Brighton (H) - Match Thread

[tinpot_fox]

Come on the lads! Let’s get behind the team! Buzzing atmosphere! Chants round all the stands! Drown out the away support! 
 

I’ll be down the highcross Christmas shopping with the wife and I expect to hear you from there!

[Trav Le Bleu]

16 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

My dad: Why has he dropped Buenasnockas??

Because Argentina's capital is ineligible.

[filbertway]

Fancy this to be a bit of a goal fest. Gonna go for 4-3 either way

[The Quick Brown Fox]

22 minutes ago, Scotch said:

My main worry with Ayew is that he kills counter attacks stone dead. Always looking to turn back and keep possession but all our joy against WH came from quick transitions. 

I said this last week. Almost every time he gets the ball, he turns towards our own goal. It's ridiculous. 

 

Let's hope he can do as instructed and get us forward. 

[murphy]

Would just like to see some pace in that front three for the counter.  Fatawu is going to be a huge miss this season.  

[Daggers]

3 minutes ago, tinpot_fox said:

Come on the lads! Let’s get behind the team!
 

Alrighty, diehard.

 

I’ll be down the highcross Christmas shopping with the wife

 

Hmm.

[Finnegan]

24 minutes ago, Scotch said:

My main worry with Ayew is that he kills counter attacks stone dead. Always looking to turn back and keep possession but all our joy against WH came from quick transitions. 

 

Yep. Massively. What we need is an in form Mavididi. 

 

But even as one of his bigger fans, I was hugely disappointed with his showing off the bench last time out. 

 

Not sure if it was a lack of fitness or attitude but in either instance it was inexcusable given how few games he's started recently. 

 

I probably would start Ayew if I was Ruud. 

 

[Buzzell]

13 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

Surely RVN just needs to find that Rutter video from last season when he was gobbing off about Leeds as a bit of motivation.

 

I know Saturday/Sunday amateur football is a whole different kettle of fish but loved it when played against a player that was a bit of a douche.

He’s a good player tbf but yes he did come across a bit of a douche in that interview  

[st albans fox]

17 minutes ago, Buzzell said:

Brighton’s front four looks juicy. Our back line needs to be tip top today.

Looks like they’ve gone for the Brentford approach. Having seen how many chances West Ham created they’ve decided our defensive structure is open season for their goal difference. 

[Nick]

9 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Mainly off the bench though, I haven’t really been that impressed when he has started

Is there a thinking that he’s better without the ball than Mavididi perhaps?

[The Doctor]

20 minutes ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said:

Ayew might be slow, but he is sharp. Again, i will reserve judgement under a new manager.

it's not that he's slow, it's that he offers nothing. ok, off the bench he can be occasionally useful but generally speaking he kills every attack, never has any desire to get forward himself and is like playing with 10 men. He should have been shown the door with Cooper

[kingfox]

Could do with better pace on the wings, but clearly Mavididi hasn’t been impressing Ruud in some way. 
 

Apart from that, I’m happy. 

[Dahnsouff]

13 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

I found him quite exciting on Tuesday vs West Ham.

Exciting needs to return back to being productive for Mav. He has it in him for sure though.

[ARTY_FOX]

22 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Ayew done OK this season, far from pointless, he's two injury time goals have won us 4 points.

He didn't start though? He was worse than useless at Brentford. Missing the whole game with zero effort put in. Infact he was a hindrance. 

 

I'm not debating his impact as a sub. 

Edited 8 December 2024 by ARTY_FOX

[splinterdream]

this says to me he wants to keep us in the game then he'll unleash the pace later in the match with daka and stephy 

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

Just now, The Doctor said:

it's not that he's slow, it's that he offers nothing. ok, off the bench he can be occasionally useful but generally speaking he kills every attack, never has any desire to get forward himself and is like playing with 10 men. He should have been shown the door with Cooper

Again, you may be right. But some awful players played well on Tuesday.

 

I hope he's one of those guys that will play better with a Dutch voice behind him.

[murphy]

5 minutes ago, Nick said:

Is there a thinking that he’s better without the ball than Mavididi perhaps?

Maybe, but the threat of pace also has an affect on the opposition when they're in possession.

[southfox66]

It seems to be a rare thing here but have complete confidence in Ruud selection today. I'm guessing that Mav isn't 100% match fit and is handy to have as an impact sub as Daka is too. 

[coolhandfox]

5 minutes ago, ARTY_FOX said:

He didn't start though? He was worse than useless at Brentford. Missing the whole game with zero effort put in. Infact he was a hindrance. 

 

I'm not debating his impact as a sub. 

Who was decent at Brentford? 

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, southfox66 said:

It seems to be a rare thing here but have complete confidence in Ruud selection today. I'm guessing that Mav isn't 100% match fit and is handy to have as an impact sub as Daka is too. 

It'll pass  - this is the quiet period when we back the manager, but slate the players in the team as if they picked themselves   

[Sly]

So much for Alves being used. 
 

If he’s not going to even been in the squad, he needs to go out on loan. 

[coolhandfox]

18 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Mainly off the bench though, I haven’t really been that impressed when he has started

Fairpoint, but under Cooper not may did.

 

 

[trabuch]

If I was neutral I'd be looking forward to this.

[Finnegan]

We're not on proper TV right? This is dodgy streams or pay lcfc a tenner? 

 

[HighPeakFox]

36 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

Surpsied it's Ayew over Mav

I'm surpsied by something else...