[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United *** Official Match Thread ***

[GT49er]

During the game I noticed the NS stewards who were meant to face us, were really sneaking views of the game. Must be tempting .

Sack the lot of 'em!

 

[slartibartfast]

Nice Pic Slarty. The Plumber from Sheffield himself. (Sadley missed)

Indeed....... what would you doooooo, if I sang....outa choon.......?

 

[OzMike]

Good result and nice to see some shots from range.
Not a good game overall, but it is a results business.
Bolloxs to Potter and his team and happy to see him fuuk up anytime.

 

[sakooshi]

Go on Graham have a swear. It won't change the fact we've beaten you twice. It Is What It Is after all. Love this post match interview. Looks like he's about to cry.

I believe BHAFC have a 100% record against Potter (2 games, 2 wins).

 

[BadFish]

Go on Graham have a swear. It won't change the fact we've beaten you twice. It Is What It Is after all. Love this post match interview. Looks like he's about to cry.

He was a little upset about the result today.

 

[mile oak]

Love that Potter interview I hope someone passed him a tissue so he could have a good cry after that

 

[Albion my Albion]

I actually sent this JoBu Voodoo doll to the Amex Stadium a few days ago. It arrived this afternoon according to several reliable sauces. JoBu said they tasted pretty good.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81sM1Osc6JL._AC_SX679_.jpg

Keep JoBu in the changing room!

I'll take the credit for the comeback win but only Amex and certainly not any Capital One.

 

[Justice]

Life without Baleba and Mitoma is a bleak one. Don’t sell either for another season or you would have to worry somewhat.

 

[dazzer6666]

What the hell was the song they were desperate to get across. Massive fùcking German. I presume it was about Fulkrug but it was as tedious as you like and they seemed extremely proud of it.

I thought they were singing about sherbert at first. Or some Herbert.

The exact same one we sang regularly when we had a BFG you mean ?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Not sure where to start with all that. Normally a thunderbastard to win it in injury time would trump anything else that happened in the game, especially against Potter but there was much else to admire and a lot to despair about if we’re honest.

We were the better side in the first half and deserved to go in to the sheds in front. Weiffer was excellent at right back allowing Jack to have a good game in midfield. The goal was a cracker. And you’re expecting us to just go on and win it professionally.

But no. Before most people are back in the seats we’ve conceded a goal Fishersgate Flyers Under 9s would be ashamed of and all of a sudden we’re up against it. Again some suicidal passing in our own half. Again our left back spends most of the game in the wrong half on his arse. Again we f**k up a five on three. Again we concede a late goal.

But back in the credit column we make some good subs, score an excellent equaliser, and then. And then.

Thank you Carlos. That worldie of a winner will live with me forever. Now I just need to know how wide that roll of paper you’re covering the cracks with is.

I thought Dunk's post-match interview was interesting.

On the winner he said.
"We've worked on tactics needing a goal in the last minutes of the game. And that wasn't the tactics. He's put it in the top corner and the gaffer can't say nothing"

Maybe reading too much into it, but it doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of Huerzeler's tactics.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I thought Dunk's post-match interview was interesting.

On the winner he said.
"We've worked on tactics needing a goal in the last minutes of the game. And that wasn't the tactics. He's put it in the top corner and the gaffer can't say nothing"

Maybe reading too much into it, but it doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of Huerzeler's tactics.

I'd say so, yes!

 

[Robinjakarta]

It doesn't matter whether you're Fab in or out because Bloom will not get rid this year.
We have to clone Baleba (twice) in the summer so he can play at 5, 6 and 8 next season

And in goal.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Were you watching the same game as 30 000 others?
Solly was blowing out of his arse when he was substituted. He did brilliantly to run non-stop for an hour.
FH's substitutions have been one of his strengths in a season full of injuries.

Totally agree re Solly, but it’s a stretch to say FHs subs have been a strength this season. We’ve fallen apart in countless games in the second half, either following his subs or following his failure to react to changes from the opposition manager. Literally the previous home game was an example of this against Leicester.

Saying that, his subs worked a treat yesterday, as did moving Minteh left and Mitoma into the middle, so he deserves credit for that. Although you would expect to see an improvement when you bring on your first choice wingers, when they’re replacing a guy who’s been out for over a year, and Adingra, who struggles with football.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Don't know if its been already said, but the delicate chip by Gomez and the header back by Gruda for Mitoma's equeliser were absolutely sublime

 

[Flounce]

We do tend to save up cracking long distance goals against WHU. Two yesterday and two from Izquierdo. All amongst the best we have scored!

 

[Justice]

A, not true, Villa was a great end to end game, Leicester all over them, Palace was a good game too, just the rivalry affects all analysis.

B, you can't make decisions on keeping / sacking a manager based on such short timespans. One single game with 'spirit and intent' shouldn't change anything if you want him gone. You're just being kneejerk, it's daft

Hmm very rosy in garden there plenty wrong tactically in all of those games, Villa to Brentford we’ve conceded two goals or more a game that’s a shambles I don’t know why you keep praising it.
We obviously enjoyed winning for a change it was still a low quality game in general. Bowen had insane amounts of space, Brentford are a better more organised side than West Ham and they took full advantage of our obvious weakness’s as did Palace.
We simply can’t concede that many a game and expect to win very often in the PL.

 

[Hometownglory]

I thought the West Ham fans were a joke today. Almost all they sang was against their team:

"The German's right, we're ****ing shite"

At 1-0... Way to encourage your team

They have delusions of grandeur. It is why I can't understand why Potter would go there based on his inability to except being criticised. Those fans bullied Potter today and you could see his anger from his interview. The cliches he used with us won't wash with that entitled lot and he knows it. Not sure, I've ever met a happy Hammer tbh. Maybe when they won conference, briefly.

Had he been with us and that result happened, we'd have been given an 'The is the Premier League' ' toughest league in the world' 'in a bad moment' shite.

 

[oldboyroy]

Fulham winning at the death like ourselves but they are away to Villa next week

But at least wait until you are 100% sure we got beat, otherwise opinions look very knee jerk and football can sometimes make you look very stupid imho..... By all means have an opinion, after the event, but 3pts doesn't seem to be enough in a lot of peoples eyes.

Fair point. When we went 2-1 down I moved into the Fab out camp and gladly ate humble pie. It was knee jerk because at that particular time, I didn't see a way back, and the context of losing again,to a team at home from near the bottom of the table when we had so much going for us 4 weeks ago.

 

[tigertim68]

I thought Dunk's post-match interview was interesting.

On the winner he said.
"We've worked on tactics needing a goal in the last minutes of the game. And that wasn't the tactics. He's put it in the top corner and the gaffer can't say nothing"

Maybe reading too much into it, but it doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of Huerzeler's tactics.

Just before Belaba strikes the ball for the winner, you can see Dunk pointing To pass the ball wide ,
thank god he didn’t, being saying to my brother that we don’t have enough shots from outside the box

 

[Brian Munich]

I'm pleased we won but I didn't celebrate the equaliser and only stood up and and applauded the winner.

Was it like the German officer applauding enthusiastically, to the disdain of those sitting around him, when Pele scored the equaliser in Escape to Victory?