[Albion] Premier League 14-15/5/24

[A1X]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

 

[Weststander]

What the last 48hrs has shown, whether Spurs fans admit it or not, is that Arsenal have been living rent free inside their heads for over 40 years. It’s a little weird, you can’t compare the two clubs, one are perennial winners, the other… well… isn’t. I’ll never understand why the likes of Spurs and Leeds have such large fan bases when they’ve literally done nothing of any note for decades.

Leeds is a big conurbation all to themselves, with a history of trophies.

Spurs take a chunk of a huge metropolis, there was a great team albeit 60 years ago, and a smattering of brilliant players over the years which draw in young fans for life eg Gazza, Lineker, Bale.

Thankfully many fans/families don’t dump clubs who fail to win trophies. Otherwise everyone would’ve switched to Chavski and ManC.

 

[Muzzman]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

I'm not so sure about that. I think I'd prefer Palace to win the PL rather than let Citeh continue with their cheat code, and win it for the umpteenth time.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

If by dressing this up as a near deliberate defeat makes it more palatable for the Spurs fans, then good for them.

The fact is, irrespective of a feverish atmosphere and a genuine desire to win… this Spurs team loses that game 9 times out of 10… this rivalry hyperbole is a convenient sideshow to an inevitable defeat.

As for us, I guess we’re all a bit miffed that either champions elect represent a worse case… insufferable Arsenal and a media love in, conveniently side stepping the 200 million or so spend… or City steamrollering everyone AGAIN with their own loaded dice and ‘interesting’ FFP interpretation….

Yep, either way it’s going to suck, but in reality anyone winning except a Leicester type story or us… well, it’s always a bit meh.

Christ, Chelsea will probably be in the mix next year the very thought of which would make me want to lose a decisive fixture lol… hang on seriously though

At least living in the Steel City you don't have to put up with work colleagues and friends/acquaintances who are Sussex born and bred but support Arsenal. There can't be anyone Sussex-based on this board who doesn't know several of the above, which is why it amazes me that any BHA fan would want Arsenal to win anything. It's all crap, whether it's City or whoever for the title, no matter how people dress it up, but at least City are out of sight out of mind if you live in Sussex, and don't erode our supporter base as the likes of Arsenal do.

 

[Clive Walker]

the only feeling I was left with at the final whistle last night was boredom. Bored of the same team winning the PL. We mock La Liga at times and I do wish we had the variety that Seria A and Bunders seems to offer. We might have the best style of football in the UK but the eventual outcome is always so predictable.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Before the season all the noise was Spurs would be in a relegation fight without Kane/lucky to be in top 10....... so they have achieved more than that in a rebuild year and it's Spursy?

Reading back through the start of the season and all the victories were luck and down to a lucky start.... so can't have it both ways of claiming it's fallen apart......

Seems you may have fallen into the media hype I'm afraid.

I think you've deflected the point. Spurs have done well this year and Ange looked to be building something good. He maybe still will, but certainly theres been a big falling out with the fans over the differing attitudes to the game last night, and while Arsenal won't win the league they can certainly enjoy laughing at the shenaningans we witnessed at the lane yesterday. Spursy.

Reading Spurs message boards today there is a huge amount of vitriol, most aimed at Ange for his comments and attitude, and the rest aimed at those angry with Ange. Which side do you fall?

 

[brighton_tom]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

But if spurs had won, they go into the final day needing to beat sheff United (likely to happen) & Villa to lose at palace (on current form could happen) to get champions league football. I get not wanting Arsenal to win the league but also celebrating your own failings seemed cringey.

 

[Simster]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

Yes and no. I mean I know I'd be torn on the matter. Sometimes I think this is where fan culture loses all sense of balance and decency. Do we really define ourselves as Brighton fans or are we just Palace haters?

 

[Stato]

The comparisons with us and Palace don't really stand up. Arsenal have won the league loads of times. Another win would be annoying for the rivals, but not game changing. We and Palace, most likely will never win the league. I'd be quite happy to miss out on Champions League and play in the Europa if it meant that they could never say they'd done it, but had they already won it 13 times, I'd be far more concerned with our finish than them making it 14.

 

[Kosh]

Before last night City had played four times at this Spurs ground. They’d lost ALL four matches, and failed to score a single goal.

Which made defying the odds again, minus Kane, minus a coach who is able to look people in the eye… well, I say again that Spurs team loses 9 times out of 10.

 

[Casper18]

 

[Gazwag]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

Maybe if they had nothing on it BUT with Villa playing Palace (who are sadly on fire) a win last night would have increased the likelihood of Champions League qualification

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

I do wish we had the variety that the Bunders seems to offer.

"Bunders" list of recent champions

 

[Simster]

the only feeling I was left with at the final whistle last night was boredom. Bored of the same team winning the PL. We mock La Liga at times and I do wish we had the variety that Seria A and Bunders seems to offer. We might have the best style of football in the UK but the eventual outcome is always so predictable.

Serie A recent champions:

Juve 10, Inter 7 out of a total of 20.

 

[oldboyroy]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

But it was of consequence as spurs were still in with a chance to finish fourth. I would want Brighton to go hell for leather to win irrespective of any help it gave to Palace.

 

[Motogull]

Reading Spurs message boards today there is a huge amount of vitriol, most aimed at Ange for his comments and attitude, and the rest aimed at those angry with Ange.

The fighting cocksuckers being normal.

Do we really define ourselves as Brighton fans or are we just Palace haters?

Both please.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I don’t understand how fans are so baffled by the Spurs fans behaviour. If us losing a game (with no real consequence for us) meant Palace didn’t win the league I’d be delighted with every goal we shipped.

Slightly different though? Arsenal win the league fairly regularly, whereas Palace doing so would be seismic. And win or lose, nothing changes with the rivalry. Theres always something to hang your hat on from both sides.

And really the point is not so much that the spurs fans wanted to lose , of course that makes sense, its far more that they revelled in it, sang songs, sang their opponents songs, argued with the manager and slagged him off incessantly afterwards for even darng to suggest they should try and have a winning attitude.

 

[Clive Walker]

Serie A recent champions:

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Juve 10, Inter 7 out of a total of 20.

3 different winners in the last 3 years.

 

[Simster]

3 different winners in the last 3 years.

Like this you mean? (only 6 years ago)

Have they had 4 different winners in 4 seasons at all in your lifetime?

 

[jamie-oh]

I’ll never understand why the likes of Spurs and Leeds have such large fan bases when they’ve literally done nothing of any note for decades.

This is a Brighton forum, primarily filled with Brighton fans. Who have never won a major trophy. Do people only support teams because of trophies, or their perceived chances of winning them? Or do people support their club because that is their club? Do you just pick up a brochure and think ooh, Chelsea for me, look at their champions league wins in the last decade or so?

I really really dont understand this comment at all, its the kind of comment a 14yr old american would make on twitter who 'supports' Man City and Real Madrid.