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

[A1X]

Who knows but this job has come to soon for FH but of course what we think does not matter it’s what bloom thinks and I think FH is skating on very thin ice

That may be true. But the ludicrous idea that Potter is the answer is, if anything, even more laughable now than it was last summer. And it was truly laughable then.

 

[dolphins]

I've been optimistic about FH but that's all exhausted now. Tactically he seems all at sea and it does feel like the end of the road is approaching for him. An experiment that doesn't seem to have worked.

 

[Balders]

I admire you trying to defend all this but I tell you this now with a different manager we would be top 6

So it's your personal expectation that this squad is Top 6 in your opinion - where has the Club stated we have a Top 6 squad and your only differentiation is the Manager - really?? Europe is an ambition, the expectation is to become an established Top 10 side.

This is the problem - some fans have wildly different expectations than those stated by the club.

 

[Hamilton]

Would a different manager have stopped Rutter, Webster and Veltman getting injured, then?

I think you aren’t winning the crowd over here.

Okay, maybe recruitment was not perfect, but these players have played inconsistently. Odd games that’s down to them and is about odd individual performances.

This is now about team performance, and that is down to the manager.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

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.

 

[Justice]

No we wouldn't. Tosh. The injuries and inconsistencies in our defence is down to players/injuries/recruitment, not the manager.

As soon as Webster got injured yet again, we were f***ed.

We have a bottom 4 defence currently.

Really? I think you are clutching here mate. Webster is ok at this level was in better form than Dunk yet he’s hardly a world beater. The moment we moved back to suicide high line well it has been suicidal.

 

[amexer]

What terrible defending. Unbelievable manager cant put right same mistakes happening time and time again. Another 2 goals scored by long balls o breakaway with player not marked. and how many times is that this season our keeper has passed to opposition

 

[Bodian]

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.

Yet we're still above them.

 

[oldboyroy]

Although mathematically we can still qualify for Europe, we ain't good enough

 

[ClemFandango]

When did Tony come out and say “we’re definitely going to qualify for Europe this season”? There have been long term goals but not specific aims that I’ve seen.

During Cheltenham Festival he said Brighton had a massive few weeks ahead with a chance to go further in FA Cup and qualify for Europe

 

[Uh_huh_him]

How many f*** ups before Jason Steele takes the jersey?

Steele next week?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

TB is seeing the millions slip away as we plummet down the table....

 

[amexer]

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.

and spent very little

 

[dolphins]

If Van Hecke is out next week, that's not going to help with our limp towards the end of the season. Suggestion if he's concussed, he will be unable to play the next match.

 

[Bodian]

My stream is a few minutes behind - is Van Hecke okay?

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I hope JPVH is ok. doesn't look good at the moment.

 

[Reddleman]

When did Tony come out and say “we’re definitely going to qualify for Europe this season”? There have been long term goals but not specific aims that I’ve seen.

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.

 

[Mancgull]

Home fans booing and chanting I think is normal but when the away fans turn you are f***ed . I t

Very good point. They are the backbone of our support and if they are singing ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ then that’s not a good sign for the manager.
A manager who has given Solly March very few substitution chances and yet Solly nearly turned the game for us today.
I’m not sure how Tony’s patience will be after today but I’m glad he was in the crowd to sense the fan’s feelings close up.

 

[Dibdab]

So it's your personal expectation that this squad is Top 6 in your opinion - where has the Club stated we have a Top 6 squad and your only differentiation is the Manager - really?? Europe is an ambition, the expectation is to become an established Top 10 side.

This is the problem - some fans have wildly different expectations than those stated by the club.

There is no way that Bloom has spent all that money and will be happy with the chaos he and we are witnessing and not beating relegated teams at home. Its very hard to argue that another decent manager wouldnt be doing much better. Yes we have injuries but you have to adapt to the players who are playing.

 

[clapham_gull]

Give it about two days for the "we used to play at Gillingham" merchants to turn up on here and tell us how great all of this is.

A got a couple of we used to play Gillingham for sale. Anyone interested ?