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[Albion] Entitlement, Scapegoats and Blame Culture........
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Soton Seagull
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It's your fault!
Mancgull
Well-known member
A couple of people blaming Steele for our defeat is laughable , if I wasn’t sopissed off!
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Neville's Breakfast
Well-known member
Yep, the past month has been full of it. The match thread today has plenty. We are turning into every other PL club.
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When did Caicedo and MacAllister leave - think I missed that? Oh and our goalie is shithouse, Webster's mistake for the second was so typical him, our Manager can't be arsed any more and it's a travesty we don't win every game!
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
I love an escape goat and a which hunt!
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Terrible isn't it.
Would just be nice if we had a keeper worthy of the moniker though.....
Would just be nice if we had a keeper worthy of the moniker though.....
- Apr 5, 2014
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When folk reflect on where Albion were, what they have achieved and how well they have done to sustain the level they have, I hope they feel a little bit silly at their raging.
If not, they could always go and support Manchester City or Chelsea. Okay, maybe Chelsea isn't a good idea.
One thing I've never felt is a sense of entitlement. That's why I have managed to shrug my shoulders and say 'never mind' tonight.
Entitlement is about ego and not rational reflection. Once you get rid of such feelings you don't feel angry, upset or frustrated at things that don't matter. And tonight's defeat doesn't matter. Albion is more than results on the pitch. We still had as much joy winning the fourth division, and we still had as much camaraderie when we were stuck in the middle of the third.
If it's all about winning for the ego, try and take up an individual sport rather than supporting a team in another. Don't place your joy in someone else's hands.
If not, they could always go and support Manchester City or Chelsea. Okay, maybe Chelsea isn't a good idea.
One thing I've never felt is a sense of entitlement. That's why I have managed to shrug my shoulders and say 'never mind' tonight.
Entitlement is about ego and not rational reflection. Once you get rid of such feelings you don't feel angry, upset or frustrated at things that don't matter. And tonight's defeat doesn't matter. Albion is more than results on the pitch. We still had as much joy winning the fourth division, and we still had as much camaraderie when we were stuck in the middle of the third.
If it's all about winning for the ego, try and take up an individual sport rather than supporting a team in another. Don't place your joy in someone else's hands.
'Entitlement' is the latest buzz phrase to shut down anyone being disappointed, and it's ill used.
Entitlement is believing you are owed the points (or win). That opponents should lay down and give them to you just because of who you are, or what you acheived in the past.
Entitlement is not thinking 'if you have hopes to finish top/top 4/top 7/top10 there are games you look at and think you need to win (while acknowledging might not win them, and might win some of the games you're not expecting to win).
Entitlement is not watching team play badly, much worse than they usually play, much worse than they've played at their best and being disappointed with it, and critical of the performance.
Entitlement is not watching your team play really well for 95% of the game but get caught with a sucker punch/silly defensive error and thinking the loss is not deserved.
I don't know any Brighton fan who thinks we are owed wins just for who we are or what we've done in the past. There probably are some oddballs out there like that, but they're not nearly as common as you would believe listening to the insecure fan boys who try to shut down criticism or disappointment with cries of entitlement.
Entitlement is believing you are owed the points (or win). That opponents should lay down and give them to you just because of who you are, or what you acheived in the past.
Entitlement is not thinking 'if you have hopes to finish top/top 4/top 7/top10 there are games you look at and think you need to win (while acknowledging might not win them, and might win some of the games you're not expecting to win).
Entitlement is not watching team play badly, much worse than they usually play, much worse than they've played at their best and being disappointed with it, and critical of the performance.
Entitlement is not watching your team play really well for 95% of the game but get caught with a sucker punch/silly defensive error and thinking the loss is not deserved.
I don't know any Brighton fan who thinks we are owed wins just for who we are or what we've done in the past. There probably are some oddballs out there like that, but they're not nearly as common as you would believe listening to the insecure fan boys who try to shut down criticism or disappointment with cries of entitlement.
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bluenitsuj
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No!
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,194
This, I am not feeling shit because I felt we should have won or that our club stature says we should be beating clubs like Roma.
But I am disappointed and frustrated that we didn't win and I am concerned about what is happening at the club.
Of others see that as entitlement then so be it. But I don't think it is.
Ten years ago tomorrow we drew 1-1 with Reading at the Amex
This was our team
This was our team
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
This, it’s funny how when we win with an excellent performance the players are suddenly worth millions of pounds a hatrick for Ferguson he’s worth £100m, Adingra, Pedro etc. Now when we play shit and lose we have suddenly reverted back to little old Brighton with fifty quids worth of players and what do you expect then people get called out for being entitled
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
- 12,112
No
Just really disappointed that a season that promised so much has fizzled out so spectacularly in 8 days.
Finishing above Paalace is all we have to play for, after slagging them off for being happy with 12th for 10 seasons.
Just really disappointed that a season that promised so much has fizzled out so spectacularly in 8 days.
Finishing above Paalace is all we have to play for, after slagging them off for being happy with 12th for 10 seasons.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,027
I would suggest that, instead of slagging off players - often without justification - and acting like we've got a divine right to win every game - we accept that we got beaten by a stronger, more experienced and more organised team.
It's not rocket science.