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Well That Was A Load of Shite





Collar Feeler

No longer feeling collars
Jul 26, 2003
1,322
Orient, the team now directly above us in the league, managed to hold on away at Leeds for 89 minutes only to concede in the last minute and lose 1-0. That was against a side that completely outclassed us at home. To me that highlights how poor we are at the moment. The Southampton game, as good as it was, appears now to have been a positive blip caused by Gus's appointment. Normal service appears to have resumed already. Bloody bloody depressing.
 


Brian Fantana

Well-known member
Oct 8, 2006
7,552
In the field
The following, in my opinion, are not good enough:

Smith
El-Abd
Whing
Cox

The following are potentially good enough:

Tunnicliffe
Dickinson

The following are good enough:

Murray
Crofts
Dicker
Elphick
Bennett
 


Brian Fantana

Well-known member
Oct 8, 2006
7,552
In the field
The brawl was brilliant as well, haven't seen a good melee in ages.

That El-Abd chat was one of the only reasons I wasn't incandescant at the final whistle.
 






Kalimantan Gull

Well-known member
Aug 13, 2003
13,466
Central Borneo / the Lizard
Totally immaterial the record will show Orient lost 1 - 0 and we lost 3.-0 nothing about when or how or why the goals were scored.

Not really. It would be far more heartening if we had lost 1-0 in a gritty performance, or lost to a jammy last-minute goal, or even held out for a draw. But 3-0 and 4-1? It is a complete return to the pre-Poyet days, and is depressing. Shows that no improvement has been made.

Not that I'm blaming Poyet, but it is depressing. We all thought that we would lose to Leeds and Norwich, but would have been nice to have gone down with a fight, not just letting them walk over us.
 


Scotty Mac

New member
Jul 13, 2003
24,405
Heart FM are blaring out the heartbreak choons too - good times

i had to listen to radio four - thats how suicidal things got thanks to heart fm
 






Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
31,841
Uffern
It is pointless to complain about the corners. As near as I can tell from these boards, no living person has ever seen an Albion team whose setpieces weren't utter pants, all the way back to Albion v. Iceni in stadiō Aurealapide A.D. 91 or something.


Nah, we've had some good dead-ball specialists: Watto was one of the best I've ever seen. Darren Currie was pretty good too. If you go further back, there was John Crumplin (who took a mean corner), Dean Wilkins and Brian Bromley. So it's not all been bad,
 


BUTTERBALL

East Stand Brighton Boyz
Jul 31, 2003
10,283
location location
But Paul Cammillin told us that El Abd had an "absolutely brilliant" game, despite the fact he was part of a defence that conceded four. As he's such an impartial and balanced radio summariser I'm not sure I can believe a word you say!

Well I have just seen the goals and he was not responsible for ANY of them - he is the only one who escapes blame.
 






Ipswich_Seagull

The Ipswich Seagull
Apr 6, 2009
146
Ipswich, Suffolk
I went last night.

Brighton were poor but showed some fighting spirit (quite literally) at times.

Narwich are a good side destined for at least play-offs but I have to say Brighton's right side of defence looked very weak with Whing (imho) the culprit on many an occassion. They were masters of their own downfall with some horrendhous errors leading to goals - a good defence starts with a commanding keeper, we just don't seem to have that. He looked very unsure of himself and did not command his defence.

I have to say though that when they did come forward Brighton did look quite threatening. If Dickinson really believed in himself he could be a great player at this level - the Narwich defence could not cope with him first half but he seemed to go quiet in the second. I didn't think El Abd was too bad - at least he was up for it which is more than you could say for a few of them who spent the evening passing the ball back to the opposition!

Add to that I spent over an hour stuck in traffic after that and you have the perfect evening!!!

Gus has a lot to do but I guess he is just sifting through the 'talent' at the moment to see who he wants to keep.

I saw just enough to remain a little hopeful.
 






theonesmith

Well-known member
Oct 27, 2008
2,337
I went last night.

Brighton were poor but showed some fighting spirit (quite literally) at times.

Narwich are a good side destined for at least play-offs but I have to say Brighton's right side of defence looked very weak with Whing (imho) the culprit on many an occassion. They were masters of their own downfall with some horrendhous errors leading to goals - a good defence starts with a commanding keeper, we just don't seem to have that. He looked very unsure of himself and did not command his defence.

I have to say though that when they did come forward Brighton did look quite threatening. If Dickinson really believed in himself he could be a great player at this level - the Narwich defence could not cope with him first half but he seemed to go quiet in the second. I didn't think El Abd was too bad - at least he was up for it which is more than you could say for a few of them who spent the evening passing the ball back to the opposition!

Add to that I spent over an hour stuck in traffic after that and you have the perfect evening!!!

Gus has a lot to do but I guess he is just sifting through the 'talent' at the moment to see who he wants to keep.

I saw just enough to remain a little hopeful.

Quite agree with everything you said. Especially Whing- but then I'm really not a fan and really don't think he deserved player of the season last year. But then he didn't really have any competition
 










Couldn't Be Hyypia

We've come a long long way together
NSC Patron
Nov 12, 2006
16,741
Near Dorchester, Dorset
I like Dicker and Crofts, but I wonder how much of last night was down to Norwich being able to attack our back four with little or no cover from midfield?

Didn't get to the game, but I suspect that Crofts/Dicker/Cox/Bennett is better going forwards than back.
 


Hornblower

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
1,712
It is pointless to complain about the corners. As near as I can tell from these boards, no living person has ever seen an Albion team whose setpieces weren't utter pants, all the way back to Albion v. Iceni in stadiō Aurealapide A.D. 91 or something.

The clubs latin motto has always been 'NIL SCORE CORNERUM'
 


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