Brighton vs Southampton match thread

[Stumpy Tim]

We do actually have one more game against a very good Spanish side - behind closed doors. I'm assuming that's the game where the first eleven will play together

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

1-3 full time. Reinforcements are needed.

 

[HantsSeagull]

We do actually have one more game against a very good Spanish side - behind closed doors. I'm assuming that's the game where the first eleven will play together

eh??

 

[algie]

We do actually have one more game against a very good Spanish side - behind closed doors. I'm assuming that's the game where the first eleven will play together

Who's that and when?

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

No , I think he means dribble as in leakage from the Snugglers being worn by the bedwetters.

Cheers....i thought a negative dribble is when you just boot it

 

[Kosh]

This would have NEVER happened if Keegan had been bought down here for a long overdue Indian summer on the south coast. I am in little doubt that this is going to be a long, long season akin to 46 painful trips to the dentist to repeatedly have your wisdom ripped asunder with little or no pain relief. I say we volunteer for relegation now and save everyone the bother, and whilst we're at it sack everyone associated with this evenings pitiful performance. I feel tainted by this result, it's a disgrace of epic proportions. God help us all when Wed rock up, the football league show will make embarrassing viewing that night let me tell yer - and that has nothing to do with the cheap set/presentation/editing and punditry. God life is just awful.

I jest of course, it's good for morale.

Kosh

 

[Justice]

players /system /results in friendlies - i have to admit this is the least confident i have felt about any season for 5 years

We lost 3-1 to Villa real last season and still made the top six chill.

 

[Rogero]

We lost 3-1 to Villa real last season and still made the top six chill.

A few new players required but the powers above us know that. Left back, at least one midfield and one huge signing for the forward line.

 

[HantsSeagull]

We lost 3-1 to Villa real last season and still made the top six chill.

we didn't lose to crawley though

 

[carteater]

we didn't lose to crawley though

we didn't lose to crawley this pre season either...

 

[C1 BHA]

We're loose, a lot this season I fear

 

[LamieRobertson]

We lost 3-1 to Villa real last season and still made the top six chill.

we lost to Leeds Derby and newport County at beginning of last season and still did ok.....but we all knew before this game that even if we won it the squag still needs reinforcing and time to adapt to a new style

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I remember Liverpool scraping a 2-1 win against Wrexham (I didn't remember that at all, but the point stands) and then went on to win the European Cup.

Maybe Sami wanted to rest his key players and experiment further as to whom might be pushing for the first team. Not forgetting that Southampton, despite their sales, are a better team than us.

I say this as an unqualified coach, but the be all and end all is not in the friendlies. They serve their purpose as a quasi-competitive outing, but they don't necessarily define the season ahead.

Sami is quite clearly experimenting. Is it essential that we have the our first team playing together? Maybe training has our first team playing as a unit? Maybe he doesn't have a clue?

 

[HantsSeagull]

we didn't lose to crawley this pre season either...

sorry meant peterborough - easy mistake !!!

 

[Justice]

I remember seasons gone by when we have won the majority of friendlies and got relegated means sweet FA.

 

[Oscar]

I'd be interested to hear any details on the system we're playing. Anyone?

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I seem to remember a poor pre season before our last season at Withdean, people writing off the club and then somehow we won the league with 4 games to spare. Pre season means very little. The irony is the moaners on here would be saying it means nothing if we won.

Beat Sheffield Wednesday a week on Saturday and nobody will remember this match.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Friendlies mean nothing. We'd have done the double the year we beat Chelsea if they did.

 

[Geriatric Seagull]

Who are these key players he was resting?

 

[LamieRobertson]

I'd be interested to hear any details on the system we're playing. Anyone?

we are practising giving the other side a few goals start and see if we can still win...its in the embryonic stage at the mo