[Albion] Guardian Preview

[Napier's Knee]

This seems about right to me although I think we might finish a couple of places higher than the Guardian thinks:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...league-2018-19-preview-bright-and-hove-albion

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Very good write up! Fair. It's good to read an article where the journalist has actually researched the squad and new additions.

 

[dazzer6666]

Excellent piece.......

 

[Stat Brother]

The mood feels calm and under control, which is just how Hughton likes it.

Jacob didn't give NSC a once over while writing that good piece.




If anyone is supremely bored can they check something for me:-

although one area of concern for Hughton will be his team’s vulnerabilities at set pieces. They conceded 21 goals from dead balls last season, leading to criticism of Mathew Ryan’s command of his area.

I want to say the majority of those 21 goals were in the first half of the season, but I wouldn't know where to begin in order to corroborate that.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Not sure Yves Bissouma is going to be 4th choice centre mid but other than that a good sensible piece

 

[studio150]

Can't disagree with the article

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Very well written piece, well researched covering what made us strong last season, and where the problems were. Also covered the incoming players well. More so called journalists and pundits should take this approach.

 

[Klaas]

their manager will know that finishing seven points above a wretched bottom three is no reason to get carried away.

Wise words.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Very well written article. He captures the feeling around the club perfectly I believe.

 

[BBassic]

Hard to argue with much of that.

This comment made me chuckle though:

No time for these self-labelled "Boutique clubs" and their hipster fans. Hope they are relegated along with Bournemouth and Fulham.

I can't think of a single time we've called ourselves a 'boutique club'.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Another excellent, accurate, well written, informative, informed, well researched, balanced and knowledgeable piece from The Guardian.

 

[MattBackHome]

Hard to argue with much of that.

This comment made me chuckle though:

No time for these self-labelled "Boutique clubs" and their hipster fans. Hope they are relegated along with Bournemouth and Fulham.

I can't think of a single time we've called ourselves a 'boutique club'.

Nor me - but I like it and am going to endeavour to use it ALL THE TIME from now on.

 

[BBassic]

Nor me - but I like it and am going to endeavour to use it ALL THE TIME from now on.

It's just occurred to me that if he wants to identify 'boutique clubs' he should look no further than Spurs with their stadium cheese room and micro brewery

 

[Wozza]

WTF?

"Granted, talk of survival can sound mundane when Burnley were able to back up their first campaign in the top flight by qualifying for Europe."

In their first campaign in the top flight [in modern times] Burnley were relegated.

 

[seagull_special]

A well informed and researched piece.

 

[WhingForPresident]

The lesser-spotted article about the Albion where someone has bothered to do some basic research.

 

[happypig]

Hard to argue with much of that.

This comment made me chuckle though:

No time for these self-labelled "Boutique clubs" and their hipster fans. Hope they are relegated along with Bournemouth and Fulham.

I can't think of a single time we've called ourselves a 'boutique club'.

That, and "Big teams like Leeds and Forest deserve to be in the PL over these sort of clubs."

 

[Simster]

WTF?

"Granted, talk of survival can sound mundane when Burnley were able to back up their first campaign in the top flight by qualifying for Europe."

In their first campaign in the top flight [in modern times] Burnley were relegated.

True, but obviously this time round they consolidated then finished qualifying for Europe.

Anyway, it was an excellent piece and is probably about right. We'd probably all take 14th now if offered it, but I do think there is actually plenty of scope for us to be a better side than expected. We've got several new players who really could prove to be a different class.

 

[Insel affe]

Just what you would expect from the Guardian a will written knowledgeable piece, you would struggle to disagree with any of that.

 

[NorthLainer]

Just what you would expect from the Guardian a will written knowledgeable piece, you would struggle to disagree with any of that.

There's a reason Liam chose to write for them.

What exactly is a "boutique club" by the way