Bridge on course for Palace

2:37pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in Sport By Andy Naylor

Wayne Bridge, expects to be fit to face Palace Wayne Bridge, expects to be fit to face Palace

  Albion's defensive crisis is set to be eased by the return of Wayne Bridge from hamstring problems for Sunday's derby against Crystal Palace.


  The former England left-back is certain he will be fit for the Eagles' visit to The Amex and Vicente could be back in contention too but right-back Bruno (calf and Achilles) will be missing.


  Manager Gus Poyet revealed: "Bridgey is 100 per cent sure he will be there. Probably Vicente as well will be there. We'll see. Tomorrow is the confirmation day."


  Inigo Calderon is likely to replace Bruno, while captain Gordon Greer takes over from the suspended Adam El-Abd at centre-half. 

 
  Albion have recalled left-back Marcos Painter from his loan spell at Bournemouth as defensive cover.


  Sidelined top scorer Craig Mackail-Smith is expected to be at the Palace game after surgery in Finland on Monday to repair a ruptured Achilles, which will rule him out until pre-season.


  Poyet said: "Everything went fine. He is coming back before the weekend."

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
2:41pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Brilliant news - Bridge and Vicente could make all the difference.

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Alan G Skinner says...
2:49pm Thu 14 Mar 13

With Bridge and Vicente we have a great chance, without.......... ?

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South West Seagull says...
2:51pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I hear that Jess Whitmore from Livingston is a possible striker target. The Bermuda players is out of contract and on a rolling pay as you play deal. He's a youngester so maybe it's yet another player to add to the hardly-ever-used development team! Quite a few Championship clubs interested in him.

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Clean Sheet says...
2:55pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Great news. Bridge has been just about our most consistent high performer this season. I quite fancy that he'll score on sunday. Hopefully for the Albion :)

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VegasSeagull says...
3:03pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Good news about Bridge, I just hope that he is 100% recovered.

If Vicente is also available that would be a bonus.

Whitmore, well if he is as good as some might think then he would be a good addition to the DS. We do seem to be upping the caliber of those we are signing for the DS.

I am losing interest in the possibility of getting a couple of loan strikers. We might find the money but the insistence of the loanees playing every game is too much for me.
If we got two loanees from two clubs that would mean that three managers are deciding our line up, totally unacceptable to my mind, and what would that mean to Ulloa.

Two loan deals with no strings attached is what we need and it appears those deals are not forthcoming.

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markymark03 says...
3:06pm Thu 14 Mar 13

With the proposed back four I fill confident ahead of the game. Its now or never. The great thing is even though we messed up against two struggling teams away, we still have a chance to get some six pointers in the bag against our promotion rivals.

If we don't step up now, the best we can hope for is seventh.

Time to take the bull by the horns

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pjwilk says...
3:08pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Why are we playing at noon Sunday,is the match televised.So its shoot out at high noon.Winner takes all the bragging rights for another year,or more whoever goes up or stays down.

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AGT999 says...
3:17pm Thu 14 Mar 13

pjwilk wrote:
Why are we playing at noon Sunday,is the match televised.So its shoot out at high noon.Winner takes all the bragging rights for another year,or more whoever goes up or stays down.
The game is being played at that time so that fans don't get too drunk and increase the possibility of crowd trouble.

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bruce beckett says...
3:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13

A timely boost indeed. Now if we can just get a striker on loan to partner/cover Ulloa then things will be really looking up for Sunday. Surely someone owes Gus a favour?

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WestStander17 says...
3:21pm Thu 14 Mar 13

"The kick-off time has been moved to 12 noon on Sunday to reduce the opportunity for unreasonable drinking."

So my e-mail from the club says anyway!

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Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) says...
3:22pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I'm trying so hard to be pessimistic about Sunday but something is telling me it could be our day. We're due a result.

COYB

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tug509 says...
3:29pm Thu 14 Mar 13

AGT999 wrote:
pjwilk wrote:
Why are we playing at noon Sunday,is the match televised.So its shoot out at high noon.Winner takes all the bragging rights for another year,or more whoever goes up or stays down.
The game is being played at that time so that fans don't get too drunk and increase the possibility of crowd trouble.
Someone should remind the cops of a certain thing called 24 hours opening,or takeaways,if people want a drink they will have one regardless. Not to televise this game is stupidity on the part of sky,we have been shown twice in the league all season,there are teams below us that are in double figures.

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SMF20 says...
3:32pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta

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tug509 says...
3:35pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Dummy back in mouth,having WB back is a massive boost to our chances,and if V can put in a full game we will be favourites i think. Good sense recalling MP,just in case,now Gus that loan striker!!!. UTA

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pablobrowno says...
3:42pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Barker looked good on Tuesday. Be nice to see him get some minutes. Maybe he'll do a Brian Wade and score 4 on his debut!!! Come on lads!!!

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tug509 says...
3:42pm Thu 14 Mar 13

SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Your a very kind and astute person SMF,not so much a bad day but a bad month,well they say moving home is the most stressful thing in your life,especially when it has more twists and turns than the Nurburgring. But nothing a win on Sunday wont put right,thanks SMF. UTA

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SMF20 says...
3:45pm Thu 14 Mar 13

You're welcome mate.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

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pjwilk says...
3:59pm Thu 14 Mar 13

AGT999 wrote:
pjwilk wrote:
Why are we playing at noon Sunday,is the match televised.So its shoot out at high noon.Winner takes all the bragging rights for another year,or more whoever goes up or stays down.
The game is being played at that time so that fans don't get too drunk and increase the possibility of crowd trouble.
Thanks for that AG T999,bit pathetic isnt it as if there could be any trouble.Been to London for matches on Saturdays and there are all sorts of London fans mobbing about,all worse off for alcohol and hardly any trouble at all.After the Boxing day postponement its seems we are being molycodled,like we cant look after ourselves.

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Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) says...
4:29pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Check this out!!

http://metro.co.uk/2
013/03/13/raheem-ste
rling-set-for-champi
onship-move-as-liver
pool-confirm-loan-pl
ans-3540762/

Don't see it happening myself but we dare to dream!!

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Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) says...
4:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Check this out:

http://metro.co.uk/2
013/03/13/raheem-ste
rling-set-for-champi
onship-move-as-liver
pool-confirm-loan-pl
ans-3540762/

Don't see it happening myself but we dare to dream!

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Hovite says...
4:46pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Thanks SOS, I've checked it out twice.

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Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) says...
4:48pm Thu 14 Mar 13

:-)

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Lawro was God says...
4:54pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) wrote:
Check this out:

http://metro.co.uk/2

013/03/13/raheem-ste

rling-set-for-champi

onship-move-as-liver

pool-confirm-loan-pl

ans-3540762/

Don't see it happening myself but we dare to dream!
Why not. We play in the Rodgers style so he may want Sterling to continue his development in a team that plays his way. Not exactly the STRIKER i was thinking of.

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Hovite says...
4:55pm Thu 14 Mar 13

SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Tug my old friend.

lol, could you rephrase that SMF20

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VegasSeagull says...
4:57pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Lawro was God wrote:
Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) wrote: Check this out: http://metro.co.uk/2 013/03/13/raheem-ste rling-set-for-champi onship-move-as-liver pool-confirm-loan-pl ans-3540762/ Don't see it happening myself but we dare to dream!
Why not. We play in the Rodgers style so he may want Sterling to continue his development in a team that plays his way. Not exactly the STRIKER i was thinking of.
Rodgers has made a clear statement which says that neither Sterling or Suso are available for loan.

This story has no legs.

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Alfie T says...
5:02pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Tug my old friend.

lol, could you rephrase that SMF20
Like it Hovite, very funny, not what we want to be broadcasting!!

Great news about Bridge and Calde, Vicente, well believe it when i see him on the pitch.

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VegasSeagull says...
5:20pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I have mixed feelings about our game against Palace.

It's the, 'big one,' so my excitement levels are rising.

We know that they are a good team and that they know how to score, that somewhat tempers my excitement levels.

We are short on fire power but it looks like we will have bridge back and maybe Vicente too, levels are rising again.

We need to win six matches, so says Gus, this is the, 'new first,' of those six, now thinking about the Bristol and Barsley results, levels on the dip now.

Palace don't have the number of senior players missing that we have, dipping further.

The manager of Palace has said that he wants to keep us out of the top six on sunday, levels soaring back up, bring it on pal.

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Hovite says...
5:21pm Thu 14 Mar 13

A rumour website says that Brighton have approached QPR regarding Jamie Mackie on loan.

Is this why the QPR reg car was seen at the Amex yesterday by born again seagull?

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Far gull says...
5:32pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Promising news all round, boy do we all need it. Interesting ref : Talk sport and Gus may have under achieved with money he has had .I do partly agree, was chatting to a palace fan today (I know ,shouldn't have) . his season ticket( top seats) would work out at £20 a game, his 10 yr old gets in free, 10 to 16 yr old £3. Wait for it if they get promoted prices have been fixed.
Take away all obvious ,it is palace etc etc. We have a new ground to pay for etc.
We have all helped to supply considerably more money to the club along with big av crowds ,thus more money for Gus to spend. Refering back to talk sport chat they may have a point!
Other opinions welcome, and i think this may be one for then end of season ,but interesting?

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rolivan says...
5:53pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I told you things might get better now We have a new Pope the Team is being Confirmed Tomorrow

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
5:54pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
A rumour website says that Brighton have approached QPR regarding Jamie Mackie on loan.

Is this why the QPR reg car was seen at the Amex yesterday by born again seagull?
Decent player, another pseudo-Scot. My wife's a QPR fan and she can't speak highly enough of him, although he's not exactly the goal-scorer we're after.

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
5:55pm Thu 14 Mar 13

rolivan wrote:
I told you things might get better now We have a new Pope the Team is being Confirmed Tomorrow
Ho ho ho - quality football/Catholicism cross-over there :-)

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Claude Back says...
6:01pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Tug my old friend.

lol, could you rephrase that SMF20
Very good. Made me laugh a lot.

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dave from bexill says...
6:04pm Thu 14 Mar 13

rolivan wrote:
I told you things might get better now We have a new Pope the Team is being Confirmed Tomorrow
Brilliant, love it

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rolivan says...
6:05pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Claude Back wrote:
Hovite wrote:
SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Tug my old friend.

lol, could you rephrase that SMF20
Very good. Made me laugh a lot.
Some of the Comments of late have been a bit depressing but the Humour is great its just trying to sort the Chaff from the Wheat

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Baldseagull says...
6:19pm Thu 14 Mar 13

VegasSeagull wrote:
Lawro was God wrote:
Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS) wrote: Check this out: http://metro.co.uk/2 013/03/13/raheem-ste rling-set-for-champi onship-move-as-liver pool-confirm-loan-pl ans-3540762/ Don't see it happening myself but we dare to dream!
Why not. We play in the Rodgers style so he may want Sterling to continue his development in a team that plays his way. Not exactly the STRIKER i was thinking of.
Rodgers has made a clear statement which says that neither Sterling or Suso are available for loan.

This story has no legs.
And Gus made a clear statement that Dobbies future was at the Albion.

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Hovite says...
6:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13

yeah, "was" being the operative word Baldseagull.

Does anyone know if Dobbie can play against us?

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
6:41pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
yeah, "was" being the operative word Baldseagull.

Does anyone know if Dobbie can play against us?
No he can't - either this weekend or any potential play-off.

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golddene says...
6:49pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Nearly forty quotes and Macca not mentioned !!
All the best for your recovery Craig superb news that your operation went off without a hitch and am really looking forward to see you back to full fitness for the new season, (already renewed)
Lets hope you can come back even fitter and stronger than you were.SEAGULLS

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SMF20 says...
6:57pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
SMF20 wrote:
Tug my old friend.

Just read your posts on both this thread and the last.

You don't seem your usual self.

You having a bad day?

Uta
Tug my old friend.

lol, could you rephrase that SMF20
I could but then where is the humour in that? :)

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raymondo999 says...
8:53pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Just a question how will GM be received on Sunday? Is he a hero for what he did for Albion or a villain for going to palace for more money?

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tonytowner1 says...
9:13pm Thu 14 Mar 13

VegasSeagull wrote:
Good news about Bridge, I just hope that he is 100% recovered.

If Vicente is also available that would be a bonus.

Whitmore, well if he is as good as some might think then he would be a good addition to the DS. We do seem to be upping the caliber of those we are signing for the DS.

I am losing interest in the possibility of getting a couple of loan strikers. We might find the money but the insistence of the loanees playing every game is too much for me.
If we got two loanees from two clubs that would mean that three managers are deciding our line up, totally unacceptable to my mind, and what would that mean to Ulloa.

Two loan deals with no strings attached is what we need and it appears those deals are not forthcoming.
We seem to be poor at closing off loan deals for strikers - sometimes we need more urgency and an ability to make things happen around these areas. We did a poor job of it last season too

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Hovite says...
10:51pm Thu 14 Mar 13

raymondo999 wrote:
Just a question how will GM be received on Sunday? Is he a hero for what he did for Albion or a villain for going to palace for more money?
Well that killed this thread off.

For what it's worth he is an Albion hero, who ended up being the pantomime villain.

He had a great offer, we told him to take it and he reluctantly did.

At the end of the day £11k a week was good business for a league 1 player and they may only have one chance in their career.

I know he went to Palace but he is no different to Bobby Zamora and we wouldn’t give him a hard time.

When he scores against us, which is quite a lot, he never celebrates. He even avoided taking the penalty against us in the last game because he didn’t want to make it a hat trick.

He should be applauded at the Amex really.

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pablobrowno says...
12:25am Fri 15 Mar 13

I will be applauding him, an Albion hero that league one championship winning season.....

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Captain Haddock says...
1:31am Fri 15 Mar 13

tug509 wrote:
AGT999 wrote:
pjwilk wrote:
Why are we playing at noon Sunday,is the match televised.So its shoot out at high noon.Winner takes all the bragging rights for another year,or more whoever goes up or stays down.
The game is being played at that time so that fans don't get too drunk and increase the possibility of crowd trouble.
Someone should remind the cops of a certain thing called 24 hours opening,or takeaways,if people want a drink they will have one regardless. Not to televise this game is stupidity on the part of sky,we have been shown twice in the league all season,there are teams below us that are in double figures.
Absolutely. Last season we were treated to the "exhilirating" encounter that was Pimpey vs Saints....a duller borefest never there was!

This would've been a cracking match for the neutral. Oh well, their loss is our.....er, loss as well!

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saraman says...
7:05am Fri 15 Mar 13

One or two posters have mentioned the renewal of their season tickets. What's all that about or have I missed something? We don't know what division we are going to be in.

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Far gull says...
8:07am Fri 15 Mar 13

saraman wrote:
One or two posters have mentioned the renewal of their season tickets. What's all that about or have I missed something? We don't know what division we are going to be in.
I only brought subject up as it is that time,renewal and a previous poster mentioning about a talk sport discussion yesterday relative to Gus under forming with the money he has spent?
Renewal if you want to have the same seat has to be signed up for I think by the end of the month hence why it might be topical.

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raymondo999 says...
8:52am Fri 15 Mar 13

Hovite wrote:
raymondo999 wrote:
Just a question how will GM be received on Sunday? Is he a hero for what he did for Albion or a villain for going to palace for more money?
Well that killed this thread off.

For what it's worth he is an Albion hero, who ended up being the pantomime villain.

He had a great offer, we told him to take it and he reluctantly did.

At the end of the day £11k a week was good business for a league 1 player and they may only have one chance in their career.

I know he went to Palace but he is no different to Bobby Zamora and we wouldn’t give him a hard time.

When he scores against us, which is quite a lot, he never celebrates. He even avoided taking the penalty against us in the last game because he didn’t want to make it a hat trick.

He should be applauded at the Amex really.
Thanks. Good sense, now I'll know what to do if plonkers around me start booing!

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pte says...
10:10am Fri 15 Mar 13

Far gull wrote:
Promising news all round, boy do we all need it. Interesting ref : Talk sport and Gus may have under achieved with money he has had .I do partly agree, was chatting to a palace fan today (I know ,shouldn't have) . his season ticket( top seats) would work out at £20 a game, his 10 yr old gets in free, 10 to 16 yr old £3. Wait for it if they get promoted prices have been fixed.
Take away all obvious ,it is palace etc etc. We have a new ground to pay for etc.
We have all helped to supply considerably more money to the club along with big av crowds ,thus more money for Gus to spend. Refering back to talk sport chat they may have a point!
Other opinions welcome, and i think this may be one for then end of season ,but interesting?
I agree. Spent 7 million trying to replace GM. Wages for Bridge, Upson, Vincente, Bruno and CMS must be huge.

Dont believe the stuff that Albion are working to a strict budget and that other clubs have got it wrong about BHA being a big budget club.

Palace have done better and spent less

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pte says...
12:42pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Then again Brazil gets invited to a lot of Palace functions so may favour them and is trying to put pressure on before the match

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RottingdeanBAH27 says...
2:45pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Pointless booing GM on Sunday it will only bring out the best of him. Having a great season. Think it will be a close game with a few goals. Fancy 3-2 Brighton. Hope Kazenga gets a start smash them with a bit of pace buckley on right and LuaLua on the left.

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