Poyet keen to keep win in context (From The Argus)

Bodes very well. I can feel the excitement building already. Last season was the nearly season but we might have to get ourselves strapped down this year to avoid any excitement induced injuries. IGWT

Ok so it was only a friendly, but if you put it against last years Amex opener against Spurs, this game shows how the team has grown since last season.
The signs are there that we can better last season, so I for one think that this match is the marker for a great chance of a promotion push.
Some people will say 'yeah but Chelsea were only half trying', but I'm sure RDM won't be that pleased with his team's inability to break us down.

Roll on season 2012/13....... can't wait!!!!

A friend of a friend who knows a bloke,who knows a bloke,said that Lakuku is coming to us on a season long loan,don't shoot the messenger!

Alfie T wrote:
A friend of a friend who knows a bloke,who knows a bloke,said that Lakuku is coming to us on a season long loan,don't shoot the messenger!

Well we are the only side in Europe who can advance his career!

I've seen that rumour but he says he'll only go to a Premiership team but he'd definately fit the bill

Gd result for confidence . The excitement builds. Nothing wrong with a win whatever the circumstances.

Lakuku is exactly the type of player we need to go some way, to finishing the puzzle.

If we are on the verge of signing a rumoured player, todays game was a great advert for the job.

Good performane today against a pretty mediocre Chelsea side in spite of all the big names being on show.

If Vicente plays and produces that sort of performance week in week out we will do really well. Good to see Crofts get a goal which will do him good in settling him back in.

Worried about Buckley pulling up. One of those moments when you think .......mmmmmmmmmm...
..... this may be serious.

Enjoyed it in the North stand today, made a nice change. Language though left a lot to be desired, especially with kids around!! Far too much gratuitous swearing.

Glad Poyet agrees with me.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

Great result, professional footballers dont like to lose, so mediocre or not one of their players alone was worth more than our squad. Thats puts the result inton perspective. Gus knows the right things to say, but if we dont make the play offs as a minimum he will be disappointed, as will I. Fortunately I know we will make it, going down the bookies tomorrow and betting hove park on it.

Great result, professional footballers dont like to lose, so mediocre or not one of their players alone was worth more than our squad. Thats puts the result inton perspective. Gus knows the right things to say, but if we dont make the play offs as a minimum he will be disappointed, as will I. Fortunately I know we will make it, going down the bookies tomorrow and betting hove park on it.

championshipgull wrote:
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

Great post,just swap the Harvey's with Carlsberg and it could be the greatest post ever.

Alfie T wrote:

championshipgull wrote:
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

Great post,just swap the Harvey's with Carlsberg and it could be the greatest post ever.

Not so sure Martin Luther King would agree. ;-)

Brilliant.Very moving

We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in Europe, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Sussex by the Sea, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the Premiership grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!

Blimey ,what next Team GB Olympics night of scenes never to be forgotten , quotes on here needing to be seen to be believed, Albion winning against Chelsea . It must be a dream but could we return this season to our proper place.

Splendid stuff Championshipgull!

championshipgull wrote:
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

The blue pills, not the pink. Please check the note on the bathroom cabinet.

championshipgull wrote:
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

Good try but it didn't really work, did it?

I had a dream the other night. But to be honest it involved keira knightley and a hot tub. So I don't think its relevant here.

Championship,what are you on,where do you get it from?can i have some?

Sounds to me more like a nightmare,do you always dream of blokes?

CMS absence genuine niggle? I hope so and that rumours are proved untrue...but most fans I was sitting with couldnt help but speculate...

A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

gordongull wrote:

Alfie T wrote:
A friend of a friend who knows a bloke,who knows a bloke,said that Lakuku is coming to us on a season long loan,don't shoot the messenger!

Well we are the only side in Europe who can advance his career!

Touche Gordongull !

Just like to thank fellow contributors for their comments, re my earlier post. And for those who where wondering what I was on, beating Chelsea was enough, oh and a celebration pint of course. UTA

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

kumquat wrote:
I had a dream the other night. But to be honest it involved keira knightley and a hot tub. So I don't think its relevant here.

That's funny, I have that same dream. Didn't see you around.

Claude Back wrote:

kumquat wrote:
I had a dream the other night. But to be honest it involved keira knightley and a hot tub. So I don't think its relevant here.

That's funny, I have that same dream. Didn't see you around.

Charlize Theron....need i say more.

Claude Back wrote:

Alfie T wrote:

championshipgull wrote:
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the Goldstone, Priestfield and Withdean. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for football left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the kinds of palace brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still had a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Brighton dream.
I had a dream that one day this club will rise up and live out the true meaning of its existence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident
I had a dream that one day in the green hills of Sussex the sons of former workers and the sons of former mortgage payers will be able to sit down together at the Amex.
I had a dream that one day we would have a 30,000 seat stadium, fully covered.
I had a dream that international players from many nations would make up our team.
I had a dream that the European champions would come and be taught a lesson.
I had a dream that men will one day live in this city, where they will be judged by the colour of their shirt not by the content of their character.
I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Lancing, with its vicious nimbys, with its council having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there by the airport, a top class training facility will emerge.
I have a dream today that the Albion will again play in the top flight, where we will go to the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield and teach them a lesson.
I have a dream today.
But there is something that I must say to the fans who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palarse of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place. Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for the premiership by drinking from the pints of Harveys bitterness and the pies of love.
I have a dream today that many cups and shields will sit in our trophy room, along with our 1st division title and the championship title.
I have a dream today.

Great post,just swap the Harvey's with Carlsberg and it could be the greatest post ever.

Not so sure Martin Luther King would agree. ;-)

Yeah he was more of a Guiness man wasn't he

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Im with you on this ballantrrae,after all whats he got to do ,to prove he has earned a shot.He has repeatedly put in good performances and works hard for the team,apparently without any drama or moaning.I thought he was playing really well last season,and he seems to have picked up where he left off.Good luck Ash,i know there`s more to come.UTA

Not to steal the limelight from championshipgull, but I had a nightmare last night, Sky sports and the BBC sports page both mentioned Brighton beat Chelsea in a friendly at the AMEX by THREE goals to one then the wife as usual when your having a nightmare woke me up.

Just going back over the previous thread.,and this is aimed at sickly and hpr( no you do not warrent uppercase).Yes it was only a friendly and they did`nt play all their best players,and they could have beat us in their sleep and we were lucky....stop me at the point that you realise this is sarcasm and i am ripping it out of you.WE WERE THE BETTER TEAM OVERALL AND DESERVED THE WIN,now thats how you use uppercase hpr,im an animal lover but you sickly need a visit to the vets!UTA

Apologies for my previous post (not you two) i should`nt bite but i am not as calm as the more seasoned posters.And will vociverously defend my team,its ok they dont know what that means.People like them should be ignored,but i hate it when our lads do so well only for trolls to (i`ll save you the time Argus and do it myself) **** all over it.UTA

This is not intended to be taken personally, Championshipgull, but the American Civil Rights Movement sits horribly with the changing fortunes of a provincial football club.

Anyway, I'm sure you anticipated a mixed reaction.

Pity your dream wasn't about Keira Knightley!

Good win

I've just been having a read about this fella Maurice Edu from Rangers that we have been linked with on one of the Transfer sites. Must admit that he sound a real top quality midfielder, can't see a bad word written about him anywhere. Be nice to see the same formation as yesterday with this guy in competing with Dicker to complete the Puzzle with the exception of the all important Striker. Uta

Great post championship---and I am sure if Harry Hill should read it he would have something to say. Were you the guy who wrote the poem in Dick Knights Bar at the Amex???

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Yep, instead of building the team around CMS, build it around Barnes and find a partner that suits Barnes rather than CMS. Any suggestions?

pte wrote:

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Yep, instead of building the team around CMS, build it around Barnes and find a partner that suits Barnes rather than CMS. Any suggestions?

Right at this minute it would be very hard to argue against your well made point pte,but in all honesty can`t see it happening.For the life of me dont know why we dont take more advantage of the obvious quality and sheer workrate that some of our great lads put in(JFC) for example.But just look at where we are now and you have to be honest and say who but GUS could have done it.So i guess we will see what the magician has up his sleeve for us this season.UTA andP2BAS

pte wrote:

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Yep, instead of building the team around CMS, build it around Barnes and find a partner that suits Barnes rather than CMS. Any suggestions?

Who have Barcalona built their team around?
Some might say it's Messi, but Spain do ok without him.
Do we need to build the team around a big target man who can hold the ball up?
There has been talk of us building the team around CMS, while at the same time, apparently, building it around Vicente.
Is it possible that Crofty has been tempted by assurances that the side will be built around him?
You are a brave man, Pte, to suggest that the team be built around Ashley Barnes, but he is as good a candidate as any.
What I hope to see in the new season is 11 accomplished individuals who can play effectively as a team, without over-depending on any single player.
They will play with exhilerating fluidity, and be adept at changing in style and personnel, depending on the opposition.
And finding a player to build the team around will no longer be relevant.

tug509 wrote:

pte wrote:

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Yep, instead of building the team around CMS, build it around Barnes and find a partner that suits Barnes rather than CMS. Any suggestions?

Right at this minute it would be very hard to argue against your well made point pte,but in all honesty can`t see it happening.For the life of me dont know why we dont take more advantage of the obvious quality and sheer workrate that some of our great lads put in(JFC) for example.But just look at where we are now and you have to be honest and say who but GUS could have done it.So i guess we will see what the magician has up his sleeve for us this season.UTA andP2BAS

Pte and Tug509 I suspect that Poyet has 'switched horses' as it were and is building the team around Vicente which makes sense to me if he is.
He also clearly wants players who not only 'buy into' his playing philosophy but are capable of executing that. Players such as Vicente, Crofts, Greer, Bruno, Bridcutt and Barnes amongst others illustrate this.

pte wrote:

ballantrrae wrote:

tug509 wrote:
A little off the subject but,just read Croftys comments on the official site.Its brilliant to hear a player talk so enthusiastically about our great club.And hes spot on Barnes was superb...as were they all.P2BAS

I see on the club website that Poyet also pays tribute to Barnes. I hope this means he'll continue to play him in his best position ie up front not midfield.
On the CMS front Poyet seems genuine in wanting to find the right partner for him so he can score 'More than 20 goals a season' but may have the solution in house with Barnes now the midfield seems potentially to be 'sorted' with Crofts return.
Of course we will still need another striker.

Yep, instead of building the team around CMS, build it around Barnes and find a partner that suits Barnes rather than CMS. Any suggestions?

Build a team around Barnes!!! You can't be serious. You cant build a team around Vicente given his injury record, despite his unbelievable talent. How about not building a team around anyone, but having high quality in as many places as we can afford and solid players everywhere else.

At the Fans forum Gus was asked about his early season comment about builidng his team around CMS, but responded by talking around the issue saying he just wants to get the best out of the squad and everyone has a contribution to make. He wouldn't be drawn on CMS going bto Leeds - but I didn't he would let on anyway.
I don't see the point in building a team around one or two key players - what happens when one or both are not there?
Too soon to worry about whether we have all the players we need. I'm more concerned about players still on the books that we don't need.

Maybe building the team round Barnes is an exxageration to make the point that more should be done to promote his goal scoring attributes. Barnes does look a top goal scoring prospect given the right support, he does score good goals Liked Buckley too

tug509 wrote:

Claude Back wrote:

kumquat wrote: I had a dream the other night. But to be honest it involved keira knightley and a hot tub. So I don't think its relevant here.

That's funny, I have that same dream. Didn't see you around.

Charlize Theron....need i say more.

A tad Dylanesque methinks. You can be in my dream if I can be in yours. On a more serious note, everything that I saw on Saturday gives me every confidence for a successful season. On CMS it would appear from the performance against Chelsea that he could be surplus to requirements. I know he always gives 100% plus and runs around at 100mph but that could just be the problem in as much that the supporting players are unaware where he is. Seems that they did very well wiyhout him. I hope I'm wrong and that he stays for he is one of the most genuine players that I have seen in an Albion shirt.

championshipgull wrote:
Just like to thank fellow contributors for their comments, re my earlier post. And for those who where wondering what I was on, beating Chelsea was enough, oh and a celebration pint of course. UTA

My critisism arises from me being around in the 60's.
Maybe if you'd based it on the Gettysburg Address....