Congratulations Brighton

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:27 pm

Although not technically promoted barring a miraculous chain of results leading to a 9 point and 35 goal swing Brighton have all but achieved what they unfortunately missed out on last year and made it to the Premier League

Since Bloom took over some 8 years ago they have been a very well run club who have used their financial resources well getting promoted to the Championship, moving to a new stadium and making the Championship play offs a couple of times in the last 5 seasons.

Next year they will face a challenge we know all about but like us they have a good honorable manager who does things the right way and who has proved himself already as a top Championship manager.

Whether they can stay up at the first attempt im not convinced but im sure they are not worrying too much about at this moment in time and will now look to follow in our footsteps and try to clinch the title.

As said in the title of the thread congratulations Brighton and see you next season

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:29 pm

They do seem to have one of the worst set of fans though.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:32 pm

I'm not so sure about the well run club bit, but 3 years in the premier league could wipe all their debts out.
They have a top manager and play great football so yeah, congratulations.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:35 pm

I think, despite never being in the Premier League, Brighton have the resources and infrastructure to stay there

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:45 pm

Very well run with £150 million of debts, a rented stadium and rented training facilities.

You keep telling yourself they're well run though.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:45 pm

Cracking job done by Hughton and congratulations to the seagulls.

Winning the title does massively increase your chances of staying up as well

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:46 pm

The only thing I like about Brighton is their manager.

Oh, and the weather.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:53 pm

Plastic club that epitomises modern football. Fans. Stadium. The lot.

They will do well unfortunately.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:55 pm

F**k em.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:56 pm

We we're in *debt and rented our ground before the promotions.

Yet we think we're a well run club

*not £150m I know

Smallpaul · Post by **Smallpaul** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:59 pm

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:01 pm

Dyched wrote:We we're in *debt and rented our ground before the promotions.

Yet we think we're a well run club

*not £150m I know

Turf Moor was sold and rented back to the club to help the club financially.

Brighton have never owned that ground, its actually owned by one of Blooms other business'.

We've actually made efforts to clear the debts and run the club in a better manner.

Brighton won't clear that £150 million in this decade unless Bloom writes it off, just like Boro didn't pay Gibson back the £80 million he had to write off a couple of years ago to comply with FFP.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:04 pm

Blooms gambled on promotion and its paid off. We gambled on survival. Going up wasnt part of the plan but saved us massively.

No major difference other than sums involved.

Its the club and fans i cant stand. Dont blame a dan and local man spending big sums on the team though. We would all do it if we could.

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:16 pm

Wankers

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:28 pm

I'm pleased for Hughton who's been **** on more than once, and I do like them as a team, quite a few players we wouldn't say no to, but their arrogant sodding fans deserve bugger all.

Stockbrokerbelt · Post by **Stockbrokerbelt** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:32 pm

Some sore arses in the morning has made me chuckle. Well run club it's not but it's bet the ranch & won, now the costs will really ramp up &a the debts will really mount up.
It will be one of the clubs we hope that will stumble to give us a successful 2nd season as long as we stay up this season.

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:00 pm

The tossers on north stand chat will no doubt find this thread later and have a right sulk about it. Whats your bet they mention house prices, poverty or or the term sh!t hole when they do? They love a good boast about how "nice" their city is and how much their houses are worth on there.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:10 pm

Just checking how you are. Your sense of humour appears to be nil. Folk can't say anything these days.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:11 pm

They will win matches away from home because they want to.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:23 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Just checking how you are. Your sense of humour appears to be nil. Folk can't say anything these days.

You can say what you like as far as I'm concerned. I just like to call people out when I see a crass comment. I personally find language like that homophobic. If you haven't got a problem with gay people so much the better.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:24 pm

Pleased for Hughton. They have played some good football this year. Just hope for his sake they are not near the bottom just after Christmas.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:24 pm

Same goes for apparent homophobes right winger and diesel. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:35 pm

Some sensitive twitchy people on here. Bloody limp wristed snowflakes.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:38 pm

So you are a homophobe right winger?

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:41 pm

Yeh, because if you call someone a puff or make a bummer joke you must definitely hate gays. Absolutely. In fact I'd go one further and say you are pretty much Hitler.

That holycustard was the biggest homophobe of the lot if I remember right. Everyone we played was a puff according to him, so hateful..

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:43 pm

beddie wrote:Just hope for his sake they are not near the bottom just after Christmas.

Considering the tone of the thread, you could have chosen your words a bit better!

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:47 pm

I'm quite pleased they're coming up (on the assumption we stay up). As long as we don't ply them midweek then I'm happy.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:47 pm

chekhov wrote:So you are a homophobe right winger?

What a stupid question to ask.

Iv never understood why people get offended over things which Have nothing to do with them. Mining grievance for the sake of it.

If you could explain why you think I'm homophobic then crack on flower.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:56 pm

Why would you expect everyone to agree with you or think what you've written is funny or intelligent and why has what you've written on a public forum got nothing to do do with me? That's a strange thing to write. And maybe you're not homophobic, it's what you've written that leads me to think so.
Oh yes, and why the flower?

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:58 pm

chekhov wrote:Why would you expect everyone to agree with you or think what you've written is funny or intelligent and why has what you've written on a public forum got nothing to do do with me? That's a strange thing to write. And maybe you're not homophobic, it's what you've written that leads me to think so.
Oh yes, and why the flower?

Because you come across sensitive and delicate, much like a flower; I'd guess.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:02 pm

ksrclaret wrote:HOUSE!!

Cut and paste this thread into any re: Brighton & Hove Albion.

Spot on.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:03 pm

chekhov wrote:Sorry not funny. Just infantile and pathetic. Grow up.

Sorry, but it made me chuckle

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:05 pm

Don't particularly like them but happy enough to admit that they've done very well. They're amassing quite the points total and we all know that the Championship is a very tough league.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:13 pm

ClaretMoffitt wrote:Because you come across sensitive and delicate, much like a flower; I'd guess.

True I can be sensitive on certain issues but wouldn't say I was particularly delicate. Anyway I'll continue to call people out on this. Still some attitudes I find a bit depressing, though on a football messageboard you've got all shades of humanity so it's to be expected.

HatfieldClaret · Post by **HatfieldClaret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:18 pm

Used to live in Brighton, can't stand their fans.

Always has been a good local club though and pleased for Hughton.

Hope they drop right back down though.....

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:19 pm

Been the best team in the championship THIS YEAR .
Shame they blew up last year NOT

Fair play to them coming back from the dissapointment of last season .

Cubanclaret · Post by **Cubanclaret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:32 pm

Congratulations Brighton on a richly deserved promotion.
They have done brilliantly this season, particularly given the near miss last year.
They have strong infrastructure including a very highly regarded community scheme. They've also built the club up from next to nowt when they were playing at Withdean. I had the honour of meeting their ex chairman dick knight a few seasons back - a warm and dedicated football man. Funny how folks on here can't see past their perception of another football message board. I wonder how nasty and small minded Burnley fans look to anyone viewing this thread.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:35 pm

beddie wrote:Pleased for Hughton. They have played some good football this year. Just hope for his sake they are not near the bottom just after Christmas.

I hope he's facing the sack as it'll mean they are in big trouble at the foot of the table.

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:36 pm

chekhov wrote:Why would you expect everyone to agree with you or think what you've written is funny or intelligent and why has what you've written on a public forum got nothing to do do with me? That's a strange thing to write. And maybe you're not homophobic, it's what you've written that leads me to think so.
Oh yes, and why the flower?

The sad thing is that the homophobic posters don't know they are being homophobic.

I'm not sure they are aware that we are in the 21st century, and that their sort of humour went out with Alfred Garnett.

They will now try to shout us down by saying we have no sense of humour, and we are in some way inferior to them .

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:44 pm

Already bored to tears with the media love-in which started last weekend. A cretinous radio presenter was interviewed on the BBC yesterday morning and said "it's fabulous news for the city and means we won't have to travel to far flung northern towns like Accrington any more". Displayed every smug sanctimonious southern two hat stereotype imaginable, to the point that it was almost a parody. In a Kevin Keegan style, I would love it if they went straight back down.

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:45 pm

Obviously not quite holier than thou!

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:49 pm

I reckon they should sign Peter Shirtliff.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:52 pm

Caballo wrote: I would love it if they went straight back down.

They will go back down.

Boro mkII

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:58 pm

Siddo wrote:The sad thing is that the homophobic posters don't know they are being homophobic.

I'm not sure they are aware that we are in the 21st century, and that their sort of humour went out with Alfred Garnett.

They will now try to shout us down by saying we have no sense of humour, and we are in some way inferior to them .

I'm not sure what being in the 21st century has got to do with anything. We arnt living in the times of Romans either where the soldiers used to have sex with each other and was accepted in society.

It's just a bit of light hearted banter. Being a homophobe means not wanting to speak or be friends with someone because they are gay in my book. Which is clearly unacceptable. It's obvious that in today's society you have what I regard as snowflakes being all to happy to take offence on behalf of others. Go to Brighton threads about us and you find us being called neanderthal and thick. Its just water off a ducks back.

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:59 pm

hope they go straight back down and we get a nice 6 points of em.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:04 pm

Caballo wrote:Already bored to tears with the media love-in which started last weekend. A cretinous radio presenter was interviewed on the BBC yesterday morning and said "it's fabulous news for the city and means we won't have to travel to far flung northern towns like Accrington any more". Displayed every smug sanctimonious southern two hat stereotype imaginable, to the point that it was almost a parody. In a Kevin Keegan style, I would love it if they went straight back down.

The weird thing is that they weren't like that when they went up last time under Mullery.

They've been **** for a bit and come up again in a posh seated ground with no atmosphere and now look down their nose at everyone else, make no noise and still think that we cheated them out of promotion as joey Barton should have been sent off for a non existent stamp.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:05 pm

Siddo wrote:The sad thing is that the homophobic posters don't know they are being homophobic.

I'm not sure they are aware that we are in the 21st century, and that their sort of humour went out with Alfred Garnett.

.

Did it ****

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:06 pm

eff Brighton

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:08 pm

Behaviour of their fans after we equalised last time out was disgraceful. Wasnt a minority either. Fully grown men. Pensioners with their wives in tow. Young lads. The lot of them aggresive beyond belief.

Ive been in situations at football down the years, but their behaviour in front of women and children in particular was a disgrace and as bad as ive seen. Would love to see them behave the same way when theres no safety of numbers and away from kids. Wouldnt happen though.

Hope they break derbys record low points total.

wickdkewlclaret · Post by **wickdkewlclaret** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:18 pm

Yep, sore losers. For an emotionally and intelictually more advanced race, they are sure bitter in defeat and ungracious in victory.