Dale Stephens

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 6:59 pm

Caught in possession and Man City score to make it 1-0.

clarethomer · Post by **clarethomer** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:00 pm

An early lesson in the Premier League...

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:02 pm

clarethomer wrote:An early lesson in the Premier League...

Indeed! Brighton with backs to the wall most of the game. I think we all know the feeling though!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:02 pm

Genuine question: would he make our midfield, if we could buy him? I'm not convinced.

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:03 pm

HelloHiGoodbye · Post by **HelloHiGoodbye** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:04 pm

I'd completely forgotten about him. He'd possibly be fifth choice here now.

clarethomer · Post by **clarethomer** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:05 pm

more interested in seeing how they react and dunk scores OG...

I thought Dunk was having a great game too..

Replay just shows what having a safe pair of hands in goal can mean. Keeper should have caught that.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:05 pm

He looks slow, cumbersome and very much lower league.

Like the entire Brighton team have.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:05 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Genuine question: would he make our midfield, if we could buy him? I'm not convinced.

Not now he wouldn't. He'd be behind Cork, Defour and Hendrick for sure. I really like Westwood as well so...

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:06 pm

2-0 to Man City now. Welcome to the PL, Brighton!

HelloHiGoodbye · Post by **HelloHiGoodbye** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:07 pm

jedi_master wrote:He looks slow, cumbersome and very much lower league.

Like the entire Brighton team have.

I think they'll go down. They'll get much more press than we ever have (Brighton's a nice city, fancy stadium, close to London) but they don't have enough quality. Neither did Burnley last season but we knew that and kept it tight and gritty. Brighton will try to be a mini-Arsenal and drop.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:09 pm

HelloHiGoodbye wrote:I think they'll go down. They'll get much more press than we ever have (Brighton's a nice city, fancy stadium, close to London) but they don't have enough quality. Neither did Burnley last season but we knew that and kept it tight and gritty. Brighton will try to be a mini-Arsenal and drop.

Yeah, so do I.

The step up is huge, we know it more than most after it took three bites at the cherry to stay here.

I look at their squad and only really feel Knockaert is a player who is truly cut out for this league. The likes of Hemed, Stephens, Dunk, Duffy etc are very slow and poor on the ball.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:11 pm

Dale Who?.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:12 pm

Knobhaert been on the pitch 5 mins and dived twice, absolutely nailed on he'll be banned at some stage this season for it

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:31 pm

I hope they drop, took a dislike to them and Boro during the promotion season.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:34 pm

KRBFC wrote:I hope they drop, took a dislike to them and Boro during the promotion season.

It would be JUSTICE.

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:35 pm

They have absolutely nothing up front centrally. Just can't see them scoring enough goals. Straight lines and well organised, probably won't take lots of beatings, in short they remind me of us 14-15.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:36 pm

SkiptonClaret wrote:They have absolutely nothing up front centrally. Just can't see them scoring enough goals. Straight lines and well organised, probably won't take lots of beatings, in short they remind me of us 14-15.

Or of Boro last season.

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:49 pm

Brighton have just played the apparent favourites to win the league. They held on stubbornly for nearly 70 minutes and made a couple of slip ups to concede.

I didn't think they did so badly for a first game and shouldn't be written off on the strength of it.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:50 pm

In fairness he / they have just played their first ever Premier League match against many people's favourites to win the league. It's a bit early to be writing them off.

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:13 pm

Quote from the beeb

"Brighton, who had less than 22% of possession, spent most of the game defending in their own half "

Now that is a welcome to the premier league.

Anyone else recall us having a similar stat against a top 5 side but still getting something from the game ???

Difference between staying up and going down

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:42 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Genuine question: would he make our midfield, if we could buy him? I'm not convinced.

A few months ago, yes.

Now, no.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:53 pm

HelloHiGoodbye wrote:I think they'll go down. They'll get much more press than we ever have (Brighton's a nice city, fancy stadium, close to London) but they don't have enough quality. Neither did Burnley last season but we knew that and kept it tight and gritty. Brighton will try to be a mini-Arsenal and drop.

And, the Times reports today that Tony Bloom, their owner has lent the club at least £170 million - all interest free.

Apparently, Bloom is a good gambler.

Good luck to him.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:35 pm

Bacchus wrote:In fairness he / they have just played their first ever Premier League match against many people's favourites to win the league. It's a bit early to be writing them off.

A bit early? Nah! We're going to do a Leicester and win the league!!!

Only kidding.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:37 pm

Be warming the bench. A long way behind the current midfielders.

bumba · Post by **bumba** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:43 pm

Glad we signed cork instead

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:04 am

Played like Dale Winton.

claretdj · Post by **claretdj** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:14 am

Nah, Dale Winton is better..

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 1:07 am

Not good enough for us now as we have moved on and need better. He missed the boat

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