[Albion] Olympique de Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Guinness Boy]

I get that with the time difference which those not happy with a 17:45 kick off in the UK might not have taken into account. However, I've been to league and cup games kicking off at 17:30 on a Wednesday and 18:00 on a Monday. Liga3 in Germany now has a 19:30 kick off on a Sunday. From a British fan perspective, probably would be considered whacky.

Yeah, that's mental.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

So that countries with more than one team in the competition can have a element of staggering of kick offs so that armchair fans can watch both. It was explained in the draw that we would be 'paired' with a team in either the EL or ECL to alternate with. Liverpool and West Ham always kick off at alternate times and so do us and Villa. This has worked out, because of other countries involved, that our home games are all at 8pm UK time and our aways are all at 17.45 UK time.

Without the staggering, if us, Liverpool, Villa and WHU all kicked off together the broadcaster would need 4 channels to show the games at the same time.

There's also the consideration that once you get a certain way east the time difference is 2 hours and therefore these games kick off at 7.45 in those countries,

In honour of tonight's opponents:

Merci pour votre explanation


These 5:45 kick offs pose me a thorny problem. I was planning on getting up and watching a full match replay as live, but now I might have to stay up and watch it actually live. What to do, what to do.

 

[GT49er]

The injury list keeps on growing. No Estupinan tonight (and not for the next few games either).

Tariq at LB? ................... or was Samuels being hooked at half time last night significant?

 

[Marty McFly]

Can we get BDB on loan for the day

Like they do in the

Speeeed way?

I was unaware Dan Burn did Speedway. You learn something new every day!

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Ukrainian officials.
Might have a soft spot for De Zerbi after his classy behaviour at Shaktar.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Marseille v Albion

EUROPA LEAGUE

Venue: Stade Vélodrome
Date: Thursday 5th October 2023
Kick-off: 17:45 BST
Referee: Mykola Balakin
Assistants: Oleksandr Berkut , Dmytro Zaporozhenko
Fourth Official: Yaroslav Kozyk
VAR: Piotr Lasyk
Additional VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti
UEFA Delegate: João Morais
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Roberto De Zerbi and Lewis Dunk's Marseille Press Conference

Good god the questions are terrible, aren't they?

 

[portlock seagull]

6:45 in France, but still early.

7.45 in Cyprus.

Halloumi ready
Keo beer ready
Sports bar ready
Locals being taught to sing GOSBS

 

[Seagull58]

7.45 in Cyprus.

Halloumi ready
Keo beer ready
Sports bar ready
Locals being taught to sing GOSBS

Missing out "the"?

 

[Gazwag]

Missing out "the"?

To be pedantic added the GO as well

 

[The Wizard]

Missing out "the"?

Might as well, our own fans are incapable of singing our own song so we have to sabotage the cypriots incase they do it better

 

[junior]

No more messing about with streams for me!

 

[WhingForPresident]

If/when RDZ sparks out Gattuso, I assume the subsequent ban will only apply to Europe right?

 

[Billy in Bristol]

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No more messing about with streams for me!

Its my EE Mobile add on and free big screen watching as well. Trouble is the BT Sport app was sooooo much better surprised the features weren't absorbed into the Discovery / TNT universe.

 

[US Seagull]

Did both teams ask AI to generate the images for their tweets today?

 

[dolphins]

Did both teams ask AI to generate the images for their tweets today?

With the way the folds in his shorts look, I think we'll have to stop calling him "Wee Billy Gilmour"...

 

[Mustafa II]

I am feeling negative about this fixture, and think we're going to lose.

That said, often when I feel this way going into a game, we go and do something magical.

So who knows.

 

[Simster]

I am feeling negative about this fixture, and think we're going to lose.

That said, often when I feel this way going into a game, we go and do something magical.

So who knows.

Don't worry.

I am completely pissed off that I'm not there, as I know loads who are. That pretty much guarantees a classic away trip including a fine result - maybe featuring a last minute winner.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

 

[kojak]

Marseille haven't won since August 26th

 

[Simster]