We're gonna win the league!

[smudge]

Mood changed to complete positive today, after having doubts prior to the Norwich & Brizzle games.
We will do it against massive Villa & that trophy will be on the bus!

Come on Brighton, you can do it lads!

 

[smudge]

Just have a feeling that the players might want to prove a point to Calderwood. Yes I know he apparently left for family reasons, but still an incentive, (if any more were needed).

 

[Bwian]

Just have a feeling that the players might want to prove a point to Calderwood. Yes I know he apparently left for family reasons, but still an incentive, (if any more were needed).

They should have proven that point by beating Norwich and Bristol City. I don't know if they have the mental strength to lift themselves. Plus Hughton has to put out his strongest team right from the start-his team selections for the last 2 games have cost us.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Mood changed to complete positive today, after having doubts prior to the Norwich & Brizzle games.
We will do it against massive Villa & that trophy will be on the bus!

Come on Brighton, you can do it lads!

That's the spirit!!

 

[Bozza]

I want us to - I really do. I want to see our bearded wizard hold that trophy above his head in front of adoring thousands.

I'm less than convinced that I will see that though...

 

[dazzer6666]

Well if we do, going to be presented at VP

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/15261566.Trophy_presentation_for_Albion_if_they_win_at_Villa_Park/

 

[Bwian]

I want us to - I really do. I want to see our bearded wizard hold that trophy above his head in front of adoring thousands.

I'm less than convinced that I will see that though...

They have had 2 goes to go down in Albion history-I'm like you, not convinced they will at Villa.

Big occasions seem to get to them.

 

[RandyWanger]

Love your optimism, but I can't see it happening.

 

[rippleman]

Just have a feeling that the players might want to prove a point to Calderwood. Yes I know he apparently left for family reasons, but still an incentive, (if any more were needed).

Would hope so. But then I had hoped and expected that they would want to make a point to the owner, the manager, the fans and the rest of English football on Saturday. And be presented with the trophy in front of their adoring fans.

Clearly they didn't - which was a great disappointment to us all. Hopefully we will see a transformation on Sunday with far more effort and application from the players. The job's not done yet!

 

[Razzoo]

I was impressed with Villa at the Amex and Bruce will have his lads primed

 

[Sweeney Todd]

Am I right in assuming that Colin Calderwood is eligible for a Championship winner’s medal? Is he secretly hoping for an Albion win? Should the Albion players do it for Colin?

 

[OvingdeanSeagull]

I dreamt we won 6-1 at Villa last night, for what it's worth. Was gutted when I woke up.

 

[Insel affe]

We are Brighton and one thing is certain we never do things the easy way, it was in the cards that Bristol would win on Saturday as payback for the play off finals.

We left things until the final day 20 years ago and the omens are good for Sunday...

We will win on Sunday and lift the trophy

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

By August and that first game in the TOP division of English Football, I won't care if we finished first or second in the Championship.

Completely treating it as a "nice to have". The bit I was stressing about, feeling sick about, continuously doing stupid predictors and calculations about has been achieved and I'm still on cloud 9 about it.

 

[BBassic]

Villa fans on Twitter are largely resigned to us absolutely battering them. Which is weird because that was how I felt about us shortly after the final whistle on Saturday.

 

[neilbard]

Villa fans on Twitter are largely resigned to us absolutely battering them. Which is weird because that was how I felt about us shortly after the final whistle on Saturday.

Met three Bristol City fans on Friday night and they were sure we would batter them. That didn't quite pan out how we would have liked.

 

[nicko31]

Villa are there for the taking, they are on the beach

 

[Iovan The Sweeper]

We are Brighton and one thing is certain we never do things the easy way, it was in the cards that Bristol would win on Saturday as payback for the play off finals.

We left things until the final day 20 years ago and the omens are good for Sunday...

We will win on Sunday and lift the trophy

All of this.

"We never do things the easy way". The last two seasons, we've definitely not done things the usual "Brighton way" - i.e. lose to the teams we should beat, and beat the teams that no-one expects us to win against.

Not many (apart from Villa fans it appears) are giving us a chance on Sunday, but time and time again this season we have recovered, and surprised a few. Sunday will be another one of those. Another QPR or Wolves performance please.

 

[Iovan The Sweeper]

Also, a good omen for Sunday? Twice this season we've had back-to-back league defeats, and then followed up with a win. We can get the hat-trick this weekend:

Lost to Newcastle (A) and Brentford (H) - then beat Huddersfield (H)

Lost to Newcastle (H) and Forest (A) - then beat Rotherham (A)

 

[Miami Seagull]

There have been so many similarities between 77/78 78/9 and the last 2 seasons. I am going for a 3 a win with us 3 up at ht..wonder what the odds are?