that

 

[RandyWanger]

Data doesn’t lie

 

[Mike Small]

Steele - our best passer but can't save anything
Veltman - looks 5 years older than he did last season
Dunk - positionally poor.
JPVH - best player
Barco - love his enthusiasm
Lalanna - needs to retire (Walking Footballer)
Gross - don't want him to retire (Walking Footballer/Running footballer with cement in his boots)
Moder - doesn't have a position. Doesn't help us to be a better team
Baleba - he's been really poor this season and his attitude worries me the most
JP - shit hair = shit performance
Danny Welbeck = Danny Welbeck

Nice to see us start the 2nd half with some bloody aggression. I hope the second half gives us some hope for the rest of the season.

 

[A1X]

Adingra offside twice in three minutes since coming on. Are you Murray in disguise?

 

[macbeth]

weird? the ‘don’t flag until the phase of play has concluded’ law for linesmen seems to have been removed tonight, for us.

 

[aolstudios]

Looked like a slip but Foden appealed for a free kick or even a penalty, should have been booked

He barely appealed, tbf. The fault was the corrupt ref's

 

[BevBHA]

Alan smith thinks it’s a penalty on Gross

 

[portlock seagull]

Agree. Is RDZ the man to oversee it? He's the best manager we've ever had but he's lost his mojo and so have the players.

The game is constantly changing. You’re only as good as your last game is probably the best thing ever said about football. On that basis RDZs time with us is more than up. We’ve been terrible for months now.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Looked like a slip but Foden appealed for a free kick or even a penalty, should have been booked

He did, but don’t think there is anything in the laws about appealing…

 

[Swegulls]

Turn AWAY from goal FFS, Moder!

 

[um bongo molongo]

On the whole mid table is a fine achievement this season . No problem there .
But we are dog sh*t at the moment .
I worry for next season , going by recent performances .

Fully agree with this. This is my main concern, and why we need a big summer transfer window (ins and

 

[Eric the meek]

Let's not bury the team. They're playing to a system which isn't working.

 

[nwgull]

Agree. Is RDZ the man to oversee it? He's the best manager we've ever had but he's lost his mojo and so have the players.

He's been a good manager for the first season and a bit, but he's not the best we've ever had. Most managers come in to a club becuase the previous man has been sacked, which usually means the team needs an overhaul. RDZ came when the team was absolutely flying and all he had to do was keep the momentum going. He's been tested this season and failure to be a versatile and have a Plan B is showing.

 

[dwayne]

Alan smith thinks it’s a penalty on Gross

Yep. Deffo a pen.

 

[AlbionBro]

That non penalty was more of a foul than the free kick for the second goal!

Yes, Rodrigo was behind Pascal tugging his arm, no way would Pascal dive being so far ahead of him. The officials are clearly weighted heavily towards City.

 

[AlexBH]

Just beyond a joke now: City player throws himself to the floor ref gives a foul. This is not the best league in the world despite all the marketing.

 

[aolstudios]

On the whole mid table is a fine achievement this season . No problem there .
But we are dog sh*t at the moment .
I worry for next season , going by recent performances .

I'd hope to have about a dozen more fit players next season, tbf

 

[Mike Small]

I hate this ref. Doesn't referee what he sees but what he thinks he sees.