The Offical Brighton & Hove Albion 2013/14 Season Thread

[NickisBHAFC]

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Going to be a disaster.

[NickisBHAFC]

Agreed.

[Marky]

Its Hull, they're hardly world beaters. You were 1-0 up first leg and choked it away in the final 10 mins. Tonight you've gone there and your keepers choked.

Must be in the Brighton DNA

Maybe they need more work on their gag reflexes.

[GSC]

Bit of a contradiction Marky, strong gag reflexes has been passed down from generation to generation in Brighton.

[NickisBHAFC]

Worst Joke i have ever heard   

Christ that was actually awful.

[Marky]

Jesse Lingard joining on loan. Cant be cheap. Great signing though.

[Marky]

Worst Joke i have ever heard   

Christ that was actually awful.

Maybe he wasn't joking.

[Duty281]

Someone say "gag reflex"?   

[NickisBHAFC]

What a signing Jessie Lingard. Let's watch us now, play him out of position, frustrate him and not see us get the best out of him. Yes doubt it will be on the cheap, but were for sure complying with FFP this season, that's the aim.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

Lingard is a strange creature. We had him on loan last season and he did nothing. I think he made 3 sub appearances which equated to less than 40 mins. But then he joined Birmingham a few months back and scored 4 on his debut. Lets hope you get the latter Lingard.

[NickisBHAFC]

Millllllllllllllllllllllllll away tomorrow, always a decent away game!!! My 3rd visit to the den tomorrow. 

Millwall are on a dire run, and usually that leads to us losing. So i really can see a defeat tomorrow. Could really do with a win, as it will put a fu*k load of pressure on our games against Reading and QPR. But its never an easy game against Millwall, and with there run i really can see a defeat.

Ahhh well, all about the away day!!!

[NickisBHAFC]

Fantastic win, always a delight to beat Millwall and wind there fans up!!! Suffering a truly horrific hangover today though. 

As for the game, it was probably one of our worse, if not our worse performance of the season. A penalty which was never a penalty, but its about time we had some well deserved luck!!! Well taken by Spanish Dave. Still not sure why he is starting though. Millwall were a terrible side though, wouldn't be surprised if there in league one next season. Matt Upson and Bruno outstanding.

Reading and QPR back to back home games. Says it all. Huge huge games. 

SEEEEEEEEEEAGULLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[NickisBHAFC]

Reading at home tomorrow, can't really afford to lose this one, then its all over. But a point would be a superb result, as yet again we have a few injurys for tomorrow. 

Team ill go for

GK Polish Tom
RB Bruno
LB Ward
CB Upson
CB Greer
RCM Spanish Dave
CM Andrews
LCM Forster Caskey
ARM Buckley
ST Ulloa
ALM Lingard

Subs
Sexy Pete
Dunk
Calderon
Lua Lua
March
Rodriquez
Obika

[NickisBHAFC]

Hmmm could of been a lot worse, so yeah ill take a point.

I was annoyed from the off, team was very negative and it was a poor selection from Oscar. 1st half was a terrible football match. Reading looked awful, we looked awful and Chris Gunter decided to give us a goal, good lad!

2nd half and Gordon Greer, already on a yellow got a 2nd one and was off. I personally agree with the decision, shouldn't of dived in. But very unprofessional of the Reading players to surround the ref and get Greer sent off when the ref was going to let it be. One could argue it wasn't even a foul, but maybe because i don't like Greer i thought it was a red. Reading then scored a good goal from Drenthe. There fans remained seated for the rest of the game without making a sound lol. Polish Tom made some match saving safes and got given MOTM for that. Buckley could of won it late on. 

QPR Tuesday night, with there team and budget they should be top of the league by a mile, but there not, so you never know. Can't see us getting anything though.

[NickisBHAFC]

QPR tonight. All about how much we lose by.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

Lets just hope the players dont have your mindset!! Could do with you beating them.

[NickisBHAFC]

What an amazing win!!!!!

QPR have a squad, budget and manager that should be easily top half Premiership. To beat them, outclass them and ease to victory is brilliant!!!!

1st half was even. Ravel Morrison looked lively, but was pretty selfish and wound up a lot of his team mates. QPR's midfield was bossing our midfield, didn't help the ref missed 10 clear fouls though and blew his whistle whenever a brighton player seemed to go near a QPR player!

2nd half could of gone either way. Kuzchak kept busy and did his job. Back 4 superb. Bruno who was my motm set up Ulloa who scored again, his song is so true!!! Then Stephen Ward scored, good bit of passion from him, showed what it meant to him and all the players as they celebrated in front of a superb north stand in full voice all evening.  

Great win, bring on Bolton on Saturday. Love an away day!!!!!

[Shot 21 LCFC]

Perhaps you should have a bit more faith in your team Nick. Thaks for beating QPR   

[NickisBHAFC]

After that win, my faith could increase, i thought we were brilliant, and the tactics were spot on. Very tough game on Saturday, away at Bolton who are on a great run.

[NickisBHAFC]

I love football.

Great day out, topped of with a very unpredictable 3 points!!!

The first half we didn't have many chances. In fact i think the only chance i think we had we scored and we did it in superb fashion. Great goal by Will Buckley, who was outstanding all day long. We kept the ball well, and defended very well, which i was surprised considering the best center back in the league Matt Upson was ill. Lewis Dunk has been outstanding in the games he has played. 

2nd half, Bolton had a goal offside, brilliant that the goal music came on    Will Buckley then put us 2 up, good finish. We played some brilliant stuff in that 2nd half and controlled it. Dale Stephens ran it in the middle of the park and Buckley, Ward, Lingard and Bruno were all on #Flames

Keep it up. Forest keep screwing up. Reading keep drawing. Lets keep this going. So basically were losing to Ipswich next weekend.

[NickisBHAFC]

Some fantastic news today.

Jon Obika has been recalled by Tottenham and loaned out to Charlton.

Rubbish player, how he is on Tottenham books ill never know. 

Good Riddance.

[TopoftheChops]

Brighton got done by Mick McCarthy at his best

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Lol you lost to Ipswich

[NickisBHAFC]

Very frustrating day, but a reality check that we are well punching above our weight in this league, given the team we have. 

1st half, all Brighton. Should of easily gone to the break infront, but just couldn't stick the bloody ball in the back of the net, story of the season. Jesse Lingard very wasteful.

2nd half just a train wreck. 2 Ipswich chances 2 goals. Leo Ulloa header's fell a whisker away, if you're burnley or leciester that header goes in, no doubt about it.

Also i thought we were denied a clear penalty, before the Ipswich 1st goal, a blatant push by Stephen Hunt on Ulloa and the ref gave a foul the other way! Incredible.

Sheffield Wednesday away on Tuesday night, no points there for sure. Got to win next weekend and hope Forest continue to screw up and Reading can man sausage a few games up.

[NickisBHAFC]

First time i have ever betted against Brighton tonight, genreally can't see anything other than a Wednesday win, plus we have never won at Hillsbrough and mainly tend to lose there. 

However if we do win tonight, i will class it as the biggest win of the season. Forest and Reading should easily win there home games tonight.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

Biggest win of the season? Really? Err hello you forgetting that you somehow managed to beat the mighty Leicester?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  

[NickisBHAFC]

Time when we had one of our best teams out. Also you can't call a win in December that big of a win.

Tonight will be huge, even more huge now that Ulloa is out. Our chances of scoring are incredibly scary.

No chance.

[NickisBHAFC]

As expected defeat. Tbf were lucky Forest and Reading screwed up simple home games. Ipswich have now joined the race. Were still in there, but i think were the least favorites out of the 4. 

Middlesbrough at home. Need a win. Won't happen though.

[Marky]

If Brighton's fixtures were decided by your predictions then they'd finish bottom of the league on 0 points

[dyrewolfe]

As expected defeat. Tbf were lucky Forest and Reading screwed up simple home games. Ipswich have now joined the race. Were still in there, but i think were the least favorites out of the 4. 

Middlesbrough at home. Need a win. Won't happen though.

Very mixed feelings here in Smogtown. Some of us are feeling optimistic, based on historical results and the fact you've had a bit of a wobble just lately. Just as many are all too conscious of our form and reckon we'll concede at least 1 goal. Whether we get anything will depend on our inconsistent attack having a good day and the Seagull's usually miserly defence having an off-day.

Personally I can't make my mind up. Anything can (and probably will) happen.

Oh and we're also a bit paranoid about refs not giving us any decisions, just lately.

[NickisBHAFC]

Worst Performance of the season by a mile. Simply awful. Boro looked an average mid table team and they came here and got 3 points. Just laughable. I have defended Oscar Garcia all season, but today his negative tactics and odd subs really got me thinking if he is the man to take this fantastic football club to the Premiership. Was never going to happen this season, but even long term i don't think he is the right man. Time will tell though, win on Tuesday night and the table looks a lot lot better, because again Ipswich, Forest and Reading didn't win! Bourenmouth are now becoming a huge worry.

If you want some comedy check out Ulloa's penalty, worse than Puncheons for the scum. Laughable.

Stephen Ward our best player again, hopefully we can make a deal with Wolves and keep him. Great player. 

All doom and gloom. Defeat on Tuesday night and that's the season 100% over.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Just watched the FL show

Did they have an initiative for the Brighton fans to come dressed as seats yesterday?

[NickisBHAFC]

29,000 were there, brilliant support yet again, best home support in the league, but when the 2nd went in, there was a mass walkout and rightfully so.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

If there was 29,000 people inside the Amex yesterday there is 100,000 inside Wembley today

[NickisBHAFC]

No seriously there really was mate. Always get 28/29,000 at home. Great support, just have to watch a load of rubbish on the pitch.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Nick I could see all the empty seats on the sideline, behind the goal before the first Boro goal on the highlights.
Clearly some season ticket holders didn't turn up

[NickisBHAFC]

Hmmm, surprised about that, but fair enough. Looked busy to me yesterday and i wasn't even drinking!

[hampo17]

27,486 according to the BBC at yesterdays game.

[NickisBHAFC]

My bad, think the attendance was read out when i left after the 2nd goal.

27,486 is brilliant though, considering how badly were playing. Think our attendances will slip next season though, if Oscar is still in charge. Therefore may lose top spot on the attendances list.

[dyrewolfe]

Worst Performance of the season by a mile. Simply awful. Boro looked an average mid table team and they came here and got 3 points. Just laughable. I have defended Oscar Garcia all season, but today his negative tactics and odd subs really got me thinking if he is the man to take this fantastic football club to the Premiership. Was never going to happen this season, but even long term i don't think he is the right man. Time will tell though, win on Tuesday night and the table looks a lot lot better, because again Ipswich, Forest and Reading didn't win! Bourenmouth are now becoming a huge worry.

If you want some comedy check out Ulloa's penalty, worse than Puncheons for the scum. Laughable.

Stephen Ward our best player again, hopefully we can make a deal with Wolves and keep him. Great player. 

All doom and gloom. Defeat on Tuesday night and that's the season 100% over.

Bit harsh. I thought we were pretty good, going forward. Tormented your defence and took our goals well enough...which surprised me as we usually find a way to mess up.

Our only weakness was our defending, which descended to schoolboy levels at times.

Anyway, you can talk. We gifted you a penalty and your boy fluffed it! Think they're still waiting for the ball to come back down, aren't they?

[NickisBHAFC]

Ulloa was just getting in the spirt of the rugby world cup at the amex a year early

Huge game tonight away at Blackburn, lose and that's that for sure, and were battling for a top half finish which would still be season well done, given the reduced budget and all of injuries we have had to deal with and Oscar getting use to English football. Win tonight and were a point of the play offs and the table looks a lot lot lot more nicer to look at it, and the season is back on. Point will be acceptable but it puts a lot of pressure on our game at Barnsley on Saturday.

[NickisBHAFC]

What a brilliant point at Blackburn tonight, very tough place to go and the character the players showed was brilliant and we scored not one, not two BUT 3 GOALS IN ONE GAME!!!!

Something to build on, defense seems to of gone all over the place recently. Get Greer out of the team and play Lewis Dunk. Calderon in for Bruno in the next two games, lets hope he shows the fight he showed at the end of last season.

[NickisBHAFC]

Barnsley away on Saturday, looking forward to the day out and another ground to tick of the old list. Fearing the game itself though!

[westisbest]

Barnsley have found a bit of form.

Think it may be a draw.

[NickisBHAFC]

Na they will win. There our bogey team and as you say there hitting form and even our defense has given up now.

[GSC]

Nick predicting a Brighton win is like Mark Lawrenson predicting a Liverpool loss

[NickisBHAFC]

Not my fault i support a rubbish team! When you've seen the likes of Mark McCammon, Fransico Sandazza, Sam Rents play for Brighton, it tends to scar you for life!

[GSC]

Consistently in the top half since being promoted is nothing to sniff at

[NickisBHAFC]

What a great day out, and once again the football is rubbish. I've had enough get rid of this clueless spanish idiot at the end of the season. Lovely bloke, but he is out of his dept here. Time should be up at the end of the season. 

Great to see CMS back on the pitch yesterday. Refreshing to see a striker who acctually runs. 

Leicester on Tuesday night, ill take a 1-0 defeat.

[NickisBHAFC]

Leicester away tonight, final nail in the coffin for the season.

Case of how many were going to lose by.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

You may be okay as you will be catching us in full party mood. Hope not though as we owe you revenge for earlier this season.

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