MrSnuggles
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- Apr 29, 2016
- 529
We will only be 5 points away from a champions league place with nearly a third of the season gone! I keep checking the league table in a little bit of disbelief!
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[Albion] If we win tonight...
- Thread starter MrSnuggles
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Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
If we lose we'll be 8 away.
Albion_Dave
Well-known member
If we win today we will be 3 points further from the bottom 3.
The Birdman
New member
Just looking for forward to the game tonight and hoping we win but hope we play good football as its on sky
If Stoke don't score we can ask £40million for Dunk in January.
If Stoke don't score we can ask £40million for Dunk in January.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
- 12,218
It’s quite ridiculous that given the early stage of the season, and taking into account we’ve not played yet in this round of games, that we are currently as many points behind Burnley in 7th that we are ahead of Swansea in 19th.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
- 9,164
What I am enjoying about this season is that EVERY game is vital. The team have given us sufficient confidence to feel that this game represents a good opportunity to get another valuable win. However, with the likes of Shakiri, Choupo-Moting and good old Crouchy there is no way we can take this game lightly at all. A perfect example of a game being both a challenge and an opportunity.
The prospect of reaching 18 points after only 12 games is a tantalising one, and it is this that makes me anxious about the game this evening. Cannot wait! Bring it on.
The prospect of reaching 18 points after only 12 games is a tantalising one, and it is this that makes me anxious about the game this evening. Cannot wait! Bring it on.
If we win tonight we'll be 13 points clear of Palace.
More importantly if we win we will be 9 points off relagation.Persoanally I would be surprised if we get relagated.We have some strong players and seemingly a great team spirit whereas teams like West Ham,Swansea and Palace,whilst they have good players are playing with no heart or belief.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
I remind the honorable ladies and gentlemen of NSC about last seasons final table.
There is a 'top 7' of elite clubs with money. It includes Everton who are lower than the predicted position.
So eighth position must be classed as top of the other league.
Last season Southampton were eighth on 46 pts, 16 pts behind Everton and 12 pts above 18th placed Hull
Also worth noting, every club from eighth down last season had a negative GD and right now Brighton are the only club outside the top 7 without a negative GD.
Where will we be on January 2nd after playing 4 of the big 7 plus Palace (a one of and not to form) & Burnley?
There is a 'top 7' of elite clubs with money. It includes Everton who are lower than the predicted position.
So eighth position must be classed as top of the other league.
Last season Southampton were eighth on 46 pts, 16 pts behind Everton and 12 pts above 18th placed Hull
Also worth noting, every club from eighth down last season had a negative GD and right now Brighton are the only club outside the top 7 without a negative GD.
Where will we be on January 2nd after playing 4 of the big 7 plus Palace (a one of and not to form) & Burnley?
.... we'll be nearly half way to safety.
The ONLY stat that matters, given that we probably won't pick up many points between tonight and January.
The ONLY stat that matters, given that we probably won't pick up many points between tonight and January.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I'd love to think we could win tonight, but Stoke seem to be one of our bogey teams.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
This.
Looking at the BBC web site the stats aren't encouraging.
Stoke have won eight successive matches against Brighton in all competitions, keeping five clean sheets. The Seagulls have never won this fixture in the top flight (D3, L5). Stoke earned a 2-1 away victory in the most recent top-flight encounter, in February 1983.This will be the first competitive meeting between the sides since February 2011 when Stoke won 3-0 at home in an FA Cup fifth-round tie.Mind you, we won at Wednesday and QPR last season, and West Ham and Swansea this season so onwards and upwards.
CaptainDaveUK
Well-known member
- Oct 18, 2010
- 1,538
This.
Looking at the BBC web site the stats aren't encouraging.
Mind you, we won at Wednesday and QPR last season, and West Ham and Swansea this season so onwards and upwards.
Yes I remember being at Stoke for the cup, all excited thinking about what might be and then in the space of about 20 minutes we were 3:0 down and effectively out of the cup.
One game, one half, one minute at a time. Hopefully one point, three sublime. UTA.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
This.
Looking at the BBC web site the stats aren't encouraging.
Mind you, we won at Wednesday and QPR last season, and West Ham and Swansea this season so onwards and upwards.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Brighton are winless in their last five league and cup games against Swansea, losing four of those matches.
The last time they claimed three points against the Swans was on 5 December 2006, in a 3-2 victory in the third tier.
The Seagulls are winless in nine league games away to Swansea since November 1992 (D3, L6).
RONALDEANO
New member
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Agreed. That's why I mentioned them (along with the other teams we never do well against). We just need to keep our feet on the ground regarding tonight. Stoke are going through a poor patch but they did win at Watford.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
25 points needed would become 22 to get.
My first ever Brighton match was a goalless draw against Stoke. A couple of years later I wawatched the same fixture and got the same result. As a result of this childhood not-trauma I have come to think of Stoke City as the Dementors of English football. No good can come of tonight I tell you. No good at all.