[Albion] Stoke City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[The Hermit Kingdom]

Sorry if this has been asked but why is half their ground empty?

FA Cup, we’re not a glamour draw, expectation they’ll lose etc.

 

[jimhigham]

If you can’t thread the eye of a needle through a packed centre…

…and you’ve got no out and out wingers to carry threat down the flanks…

…’ave a dig!

Pervis knows.

 

[North of Robertsbridge]

Just got back from the allotment to see the equaliser. Sweet.

Just came in from the beach in time for Pervis’ goal. Missus thinks I’m going straight back out…

 

[The Fits]

I'd give Hinshelwood a go in CM in the second half. Gilmour needs someone else alongside him. Hinsh is now settled and composed and could be that man.

 

[jimhigham]

2 weeks off after.today to recharge

Provided we don’t end up with a replay.

 

[Zeberdi]

Wish we'd left a few out to recharge batteries for the league.
The fringe players would likely be more interested/less exhausted & even if we'd lost we'd have lost less. If that makes any sense

Yep - there is still some fatigue - I suspect mental fatigue as much as anything too - young players coming in off the bench/moving up from U23s often have more to prove so have a different kind of energy to offer.

 

[The Fits]

Facundo is a bit of a pansy isn’t he ? Always staying down and complaining. It’s getting on my nerves. And getting a yellow for waving an imaginary yellow card like a snitch. Other than that, a good player.

Struggling to like him at the moment. Undoubted quality and potential but how long will the histrionics go on?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Good job Pervis can whack them in from 30 yards because apart from that he often looks like he's forgotten how to play football during his time out

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just got back from a family gathering (strategically) for the second half

Heard the Perv’s goal go in on the radio, anyone got a clip?

 

[BBassic]

Struggling to like him at the moment. Undoubted quality and potential but how long will the histrionics go on?

If he were regularly putting in 8 or 9/10 performances I'd probably enjoy his particular brand of knobbery but as it is he just seems a bit of a twat.

 

[Stat Brother]

I can now add "Dunk's having a shocker" to the commentary behind me.

 

[Acker79]

Buonanotte needs to cut that rolling around shit out.

Facundo is a bit of a pansy isn’t he ? Always staying down and complaining. It’s getting on my nerves. And getting a yellow for waving an imaginary yellow card like a snitch. Other than that, a good player.

There was a thread a few weeks back which was about, or the conversation evolved to, diving. I mentioned that he is one of our players that goes down dramatically and feigns injury a lot. Most people ignored the post, there was only one response and that was a steadfast denial that he does it (if it was sarcastic, the sarcasm was well hidden).

In his every appearance since then he's gone down holding his face when tapped on the leg etc. I was begining to feel like I was imagining it. It's reasurring to see other people picking up on it (Warren has been picking up on it in this game, too).

 

[AmexRuislip]

How the hell did we not defend this....

 

[Justice]

If he were regularly putting in 8 or 9/10 performances I'd probably enjoy his particular brand of knobbery but as it is he just seems a bit of a twat.

Personally think Sarmiento offers way more put in some great performances last season odd on to loan out and keep FB.

 

[GoingUp]

How the hell did we not defend this....

Actual school boys stuff.

 

[The Fits]

There was a thread a few weeks back which was about, or the conversation evolved to, diving. I mentioned that he is one of our players that goes down dramatically and feigns injury a lot. Most people ignored the post, there was only one response and that was a steadfast denial that he does it (if it was sarcastic, the sarcasm was well hidden).

In his every appearance since then he's gone down holding his face when tapped on the leg etc. I was begining to feel like I was imagining it. It's reasurring to see other people picking up on it (Warren has been picking up on it in this game, too).

It's every game. He'll be targeted by refs soon and could have been booked (sent off) for a dive at the very end of the half. It's pathetic. He's been playing for a year now, surely he's been told to cut it out?

 

[Hugo Rune]

No real pace or creativity on the flanks.

We’re missing the likes of Enciso, March, Fati, Mitoma, Lamptey and Adingra a lot.

 

[jimhigham]

Just got back from a family gathering (strategically) for the second half

Heard the Perv’s goal go in on the radio, anyone got a clip?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Agree with the comments regarding Buonanotte, I understand he must get kicked a fair bit, but going down EVERY time is ridiculous. He's wasting time that he could otherwise be helping the rest of the team. Cut it out! I do like him though and think he has real talent.

 

[aolstudios]

Yep - there is still some fatigue - I suspect mental fatigue as much as anything too - young players coming in off the bench/moving up from U23s often have more to prove so have a different kind of energy to offer.

Exactly