Poyet's problem was not the pooh but his stupid decision to not meet Glenn Murray's modest wage demand a couple of years before. Losing Murray also cost The Palarce Manager his job later as they have never been so good without him.
Our worst ever loss? Really? Did you go to Sudbury? Kingstonians? Any game at gillingham? The last few seasons at the goldstone? Losing 4-1 at bath when playing against Bristol rovers in 1992? I have attended some horrendous losses compared to a play off loss...palace away 5-0 !!!
Highlighted by the fact he left a fully fit Vicente out of the match day squad. He really could've been the key in the second leg after missing the first with a slight niggle.
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He does lay one myth to rest though which a lot of people have missed. He was injured for Monday and that's why Dicker was on the bench, contrary to what the Argus reported previously.
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All of that- but this match stands out. Easter, I believe. I was in the main stand.
My main memory was a Rovers player looking for a pass and yelling at the others "Come on, this is easy". I'll never forget that.
I went to that game, I was still at school, which must make it approximately 25 years ago, and the last time I thought about it was, well, approximately 25 years ago.
There was a chronic problem at the time, the full scale of which would emerge later, this was another routine away day spanking.
Is that really worse then losing to your arch rivals in a championship semi final ? To get to Wembley, and the Premier league? Really?
That is bollocks, I'm afraid - and we know that from Vicente himself. On Saturday 13 May the Argus carried an interview with Vicente in which he blasted Poyet. In that interview, he stated that although he was fit [and on the bench] for the 1st leg, he wasn't fit for the 2nd leg. I took a screenshot of the relevant passage of the article at the time, and at some point I posted it on here, although I can't find it now. However, there is a reference to it here
And just about splutter over the finishing line. Southampton got off the mark slowly, finally picked up pace in the Autumn and finished like an express train. They beat us at Withdean at the the tail end of that season and went on to become double championes the following season. That win 'at an absolute canter' was as much to do with Southampton being slowly out of the traps as anything else. We were good, but we were patently the second best team in that division in that season.
We about just as much spluttered over the line as Usain Bolt easing up in the final 10m and still breaking the world record. We won promotion with six games to spare and the title with four games to spare. To put this into context the two Withdean back-to-back titles were won with two and one games to spare respectively. We went unbeaten at home all season until after the title was won. We won eight games and 24pts in March to equal a league record. We recorded back-to-back away wins against Charlton (4-0) and Peterborough (3-0) that rank as some of the most complete away performances I have seen, the latter of which led Peterborough fans on their very good fans-radio show waxing lyrical for about 30 minutes about the best football they had ever seen played by a League One team. Patently second best.
We about just as much spluttered over the line as Usain Bolt easing up in the final 10m and still breaking the world record. We won promotion with six games to spare and the title with four games to spare. To put this into context the two Withdean back-to-back titles were won with two and one games to spare respectively. We went unbeaten at home all season until after the title was won. We won eight games and 24pts in March to equal a league record. We recorded back-to-back away wins against Charlton (4-0) and Peterborough (3-0) that rank as some of the most complete away performances I have seen, the latter of which led Peterborough fans on their very good fans-radio show waxing lyrical for about 30 minutes about the best football they had ever seen played by a League One team. Patently second best.
Now, we can't have facts posted on Nsc, as it ruins people's bias.
In my opinion, Burke caused a lot of the trouble, bringing in players Gus didn't want and refusing others he did want. That's one of the reasons he wanted out.
Poyet revisionism by some twats on here is absolutely remarkable.
This post is absolutely spot on. That eight game streak in March was absolutely sensational and some of my favourite moments watching the Albion.
Look at some of the players Southampton had at their disposal that year :
Morgan Schneiderlin
Adam Lallana
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
José Fonte
Ricky Lambert
Dean Hammond
And a Certain
Dale Stephens
How can you list all those names yet omit the great Dan Harding?
Which probably explains how they finished 2nd.
How can you list all those names yet omit the great Dan Harding?
Hmmm....after the Gillingham years and the return to Brighton, Harding was the FIRST Brighton player since we left the Goldstone who could actually pass the ball sensibly in a forward direction to a fellow team mate on a regular basis.
That's why he was taken off our hands.
His embarrassing first half removal at the Amex for the Stains was not a true reflection on someone who was very decent for us.
Don't trash the poor bugger!