[Albion] Norwich City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[dazzer6666]

Apologies, haven’t seen it.

Audio only, on radio Sussex……here it is

 

[dazzer6666]

Highlights on Iplayer for anyone looking……

The FA Cup - 2024/25: Norwich City v Brighton - Highlights

Highlights of the 2024/25 FA Cup between Norwich City and Brighton

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Man of Harveys]

Lovely interview from Sir Solomon, what an absolute hero. How many times must it have crossed his mind that maybe this time his time was up. But here he is. Wonderful, stirring stuff.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It was interesting how little noise was made by their main stand even though....

• two tiers
• roof
• drum
• Close to the away fans
• Singing the same song

Even when they got going after about 20 minutes and their players were giving them something to cheer, it wasn't that loud.

 

[drew]

I don't really think anyone played badly today. No one played well, no one played good. It's a win we are through to the next round that's the important thing. Fantastic turn out today, great result, let's build on this now.

Cup half full kind of guy!

 

[Chicken Run]

It was interesting how little noise was made by their main stand even though....

• two tiers
• roof
• drum
• Close to the away fans
• Singing the same song

Even when they got going after about 20 minutes and their players were giving them something to cheer, it wasn't that loud.

I did delve into there forum The Pinkun i think, anyway yesterdays game like us in cups saw a whole bunch of non regulars in different seats for the cup games and many who took kids to their first game to see a PL side

 

[Bodian]

FA Cup half full kind of guy!

Corrected for you!

 

[Seaview Seagull]

Norovirus too (sickness & diarrhoea).

That was a nice day out. Chatted to a few Norwich fans in the lengthy queues for chips around the ground. They'd been hoping we would play a "B" team and were a little downcast when they saw it wasn't that. Still, Norwich were ok for the first 35 minutes or so. But not any good after that.


For us it was a lovely afternoon in the end. Minteh good value, Enciso still running into players rather than passing - but at least getting his goal - the magnificence that is Georginio was as wonderful as ever and then March came on and scored. Pity we can't play them every week, but then we'd be in the Championship.

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[Seaview Seagull]

It was a good day out and we played well. For me although I enjoy banter with opposing fans as much as anyone, it was marred by a small group of our fans persistently chanted and unpleasant one about "sisters and mothers" . It felt just like hearing homophobic chants from away fans at the Amex. I asked them to shut up several times but being 75 I didn't fancy taking them on any more. They also spent most of the match looking at the home fans and not watching the match.

 

[Wardy's twin]

It was a good day out and we played well. For me although I enjoy banter with opposing fans as much as anyone, it was marred by a small group of our fans persistently chanted and unpleasant one about "sisters and mothers" . It felt just like hearing homophobic chants from away fans at the Amex. I asked them to shut up several times but being 75 I didn't fancy taking them on any more. They also spent most of the match looking at the home fans and not watching the match.

Had a similar experience at Villa where 4 boys (16-20) spent all the time just trying to goad the opposition fans and didn't watch any of the game , then started on some youngsters in a posh box behind us.

 

[CaergybiGull]

Great performance for the "shitty little club" (courtesy of the Pinkun)

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A few people have picked up on this but if you read the thread, he gets challenged by other posters and then says:

https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?...es-v-seagulls/&do=findComment&comment=3140361

So maybe just a bit frustrated…

 

[Is it PotG?]

It was a good day out and we played well. For me although I enjoy banter with opposing fans as much as anyone, it was marred by a small group of our fans persistently chanted and unpleasant one about "sisters and mothers" . It felt just like hearing homophobic chants from away fans at the Amex. I asked them to shut up several times but being 75 I didn't fancy taking them on any more. They also spent most of the match looking at the home fans and not watching the match.

We must have been in a similar area. The Norwich Family actually makes me smile, harmless bantz.
The obsession with Duffy was cringeworthy though.

 

[Guinness Boy]

We must have been in a similar area. The Norwich Family actually makes me smile, harmless bantz.
The obsession with Duffy was cringeworthy though.

This. Nothing wrong with that song. Not sure about their “witty” reply “you f*** your seagulls”. It only really comes out for Norwich, sometimes Palace, maybe on Thursday?

In general Norwich is “nice”. So the most cringey song of ours was the “shit hole, I want to go home”. No, it’s an affluent and interesting town with a range of nice pubs and decent architecture. Which doesn’t really scan into a song.

 

[Seagullinhove]

I thought Mitoma had a quiet game by his standards. I was hoping to see him roasting some Championship defenders but he never quite got going.

I think mitomas been quiet all season. A threat definitely but not certain to be sold at end of season.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Enciso and Solly became our 17th and 18th goalsorers of the season.

Can't be many clubs with more than that.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

I liked the new passing version of Minteh. Someone's had a word.

 

[Professor Plum]

It was a good day out and we played well. For me although I enjoy banter with opposing fans as much as anyone, it was marred by a small group of our fans persistently chanted and unpleasant one about "sisters and mothers" . It felt just like hearing homophobic chants from away fans at the Amex. I asked them to shut up several times but being 75 I didn't fancy taking them on any more. They also spent most of the match looking at the home fans and not watching the match.

Yeah, I hate that song too. I was sitting, well, forced to stand, in front of a bunch of kids about 18 who were singing this and various other ‘hilarious’ ditties. When Solly scored, one of them shoved another into my back, sending me toppling over the seat in front. They were so self-absorbed that they didn’t even notice, or didn’t care. It embarrasses me that I probably used to behave like that at one point in my life.

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

It was a good day out and we played well. For me although I enjoy banter with opposing fans as much as anyone, it was marred by a small group of our fans persistently chanted and unpleasant one about "sisters and mothers" . It felt just like hearing homophobic chants from away fans at the Amex. I asked them to shut up several times but being 75 I didn't fancy taking them on any more. They also spent most of the match looking at the home fans and not watching the match.

I also thought the “you’ve seen The Albion now f*ck off home” was pretty pathetic. It came up on here a while back and I think it was universally agreed that it’s the sort of crap you expect to get from United and others - but not something we should be singing … especially not to a Championship club. Pretty poor I thought.

 

[Man of Harveys]

To be fair, what with lots of kids in attendance and a lot of people driving etc, the distance involved etc, the twat factor was very low on Saturday. It was all very enjoyable and funny, IMHO.

 

[Guinness Boy]

To be fair, what with lots of kids in attendance and a lot of people driving etc, the distance involved etc, the twat factor was very low on Saturday. It was all very enjoyable and funny, IMHO.

Thought it was sometimes hard to get the atmosphere going. Then watched the highlights back and we sound triffic!