[Albion] Will this be our 'what could have been' season?

[kevo]

Can't help thinking that a certain incident a few weeks ago has derailed our excellent start to the season. There's no doubt we're missing Biss. We would probably have lost to City anyway, but may well have beaten Norwich. I assume he's not being started atm because his head's not in the right place, but still being named on the bench to keep him 'involved'. We were crying out for him today, but there's a possibilty our best player may never play for us again. I also think the events have probably cast a shadow over the rest of the squad. It can't exactly do much for team spirit. Whatever happens over the rest of the season, the question will always remain 'What if?'.

 

[Justice]

Not recruiting that different option striker in the summer.

 

[Swansman]

What could have been is a position somewhere around 10 and it is hopefully what it will end up being as well.

 

[Sheebo]

No.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

We will continue to develop talent and get better. Our squad has depth and to be honest we looked really good second half. Genuinely never thought I’d see Cucurella, March, Lamptey, Mac and Trossard all on the pitch at the same time. Not only that we looked the better team for 45 minutes and all that without our best defensive midfielder. We are greater than the sum of our parts. We are Brighton and Hove Albion FC.

 

[ac gull]

No - but more than likely our highest ever League finish in our history - which will be no surprise to most independent pundits

 

[dadams2k11]

Mwepu looked sharp when he come on, with some nice flicks around the corner. Close down well on occasions.

Could be Biss V.2 next season.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Absurd to go scapegoating Bissouma for any potential shortcomings of a season that's barely got underway and has so far been noteable for a softish run of games and some long overdue rubs of the green. We still can't score for toffee and until that longtime core issue gets resolved we'll finish exactly where we deserve to finish. IMHO, like

 

[kevo]

Absurd to go scapegoating Bissouma for any potential shortcomings of a season that's barely got underway and has so far been noteable for a softish run of games and some long overdue rubs of the green. We still can't score for toffee and until that longtime core issue gets resolved we'll finish exactly where we deserve to finish. IMHO, like

Not scapegoating him at all. Before all we know, it mught not even be his fault. It's just what it is.

 

[London Irish]

Tough to do counter factuals, think the good start to the season was down to a decent run of fixtures, the restoration of the legendary Dunk-Duffy partnership and a return to form for Maupay. Bissouma certainly a factor too but just one among quite a few

 

[Munkfish]

No.

 

[Weststander]

No.

Instead, another significant step forward.

 

[Justice]

In hindsight If we hadn’t loaned out Caicedo he probably would of been adjusting to the PL by now and Bissouma wouldn’t have been missed as much.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Can't help thinking that a certain incident a few weeks ago has derailed our excellent start to the season. There's no doubt we're missing Biss. We would probably have lost to City anyway, but may well have beaten Norwich. I assume he's not being started atm because his head's not in the right place, but still being named on the bench to keep him 'involved'. We were crying out for him today, but there's a possibilty our best player may never play for us again. I also think the events have probably cast a shadow over the rest of the squad. It can't exactly do much for team spirit. Whatever happens over the rest of the season, the question will always remain 'What if?'.

Completely agree apart from the impact on the rest of the squad bit. Bissouma is class his absence obviously weakens the team, continually naming his as a non playing sub is faintly ridiculous but there you go.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Small margins - could quite easily be mixing it with Norwich & Burnley when you take a blunt objective view that we have won one game easily and clearly better team. Ref did a homer against Leicester and late goals won games after Burnley and Brentford wasted a host of chances.

GP has it right: we are never as good or as bad as people make out. 4 wins SHOULD mean no relegation threat as just 6 needed realistically from here but in similar position to Saints at this stage last season, and they went south from here, ending not too far from bottom 3.

 

[chaileyjem]

Small margins - could quite easily be mixing it with Norwich & Burnley when you take a blunt objective view that we have won one game easily and clearly better team. Ref did a homer against Leicester and late goals won games after Burnley and Brentford wasted a host of chances.

GP has it right: we are never as good or as bad as people make out. 4 wins SHOULD mean no relegation threat as just 6 needed realistically from here but in similar position to Saints at this stage last season, and they went south from here, ending not too far from bottom 3.

Saints peaked at 3rd with 24 points after 13 and then picked up only 19 points from the remaining 25 games. In fact they had 29 points after 17 and then earned 14 from 21.

Of course technically they would have been safe with 29 points….

 

[kevo]

No.

Instead, another significant step forward.i

It is - but how long will we keep Potter for? This may be our last season with him as manager. No guarantee whoever comes in will be successful

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Not good enough
Finally shown up for what we really are
If we can't beat teams like city
Clueless.

And exhale.

FFS!

I'm loving this. We look like a proper club with a proper manager and squad. Some excellent players. And it is getting better and better.

Pep said something along the lines of "we had a great start and scored three goals. You can go on and steamroller teams. You can't do that against Brighton" (that is a very inaccurate transliteration but the gist is correct).

And the pundits on MOTD spent 0.1 seconds analysing our game last night. #stillunderthe radar.

What's not to like?

 

[Stat Brother]

Small margins - could quite easily be mixing it with Norwich & Burnley when you take a blunt objective view that we have won one game easily and clearly better team. Ref did a homer against Leicester and late goals won games after Burnley and Brentford wasted a host of chances.

GP has it right: we are never as good or as bad as people make out. 4 wins SHOULD mean no relegation threat as just 6 needed realistically from here but in similar position to Saints at this stage last season, and they went south from here, ending not too far from bottom 3.

This all day long and twice on Sunday.




Was it not Lallana, last season, who said he truly didn't understand the importance of a Premier League win until he arrived here.

This season, compared to last, is the epitome of that.

 

[Swansman]

In hindsight If we hadn’t loaned out Caicedo he probably would of been adjusting to the PL by now and Bissouma wouldn’t have been missed as much.

Lets see if he can get into the starting eleven of the dead last team in Belgium before doing the assumption that he would have been a great PL player by now.