Buckley double wins it for Albion (From The Argus)
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Buckley double wins it for Albion
5:02pm Saturday 17th November 2012 in Sport By Brian Owen
Will Buckley celebrates his second goal (photos by Simon Dack)
Will Buckley scored two first-half goals to help Albion win 2-1 at Huddersfield today.
The Seagulls were in charge until Simon Church netted from close range in the 90th minute.
But this time there was no drama in injury-time as they saw out the win.
Victory came despite the inconvenience of losing first-choice goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak to a finger injury sustained in the warm-up.
Peter Brezovan, initially promoted to the bench for the trip north, was called in for his first start of the season.
Albion were well worth their 2-0 half-time lead and might even have been further ahead.
Buckley put them ahead in only the fifth minute from a well-worked corner routine which ended with Bruno’s clever pass sending the winger into the box.
His low shot somehow found the gap between keeper Alex Smithies and his near post although it took Albion fans at the far end of the stadium a couple of seconds to realise the ball had gone in.
Craig Mackail-Smith had already whipped a shot just wide from Andrea Orlandi’s free-kick.
Ashley Barnes shot wide and headed over from good openings and Simon Church nodded over when unmarked at the other end.
Barnes seemed to get a feint header to Orlandi’s angled free-kick and the ball nestled inside the far post – but the flag was up for offside.
Albion, though, doubled their lead in the 40th minute with a stunning counter attack.
Liam Bridcutt caught out Keith Southern in midfield and Mackail-Smith’s pass got Buckley racing towards goal.
He still had a man to beat but he did so in style, cutting on to his left foot and then back on to his right before shooting past Smithies.
Huddersfield were a different proposition after the break – and Albion invited pressure by sitting deep.
Lee Novak forced a low cross just wide on the hour and big Alan Lee was sent on to ruffle feathers.
But Buckley almost completed his hat-trick in fabulous style on the 74th minute when he cut inside a couple of challengers and curled a left-foot shot which seemed to be heading inside the far post until Smithies dived full length to tip it behind for a corner.
Church pulled one back for Huddersfield on 90 minutes by tapping in the rebound when Brezovan spilled Danny Ward’s shot.
That ensured a tense period of four added minutes for the Seagulls.
But they survived a couple of hectic scrambles and almost added a third when sub Will Hoskins sent Buckley away, only for a combination of Smithies and Joel Lynch to deny him.
Unfortunately we had to abandon our running report from Huddersfield today. This was due to problems with internet connection, despite our repeated attempts to resolve matters.
Comments(34)
gusset snatcher
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5:06pm Sat 17 Nov 12
In gusset we're a muppet
mark by the sea
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5:07pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Buttergull
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5:07pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Dave in Hastings
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5:10pm Sat 17 Nov 12
mikeygit
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5:10pm Sat 17 Nov 12
PressBoxTeaBoy
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5:20pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Great result, 4 points on the bounce away from home at Wolves and Huddersfield is a great feat.
LACHANCE
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5:25pm Sat 17 Nov 12
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:What's wrong with Brezovan?
Phew ! Lets hope we don't have to use Brezovan in goal many more times this season.
Great result, 4 points on the bounce away from home at Wolves and Huddersfield is a great feat.
IRISHGULL
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5:25pm Sat 17 Nov 12
gusset snatcher wrote:come christmas mate we will be up there with you croydon pikeys. Will buckley the best attacker in the division.
STOP PRESS-----UPDATE----
-STOP PRESS
2012-2013
Murray 14 apps, 15 goals, Cost £00000000000
Mackail-Smith 14 apps, 9 goals, cost £3 mill
Biggest gaffe in football
Ringmer Rich
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5:26pm Sat 17 Nov 12
brightonup
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5:43pm Sat 17 Nov 12
mikeygit wrote:Your frustration is understandable - but PLEASE for the ske of the rest of us true Albion fans DO NOT RESPOND TO TROLLS. It's what keeps them going!
Gusset--I believe in free speech, but you really are a PAIN!!!!! and SOOOOO Boring!!! We won and that is all that matters---maybe one day you will have something good to say about BHA and Gus---but then again 'pigs might fly'!!!
brightonup
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5:49pm Sat 17 Nov 12
UTA!!!
PressBoxTeaBoy
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5:52pm Sat 17 Nov 12
LACHANCE wrote:You obviously didn't see the game ?
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:What's wrong with Brezovan?
Phew ! Lets hope we don't have to use Brezovan in goal many more times this season.
Great result, 4 points on the bounce away from home at Wolves and Huddersfield is a great feat.
Hoarder12345444
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5:56pm Sat 17 Nov 12
gusset snatcher wrote:What is the point in your posts?
STOP PRESS-----UPDATE----
-STOP PRESS
2012-2013
Murray 14 apps, 15 goals, Cost £00000000000
Mackail-Smith 14 apps, 9 goals, cost £3 mill
Biggest gaffe in football
weststandupperlacostearmy
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6:09pm Sat 17 Nov 12
gusset snatcher wrote:Dear Gusset snatcher...ive just driven past Mcdonalds in Burgess Hill and you are still occupying alot of spaces in the adjoining car park with your caravan mates. Croydon is beautiful this time of year, it will be in full colour( blue and white)in two weeks time and i suggest that you come with me and the lads and we can introduce you to some of your more FAMILIAR surroundings!!! Fancy it??? ps enjoy the camp fire and the special brew tonight xx
Even poor teams have to win sometime
In gusset we're a muppet
tug509
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6:11pm Sat 17 Nov 12
brightonup wrote:Sorry Brightonup i disagree,parasites and germs will forever be a bane of us,it would be the norm to excuse such pathetic creatures for the illegible halfwit inbreeds that they can only aspire to be. But fortunately for the simple fly squatter (your fly squatter for today has been Will Buckley) we can eradicate those with both personal hygiene problems and tiny dicks. WE WERE BRILLIANT WELL DONE LADS...UTA
mikeygit wrote:Your frustration is understandable - but PLEASE for the ske of the rest of us true Albion fans DO NOT RESPOND TO TROLLS. It's what keeps them going!
Gusset--I believe in free speech, but you really are a PAIN!!!!! and SOOOOO Boring!!! We won and that is all that matters---maybe one day you will have something good to say about BHA and Gus---but then again 'pigs might fly'!!!
SMF20
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6:15pm Sat 17 Nov 12
gusset snatcher wrote:As much as I tire of reading the rubbish you post I have to say that I am one of a number of people that are still huge Murray fans and was sincerely gutted to see him move on. He did a fantastic job for us and one that it is missed by our current squad. How I would have loved to see these 2 players you've mentioned playing alongside one another this season. Not going to happen though so onwards and upwards. UTA
STOP PRESS-----UPDATE----
-STOP PRESS
2012-2013
Murray 14 apps, 15 goals, Cost £00000000000
Mackail-Smith 14 apps, 9 goals, cost £3 mill
Biggest gaffe in football
WisdomSpeaks
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6:24pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Hoskins really brought something extra and Buckley was his usual self!!!. Now let's take it forward at home.
VegasSeagull
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6:26pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Good result beating a decent team. Need a quick recovery for both of our fallen seagulls.
JollyRoger
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6:32pm Sat 17 Nov 12
gusset snatcher wrote:Don't you ever get bored with the cr*p you write?
Even poor teams have to win sometime
In gusset we're a muppet
Freeloaders
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6:34pm Sat 17 Nov 12
wiseman of hove
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6:37pm Sat 17 Nov 12
tug509
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6:41pm Sat 17 Nov 12
SMF20 wrote:SMF20,great result today,with best respect ,do you think Gus would have bought CMS if we had kept GM?..It sounds a great combination,but as we have seen ,Gus plays ONE striker so it becomes academic,it was never going to happen!..UTA
gusset snatcher wrote:As much as I tire of reading the rubbish you post I have to say that I am one of a number of people that are still huge Murray fans and was sincerely gutted to see him move on. He did a fantastic job for us and one that it is missed by our current squad. How I would have loved to see these 2 players you've mentioned playing alongside one another this season. Not going to happen though so onwards and upwards. UTA
STOP PRESS-----UPDATE----
-STOP PRESS
2012-2013
Murray 14 apps, 15 goals, Cost £00000000000
Mackail-Smith 14 apps, 9 goals, cost £3 mill
Biggest gaffe in football
SMF20
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7:01pm Sat 17 Nov 12
SicklySeagull
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7:42pm Sat 17 Nov 12
REALAlbionSUPPORTER!
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7:49pm Sat 17 Nov 12
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT.
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8:08pm Sat 17 Nov 12
tug509
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9:05pm Sat 17 Nov 12
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT. wrote:Hello HPP,i hope your right mate,dont tell anyone ,but i had them!!! on an accumulator today,thanks a bunch Notts Co,only beggars to let me down.
Cannot wait for the palace game CMS 3 Murray nil, greatest decision in footballing history. The eagles will be knocked off their perch and we will do it. Oh yes.
But they hav`nt met us yet ,Oi gussett sniffer,1st Dec ,the first team of any real quality will grace your barely standing hovel,and providing our lads dont catch anything while surrounded by the worlds biggest collection of Cletus lookalikes in England,you will lose!!.You will lose!!..so good i said it twice!....UTA
lotsofducks
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9:57am Sun 18 Nov 12
gusset snatcher
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11:17am Sun 18 Nov 12
lotsofducks wrote:Murray would've stayed and signed a new contract if they'd paid him what he considered fair, but they didn't and Palace did offered him more what he was worth. How much do you thin Mackail-Smith is being paid? And how much do you think Murray is worth?
I am really tiring of all this Glen Murray drivel. Look up "gaffe" in the dictionary. It means "mistake". It's NOT a mistake if you have no choice. Murray dind't want to sign a new contract, so he moved on a Bosman - Gus had no choice; end of!
The TRUTH is Gusset didn't think Murray could cut it in the championship.
Take your rose-tinted glasses off and see the gaffe for what it is.
The biggest gaffe in football.
Name another that's bigger.
VegasSeagull
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2:01pm Sun 18 Nov 12
Considering our last few results and the fact that we have two very possible home game wins coming up, are we on a bit of a roll here.
Bolton and Bristol City will probabaly learn form others and play very deep and hope to hit on the break, have we got past the problem of breaking down a packed defense.
Confidence and performances stemming from that confidence has been evident for the most part in recent weeks, will this new found confidence enable us to get past a ten man defensive wall.
Buckley is hot right now and he might be the key needed to unlock both Bolton and City, my hope is that come monday morning training the players don't get over confident, that they realise that we have not shown that we can find our way to goal through ten determined defenders.
Freeloaders
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6:39pm Sun 18 Nov 12
Grendel
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9:52am Mon 19 Nov 12
Cabin fever
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10:47am Mon 19 Nov 12
SicklySeagull wrote:Remind me how many points we dropped against Peterborough?
Very good result,unexpected three points which make up for the points lost on our last two home games,hope Gus wil field an attacking side for our next home game which will keep us in the top half of the table.
gusset snatcher says...
5:05pm Sat 17 Nov 12
-STOP PRESS
2012-2013
Murray 14 apps, 15 goals, Cost £00000000000
Mackail-Smith 14 apps, 9 goals, cost £3 mill
Biggest gaffe in football