[Albion] Our ‘new target’

[Coldeanseagull]

We'll have some more stars lined up by then as well...

Somewhere in the world, our next batch of starlets are being conceived tonight. That's what a decent win does for your sex life

 

[BN41Albion]

Exactly this. He’s an ambitious perfectionist rather than a Geography teacher from Solihull.

But Potter has a something-or-other in Emotional Intelligence dontcha know!

Mad to think what a sliding doors moment Potter leaving to Chelsea is in our history. Potter took us up a few levels for sure from where we were, but absolutely no chance we are anywhere near where we are now if he doesn't leave to Chelsea and is still with us

Imagine Potter on the phone to Fati rather than RDZ?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Top 5 gets champions league this season?

Yes

It’s not guaranteed. There are two places in next seasons Champions League that go to the two associations with the highest coefficients for the 23-24 season. There is a very high chance one of those places goes to the Premier League but it isn’t certain.

 

[oldboyroy]

Why 2nd?

Even Roberto says "we have to remember that we're Brighton". .

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

It’s not guaranteed. There are two places in next seasons Champions League that go to the two associations with the highest coefficients for the 23-24 season. There is a very high chance one of those places goes to the Premier League but it isn’t certain.

I haven't really got my head around how these European football coefficients work but does that mean that the better we do in the Europa League, the higher we push up the coefficients for English teams and the more chance we have of securing a fifth Champions League place for the Premier League? In that case it's a done deal and the rest of the PL clubs can thank us later.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Targets would/should/could include champions league spot and maybe a cup final.......I would probably soil myself!

 

[veuve]

Top four
Europa winners
Silverware.

 

[Questions]

Spot on - up until "we’ll keep all our star boys next summer." No we won't; they'll want to move up to bigger (that's 'bigger', not 'better' BTW) clubs and their agents will want them to move up to treble their wages.
Some will go down the route of, 'Yes, I'll stay for a couple of seasons to repay what the Albion have done for me in developing my career and making me into a multi £million transfer fee player." Others, more influenced by greedy agents or starving siblings wanting a house and a car as well as pudding will go down the "We want the big money move and we want it now! - one more season? No, f*** that!" route.

C'est la vie.

And more importantly we the fans have to accept that is what will happen.

 

[Zeus]

Didn’t miss him today at all. Gilmour was immense.

Gilmour was immense but I thought we missed Caceido a lot. There were quite a few times Newcastle had the ball in front of our box in the first half where I was pretty sure Moises would have been making successful turn overs and setting us on our way.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I haven't really got my head around how these European football coefficients work but does that mean that the better we do in the Europa League, the higher we push up the coefficients for English teams and the more chance we have of securing a fifth Champions League place for the Premier League? In that case it's a done deal and the rest of the PL clubs can thank us later.

I’m not sure if it’s co-efficient across all 3 UEFA competitions or just in the Champions League performance that counts.

 

[Munchkin]

Champions league football.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Sentiment on this board changes so much game to game haha

Fans react to results shock.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Gilmour was immense but I thought we missed Caceido a lot. There were quite a few times Newcastle had the ball in front of our box in the first half where I was pretty sure Moises would have been making successful turn overs and setting us on our way.

Yeah, we’re still short of a true CDM, as a team we will kick on again once Baleba is integrated and I feel we will see Billy go up another level with a ball winner next to him. Pervis and Joel both stayed very low yesterday to negate any Newcastle counters, once our new Cameroonian is in place I’d expect to see the full backs joining in the attack again.

 

[Mr deez]

Improve league position
Cup final

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Fans react to results shock.

Amen. After walloping Villa the Geordies thought they’d arrived, 3 consecutive losses later (only had 5 all of last season) and a few are question whether smug Eddie has been found out. It’s football, we’re fans, it’s what we do.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

But Potter has a something-or-other in Emotional Intelligence dontcha know!

Mad to think what a sliding doors moment Potter leaving to Chelsea is in our history. Potter took us up a few levels for sure from where we were, but absolutely no chance we are anywhere near where we are now if he doesn't leave to Chelsea and is still with us

Imagine Potter on the phone to Fati rather than RDZ?

Alright Skip

 

[trueblue]

Joel Veltman's take on Talksport just now is that a top ten finish with a good run in any of the Cups would be a good season, given the number of matches we'll face. I feel privately they'll aim higher but that's a pretty fair stance in my view.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

Somewhere in the world, our next batch of starlets are being conceived tonight. That's what a decent win does for your sex life

@Green Cross Code Man

 

[Krafty]

I think that it'll probably be Champions League and/or silverware.

Personally, I'll take the silverware and hopefully another season in Europe so I can travel more to watch the Albion

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

- Top 4 EPL finish
- Progress beyond Europa League group stage

would seem to me to be realistic goals.

Anything over and above that would be a bonus.

Not that fussed about domestic trophies, the inevitable best outcome is we finish runners-up to Man City