[Albion] Those magical first twenty minutes of the second half

[Brovion]

I had a tear in my eye and lump in my throat for much of the game. SO proud of our boys yesterday.

Yeah, I welled up a few times, especially before the kick-off. In fact my wife turned to me and asked if I was alright!

Was just thinking about all that had happened in the intervening 36 years, and even the 28 years since the play-off final. There were times when I thought I'd never see those scenes again.

 

[BNthree]

I missed the first 3 minutes of the 2nd half due to the service for curried chips being even worse than in the East Upper. .

They sell curried chips in the East Upper?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

From The Guardian write up

Brighton’s fans had turned up with their streamers, balloons and an old-school level of excitement that perhaps is no longer evident for City these days. They outnumbered City’s fans, out-sang them and stayed back at the end to applaud the efforts of the losing team.

Apart from "City, City, City" when they scrored, then "City, City, City" at the final whistle, I don't recall any noise from them at all.... My lad asked if they were all librarians.

The Brighton fans were immense.

 

[darkwolf666]

Loved every single minute of yesterday. Was sat in the upper tier about eight rows from the front. Was so proud of the boys steadying the ship and getting to half-time having kept it at 1-0. Then those first twenty minutes of the second half happened. They were brave and courageous and you could see the team growing in belief. Defensive line pushed higher. Knockaert running the show, not scared of the price tag of the players in front of him. And then the crowd. Lower tier bouncing and constant noise, people dancing in the aisles. If Laporte hadn't somehow scooped away Duffy's header from Murray, I think the roof would have come off. As a life-long Albion fan, those moments are irreplaceable.

Incredibly proud and a day I shall not forget in a hurry.

Couldn’t agree more, however according to some on this forum we were quiet and out sung by City and according to City we are cheating divers, so you can’t please everyone!

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Couldn’t agree more, however according to some on this forum we were quiet and out sung by City and according to City we are cheating divers, so you can’t please everyone!

I missed those posts. Who said we were quiet and outsung? Daft buggers.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

You are all wrong, biased and looking through blue and white tinted glasses.

Because Lineker said so.

 

[Medwayseagull]

You are all wrong, biased and looking through blue and white tinted glasses.

Because Lineker said so.

That is preferable to him talking through his backside.

 

[Bodian]

Yeah, I welled up a few times, especially before the kick-off. In fact my wife turned to me and asked if I was alright!

Was just thinking about all that had happened in the intervening 36 years, and even the 28 years since the play-off final. There were times when I thought I'd never see those scenes again.

It's time to move on now I hope. 15 years or so ago, I hoped we could become a sort of Ipswich-type team, regular Championship team, sometimes flirting with success or failure at either end. I honestly believed that the Premier League was totally unattainable for 'clubs like Brighton'.

I've only had tears on my cheeks at four games. Hereford (and that wasn't tears, more like a river), my first game at the Amex, Molineux in our promotion season when I knew we were going up, and before kick-off yesterday. The last three have all been a direct consequence of the first, and were basically 'I can't believe this is happening' feelings. I'm not sure what's left - we must have exorcised all of our ghosts from the late 1990s now.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I didn't enjoy the first few minutes at all, and they were the vital ones that sank us.

Toothless up front. Lots of huffing and puffing but no real end product. Other than the single second half near miss, we didn't test their keeper at all.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yep, Wembley are doing something right with their stewards, they were kind and helpful at the gate as well. And all of us were allowed bottle tops in spite of being on the top tier.

Food and drink service was very efficient as well.

 

[Icy Gull]

Apart from "City, City, City" when they scrored, then "City, City, City" at the final whistle, I don't recall any noise from them at all.... My lad asked if they were all librarians.

The Brighton fans were immense.

I did hear a couple of quite loud renditions of Blue Moon

 

[British Bulldog]

Apart from "City, City, City" when they scrored, then "City, City, City" at the final whistle, I don't recall any noise from them at all.... My lad asked if they were all librarians.

The Brighton fans were immense.

That and Blue moon was about all they sang, I was sat in neutral land and you could clearly hear Brighton fans owning Wembley.

 

[neilbard]

I didn't enjoy the first few minutes at all, and they were the vital ones that sank us.

Toothless up front. Lots of huffing and puffing but no real end product. Other than the single second half near miss, we didn't test their keeper at all.

Sadly I agree, some people need to remove their blue and white tinted glasses. Having said that it was a great day out support was fantastic.

We need to get focused now for the task in hand next week, two massive games for the Albion.

 

[dazzer6666]

I didn't enjoy the first few minutes at all, and they were the vital ones that sank us.

Toothless up front. Lots of huffing and puffing but no real end product. Other than the single second half near miss, we didn't test their keeper at all.

Maty didn’t have much to do either though......one decent save was it ?

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Apart from those 20mins I thought it was all a bit underwhelming tbh

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Where were you standing?

 

[Icy Gull]

Maty didn’t have much to do either though......one decent save was it ?

Nah that wasn’t a great save it was one you’d expect a keeper to make, that’s what the BBC commentator said

 

[dazzer6666]

Nah that wasn’t a great save it was one you’d expect a keeper to make, that’s what the BBC commentator said

Ah yes, silly me. Poor, poor shot.

 

[Brovion]

It's time to move on now I hope. 15 years or so ago, I hoped we could become a sort of Ipswich-type team, regular Championship team, sometimes flirting with success or failure at either end. I honestly believed that the Premier League was totally unattainable for 'clubs like Brighton'.

I've only had tears on my cheeks at four games. Hereford (and that wasn't tears, more like a river), my first game at the Amex, Molineux in our promotion season when I knew we were going up, and before kick-off yesterday. The last three have all been a direct consequence of the first, and were basically 'I can't believe this is happening' feelings. I'm not sure what's left - we must have exorcised all of our ghosts from the late 1990s now.

Yeah, I sorta agree. I hate it when we lose and people are moaning on here, and then someone posts a "Let's have a bit of perspective" thread and goes on about how far we've come since Hereford. We can't go on using the past as a yardstick as we've moved on like you say.

However I don't think we'll ever be at the stage where trips to Wembley will be a regular occurrence; so if I'm lucky enough to see another I'l still be in reflective mood.

 

[Seagull]

Yup we did well and with a bit of luck might have scored. It was a class hook out by Laporte. We look so much better when we show belief and take it to the opposition. We could have made it to ET or given City's lack of chances even made it to pens when who knows ...

 

[Pavilionaire]

Yeah, I sorta agree. I hate it when we lose and people are moaning on here, and then someone posts a "Let's have a bit of perspective" thread and goes on about how far we've come since Hereford. We can't go on using the past as a yardstick as we've moved on like you say.

However I don't think we'll ever be at the stage where trips to Wembley will be a regular occurrence; so if I'm lucky enough to see another I'l still be in reflective mood.

It was great to see us come out and have a real go in that second half, and who knows what might have happened if Walker had seen red? Playing like that we have nothing to fear from Bournemouth or Cardiff.