[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur *** Official Match Thread ***

[Weststander]

The head loss on this place at times is staggering.

I wonder how many of you manage to get through the day without changing your pants a minimum of three times

Welbeck said they was bitterly disappointed and embarrassed by that first half. So fans read the shambles correctly.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Massive massive credit to Welbz.

Missed chances, head never dropped and rallied the team. Great leader

The way he was shouting at Enciso and Gruda to run back after they messed up was fantastic. Then he made a clever foul to break up play. What I love about him is that even when he misses chances, his head never goes down. A true leader on the pitch

 

[Han Solo]

Only watched highlights but really pleased for Minteh and particularly Rutter for his determination. What happened to Webster?

Did his hamstring while making a long pass

 

[Since1982]

A lovely 62nd birthday present. Thoroughly enjoyed that second 45. Now need a lie down.

 

[AZ Gull]

Only watched highlights but really pleased for Minteh and particularly Rutter for his determination. What happened to Webster?

Right hamstring I think.

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Very, very incorrect Dear Friend

Were wired

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Did his hamstring while making a long pass

It was a shame because he had defended really well and put in a couple of important blocks before doing his hamstring

 

[Han Solo]

The oldies - Veltman, Dunk and Welbeck - were top class after half time and lifted the entire team. They knew we had played some cheap chicken shit stuff in the first half, got their stuff together and carried us.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I imagine not 1 single fan was contemplating our 2nd half performance or having faith in us turning it around 2nd half.

I assumed we were going to be thrashed with a damn good thrashing by Miss Thrasher with her thrashing stick.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I imagine not 1 single fan was contemplating our 2nd half performance or having faith in us turning it around 2nd half.

Guy behind me at HT said we will win 3/2

 

[lawros left foot]

And that, Ladies and Gentleman is the reason we all watch football.

Bloody marvellous .

 

[nicko31]

There’s NO WAY we’ll lose this today.

Never in doubt

In all seriousness the second half is up there in the top Amex performances

 

[HangletonGull]

A lovely 62nd birthday present. Thoroughly enjoyed that second 45. Now need a lie down.

A fantastic 43 birthday present here as well

 

[Eeyore]

Very tempted to rename this the “smug hindsight thread”

Sometimes it's needed though. A season is 38 games long and the amount of threads that appear in a match that isn't going well is annoying, mainly because they are from folk who are old enough to know better. I wouldn't form any proper thoughts, not even on the 6th place, until the season is half done. My current positives is that the team creates chances and has goals in it. The worry is that we don't have the pace at the back to keep this high line thingy running. He made a couple of subs today which had me concerned but I immediately corrected my thinking. I'm better at judging the correct length to bowl on a cricket pitch than I am football subs. Some folk do just need to calm down and enjoy the ride. Unless it's an Archer type ruining the club, there really is nowt to get flustered about, it takes the simple contentment away.

 

[peterward]

Me too, at two goals down I always have hope.Today I was right, last week not so much

So would I normally.....

I thought last week we could get back in it, but for so much of today's first half it looked like a PL team away to L1 team in the cup for the amount of possession they had, how dominant they were and we rarely got near them.

Which also makes what happened in the second half so baffling. It was a total role reversal.

Looked like the same sides from first half had swapped shirts.

The hunger and desire second half was excellent.

 

[Weststander]

Guy behind me at HT said we will win 3/2

Russell Grant is Albion!

 

[Cordwainer]

Did his hamstring while making a long pass

Oh dear..hope not a bad one with Jpvh being out for a bit as well.

 

[Dick Head]

Very, very incorrect Dear Friend

Were wired

i new weird win

 

[Cordwainer]

Right hamstring I think.

Not good..they’ve surely got some central defence targets lined up for Jan you’d hope.

 

[SkirlieWirlie]

Maddison looks sad as well

Good. Twunt.