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

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

if we hadn’t of got that pen we’d of lost.

 

[raymondo]

Barber’s already selected their guest wines for the away concourse, a selection of charcuterie and the concourse to be lit in light blue LED’s. No one will be properly searched for pyrotechnics.

A fortress !!

 

[Jim in the West]

Just back in my Airbnb - painful getting out of the ground and back to the city centre, but we pretty much knew it was going to take ages.
Anyway - WOW! That was one helluva day!! The atmosphere in the stadium was unreal - could hardly hear myself think for most of the match. And I really, really feared for us after going 2-0 down. But the guys stuck in there and pulled out a massive second half performance. So proud to be a BHA fan today. Those players really did an unbelievable job in a real cauldron of noise - especially JP at the end. Amazing!

 

[North of Robertsbridge]

Just back in my Airbnb - painful getting out of the ground and back to the city centre, but we pretty much knew it was going to take ages.
Anyway - WOW! That was one helluva day!! The atmosphere in the stadium was unreal - could hardly hear myself think for most of the match. And I really, really feared for us after going 2-0 down. But the guys stuck in there and pulled out a massive second half performance. So proud to be a BHA fan today. Those players really did an unbelievable job in a real cauldron of noise - especially JP at the end. Amazing!

Yes the noise level was unreal and constant. Have to admire the passion in the Virage Nord end (and probably the other end, couldn’t hear them). My take is that had an impact on our players then they just got used to it. And credit to the BHA fans for the noise level given our numbers and to RDZ and the players for their acknowledgement

 

[Hamilton]

Had a dream we were 2 nil down and brought it back to 2-2 then I woke up, who knows how it ended. 5-5 probably.

These dreams of yours…

 

[Weststander]

Of course we have

 

[Hamilton]

That noise was something else.

I tend to agree with the other posters who said it unsettled some of our players. The first half hour they were clearly getting used to it. Last 60 minutes, much much better.

Loved it. What an amazing first European away trip. Just a shame that Marseille have allowed such a moronic set of ultras to get out of hand. I really believe that all human beings can get along if they try, but this culture is now ingrained.

Amazing night. Loved it! Loved loved loved it!

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Wrong Dear Friend, were drawed

 

[shoreham by splash97]

where t f? is Enciso, minor injury or something more severe?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I really hope that Welbeck opportunity (when he should have squared it to Fati) doesn't end up costing us a place in the top 2.

it was really poor from DW that - but you can’t blame one mistake for our whole group outcome. Joao Pedro had an identical opportunity at 2-2 in the AEK game, and hit it at the keeper’s legs much the same, when a square pass to an unmarked Mitoma was a certain goal.

 

[Quebec Seagull]

Yes the noise level was unreal and constant. Have to admire the passion in the Virage Nord end (and probably the other end, couldn’t hear them). My take is that had an impact on our players then they just got used to it. And credit to the BHA fans for the noise level given our numbers and to RDZ and the players for their acknowledgement

Drums and foot-stamping make a HUGE difference. Here in Ottawa and Montréal, our 'soccer' teams play in open-air, unroofed stadiums, but the constant bass-like backbeat produced by thousands of spectators makes our relatively small crowds (mostly League 1-sized) sound like there are twice as many of us than there actually are.

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[dwayne]

Best away game ever just amazing …. The noise wow. Absolutely smashed and absolutely buzzing

 

[Quebec Seagull]

where t f? is Enciso, minor injury or something more severe?

He's out for at least 4 months. Won't see him until 2024, most likely.

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[Eeyore]

Roland and his groupies

 

[Dick Head]

Wrong Dear Friend, were drawed

i new weird drawer

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

They’ve moved on. You should too.

No offense but that's a bit of a silly comment.

The team is missing the skills that those two players brought. It's perfectly o.k to mention that a few games after they've left while the team tries to re-calibrate. If they left 17 years ago I'd concede you had a point.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Gordon Smith would definitely have scored from a pass there.

 

[Triggaaar]

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Although I don't like taches, I think Mansell looks better with it

 

[Ron Manager]

Well done everybody!

 

[maltaseagull]

Great turn around, if only we'd nicked one before half time I think we'd have gone on to win it.

We clearly are struggling in midfield at the minute, I wonder if it's worth trying to play 3 centre mids in a 3-5-2. Need some more presence.

Shout outs to Veltman and Lamptey, the two MOTM for me.

So pleased for Tariq.
He has had a very tough couple of years and is looking a class player again.