OK well done we're safe, but please, how many times can you pass the ball and get absolutely nowhere? Possession without intent is just a training session and about as exciting.
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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United *** Official Match Thread ***
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tonight was not about progression really .. lots of games in short space of time, stubborn team, all about the point .. terrible game, but job done
A 0-0 that brings back fond memories of the 2 0-0s against Stoke in the 1981/2 season.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Aye and a game that cried out for a crowd if you’ll excuse the improvise
...oh and not at 6pm on a Monday...yuk time for a footie match
B-right-on
Living the dream
Really? Can't see the improvement over the whole season, beating Arsenal home and away, more points, better GD by +9. More exciting to watch.
Its work in progress, but yes we have.
Did you miss some of the games towards the end of CH's tenure against Cardiff and Bournemouth? It certainly wasn't that bad tonight in a dull match, but with a draw being the result we needed, particularly given the quick succession of games since the resumption.
I actually thought it reminded me of Stains at home last season, huff and puff with no creativity....
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Have you ever tried playing football when it's over 20 degrees in the shade, you've played once evey four days for a month having not played for over 3 months before, you've nothing to play for and you don't want to get injured for another season that starts in under two months? If you were expecting Man City at their best you were probably watching the wrong game.
Thompson720
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Job done.
We are staying UP!
We are staying UP!
True, but a different scenario in that Newcastle didn't really want to play and we were content with a point.
Yes - can’t argue with that, just felt we’d offer more.
Good effort by Webster
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Icy Gull
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Of course not, ex Bournemouth and Hoops is Bournemouth through and through.
I also didn’t realise that when Albion players made tackles it was a mandatory booking according to Hoops. Embarrassingly shit and biased against Brighton ref
Yeah, agreed I was hoping we'd go out with more freedom and try harder to win the game, but one of those things!
banjo
GOSBTS
god that was boring. Safe though.
Icy Gull
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Yeah because under Hughton we were 100% happy with 0-0, we did make some effort to score tonight and we matched Newcastle .we would have been defending in depth for 90 mins in that game last season, we had to go a goal down before we made any effort to attack with more than just Murray up front.
It wasn’t pretty, in fact it was shit but we weren’t shitting ourselves from the kick off!
In the cool light of ..... 30 minutes later .... Bruce came to kill the game. He succeeded.
In the first 5 to 10 minutes, that took eons to take throw-ins, goal kicks, free kicks. It was impossible for a limited Albion eleven to get any momentum.
In a way, possibly a bit of a complement that The Mighty Mags intent was 9 or 10 behind the ball, hoping to nick a win.
The Albion first choice eleven must be improved in the transfer market. Please, no more slow purported ACM’s/no.10’s/wide midfielders. We already have them in droves.
In the first 5 to 10 minutes, that took eons to take throw-ins, goal kicks, free kicks. It was impossible for a limited Albion eleven to get any momentum.
In a way, possibly a bit of a complement that The Mighty Mags intent was 9 or 10 behind the ball, hoping to nick a win.
The Albion first choice eleven must be improved in the transfer market. Please, no more slow purported ACM’s/no.10’s/wide midfielders. We already have them in droves.
Silverhatch
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Win at Burnley and it’s out most productive season in the modern (pl) era
redoubtable seagull
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- Oct 27, 2004
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Last two games have been Hughton-esque in their pragmatism.
Job done without too much stress or wetting of the bed.
Job done without too much stress or wetting of the bed.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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That was a tough watch.
Souness talking up Bruce's football this season was a bit hard to understand.
Have I been missing something?
Souness talking up Bruce's football this season was a bit hard to understand.
Have I been missing something?
deslynhamsmoustache1
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So disapointing that the best shot tonight was from our centre back Webster. Really sums up the season and one of the main things that must change if we are to progress.