Brighton Breezy
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A very good point.
When you take a step back and look at where we are, it is a lot higher than we have been in almost our entire history. And we are watching that in a state of the art, wonderful stadium.
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Just how bad is it in the dressing room at the moment?
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A very good point.
When you take a step back and look at where we are, it is a lot higher than we have been in almost our entire history. And we are watching that in a state of the art, wonderful stadium.
Some people have an agenda, and others are just miserable individuals who love to moan.
Maybe a tad harsh.... some, myself included, think that it's just really unlikely that we will match the miraculous last 19 games of last season in terms of points picked up unless we strengthen the squad a bit in the next two weeks, unless those currently injured come back at close to 100% pretty damn quickly, which is highly unlikely.
Established1982
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Agree with all those who say they don't understand the negativity. A few points:
- Gutted to lose AEA but he wants to play and I really respect that. Bristol City have got a great player and I will look out for their results for as long as he's still there. He needs to go on the Dick's Window or elsewhere at the Amex.
- We're in a strong position in the league. Someone will drop off and we can take advantage. Long way to go yet etc..
- Fifth round of the cup and a crackerjack tie is a distinct possibility. That will be great.
- Still 11 days to go in the transfer window.
- Gutted to lose AEA but he wants to play and I really respect that. Bristol City have got a great player and I will look out for their results for as long as he's still there. He needs to go on the Dick's Window or elsewhere at the Amex.
- We're in a strong position in the league. Someone will drop off and we can take advantage. Long way to go yet etc..
- Fifth round of the cup and a crackerjack tie is a distinct possibility. That will be great.
- Still 11 days to go in the transfer window.
As others have alluded to, you brought it on yourself by the negative thread title. Virtually every question you asked that followed is done so with a negative slant. As for this mid season squad overhaul, have I missed something? One player has left who is permanently on the bench except when covering for injuries. Another who has had a longer run in the team but again mainly due to an injury to Ulloa and Bridcutt whom we have already known wants to go on to higher things. Three players is hardly a squad overhaul. With regard to Bridcutt, we didn't stop Croft or Bennett in years gone by. The only problem is that Sunderland haven't met our valuation and it is dragging on (the other factor is, of course, the Poyet effect which may also cloud some peoples judgement).
If you don't like negative feedback then don't pose negative questions!
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The extent to which some people will go to extract negativity from our current situation is ridiculous
Seagull over Canaryland
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Agreed. That is a realistic appreciation of our position. An automatic promotion place may be gone and matching 4th would require a heck of a run in.
However I am very hopeful that we will continue to flirt with the play off places which considering the circumstances could be an even greater achievement than 4th place was last season.
No reason to suggest there is significant disharmony in the dressing room, just disappointment all round at Saturdays result. Move on, beat Port Vale and get some points at Burnley and Watford.
Icy Gull
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I'd go with that, with no inside knowledge whatsoever though. Also some players prefer to be a big fish in a small pond, maybe he is one of them. That is not meant as a put down to Bournemouth btw but a player with real ambition is unlikely to want to play at Dean Court where survival in this division is the aim rather than the Amex where the goal is promotion. Maybe I am just biased though
severnside gull
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Grombleton
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NSC is a peculiar beast - some people will not be happy unless we are clear at the top of the PL, even then they'll probably complain about something. Yes, I am being facetious.
Personally, i said at the start of the season that a top 10 finish would be acceptable (given the unrest during the close season) and with our injuries etc i'd still take that. If we can make the play-offs for the second successive season (did anyone think we'd be doing that a few years ago?) then that's an added bonus.
Personally, i said at the start of the season that a top 10 finish would be acceptable (given the unrest during the close season) and with our injuries etc i'd still take that. If we can make the play-offs for the second successive season (did anyone think we'd be doing that a few years ago?) then that's an added bonus.
Brighton Breezy
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Completely agree.
severnside gull
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Let's face it, anyone posting here on the BHA dressing room vibe is speculating, but I took quite a bit of comfort when seeing the team's reaction to David's free-kick third goal away at Doncaster.
The team seemed more together and delighted at the win than last year's, as I remember it.
... and when it comes to transfer speculation - I'd hope our chairman is keeping his cards close as possible to his chest....
The team seemed more together and delighted at the win than last year's, as I remember it.
... and when it comes to transfer speculation - I'd hope our chairman is keeping his cards close as possible to his chest....
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Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Sure the OP may have worded the thread title somewhat aggressively, however some of the rather abrupt responses towards him, from some on here, are IMO over the top.
Whilst I'm delighted overall with our position, one does have to look at what's happened over the last fortnight, and personally I'm sure that morale has dropped somewhat:
Our player of the year for the past two seasons wants to leave, and now says his head is not right enough to enable him to play.
Our best player this season is out injured for the remainder of the season.
Barnes leaves. We know the reasons and wish him luck.
AEA, a big character in the dressing room leaves. Again we know the reasons.
We lose out on a striker, in what we are told is more or less a done deal.
I don't want the club to sign anyone for the sake of it, but we do need the Bridcutt issue resolved this week, and two quality players in.
Whilst I'm delighted overall with our position, one does have to look at what's happened over the last fortnight, and personally I'm sure that morale has dropped somewhat:
Our player of the year for the past two seasons wants to leave, and now says his head is not right enough to enable him to play.
Our best player this season is out injured for the remainder of the season.
Barnes leaves. We know the reasons and wish him luck.
AEA, a big character in the dressing room leaves. Again we know the reasons.
We lose out on a striker, in what we are told is more or less a done deal.
I don't want the club to sign anyone for the sake of it, but we do need the Bridcutt issue resolved this week, and two quality players in.
Imagine if we were playing in another county and looking forward to coming back to an Athletics track holding 6,000 people with chuff all money and no draw for even mediocre players?
Albion Dan
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Ooops sorry OP but this couldnt have come at a worse time?
El-Abd backs Albion to make play-offs
2:30pm Tuesday 21st January 2014 in Sport By Andy Naylor
Adam El-Abd Adam El-Abd has predicted Albion will make the Championship play-offs again.
And he has hailed the cosmopolitan mix in the dressing room as the best he has been involved in.
El-Abd played a key role after Christmas last season, deputising for a chunk of games when captain Gordon Greer was injured.
History will not repeat itself from a personal perspective this season following the long-serving central defender’s move to League One strugglers Bristol City last week in search of regular football.
But El-Abd believes another top six finish is plausible for the Seagulls without him.
He told The Argus: “I am sure they will get into the play-offs and you never know, with a little bit of luck, maybe beyond that.
“It’s been the best dressing room I have ever been involved in. I love every single one of the lads in there and that is a real sad point for me because I don’t think I will get a dressing room like that again."
El-Abd backs Albion to make play-offs
2:30pm Tuesday 21st January 2014 in Sport By Andy Naylor
Adam El-Abd Adam El-Abd has predicted Albion will make the Championship play-offs again.
And he has hailed the cosmopolitan mix in the dressing room as the best he has been involved in.
El-Abd played a key role after Christmas last season, deputising for a chunk of games when captain Gordon Greer was injured.
History will not repeat itself from a personal perspective this season following the long-serving central defender’s move to League One strugglers Bristol City last week in search of regular football.
But El-Abd believes another top six finish is plausible for the Seagulls without him.
He told The Argus: “I am sure they will get into the play-offs and you never know, with a little bit of luck, maybe beyond that.
“It’s been the best dressing room I have ever been involved in. I love every single one of the lads in there and that is a real sad point for me because I don’t think I will get a dressing room like that again."
