Can we still make the playoffs this season?

[Skylar]

We are relegated without a doubt. New manager won't solve the problem. We are playing division football next season the divsion 2 the season after. Barber will be alright picking up his 500k a year salary. Our gate receipts will cover his wages alone.

 

[daveyboy1973]

More chance of platting piss

 

[Nathan]

You can get odds of 9/1 for Brighton to finish in the top 6.

You can get odds of 8/1 for Brighton to be relegated.

 

[El Presidente]

We are relegated without a doubt. New manager won't solve the problem. We are playing division football next season the divsion 2 the season after. Barber will be alright picking up his 500k a year salary. Our gate receipts will cover his wages alone.

You (Lucky Boy Farang aka Bigbelly aka Footsoldier) are a little ray of sunshine aren't you.

 

[Skylar]

You (Lucky Boy Farang aka Bigbelly aka Footsoldier) are a little ray of sunshine aren't you.

Call me what you like if you get off on it. Bend me over and call me 'You fithy whore' if you like. I'm open to all suggestions.

 

[dazzer6666]

No, not a wind up, but you're right to think there is a motive! And it's this....

At the time of writing 75% of NSC voters think that no matter what we do now, we won't achieve a playoff place this season (incidentally, I agree).

Let's say that TB thinks the same. If he does, why would he change Sami right now and, presumably have to pay both a termination fee for Sami and a sign-on bonus for whoever replaces him (assuming, God forbid, that his replacement isn't Nathan). That money would be better spent preparing a squad to challenge next season, shirley? Removing Sami right now won't achieve anything unless we look in imminent danger of relegation in, say, February when TB might be forced to replace him to avoid relegation.

If nothing can be done to achieve the playoffs, you might as well stick with Sami for this season all the time you don't believe we'll be relegated because he might just pull it out of the bag and have a successful last half of this season, giving you confidence that next season we might challenge again...

For next season, however? Well, that's an entirely different game...

My thoughts too. TB might adopt this approach, and maybe Sami and his tactics will start to pay off (scuttles off to get tin hat), we recover to a decent league position (say top 10 for example), we get a handful of decent additions for next season that have the class and ability to fit into the system, offload some dross and push next year........

 

[fat old seagull]

Unlikely now...that said we made a crap start last season, and a very poor run in. But it would now need little short of divine providence

 

[Bold Seagull]

Blow FFP then yes, but since were actually sensible - absolutely not.

To be honest, I wouldnt be disappointed with a mid-table finish the way things are going.

Wouldn't be too disappointed, I'd snatch your bloody hand off right now for a mid-table finish!

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

Don't think we were ever going to this season, I said I'll settle for mid table, maybe 10th, and I'll stand by that!

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

No, not a wind up, but you're right to think there is a motive! And it's this....

At the time of writing 75% of NSC voters think that no matter what we do now, we won't achieve a playoff place this season (incidentally, I agree).

Let's say that TB thinks the same. If he does, why would he change Sami right now and, presumably have to pay both a termination fee for Sami and a sign-on bonus for whoever replaces him (assuming, God forbid, that his replacement isn't Nathan). That money would be better spent preparing a squad to challenge next season, shirley? Removing Sami right now won't achieve anything unless we look in imminent danger of relegation in, say, February when TB might be forced to replace him to avoid relegation.

If nothing can be done to achieve the playoffs, you might as well stick with Sami for this season all the time you don't believe we'll be relegated because he might just pull it out of the bag and have a successful last half of this season, giving you confidence that next season we might challenge again...

For next season, however? Well, that's an entirely different game...

1/ In Feb. it might just be too late, under his tactics we are floundering in this league. If we are still around the bottom of the table come February and SH is still here then some serious questions need to be asked.
2/ Next Season? With another manager yes. But Hyypia will never get a team promoted from The Championship with his tactics. Ever. I'm willing to put money on that as well . What's the point in him being our manager when our aim in the top flight? It's never ever going to happen under him unfortunately (as much as I would love it to)

 

[Ernest]

I posted this last week before losing another match, we need about 75 points for a top 6 finish and we have 13. So we need 62 from 31 games which is Title winning form and with the present set up, manager and team is impossible. More worrying is we need 37+ points to be safe from 31 games and even that is a job and a half at the moment

 

[Luke93]

We'll need to win 20+ more games, we've only won a handful... So possiple, but VERY unlikely.

 

[Hometownglory]

Not a chance!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Yes we can, but we need a new manager OR Sami needs to adopt a more flexible approach to his tactics.

 

[durrington gull]

Should be ' can we avoid relegation this season ' as that seems more appropiate

This

 

[carteater]

yes there are still 93 points up for grabs, so theoretically we can even finish top, but the likeliness of us gaining all 93 points left to get, well you'd have to to think that that would actually happen.

 

[perseus]

It would be a big chase and likely to end up in failure of we did.

I don't think there is much doubt that Derby, Norwich and Middlesbrough have better players. Bournemouth have got a stronger squad.

And we have not got enough points onboard. A once in fifty years scenario. 1971-72 is the nearest.

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1971-1972/results Then it was 2 pts for a win. Rotherham and Bournemouth were our last chance. We needed to win both games.

Looking downwards now. Looking for Leeds to lose etc. Can we get 55 pts?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I have it in a double with Lord Lucan to ride the winner of the 2015 Grand National naked on a horse called Norfolk'n'Chance.

 

[GT49er]

Mathematically, yes. Realistically, not a chance.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

yes there are still 93 points up for grabs, so theoretically we can even finish top, but the likeliness of us gaining all 93 points left to get, well you'd have to to think that that would actually happen.

How did you find out how much I drink on match days?