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The issue with Ferguson is that there have been injuries and when he went on loan to West Ham it didn't work out. This is more interesting given that Potter was someone he had worked with back when Potter was the Brighton manager. The fact that he didn't manage to do much under Potter is the wory fo...

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I wish CJ all the best but a genuine concern is that he makes the mistake of moving too early. He played very well in the Championship, which is miles away from the expectations he'll have at a new club in the Prem. The danger is that a few underwhelming performances and he's benched. Cue loan move ...

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Ben Mee was not only a very good defender he made those around him play better.

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Wasn't 40 points an outlier - when West Ham got relegated with 40 points? In recent years 35/36 has been enough - the issue is more in recent seasons that the gap between 17th and 18th has been wider than a few points indicating that the relegated teams are not even close to being able to compete. T...

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It will be incredibly tough and we will have pundits with diminishing understanding of pretty much anything criticising us for not being able to field Messi, Iniesta etc. In recent years there have been PL teams circling the drain and which we could hope to get into the relegation scrap. I can't see...

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We have enough young players who aren't that experienced (or have any experience of the Premier League). We need a few 28 year olds who have played a few seasons at least in the PL and can help the team on and off the pitch. Brighton's success with young talent has been slowly adding them to the tea...

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De Laet got a Premier League winners medal for Leicester and won promotion with Boro in the same season - just a bit of trivia!

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Parker struggles against organised sides unfortunately. Two nil nils against them cloggers and Preston in the same season is worrying. I think most managers struggle against very organised sides. Credit to them, they defended well - easy in hindsight but the Fleming chance was really important, eas...

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The Man Utd penalty this weekend was directly from a shocking pass from Verbruggen. I live in Brighton and a close mate has been a fan all of his life. Have asked about him a few times giving that we were after him. He has been a mixed bag with promise but a few errors made along the way. Probably ...

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The best chance for the next three promoted sides is a few clubs already up there hitting self destruct. There's an awful lot of so-called 'well run' clubs losing absolute fortunes in the Prem. Sooner or later, one or two owners will pull the plug. This. Getting out of the bottom 3 is now like gett...

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Probably the opposite to Gazza was Ian Wright who I never saw play for us but heard he was very good and a true pro.

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Ref standards as such have never been higher , due to the training etc etc . However the microscope which they come under coupled with some pretty fine cheating skills by the players means the human error aspect is ludicrously amplified . Especially with 50/50 type decisions which would once just p...

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I've no issue with people being against VAR but then it has to be accepted that it is no longer whether a foul is committed, rather it is whether the ref has seen it. Added to this the pundits etc can't expect the ref to see what they can from their position of 5 different camera angles and at slo mo.

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Squaring to another player in that situation might have been a better decision given the angles but the issue is that it does seem a confidence thing. He's too scared to miss. I didn't play at any substantial level but I can recognise the fear which is about him. When you are off form and secretly d...

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It's not so much that he was at fault, it was just that it needed an exceptional goalkeeper to have a chance to stop them. We have an exceptional goalkeeper but he wasn't playing. The problem with the first goal was that he jumped in the air just as Brady hit it, which meant that he had to land bef...

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That midfield 3 shows our limitations as we had 3 of the attacking midfielder role playing together. No wonder they went through us. Shelvey can be excused a bit more, he needs Cullen/Laurent alongside him so he can exploit the passes and have time. Today he was not often near the ball but looking t...

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I've been holding out for Foster to come good as I genuinely want him to do well. Problem is that his first touch and decision making isn't great, there is a nuanced difference between taking a touch which means you are setup to do something with the ball immediately or simply stopping it near where...

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Not unforgiveable but incredibly disappointing in a game I thought we'd edge. A concern how poor that team turned too be. It was hardly like we threw the kids in. It looked a good line up on paper. In fairness Trafford would surely have covered Brady's kick and the second i think only happened beca...

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Pires was found out today, the free kick he gave away was due to poor positioning, something which you'll be rinsed for if we go up. I think criticising Sonne is harsh, he's still new to the league and the system. He needs time to get used to it all and this game was always going to be tricky.

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Parker isn't a Burnley fan - he might gain an affinity to the club over time but he's made a decision based on priorities. This board would be in low orbit if we'd played several first teamers and we'd suffered an injury. Even if we had there was no guarantee we'd have won. Instead he gave players v...

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Feel as if the justifiable frustrations are somewhat clouding things. The first goal was a poor free kick to give away combined with an incredible strike. Keeper not at fault. Second goal is sadly Browhill trying to play a weird pass, fluke deflection and easy finish. We have been poor and largely b...

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It's not looking at the top 6, the gap between the relegated teams and the mid table is huge in terms of squad depth and ability. Forest are the example people will cite as how a club can turn it round. However, it's very difficult - the pundits who criticise a club for not breaking the babk to stay...

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I think the reason Laurent had a difficult game was due to a tactical tweak. Cullen seemed to drop into a back 3 leaving him isolated at times. In short he wasn't able to do what he normally does.

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Barnes is more of a nuisance than Flemming and possibly more of a goal threat. I don't really see any reason to start Flemming over him apart from age. Very different players. Barnes is much older and therefore an option to come on and try to disrupt their defence. Flemming is a deeper player, idea...

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The issue is that a stiker replaces Flemming who does a lot of work in picking the ball up deep, closing lines down and that sort of defensive work. We play an out and out goalscorer and those gaps open up. It's a trade off and like others I see the issue more of us not finishing chances as opposed ...

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His crossing is not great. He has put some wonderful crosses in but I think it's harsh to judge him too much as he rarely has anyone in the box. Flemming looks for the cutback and holds his run, Foster stays at the back post. He doesn't have anyone attacking the box which must make it more difficul...

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In fairness to the ref (who was absolutely shocking!) if he hasn’t heard it there’s nowt he can do other than put it in his report. Hopefully there’s footage and he’ll get a lengthy ban. That seemed to be the case, the ref wasn't close and it was Hannibal's word against his. What's important was ho...

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I would be very interested to see a comparison between the number of hamstring Injuries in the Premier League V the number of hamstring injuries in the football league. We need hamstrings to protect us in quick movements and sprint situations. They are not good when our bodies go from warm to cold ...

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Stayingup wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:31 pm
Chris Wood or a young Charlie Austin WOULD score goals in this team

Austin would have had a field day in this team.

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Ref didn't miss easy chances or make poor decisions. You can't rely on them. In short we need to be the biggest decider and we weren't today. I judge strikers (and always have) not on the goals they score but those they missed. Sadly Foster may have good qualities but he's too erratic when it comes ...

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Many soft tissue injuries are the result of fatigue, this can add up over a season or any period of time. It's what managers and coaches refer to when they say about resting players. Sometimes this is misinterpreted and people think it's fatigued as in being tired (cue the irrelevant comparissons). ...

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Trafford 7 - not much to do Roberts 7 - reliable and picks up some good positions going forward Egan-Riley 8 - a fantastic surge forward and great passing range Esteve 8 - unflappable Humpreys 8 - he is deceptively good when dealing with dangerous wingers Cullen 8 - made some great runs forward and ...

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kentonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 24, 2025 9:31 pm
That is what I posted on this thread around midday yesterday.

Ah, I thought it was someone on here - apologies for not quoting you.

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I thought I had seen it in here but Boro have Azaz who Whittaker had a good partnership with when he was on loan at Plymouth. Apparently he helped sell the Boro nove and Whittaker liked the idea of pairing up with him. Unsure how true but plausible.

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Grew up not far from Brighton and one of my mates is a diehard fan and was there against Hereford and used to travel to Gillingham when they didn't have a ground. They've been through a lot as a club and are doing very well now. True, Bloom has helped a lot but look at their transfer policy - it's v...

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Doesn’t change the fact he’s only played one game, you can’t judge whether he’s premier league quality yet We attacked a lot down the right which kept him back and having to cover their left back who Jaiden had on toast. He played the pass of the match to put their forward through (who missed). He ...

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Southampton might be more focused on the league, or they could be looking for a win against us to give them some momentum. The pressure will certainly be on them which can only help.

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He was good at Forest Green Rovers though I think there was sone bad blood when he left for Watford. Naturally he didn't last long because, well, Watford. At Luton he was very good but when they lost Lokonga and Barkley it was going to be tough. He's still got plenty of credit in the bank I think. W...

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I was there when Gilkes scored the winner - looked it up and that was 1993! Seem ro remember Daley Thompson training with them or something?? My Dad told me to wear a suit, so I did. We drove up (we are from the south) and he managed to get a parking space in a church near the ground. It was closed ...

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Would be a strange time for Dubravka to go to Saudi and basically retire. Just established himself at Newcastle and having a good season, chance to win something etc. He's 35 and probably realises that Newcastle will be looking to replace him in the summer (if Saints go down I wonder if they'll get...

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A forward, winger AND centre back you say... what's Graham Branch up to....

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The point I have been making. The posts on here make it seem like he has had a career of red cards.. Young lad who has was daft and now faces the consequences of that. Red cards can indicate a number of things ranging from violent conduct to two soft yellows. The sense I get from others (and certai...

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Unfortunately the extra challenge will be that teams will look to wind him up and feign injury because he has a reputation. He had one prior to joining us and it looked like he was working on it - sadly it only takes a small thing with him. The issue of the right back needing a second yellow is irre...

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The challenge he has (like many quick wingers) is to work on his decision making. He almost always cuts in which makes him predictable and easier to deal with. It's possible that Parker has told him to do this - we don't know.

Give him time and I think he will click.

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Raconteur wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:27 pm
He isn't on loan. We signed him for £5.4mil rising to £9.4mil with add ons.

Thanks for the correction - unsure why I thought he was on loan. Our problem then.

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Hannibal may be young but this is how he has played for most of his career. He had a reputation as a player who played very, very close to the edge and could be a loose cannon. I remember a few games this season where he left something on someone and were VAR to review it he'd probably have seen red...

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Hannibal may be young but he came to us with a reputation as a loose cannon - it's possibly the reason he hasn't settled elsewhere. He may well end up as one of those players who had the talent but not the attitude which is needed at the top level.

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As many have pointed out Hannibal is a liability. Can't afford to have a player like that.

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If you read the Ipswich forums there are familiar themes - he's a good shot stopper but a liability. I remember him being very poor on crosses (a criticism made of him in the lead up to a few games for us in our promotion season). I wonder at what point the tactics will come full circle and the whol...

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Torn between feeling indulgent at wanting more given Boro's injury list and the axiom of clean sheet and a point away being a good thing. Trafford 6 - almost made a big error but otherwise sound Roberts 6 - nothing big of note going forward Egan-Riley 6 - only mistake was the ball over the top Estev...

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