Barnsley v Albion - from Oakwell

Updated 9:42pm Tuesday 12th March 2013 in Sport By Brian Owen

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  • Full-time Barnsley 2 Albion 1
  • Scotland shoots hosts ahead (15)
  • Ulloa heads Albion level (59)
  • Dagnall restores Reds' lead from spot (64)
  • Bruno limps off
  • Ulloa penalty saved by Steele
  • Report, reaction and pictures in The Argus tomorrow

9:42pm

That was their final moment of hope.

Final: Barnsley 2 Albion 1

9:40pm

Albion had a hint of a chance in the four added minutes when Orlandi overlapped LuaLua but saw his cross flick off Ulloa's head and wide of the far post.

9:29pm

Barker made an early impact. He was involved in the move which led to Calderon being pushed over as he broke into the penalty area.

But Steele dived to his right to parry Ulloa's penalty.

9:26pm

Delap, already booked, walked thin ice when he tripped LuaLua just outside the box. The free-kick was worked short to LuaLua, who fired just wide of the far post.

Home boss Flitcroft recognised the danger. He took Delap off and replaced him with Hassell. At the same time, young striker Barker replaced Hammond.

9:18pm

LuaLua looked the best chance of getting Albion back on terms. He cut inside and fired a stinging right foot shot which Steele grabbed at his near post, just when it seemed to have gone past him.

Then LuaLua went outside his man and drove in a low cross which Bridcutt forced wide as he challenged with a defender.

9:16pm

DAGNALL converted the penalty.

9:15pm

Bruno limped off after charging forward to get in a cross. Crofts went on with Calderon switching to right-back and Orlandi now at left-back.

Then there was more bad news for Albion. El-Abd was adjudged to have pulled back Dagnall as they challenged for a cross to the far post. A penalty was given and El-Abd was booked, meaning a two-game ban.

9:09pm

LuaLua quickly made an impact, producing a clever touch to make space for Calderon, whose driven cross was headed in by ULLOA at the far post on 59 minutes.

9:06pm

LuaLua replaced David on minutes and Barnsley replied by sending on Dagnall for Scotland.,

9:05pm

Siuddenly Albion came to life with their first two on-target attempts of the night. David struck a volley from just outside the box which had Steele scrambling low to his left to turn it behind.

Then a ball ran loose for Orlandi inside the home box but Steele was out quickly to narrow the angle and block.

9:00pm

Attendance: 7,869 (369 away)

9:00pm

Perkins produced a decent effort from 20 yards which Kuszczak parried then gathered, moving to his left.

8:59pm

Barnsley then posed a threat with a move from a throw-in which saw O'Brien hook a cross across the ganmouth wth no one able to get on the end of it. But, notably, Albion left three men forward while that home attack was taking place.

8:57pm

Albion, now attacking the goal closest to their hardy band of supporters,wasted little time winning their first corner of the game as Ulloa's deep cross was headed behind by Delap as Hammond moved in at the far post.

That led to another flag kick when David's delivery was sliced high over his own crossbar by Etuhu. But there was no threat of a goal.

8:52pm

Second half is now in progress

8:52pm

8:36pm

Mellis saw a 25-yard free-kick deflect wide for a corner - the first of the game - in the only minute of added time.

Half: Barnsley 1 Albion 0

8:33pm

A rare poor touch from Bruno played Upson into a bit of trouble just outside his penalty area but, when the ball fell to Mellis, Bruno was across to block his shot into the air and guide the dropping ball back to Kuszczak.

8:31pm

It was hard to fathom from where Albion's first goal in more than three-and-a-half hours of playing time was going to come.

8:29pm

The perceived sense of injustice fired up Barnsley's supporters and players alike and Upson and Calderon had to clear dangerous crosses in quick succession.

8:26pm

Barnsley fans felt they were getting a raw deal from ref Heywood. O'Grady certainly thought he was being held by Upson when a free-kick was lofted into the Albion box but play was waved on.

8:21pm

Perkins went into the book on 29 minutes for a foul on Calderon tight to the touchline.

8:20pm

8:17pm

Scotland got the better of El-Abd again as they went up for a cross beyond the far post but he could not get enough power in his header to trouble Kuszczak.

Then a fine ball over the top by Bruno sent Buckley away down the inside right channel but his right foot finish lacked conviction and bounced tamely across goal and past the far post.

8:13pm

Orlandi whipped in a cross from the left which Wiseman cleared with a diving header.

8:12pm

Barnsley sent a couple of long range efforts well off target in the minutes immediately after the goal before Albion, with David Lopez now drifting out to the right and Buckley on the left, started to get the ball down and pass again.

8:10pm

8:09pm

8:09pm

8:05pm

Barnsley went ahead out of the blue when SCOTLAND muscled his way past El-Abd in the box and after O'Brien played the ball into the box and drove a low shot past Kuszczak.

8:03pm

Bruno's neat pass sent Buckley racing away down the right but he was eased off the ball by a pair of defenders.

Scotland had a go at the other end but El-Abd got in the way of his shot. 

7:57pm

7:55pm

Then Scotland sent a low shot wide at the other end from 20 yards.

7:53pm

Barnsley got into a very dangerous position in the first minute as Mellis burst into the area but Bruno made a timely challenge inside his own box and then retrieved possession.

Bruno made a strong start to the game. He conjured a terrific crossfield ball to release Orlandi on the left a minute later and, when the ball came across, Buckley should have done better than fire well wide from the edge of the box
 

7:48pm

Game is in progress. Albion defending the away end.

7:48pm

Huddle time for Barnsley. Then we'll be under way....

7:45pm

Here come the teams. Albion in their first choice strip of blue and white.

7:40pm

7:39pm

The Barnsley formation remains a bit of a mystery although some locals seem to expect a return to the 3-5-2 which has served them well in the past. That's interesting because Dougie Freedman was considering a similar formation for his Bolton side but decided playing against Albion, with their lone centre-forward, was not the time to try it. Clearly Chris O'Grady and Jason Scotland will be up front.

7:26pm

7:26pm

7:24pm

Let's see what anyone else is saying on Twitter.

7:23pm

7:23pm

I see Elliott Bennett is keeping tabs on his former team tonight.....

7:22pm

Last week Bristol City were propping up the rest. Now Barnsley occupy 24th spot. But, as with the Reds from Ashton Gate, they are by no means adrift. A win could take Barnsley out of the bottom three tonight. This could be a battle for the Seagulls as they play their third long distance away game in eight days.

Here's your team news

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10284265.Albion_make_four_changes/

 

7:18pm


Tuesday night and Albion visit the team bottom of the Championship. Sound familiar?

Comments(54)

VegasSeagull says...
7:23pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I forgot that you guys didn't alter your clocks, I have been sitting here for 40 minutes wondering where the match was.

No surprise in the lineup, one eye certainly cast toward sunday with these selections.

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Brighton&HoveAlbion says...
8:03pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Gutted...
Hope we can beat the statistics and come back from 1-0 down

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Andy Structible says...
8:05pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Urghhhhhhhhh.

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mikeygit says...
8:06pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Dear oh dear ---another 'wonderful' start
bottom Barnsley 1-0!!!!!!

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
8:08pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Well, that's the hope for all three points out the window...

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mikeygit says...
8:12pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Seems to me--from my armchair--that BHA are begining to lose their way a little?? Some of the spark has gone---really need to dig deep to get this game going their way---poor result at Bolton and Bristol---now Barnsley?? The B's do not seem to be BHA favourite letter!!!

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Far gull says...
8:17pm Tue 12 Mar 13

It's looking a little fragile our play off dream now. Come on guys. I don't buy into the fact last two teams in form, we are supposed to be !! Lets hope we break stats record because if we don't ...........

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2ndCitySeagull says...
8:17pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Plenty of time to recover our composure and carve out an opening.
Come on Buckers get on the end of something from Orlandi. CoB

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mikeygit says...
8:17pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Still BHA cannot get a decent shot in---seems to be following a trend from previous matches--not good---Barnsley however seem to be firing at will!!

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franckiep en france says...
8:25pm Tue 12 Mar 13

shot on goal would be good soon lads come on you Seagulls.

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saraman says...
8:28pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Well that's it, another dire defeat on the cards. It would appear that the Albion have no guts, no heart and no desire. Forget the play-offs, forget everything, this season is like the last, a complete write off. 25,000 plus Amex are craving for success and this is what is being dished up. I've had enough, I'm off to bed and just hope that when I wake up we have turned it around. But I don't think so.

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Far gull says...
8:35pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Something wrong in our play, watching Barca whilst listening to Albion and if it is we are trying to play like/ Swansea etc we are way to slow in middle of the park ,our possession ends up being high because we faff about with the ball at the back to long not where we can hurt teams from the middle forward.
Just hit hm tonight . UTA always next year.

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
8:35pm Tue 12 Mar 13

saraman wrote:
Well that's it, another dire defeat on the cards. It would appear that the Albion have no guts, no heart and no desire. Forget the play-offs, forget everything, this season is like the last, a complete write off. 25,000 plus Amex are craving for success and this is what is being dished up. I've had enough, I'm off to bed and just hope that when I wake up we have turned it around. But I don't think so.
And you can tell all that from your armchair? Wow!!!!!

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mark by the sea says...
8:39pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Lots of promise , but nothing to cheer about, lua lua on second half,

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mikeygit says...
8:39pm Tue 12 Mar 13

3 half hours of play and no goals from Albion---not good enough and certainly NOT Premiership standard--I certainly would not want them to go up playing like this---it would be an instant return to this Division. The wheels have come off somewhat. Give it till 60 mins and then throw on Lua Lua and Forster Caskey--surely they are enthusiastic for a game??? The current team seems to lack inspiration and confidence. Something has to change!!

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Lord Crumplin says...
8:42pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Here we go again! Can we bag a win after going behind for the first time this season? Er...nope. Yet another toothless away performance. If we manage another two attempts on goal I'd be shocked. We just have it in us to turn games around.

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wiseman of hove says...
8:42pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I just wish we could muster a worthwhile shot. I like the radio sussex commentary but I knew it wouldn't be long before the ' we don't seem to get the rub of the green' comment surfaced!

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
8:54pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I was in the south of France when we beat them at home but I'm not there this evening. I take full responsibility if (IF!) we lose.

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Far gull says...
9:00pm Tue 12 Mar 13

We are now perhaps begining to show that we need some midfield generals for away games especially as this is where the drive to come from behind has to come from.
Quite frankly gus might as well throw on the youngsters jfc and barker as nothing really left to lose in this game 1-1 not enough imho.

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Alfie T says...
9:07pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Far gull wrote:
We are now perhaps begining to show that we need some midfield generals for away games especially as this is where the drive to come from behind has to come from.
Quite frankly gus might as well throw on the youngsters jfc and barker as nothing really left to lose in this game 1-1 not enough imho.
We have some real quality in the squad and at home in our stunning stadium in front of 25,000 plus fans they often excel. However a freezing night in Barnsley in front of less than 10,000 ferret fanciers it appears a different story. Such a shame, coz a win tonight and we are right back in it, loose tonight and Palace will be rubbing their hands.

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mikeygit says...
9:08pm Tue 12 Mar 13

1-1 COME ON ALBION NOW GET INTO THE GAME!!!!

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Andy Structible says...
9:12pm Tue 12 Mar 13

We need to save a penalty once in a while.

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
9:12pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Well, that bit of optimism didn't last very long!

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mikeygit says...
9:14pm Tue 12 Mar 13

El Abd having a bad game --concedes a penalty--2-1 Barnsley!!!!!!!

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
9:15pm Tue 12 Mar 13

But hey guys, at least we scored!

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Alfie T says...
9:16pm Tue 12 Mar 13

El-abd having a mare ?

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Alfie T says...
9:18pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Greer and Upson Sunday then !

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Alfie T says...
9:23pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Hey Vegas your target of 7-9 points from these three games is looking a bit sad, I said 5 and it looks like 1, disaster

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Far gull says...
9:25pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Alfie T wrote:
Far gull wrote:
We are now perhaps begining to show that we need some midfield generals for away games especially as this is where the drive to come from behind has to come from.
Quite frankly gus might as well throw on the youngsters jfc and barker as nothing really left to lose in this game 1-1 not enough imho.
We have some real quality in the squad and at home in our stunning stadium in front of 25,000 plus fans they often excel. However a freezing night in Barnsley in front of less than 10,000 ferret fanciers it appears a different story. Such a shame, coz a win tonight and we are right back in it, loose tonight and Palace will be rubbing their hands.
Fully agree, especially at hm and when warmer for our foreign members, but the season is over the winter in the main and cold nights in places away like the last three teams two of which ,form aside ,are in the bottom four !
Glad Ulloa has got another but then another set back.
No ,I renewed my season ticket this wk but have no fear of price rise due to prem football next season.
Guy at ticket office said they were nt ready as a team yet either.

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Andy Structible says...
9:29pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Ulloa. Ridiculous. Gotta score penalties.

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mikeygit says...
9:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13

and another penalty Albion could not score from!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alfie T says...
9:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Our penalty taker goes off and guess what, it's pathetic.

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Alfie T says...
9:36pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Oh, and Leicester are winning, great night this is turning out to be.

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namgo49 says...
9:37pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Losing touch again as we did last season.

My season ticket is for grabs, our seats are poor value and we are looking to move up into on of the recently completed bits. If we can't get what we want then we shall come on a game to game basis. Demand will tail off next year you see.

As likely to beat Palace as I am to win the Lotto Jackpot without doing a ticket.

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namgo49 says...
9:39pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Another £2 mill + player who can't stick away a pen. Useless!!

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raymondo999 says...
9:40pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Pathetic. Barcelona can't cut it anymore and Albion who were never there anyway can't cut it. Spanish fancy dans are no good on a cold night in yorks/lancs. no backbone. Bring in Brian McDermott

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Far gull says...
9:40pm Tue 12 Mar 13

How many missed pens is that this season!
Want Gus and all players to stop biging up how they want play offs now as per usual games in hand mean diddly squat ,it's points on the board that count . only palace /forest/ boro and leis to all win oh not forgetting 'lowly ' charlton,wolves and Blackpool to go ! Bu.........

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Alfie T says...
9:41pm Tue 12 Mar 13

namgo49 wrote:
Losing touch again as we did last season.

My season ticket is for grabs, our seats are poor value and we are looking to move up into on of the recently completed bits. If we can't get what we want then we shall come on a game to game basis. Demand will tail off next year you see.

As likely to beat Palace as I am to win the Lotto Jackpot without doing a ticket.
You and your attitude is all we need mate, hopefully a real fan will take your seat.

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namgo49 says...
9:42pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Gus must be thinking he won't get that Chelski job now. Confined to another season of partial success and failure in the Championship.

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Lord Crumplin says...
9:43pm Tue 12 Mar 13

If we can't beat the basement teams when pushing for the playoffs then that only proves one thing: we 'aint good enough.

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mikeygit says...
9:45pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Absolutely abysmal---should be ashamed of themselves being beaten by the bottom club. Got what we deserved--NOTHING!!! GUS--you have to change things!! Challenging for Premiership you have to score goals and we just do not seem to be able to do that. Very Very disappointed!!!!!!!

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dave from bexill says...
9:46pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Alfie T wrote:
namgo49 wrote:
Losing touch again as we did last season.

My season ticket is for grabs, our seats are poor value and we are looking to move up into on of the recently completed bits. If we can't get what we want then we shall come on a game to game basis. Demand will tail off next year you see.

As likely to beat Palace as I am to win the Lotto Jackpot without doing a ticket.
You and your attitude is all we need mate, hopefully a real fan will take your seat.
What an absolutely horrible last seven days and I'm not referring to the weather

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Alan G Skinner says...
9:49pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Oh dear, that wasn't in the script. Its going to take a miracle for promotion now.

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raymondo999 says...
9:50pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Oops! Barcelona 4 Milan 0. They can cut it!

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Far gull says...
9:50pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Lord Crumplin wrote:
If we can't beat the basement teams when pushing for the playoffs then that only proves one thing: we 'aint good enough.
Sad but true, lets hope for at least a good game Saturday and look to final games as perhaps building for next season. We are simply not strong enough this year / we loss to much momentum with all those draws ,perhaps better to have had a reality check now than play off disappointment and associated costs UTA

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SiWilki says...
9:50pm Tue 12 Mar 13

FFS, not good enough, not attacking enough, why Hammond, why replace Lopez with Lua Lua not Hammond, would have scored penalty. Grrrr

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
9:51pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I'm going to steer clear of The Argus website for a few days as it's going to be a tedious, troll-filled, WUM-filled binfest. See you for the Palace game.

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PressBoxTeaBoy says...
9:51pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Wait a minute, I've seen this movie before.

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mikeygit says...
9:52pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I worry what the Palace score will be---on the showing of these last few games we could be in for a hammering, I am a fan, before anyone says otherwise, but I am being realistic, we have a great problem in not making the opponents goalie have to work---apart from against Huddersfield and Ipswich we seem only to be able to score one goal occassionally, for me I just cannot see how we are going to turn it around to get into the playoffs.

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dave from bexill says...
9:52pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Sorry Alfie & Namgo. Don't know how the quote got in. think it's cos I'm using my iPad

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bbb1969 says...
9:55pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Ulloa misses a penalty and here come the so called albion fqns with there negative comments. He did score and his penalty was saved. A goalie guesses right and the pen taker is the villain; grow up. Win the next games and thats it. To be honest i would rather not get to the playoffs and lose as we are not quite there even with bridge and upson. There is someing missing in midfield and we never play to strikers side by side up frot, and we need to with teams like barnsley. 2014 will be iur season.

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wiseman of hove says...
9:58pm Tue 12 Mar 13

dave from bexill wrote:
Sorry Alfie & Namgo. Don't know how the quote got in. think it's cos I'm using my iPad
I've just heard Warren Aspinall state that Palace is not a must win game. Sorry Warren but I'm going to have to disgree with you on that one.

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raymondo999 says...
9:58pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I'm off to bed but before I go how about a show of appreciation for 6000 plus Barnsley fans who showed up on a cold night to support a team bottom of the division and were rewarded by a win. That's what I call a football supporter not the padded seat toffs at the Amex. Now how's that for a goodnight troll.

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bbb1969 says...
10:02pm Tue 12 Mar 13

bbb1969 wrote:
Ulloa misses a penalty and here come the so called albion fqns with there negative comments. He did score and his penalty was saved. A goalie guesses right and the pen taker is the villain; grow up. Win the next games and thats it. To be honest i would rather not get to the playoffs and lose as we are not quite there even with bridge and upson. There is someing missing in midfield and we never play to strikers side by side up frot, and we need to with teams like barnsley. 2014 will be iur season.
Sorry for the spellings i have hands like shovels so i tend to catch the odd wrong key, but you get my drift. Cmon albion lets attack everything now with a big win over palarse.

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