[Albion] Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[nsclurker]

Why is anyone here clapping the team?

 

[tstanbur]

. I’m aiming to spend a night of utter debauchery with Sabrina Carpenter, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.

Trust the process

 

[um bongo molongo]

Quite worried about JPVH. He seemed out cold for quite a long time there, barely moved, and on oxygen as stretchered off

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Nothing but a fruad of a manager if you can see it then you know noting

Eh ? So he's not a fraud...Correct

 

[portlock seagull]

Well, I’m off to the beach. Why not? Players went a few weeks ago and seasons over.

As predicted, no point supporting us in any more games as players (earning millions pa) embarked for the beach weeks ago never mind today. Have a good summer everyone!

 

[Hamilton]

I don’t say what I say to be popular. If I was trying to win a popularity contest I’d just say “AWFUL WE’RE SUNDAY LEAGUE KICK FAB OUT NOW” every time we lose and just harvest a load of likes off Junior and the rest of the crowd who seem to enjoy us losing a lot more than they enjoy us winning.

I’m not saying Fab is perfect, far from it, he’s learning on the job in the toughest league around. But our run from the Forest debacle through to the FA Cup 1/4 final was one of the best we’ve produced in a long time, and I don’t recall too many complaints about the manager or the way the team were playing then.

I don’t believe we can have a learning on the job manager. This is the toughest league in the world. Yes, every manager learns but let’s face it, if FH was a player he’d be on loan at West Brom.

West Ham will be the final nail in the coffin. Losing to arch rivals, then to a team that hasn’t scored in eight games, then to Brentford’s owner, and then to Potter should secure his sacking.

He has 90-minutes to save his career at the Albion. I hope we school West Ham. But I can’t see it happening.

 

[Weststander]

Then you shouldnt play high line suicide football.

Like every opposition forward …

 

[Justice]

And who is this decent manager and where do we get them from?

I was responding to expectations and someone's personal opinion that we have a top 6 squad btw
..

My pet hate question of football fans where do we get a better manager from? It’s not our job to find a manager.
Our last manager was way better than this one so It’s not mission impossible.

 

[Bodian]

Why is anyone here clapping the team?

If we had played with the intensity and urgency that we did for the 15-20 minutes or so after the sending off for the rest of the game, we'd all be fairly happy.

 

[el_ciddy]

Why is anyone here clapping the team?

 

[Bozza]

Andy Naylor literally this month quoted the club as saying the ambition for this season was to reach Europe. Do you think he writes that without sources?

Did you see Tony’s interviews at Cheltenham, did that strike you as a man who wasn’t aiming for Europe.

It’s abundantly clear through various interviews with Bloom and Barber that Europe was the ambition this season. It’s not even that we are falling short, that can happen, it’s the manner we are doing so.

I'm not taking sides here, but you can't say that because something is an ambition it will definitely happen, but that's what you seem to be suggesting here.

 

[Weststander]

I don’t believe we can have a learning on the job manager. This is the toughest league in the world. Yes, every manager learns but let’s face it, if FH was a player he’d be on loan at West Brom.

West Ham will be the final nail in the coffin. Losing to arch rivals, then to a team that hasn’t scored in eight games, then to Brentford’s owner, and then to Potter should secure his sacking.

He has 90-minutes to save his career at the Albion. I hope we school West Ham. But I can’t see it happening.

Kudus v Dunk

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Concussion doesn’t mean he can’t play next week. Rules changed

A concussion substitution is a precautionary measure and doesn’t mean a player will not be able to play. A full concussion assessment will take place and if JPVH does have one he won’t be able to play next week.

With the amount of time taken over his treatment I’d be very surprised if JPVH features against West Ham.

 

[Yoda]

Could we also say RDZ was crippled with player injuries last season? I did at the time.

I said last week after this was brought up against the insipid performance against Leicester. RDZ had a smaller squad, the spend in the summer along with the number of players brought in was meant to counter that so should not be used as an excuse.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Aiming for Europe and saying “we’re definitely going to be in Europe” are not the same thing. I’m aiming to spend a night of utter debauchery with Sabrina Carpenter, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.

Not with that attitude it won't.

 

[portslade seagull]

I think I've seen or been involved in this topic on here months ago. I think it came down to Bloom and Barber saying in an interview or two they were hopeful of a European spot but the actual aim/goal was top 10.

Top 10 is a tough ask now

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

It must hurt Bloom that Benham managed to appoint a little known but brilliant manager from Europe who has absolutely schooled our little known but shit manager from Europe.

Thomas Frank is nearly 20 years older than FH, has been in charge at Brentford for getting on for 10 years and had experience of coaching before that. They are not in the least comparable, particularly given the level of injuries we have.

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Very correct, Dear Friend, very correct

 

[Brian Munich]

You could argue 3 of the 4 playing today are first choice. Webster for dunk maybe certainly based on 2025 form. and veltman or Lampety or even Ferdi at RB. We have invested a lot across the pitch in recent times just feels to me we are a CB or 2 light and it’s the area of the pitch I feel needs the most improvement.

Dunk is nowhere near first choice in his current form (and clearly not fully fit). JPVH looks badly injured, and the last 4 games with Dunk playing with whomever, Baleba or Cashin, is going to be hard to watch.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Dunk is nowhere near first choice in his current form (and clearly not fully fit). JPVH looks badly injured, and the last 4 games with Dunk playing with whomever, Baleba or Cashin, is going to be hard to watch.

But apparently, it's all FH's fault!