First 15 minutes tomorrow

[albie_noobs]

I think they're going to try and rattle us early on, lots of tough tackles flying in, I'm confident but anything can happen in football!!

 

[Dandyman]

Agree with a lot of the comments above - take the game to them, keep them on the back foot, don't give them any opportunities.

 

[Clive Walker's slaphead]

Agree about the shirt pulling and arms around their players in our box as the ref will have seen that and heard the tosspot commentators screaming for a penalty every time the ball was in the box.

 

[chucky1973]

if we haven't scored in the first the crowd will go quite

But we also tend to play better shooting towards the north 2nd half.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Agree about the shirt pulling and arms around their players in our box as the ref will have seen that and heard the tosspot commentators screaming for a penalty every time the ball was in the box.

refs throughout the country will have seen it every week at every televised match, why should we be any different ?

 

[Justice]

if we haven't scored in the first the crowd will go quite

Bit different being a play off game I would imagine

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

An excellent point - IF , Everything is in our favour and very rarely due the odds get upset.

Come on the Albion - I think it's our time

Yesterday the cup final, which is what tomorrow is a cup final with all that it entails. I exremely nervous about tomorrow, and need a good start , however I'm very quietly, slightly confident. I also do firmly believe if we win through tomorrow we will go up.

 

[Change at Barnham]

Without Dobbie and Murray they are going to have to come at us from the wide areas with Bollasie and Zaha. So if Calderon is again required to mark Zaha who do we use to double up on him? Or if we are attacking are they left with enough in midfield to cope with Hammond, Lopez and Orlandi?

Clearly our best form of defence has to be attack even if we go ahead. The moment we start sitting deep we play into their hands.

Do we know if Williams is expected to play?

 

[RickofBHAFC]

We need to blow them out the water in the first 15

Quite simply this. After the goal-less draw Palace will come at us early doors and as documented previously if we go a goal down we don't win. I would hope to see us score in the first 15 or will be watching the rest of the game through my fingers!

 

[BensGrandad]

I think Palace will come at us like a train and we need to hold our nerve and play our football and frustrate them, the longer the half goes on with us in possession the more frustrated they will get. Keep a clean sheet, the most importanmt aspect of our play, and then score 1 goal that will do us no need to race into the game gungho.

 

[brightonmark1234]

But we also tend to play better shooting towards the north 2nd half.

in the last two games we have scored 1st at the south stand end

 

[Brighton Mod]

We want Leo or Hammond to hit the target this time, Leo has missed four or more right infront of goal in the last two matches, only an observation. Tomorrow is the acid test, shit or bust, we MUST make the few opportunities we have count. Having beaten Palace at home, we were euphoric at the result but the game was closer than the result. Come on get us to Wembley!!!

 

[brightonmark1234]

if there is one player who might score 2mow against us it might be kevin phillips

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I just hope Clackerberg realises that Jediak has got a dodgy barnet, and is actually nothing more than a dirty, poor man's Fellaini (hairstyle-wise) who needs an early yellow card to keep his incessant fouling in check.

He was booked in the first half on Friday. Didn't seem to stop him then!

 

[Brighton Mod]

Think they'll come at us like a steam train tomorrow ,We need to watch the shirt pulling as Battenberg would've seen that on tv Friday night.

As does Jedinak with his elbows!!!

 

[Triggaaar]

Think they'll come at us like a steam train tomorrow ,We need to watch the shirt pulling as Battenberg would've seen that on tv Friday night.

We need to make a big deal of the first elbow in the face from Jedinak, and have everyone near the ref spontaneously tell him how bad it was.

That's would be my team talk, should be enough to see us through.

 

[Triggaaar]

We left it too close to the break on st Paddys day, don't think my nerves could take waiting that long for a goal.

if we haven't scored in the first the crowd will go quite

Do not let it go quiet, it's your job to keep singing and not be nervous. It's not easy to win games, it's not easy to score - the chances are we won't go ahead in the first half, so don't put us at an immediate disadvantage by getting jittery if it takes a while.

Do we know if Williams is expected to play?

Yes he is.

 

[TSB]

Why does everything they'll 'come at us like a train'?
I think they'll try and keep it tight and hope the crowd get nervous and quiet. They're without their one and only goalscorer, so what on earth would be the point in going attack-attack from the off?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Why does everything they'll 'come at us like a train'?
I think they'll try and keep it tight and hope the crowd get nervous and quiet. They're without their one and only goalscorer, so what on earth would be the point in going attack-attack from the off?

No way will we 'get quiet' with all those clackers knocking about!! First one to give Zaha a paper cut wins a night out in Newcastle with Kazenga. Second prize - two nights out in Newcastle with Kazenga.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As does Jedinak with his elbows!!!

It was Jedinak who broke Orlandi's rib back in December with his elbow.