[Albion] Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Eeyore]

Well done on the away support tonight, clear and loud for the entire game

Particularly enjoyed the Christian Walton he’s one of our own after his corner mishap

That was cruel. But funny.

 

[Oh_aye]

Back up to the dizzying heights of 9th in the table! Halcyon days, indeed.

If the season finished tomorrow, it'd represent joint 2nd highest ever league finish... before we get too sniffy.

 

[Oh_aye]

When racing towards a goalkeeper who gets to the ball first, do you:

A) Try to slow if possible, turn your back and protect yourself. Or...
B)


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Hes in the middle of turning round! He was just doing it at high speed!

 

[Dick Head]

Very wrong, Dear Friend, very wrong

Were won(dered)

i new weird win

 

[Eeyore]

Hes in the middle of turning round! He was just doing it at high speed!

And in mid air with his arm in a landing 6 foot 5 keeper's face. Interesting technique.

 

[Big Vern]

Apart from the assist, O’Riley, was ineffective again, underwhelmed so far.

 

[London Irish]

That 20 seconds with Estupian might be funniest thing I’ve seen in 30+ years of watching football

 

[macbeth]

Apart from the assist, O’Riley, was ineffective again, underwhelmed so far.

needs to bulk up. clearly got something about him but too lightweight and ineffectual right now

 

[origigull]

Two goals, a win away from home and 3 points and a move up the table with hopefully no injuries. Sounds good to me.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Delap is a wanker and if he keeps on with the snide stuff that he was doing tonight some old pro will deal with him properly.

Yup. I mean one shouldn’t be surprised at tractor boys being agricultural but even so.

 

[Justice]

4-2 defeat at home to Arsenal on December 31 2022.

 

[Bodian]

Delap is a wanker and if he keeps on with the snide stuff that he was doing tonight some old pro will deal with him properly.

I don't understand how he got away with quite so many blatant pushes. They weren't even one-handed brush-off's or anything like that - straight two-handed pushes, often in the back. We got a free-kick for one, and he got a yellow for another - and that was it.

 

[nicko31]

Classic game of 2 halves, much better esp after the changes

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Delap is a wanker and if he keeps on with the snide stuff that he was doing tonight some old pro will deal with him properly.

Velty had him in his pocket.

 

[METALMICKY]

He's not on the pitch!

Huh?

 

[Beach Hut]

Apart from the assist, O’Riley, was ineffective again, underwhelmed so far.

I simply didn't understand exactly what position he was supposed to be playing, don't think he did either.

However let's be positive, all new players take a while to bed in so I'm sure he will find his place soon.

 

[Pliny the Gull]

Massive result that. Very Difficult game away against a side finding form.
Lost that and Manure next, seasons gone.
One of the best Albion performances this season IMO. 100% commitment for 90 mins.
Great individual performances, and teamwork. Away support brilliant. Safe journey home everyone. UTA

 

[hart's shirt]

Fabian Hurzeler "It wasn't the best performance from us, but in the end, we controlled the game and were stable out of possession. We created more chances in the second half, so we deserved to win. I am happy about it. We have suffered in this period and this win should give us the belief and self confidence. Now we have to prepare for the next challenge."

On what he told his players at half-time: "I told them to stay patient and not to try to force it. We tried to force it too much in the first half. We were not getting our positioning right. We changed a few things. In the second half, though they played with more intensity and pressed better, we were more dominant and created more chances. That's why I think we deserved it."

"Every victory in the Premier League means a lot to me because it's very difficult to win in this league. We saw that in the recent weeks. We had great performances, sometimes even better than today, but in the end the result is the most important thing. We are happy but there's only a short time to be happy. We have to focus on the next."

On Georginio Rutter: "I am impressed by his attitude and how positive he always is. He always has a smile on his face. He really enjoys being on the pitch and playing with the lads. He has a lot of important experience in the Championship. He is a good finisher and I am very happy he is here. But there are a lot of things to improve and he knows it. We try to give him the environment where he can improve every day."

 

[Invicta]

Solid performance. Needed that. 2nd half a comfortable watch on the box.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Fabian saying on TNT we 'changed' at HT by going 'more vertical'. Glad to hear he said we have to acknowledge there's still a lot more to improve... Also gave a big shout out for Georginio as a player and as a character.

Mitoma 'suffered', he's a 'sensitive' player and 'good learner'. Positive experience (scoring) will help him get his belief back..

On challenging for Europe: 'Take it game by game, we have ambitions and big potential, but we lack maturity on the pitch. We are ambitious but take it game by game'.

Then Joe Cole weirdly implied we 'should be going top six or even higher'?!

Did Cole then ask Fabian what he thought of Delap?