[Albion] Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[OzMike]

Nighty night.

 

[dazzer6666]

I’m not really. Away from home you want pace in behind and Minteh offers that more than anyone else in our squad. It was probably a JP vs Georgino question than a Georgino v Minteh question.

Me neither. Fabulous option to bring on after an hour against a tired defence.

 

[Hugo Rune]

McConville on bench again - is this an indication that he might not be going out on loan? No Fergie - injured again? Wonder if we'll see a bit of Gomez in action.

I think both things are related to the transfer market.

McConville is clearly out 4th choice centre back (if Velts is playing RB). Until we sign another, I think he needs to be on the bench every game looking at Webster and Dunk’s injury issues this season. We could miss out on a centre back this window and he could have a huge part to play for the rest of the season if lack of transfers and injury to other players conspire together.

There is a lot of noise about Ferguson going out on loan to get minutes and play himself back into form for us for next season. I don’t think he is needed in the squad at present (especially with Georgi’s awesome No.9 performance against Norwich). I don’t think he is 100% fit either. But if Pedro, Georgi and Welbeck are still fit at the end of January, I think he joins Potter at West Ham for the remainder of the season with us picking up a significant fee for his hire.

 

[Eric the meek]

That’s a bit like Hughton trying to get Bruno and Saltor in the same team. For one reason or another, they were always unavailable at the same time.

I hope FH does not get this wretched luck with Georgi and Rutter because we’d be unstoppable if we could only get them both playing at the same time.

Surely they would get in each other's way - go for the same balls etc?

 

[GT49er]

Imagine what it will be like when they both play

Even better if we could get March and Solly on the pitch together. And now that Igor is out for the season, why on earth isn't FH giving dos Santos de Paulo a bit of game time? And we should definitely play Bart in goal, his kicking is so much better than Verbruggen's.
Any other players we should be getting more VFM out of them by playing them both?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Seems sensible to leave the form goal scorer out.

Went off injured last game. Made of paper.

Thank you

 

[GT49er]

I think both things are related to the transfer market.

McConville is clearly out 4th choice centre back (if Velts is playing RB). Until we sign another, I think he needs to be on the bench every game looking at Webster and Dunk’s injury issues this season. We could miss out on a centre back this window and he could have a huge part to play for the rest of the season if lack of transfers and injury to other players conspire together.

There is a lot of noise about Ferguson going out on loan to get minutes and play himself back into form for us for next season. I don’t think he is needed in the squad at present (especially with Georgi’s awesome No.9 performance against Norwich). I don’t think he is 100% fit either. But if Pedro, Georgi and Welbeck are still fit at the end of January, I think he joins Potter at West Ham for the remainder of the season with us picking up a significant fee for his hire.

Fair guesses.

 

[Taybha]

We'll win,I'm not revealing the score as 365 are down to their last fiver after Thursday nights game .

 

[jcdenton08]

We'll win,I'm not revealing the score as 365 are down to their last fiver after Thursday nights game .

It’s going to be 1-3 then based on the prediction thread…

 

[severnside gull]

Can’t help thinking the whole Denis Law thing will go against us by motivating MU and the crowd

 

[drew]

Are there any live streams for this game?

 

[Seasider78]

Guessing Rutter might be having his minutes managed this week given he came off with a tight hamstring last weekend

 

[Robinjakarta]

Can’t help thinking the whole Denis Law thing will go against us by motivating MU and the crowd

Same here.

 

[jcdenton08]

Are there any live streams for this game?

We’re all hoping so! Someone mentioned pawa streams - but we aren’t allowed to publicly share links here. But Google is your friend with the right keywords

 

[A mex eyecan]

Every match I get a notification from the app that the line up has been announced.. I click on it and nothing- go to matches click on line up and nothing.

Just happened again and I will get the line up from either BHA facebook or here as usual

same here

 

[Hugo Rune]

Can’t help thinking the whole Denis Law thing will go against us by motivating MU and the crowd

Possible. But it could mean that they are less defensively circumspect with us than they should be.

 

[jimhigham]

Are there any live streams for this game?

Just shutting down my laptop after my early shift. Am going out for a run (11 weeks to go until the Brighton Marathon). Will listen to the match on 5Live. I find I'm less stressy about the match if I'm moving.

 

[pocketseagull]

There are streams for every single premier league game. Google footybite and bookmark the site.

 

[Krafty]

No Rutter? That’s a surprise.

 

[Si Gull]

Really can't call this one. Two closely matched teams but I worry that our recent good record at OT has to end at some point.

Likelihood...
Manu U win
Draw
Albion win

In that order. Hope I'm wrong!