Brighton build-up

[south]

Yawn. So it would still be smaller, and I'd love to know the criteria for "better".

 

Glass roof

 

Every seat in the stadium is padded seats (same seat at the VIP areas of the Olympic Stadium)

 

Rendered concourse walls and polished concourse floors

 

State of the art hi definition screens each end - first in the country I think

 

It's even got an internal warm up area for the players with artificial turf.

 

Forget the false rivalry, you can't knock this stadium. It's up there (in terms of finish) with the Emirates and probably better in few respects because it's been built later.

[Saint_Jonny]

Trivial **** is my middle name.

 

it wasnt a personal jab mate, if anything i was just saying you know your ****!

[sfc4prem]

They will have a better stadium than us in every regard bar capacity. The Amex will be awesome.

 

Of course, when we get back into the PL and need to build a new one...

[Matthew Le God]

It's even got an internal warm up area for the players with artificial turf.

 

That is hardly unique. Lots of new stadiums have those, including St Mary's I think.

[LGTL]

The Main Stand of their stadium is very impressive, the other stands makes it look like they run out of space. Am I the only one who would hate "cushioned" seats and polished floors at St Marys? Sounds very MK Dons...

[teamsaint]

We have a very nice, and suitably sized stadium.

Falmer may well be fabulous.

darlington have a 25000 seater.

brighton won the league.

We hope to come second,which would be just great. We would have settled for this at the start of the season.(me anyway).

 

i am hoping for a nice trip down to see the amex next season.

[70's Mike]

Glass roof

 

Every seat in the stadium is padded seats (same seat at the VIP areas of the Olympic Stadium)

 

Rendered concourse walls and polished concourse floors

 

State of the art hi definition screens each end - first in the country I think

 

It's even got an internal warm up area for the players with artificial turf.

 

Forget the false rivalry, you can't knock this stadium. It's up there (in terms of finish) with the Emirates and probably better in few respects because it's been built later.

 

but will it generate enough income

[alpine_saint]

We have a tough decision to make for this game, imo.

 

Do we chase the game, and risk bringing the likes of Lallana back early, or do we keep our powder dry, give them a couple more days to improve so that they are more effective against Hartlepool, but risk losing and letting Huddersfield and Posh coming back at out throats ?

[Puddings and Monkeys]

We have a tough decision to make for this game, imo.

 

Do we chase the game, and risk bringing the likes of Lallana back early, or do we keep our powder dry, give them a couple more days to improve so that they are more effective against Hartlepool, but risk losing and letting Huddersfield and Posh coming back at out throats ?

 

Tough call, but they both have tough games coming up next too - Huddersfiled at MK Dons and Peterborough at Leyton Orient. This weekend could have a very big impact on all teams.

[Katalinic]

We have a tough decision to make for this game, imo.

 

Do we chase the game, and risk bringing the likes of Lallana back early, or do we keep our powder dry, give them a couple more days to improve so that they are more effective against Hartlepool, but risk losing and letting Huddersfield and Posh coming back at out throats ?

 

We have the luxury of knowing how Huddersfield and Posh did the night before so that may well have a bearing on team selection.

[70's Mike]

We have the luxury of knowing how Huddersfield and Posh did the night before so that may well have a bearing on team selection.

 

exactly

[alpine_saint]

We have the luxury of knowing how Huddersfield and Posh did the night before so that may well have a bearing on team selection.

 

Yes ! Very good point.

[West End Saint]

Just hope they are not at it they are already champions if they are not 100 % at it I fancy us to get something from the game a win would be fantastic but I would be pleased with a point.

 

Fair play to Brighton I wish we had the season they are having maybe we should have done but we have to hang on to 2nd I hope we can go & spoil there party a little bit COYS

[jasoneuelllfanclub]

I would play guly upfront if barney is injured. Guly is more effective upfront and this way the need for him to track back is less plus any astray passes will get less punished in theory. We can then have 3 or 4 midfielders who will work hard to try and contain brighton threat esp on the wings. So i would go for 4-4-2 with lallana on left (if fit) and forte or n'gussen on right.

 

i was thinking about why connolly was not on the bench for the rochdale squad yet was on bench on sat and the game at leyton orient. f he was injured I would have thought he would have been missing on sat judging by his track history with injuries. So I am wondering they do not risk him for away games which involve long coach journey i.e rochdale to protect his long standing groin injury.

[Simster]

I'm quite surprised that you're still mentioning Posh as a threat to second. With four to play, surely they've left themselves with too much to do? It's down to Hudderfield or Southampton as far as I can see.

 

As for this weekend, we're missing Gordon Greer to suspension. This is a big loss, although you wouldn't think so by looking at our last two results which have been very much business as usual. Apart from that, I think we'll have something like 26 fit players to choose from. I think this is going to be an interesting game - we don't have much to play for (except the 100 points barrier) but you have injury problems.

[trousers]

So...2+ pages of posts about how obsessed Brighton are about us...hmmm, reminds me....got lots of ironing to do.... ;-)

[Matthew Le God]

As for this weekend, we're missing Gordon Greer to suspension. This is a big loss, although you wouldn't think so by looking at our last two results which have been very much business as usual.

 

Conceding 3 goals at home to Dagenham & Redbridge is "business as usual" for your defence?

 

Are you sure?

[derry]

Glass roof

 

Every seat in the stadium is padded seats (same seat at the VIP areas of the Olympic Stadium)

 

Rendered concourse walls and polished concourse floors

 

State of the art hi definition screens each end - first in the country I think

 

It's even got an internal warm up area for the players with artificial turf.

 

Forget the false rivalry, you can't knock this stadium. It's up there (in terms of finish) with the Emirates and probably better in few respects because it's been built later.

 

This is not specifically aimed at Brighton, it's good that they have built a nice new stadium costing something like £80m - £90m however it would be well to remember that the majority of clubs that have built new stadiums including ourselves have gone into administration or suffer financial meltdown at best.

[ohwhenthesaints]

------------Davis------------

Butterfield-Fonte-Jaidi-Dickson

----------Hammond----------

------Chaplow-Stephens-----

Guly-------------------Lallana

-----------Lambert----------

 

Something like that for me. More bodies in the middle but should also keep the width with Guly and Lallana (and the fullbacks). Some good options on the bench too if we need to change it up.

[Cabrone]

Being as we tend to do well in the big games I think we'll do OK on Sat.

 

It's the 'easy 3 points' games against the lesser teams that make me nervous.

 

I think we'll get at least a point and fingers crossed Hudders will lose.

 

That would leave us needing 8 points from 4 games with 2 at home.

[saint1977]

Saints just need to focus, be professional and make sure there is no repeat of the Rochdale experience - how a club outside the playoffs can be more "up for it" than the team in second is beyond me. I celebrated as wildly as anyone else on Saturday when Guly scored the winner - out of relief as much as anything - but we must do far better on the run-in remaining. We are much better when we get an early goal as it settles the team down and stretches the game - so we have to strike early at Brighton and that means Lambert staying around the penalty area a lot more, the midfield apart from an increasingly dependable Hammond needs to link far better than it has of late and hopefully if Lallana is fit that may happen. Barnard's injury is a big concern, looks like Guly and Lambert with Connolly and N'Guessan on after an hour as impact subs.

[alehouseboys]

Glass roof

 

Every seat in the stadium is padded seats (same seat at the VIP areas of the Olympic Stadium)

 

Rendered concourse walls and polished concourse floors

 

State of the art hi definition screens each end - first in the country I think

 

It's even got an internal warm up area for the players with artificial turf.

 

Forget the false rivalry, you can't knock this stadium. It's up there (in terms of finish) with the Emirates and probably better in few respects because it's been built later.

 

No doubt, it's a nice little stadium...but...

 

 

...for me a little too nice, too comfy and too rural.

 

Why do football stadiums need to be so sanitised...padded seats ffs...as long as you've got a roof to keep you out of driving rain, an unobstruted view of the pitch and you can get a beer and a p*ss then what else is required? Make them any more comfortable and fans will be falling asleep in the sterile atmosphere they encourage.

[Simster]

Conceding 3 goals at home to Dagenham & Redbridge is "business as usual" for your defence?

 

Are you sure?

Well we did the same thing only last month against Carlisle so I suppose you could argue that it is. That was a strange game, my last game at Withdean and I because I took my seat 3 mins late, I didn't even know they had scored until we were 2-1 up. lol

 

But you are right - the defence didn't look 100% in that game, and I don't think that would have been the case if Greer had been available.

 

Still, I'd happily take a "not business as usual" 4-3 win against Southampton on Saturday if that's what you're offering

[Andy Durman]

Seeing as we only played with 2 of the team of the season on Saturday I think we did ok.

[um pahars]

No doubt, it's a nice little stadium...but...

 

 

...for me a little too nice, too comfy and too rural.

 

Why do football stadiums need to be so sanitised...padded seats ffs...as long as you've got a roof to keep you out of driving rain, an unobstruted view of the pitch and you can get a beer and a p*ss then what else is required? Make them any more comfortable and fans will be falling asleep in the sterile atmosphere they encourage.

 

Have to disagree about the design of the stadium and the facilities on offer, as everything I have seen of it makes it look very good indeed. Understand your concern about sanitising football, but I think they haven't gone that overboard, they've just incorporated some of the latest thinking in to a wonderful ground.

 

I do have doubts about location, as have always found out of town grounds to be sheite for a number of reasons, so wonder if it will break the mould there??? (so glad we didn't get Stoneham!!!!!).

 

(Plus, without being too Green & Conservationist and always hoping that Brighton would finnd a new home for their long suffering supporters, then I have to say it looks very much out of place there and despite the design and landscaping it certainly impacts on The South Downs - how did they manage to pull that off??)

[itchen_dan]

May sound really negative but I would like to see us in a 4-5-1 and try to beat them down the flanks and contain them in the centre of midfield.

 

------------------Davis------------------

 

- Richardson - Fonte - Jaidi - Harding -

 

-------------- Hammond -----------------

 

------- Chaplow ---- Stephens ----------

 

-- Guly ------------------------ Lallana--

 

--------------- Lambert ------------------

[ohwhenthesaints]

May sound really negative but I would like to see us in a 4-5-1 and try to beat them down the flanks and contain them in the centre of midfield.

 

------------------Davis------------------

 

- Richardson - Fonte - Jaidi - Harding -

 

-------------- Hammond -----------------

 

------- Chaplow ---- Stephens ----------

 

-- Guly ------------------------ Lallana--

 

--------------- Lambert ------------------

 

Oi, you stole my team and just changed the fullbacks! I'm onto you, mate.

[(not THE) Kevin Moore]

May sound really negative but I would like to see us in a 4-5-1 and try to beat them down the flanks and contain them in the centre of midfield.

 

------------------Davis------------------

 

- Richardson - Fonte - Jaidi - Harding -

 

-------------- Hammond -----------------

 

------- Chaplow ---- Stephens ----------

 

-- Guly ------------------------ Lallana--

 

--------------- Lambert ------------------

 

Don't disagree with the personnel, but I'd probably go with a 4-2-3-1 with Hammond and Stephens holding, and Chaplow playing further up the pitch where his late runs into the box and constant running could prove fruitful... and where his late challenges mean any free kicks conceded are as far away from goal as possible ;o)

 

Also the two holding MF's can perhaps unshackle our full backs to provide some additional width when Guly and Lallana inevitably go a bit narrow....

 

But then what do I know.

[Griffo]

Brighton DO have something to be inferior about. As The9 posted earlier, they are a much smaller club and have been below us for decades.

 

As for the new stadium, great, but it's still smaller. Padded seats are **** and it shows how football is going these days, boring and sterile.

[Joesaint]

------------------Davis------------------

 

- Richardson - Fonte - Jaidi/Seaborn - Dickson -

 

------- Hammond ---- Stephens ----------

 

-- Guly ------------------------ Forte--

 

--------- Lambert Connolly

 

 

Like Forte alot and Connolly loads.

Seaborn if the threat up front for brighton has pace and not a lambert type if so then Jaidi.

Also like Dickson alot and this he is better at not over exposing the position.

 

Also when defending and manage to go on a counter I think Connolly will pose a nice threat Guly and Lambert have great skill and can hold up the ball well and Forte does have a nice bit of pace.

 

Just want the leage to finish with us second COYS

[Scummer]

Also like Dickson a lot and this he is better at not over exposing the position.

 

Also Harding has history with Brighton, as a former player who their fans don't like. He played poorly in the Brighton home game match last season (missed this year so don't know how he got on). I felt it got to him a bit and he wasn't his normal self.

[Matthew Le God]

missed this year so don't know how he got on

 

He didn't play, Dickson did.

[View From The Top]

Looks a great ground albeit out in the boondocks which will mean a gash atmosphere.

[Thedelldays]

I would go for...

 

 

Davis

 

Butterfield

Harding (if fit)

Fonte

Jaidi

 

Lallana (if fit)

Chaplow

Hammond

N'guessen

 

Guly

 

Lambert

[Matthew Le God]

I would go for...

 

 

Davis

 

Butterfield

Harding (if fit)

Fonte

Jaidi

 

Lallana (if fit)

Chaplow

Hammond

N'guessen

 

Guly

 

Lambert

 

Do you not think Forte looks far more of a threat than N'Guessan?

[Micky]

Football fans discussing padded seats in order for a little oneupmanship ffs....! Has it really come to this...? Thier stadium will be state of the art - it will be more modern than SMS, purely because SMS is 10 ****gin years older ffs. So they have HD TV's and have laid a little turf in the dressing room areas for some real technical reason, whoooppeeee doo.

 

Honestly could not give a shyte - even the fact that we have a stadium that holds more fans, so what.

 

Can we just discuss what we think may or may not happen on the field as opposed to bun fighting about symantics of each others non playing assets.

 

Geeze...

[jam]

Do you not think Forte looks far more of a threat than N'Guessan?

 

N'Guessan looked quite interesting when he came on. A bit more direct.

[jam]

Football fans discussing padded seats in order for a little oneupmanship ffs....! Has it really come to this...? Thier stadium will be state of the art - it will be more modern than SMS, purely because SMS is 10 ****gin years older ffs. So they have HD TV's and have laid a little turf in the dressing room areas for some real technical reason, whoooppeeee doo.

 

Honestly could not give a shyte - even the fact that we have a stadium that holds more fans, so what.

 

Can we just discuss what we think may or may not happen on the field as opposed to bun fighting about symantics of each others non playing assets.

 

Geeze...

 

Would you give a shyte if I told you that they will be selling better beer than us next season?

[Jimmy Gabriel's Halo]

Would you give a shyte if I told you that they will be selling better beer than us next season?[/QUOTE]

 

ONLY if they're getting Harvey's to supply them..

[Grim Reaper]

They need padded seats because they have always got sore arses !

[beardy]

Would you give a shyte if I told you that they will be selling better beer than us next season?[/QUOTE]

 

ONLY if they're getting Harvey's to supply them..

 

Yep, Harvey's and Dark Star. Plus, select local brews for the away fans.

[benjii]

---------------------KD-------------------

 

DB/FR----------RJ-------JF-------------RD

 

 

Guly---------DH----------OG------------AL

 

 

---------------RL---------DC-------------

[woodsaint]

On the late kick off show tonight they had brighton players tom elphick and elliott bennett on, elphick joked that the pfa team of the year should have been 11 brighton players. And they say were arrogant, would love to beat these f***ers on sat.

[trousers]

Football fans discussing padded seats in order for a little oneupmanship ffs....! Has it really come to this...? Thier stadium will be state of the art - it will be more modern than SMS, purely because SMS is 10 ****gin years older ffs. So they have HD TV's and have laid a little turf in the dressing room areas for some real technical reason, whoooppeeee doo.

 

Honestly could not give a shyte - even the fact that we have a stadium that holds more fans, so what.

 

Can we just discuss what we think may or may not happen on the field as opposed to bun fighting about symantics of each others non playing assets.

 

Geeze...

 

A reasonable request on the SaintsWeb Forum? Nah, it'll never catch on... ;-)

[hutch]

Are we the underdogs for Saturday?

[Saint_John]

The Ref on Saturday is the man from Wembley last year - Scott Mathieson.

 

This season :- Hartlepool (D 0-0);

Last season :- Wembley (4-1);

08/09 :- Charlton a (D 0-0); Cardiff a (L 1-2);

 

Brighton games :- Yeovil a (W 1-0) and in the 08/09 season Tranmere a (L 0-1)

[suewhistle]

 

Yep, Harvey's and Dark Star. Plus, select local brews for the away fans.

 

Ooh yes!

 

Nice stadium as it looks, it doesn't look very um... expandable. Frankly I wouldn't want padded seats and polished floors if that were reflected in the ticket prices. Perhaps they want to price out the Whitehawk mob and just get the London-by-the-Sea types?

[Toomer]

At this moment in time I would take a draw and move onto Mondays home game, lets hope results Friday go our way.

Edited 19 April, 2011 by Toomer

[eurosaint]

Are we the underdogs for Saturday?

 

We are :

Beneath them in the league.

Away from home.

More injuries.

Not in our best form.

So, yes we are underdogs !!

[itchen_dan]

On the late kick off show tonight they had brighton players tom elphick and elliott bennett on, elphick joked that the pfa team of the year should have been 11 brighton players. And they say were arrogant, would love to beat these f***ers on sat.

 

Was gonna start a thread about it. Bennett seemed ok but that Elphick struck me as a right arrogant t*sser.