Barnes vows to cut out "stupid" yellows (From The Argus)

Maybe he needs to start each window on 4 yellows?He now realises it will be harder to get back inbut it has taken him this long to figure it out,thought His agent might have said something.

Cue a booking on Saturday for a 'silly thing'... Ho ho!

It's a sensible response from someone who must realise that if he loses his place for whatever reason, it will not be easy to get back in to the team. One players misfortune is another players opportunity and in a squad as good as ours appears to be, competition is really fierce. It would also be a good idea if he stopped "hitting the ground" so readily when challenged! I can see his next booking from "diving".

Gus appears to have great faith in Ashley, but sometimes his body language after he has been 'offended against' has been noticed by many fans (and probably referees). If he can control this side of his game, he will move another step forward as a player.
In the next two games, he will be a target to get 'wound up' by the opposition, he needs to learn to walk away and let his football do the talking.
Birmingham and Ipswich will be coming with a game plan to disrupt and try to break our flow, and be happy with a point or delighted with a single goal 'sneak win'.
UTA

Really rate Ashley Barnes he was important for us the last two seasons, but this season he has just shown more quality and composure. He has improved where people had criticised him and for me should be in the first team, it will be interesting to see how he does on saturday.

With pride severely damaged after last weekend's mauling by Barnsley, expect Birmingham to use spoiling tactics at the Amex on Saturday. Heavy tackles from the first whistle, with Barnes a prime target. Hope the referee is fully briefed and in total control otherwise it could be nasty. Hope I'm worrying unnecessarily!

Gee Jay wrote:
Gus appears to have great faith in Ashley, but sometimes his body language after he has been 'offended against' has been noticed by many fans (and probably referees). If he can control this side of his game, he will move another step forward as a player.
In the next two games, he will be a target to get 'wound up' by the opposition, he needs to learn to walk away and let his football do the talking.
Birmingham and Ipswich will be coming with a game plan to disrupt and try to break our flow, and be happy with a point or delighted with a single goal 'sneak win'.
UTA

Good post, with sensible observations!

rolivan wrote:
Maybe he needs to start each window on 4 yellows?He now realises it will be harder to get back inbut it has taken him this long to figure it out,thought His agent might have said something.

Perhaps he was checking this forum last evening?

I love the photo of the shirt grabbing chain. The ref looks so casual hanging on to Barnes' shirt while almost ripping it off his back to restrain him. The way he's leaning back reminds me of a water skier - he just needed to wave with his other hand....

Bit off topic, but very good article at below link. I hope he's right about Gus' two season cycle!

http://www.shoot.co.
uk/news/latest_artic
le/C49/championship/
seagulls_soaring_in_
september/

Willie, Willie Irvine wrote:
Cue a booking on Saturday for a 'silly thing'... Ho ho!

Something about tempting fate...

Good read

Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Or straight red with 10 mins to go

Hovite wrote:
Or straight red with 10 mins to go

That would be a stupid red. Not a stupid yellow. Please stay on topic Hovite.

I don't think that Birmingham will be overly physical towards us but do I think they will press high up the field, they have to if they want to stop us playing out from the back.
I think Birmingham see themselves as a good team that needs a little luck to turn the corner. Their recent beating will spur them on but not sure it will help them win.
Could be another Wednesday type of game, two teams both trying to play attractive football but one a lot better at it than the other.
A clean game, 2-0 Brighton.

Suspect the gaffer has had a few words but good to see AB realising what is at stake if he doesn't sort his lack of discipline out.

Just need Dunkie to see the bigger picture and calm himself down too and we'll have an even better centre back in the team. He's already an outstanding player but temperament, discipline or just plain old carelessness can cost up goals and points.

Is it possible that the very thing we all delight in having, a very strong squad, is the stumbling block we can't get over when it comes to signing loan deals.
Any decent defender or target man that we might want will consider how many games they might play. If a club wants a player to go out on loan to get more experience Brighton is probably not the place to come to. A good defender looking at us as a loan destination has no chance of edging out anyone, unless injuries occur. The same could be said up front too but maybe slightly easier with the Barnes
yellow card issue.

A free agent purchase might be our only option, an older player looking to keep going but experienced enough to know that his starting place is not carved in stone.

fairweathersupporter wrote:
Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Ha ha. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

MackGull wrote:
Is it possible that the very thing we all delight in having, a very strong squad, is the stumbling block we can't get over when it comes to signing loan deals.
Any decent defender or target man that we might want will consider how many games they might play. If a club wants a player to go out on loan to get more experience Brighton is probably not the place to come to. A good defender looking at us as a loan destination has no chance of edging out anyone, unless injuries occur. The same could be said up front too but maybe slightly easier with the Barnes
yellow card issue.

A free agent purchase might be our only option, an older player looking to keep going but experienced enough to know that his starting place is not carved in stone.

Don't agree. Any player worth his salt will consider himself good enough to play, whether it's Brighton or Barcelona

JollyRoger wrote:
Suspect the gaffer has had a few words but good to see AB realising what is at stake if he doesn't sort his lack of discipline out. Just need Dunkie to see the bigger picture and calm himself down too and we'll have an even better centre back in the team. He's already an outstanding player but temperament, discipline or just plain old carelessness can cost up goals and points.

Well, one way and amother he's certainly had a bit of a reality check in recent months. Hopefully he'll have learned from the experiences and be a bit more grounded when the opportunity next presents itself...on the pitch, that is.

Off topic I know but does anyone know what is happening with Sparrow and Vincelot? Are they still training with the first-team squad? Surprised that no one wants to take them on loan (or maybe they have and I just missed it).

Too many Harveys wrote:
Bit off topic, but very good article at below link. I hope he's right about Gus' two season cycle!

http://www.shoot.co.

uk/news/latest_artic

le/C49/championship/

seagulls_soaring_in_

september/

Good read, cheers Too many Harveys

dave from bexill wrote:

MackGull wrote:
Is it possible that the very thing we all delight in having, a very strong squad, is the stumbling block we can't get over when it comes to signing loan deals.
Any decent defender or target man that we might want will consider how many games they might play. If a club wants a player to go out on loan to get more experience Brighton is probably not the place to come to. A good defender looking at us as a loan destination has no chance of edging out anyone, unless injuries occur. The same could be said up front too but maybe slightly easier with the Barnes
yellow card issue.

A free agent purchase might be our only option, an older player looking to keep going but experienced enough to know that his starting place is not carved in stone.

Don't agree. Any player worth his salt will consider himself good enough to play, whether it's Brighton or Barcelona

A tricky one certainly but I would like to think players would like to join teams that play good football.
If we had the target man already Poyet would have had the potential option of selecting him to replace CMS.
Furthermore Poyet would be less likely to try to rush CMS back and might want to rest him (CMS) for the Derby game as well. With the International break coming up he would have plenty of recovery time.
The possibility of Barnes being suspended would also have been less of an issue.
Hosko's continued injury absence doesn't help.
Much the same logic could be applied to the CB situation where we are only an injury or suspension away from needing someone new on the bench.
The most important thing is that at least we have a good option as far as the Birmingham match is concerned. I am confident that Dobbie, assuming he is selected, will want to make the most of the opportunity. Unfortunately I think Birmingham will also want to demonstrate that the Barnsley result is not a true reflection of their ability.
Lets hope the Albion keep the momentum going.

dave from bexill wrote:

MackGull wrote: Is it possible that the very thing we all delight in having, a very strong squad, is the stumbling block we can't get over when it comes to signing loan deals. Any decent defender or target man that we might want will consider how many games they might play. If a club wants a player to go out on loan to get more experience Brighton is probably not the place to come to. A good defender looking at us as a loan destination has no chance of edging out anyone, unless injuries occur. The same could be said up front too but maybe slightly easier with the Barnes yellow card issue. A free agent purchase might be our only option, an older player looking to keep going but experienced enough to know that his starting place is not carved in stone.

Don't agree. Any player worth his salt will consider himself good enough to play, whether it's Brighton or Barcelona

I think you make my point for me when you say, 'any player worth his salt will consider himslef good enough to play.' that for me is the possible problem.
A loan player will want to play, his club will want him to play, he and his club will think him good enough to play, but our squad is so good, he just might not play that often.
Most loan players go out on loan to gain experience or because they are good but their own club has better. Any loan player to Brighton will find it hard to get regular games.
.

MackGull wrote:
Is it possible that the very thing we all delight in having, a very strong squad, is the stumbling block we can't get over when it comes to signing loan deals.
Any decent defender or target man that we might want will consider how many games they might play. If a club wants a player to go out on loan to get more experience Brighton is probably not the place to come to. A good defender looking at us as a loan destination has no chance of edging out anyone, unless injuries occur. The same could be said up front too but maybe slightly easier with the Barnes
yellow card issue.

A free agent purchase might be our only option, an older player looking to keep going but experienced enough to know that his starting place is not carved in stone.

Yep, your playing career changes as you get older and Giggs and Scholes are good examples of this. There is room for these player types.

dave from bexill wrote:

fairweathersupporter wrote: Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Ha ha. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

I think we could all be in for a reality check.

Birmingham will have Marlon King, Nikola Zigic, Leroy Lita and Nathan Redmond available. That is a formidable quartet of strikers, and I guess they will try to utilise them fully by pushing high up the field. They have just signed experienced fullback Paul Robinson who by all accounts is a hatchet man. I fear that Will Buckley will get chopped down by this guy. Let's hope he avoids injury.

This promises to be a full-blooded and attacking/ counter-attacking contest - very exciting and absorbing, and possibly a bit brutal.

My heart says 3-1, but my realistic forecast is 2-2, a few sore shins and probably a number of bookings.

Vince wrote:

dave from bexill wrote:

fairweathersupporter wrote: Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Ha ha. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

I think we could all be in for a reality check. Birmingham will have Marlon King, Nikola Zigic, Leroy Lita and Nathan Redmond available. That is a formidable quartet of strikers, and I guess they will try to utilise them fully by pushing high up the field. They have just signed experienced fullback Paul Robinson who by all accounts is a hatchet man. I fear that Will Buckley will get chopped down by this guy. Let's hope he avoids injury. This promises to be a full-blooded and attacking/ counter-attacking contest - very exciting and absorbing, and possibly a bit brutal. My heart says 3-1, but my realistic forecast is 2-2, a few sore shins and probably a number of bookings.

I don't think that any team can, 'kick,' their way back to winning ways, today's refs are all over it most of the time. Yes they have some good players but so do we. To beat us they will need to own certain areas of the park, the midfield being the vital area and I just don't see that happening. I think this game will be another test for the team but momentum counts and we have momentum.
No other team in our division has a stronger back four than ours and we have the best keeper. They might well try to press us high up the field but that should allow more pace in midfield and pressing high is very energy sapping.
I firmly believe that we will win by two goals.

fairweathersupporter wrote:
Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Excellent humour, more please,,,,,
2-0 to the Albion (but Barnes booked)???

MackGull wrote:

Vince wrote:

dave from bexill wrote:

fairweathersupporter wrote: Ten minutes to go… The stadium erupts as Barnes slots home his third and Albion's fourth against ten man Birmingham. He takes his shirt off to reveal a t shirt displaying 'this one's to all the doubters' and is promptly booked; missing the following game...

Ha ha. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

I think we could all be in for a reality check. Birmingham will have Marlon King, Nikola Zigic, Leroy Lita and Nathan Redmond available. That is a formidable quartet of strikers, and I guess they will try to utilise them fully by pushing high up the field. They have just signed experienced fullback Paul Robinson who by all accounts is a hatchet man. I fear that Will Buckley will get chopped down by this guy. Let's hope he avoids injury. This promises to be a full-blooded and attacking/ counter-attacking contest - very exciting and absorbing, and possibly a bit brutal. My heart says 3-1, but my realistic forecast is 2-2, a few sore shins and probably a number of bookings.

I don't think that any team can, 'kick,' their way back to winning ways, today's refs are all over it most of the time. Yes they have some good players but so do we. To beat us they will need to own certain areas of the park, the midfield being the vital area and I just don't see that happening. I think this game will be another test for the team but momentum counts and we have momentum. No other team in our division has a stronger back four than ours and we have the best keeper. They might well try to press us high up the field but that should allow more pace in midfield and pressing high is very energy sapping. I firmly believe that we will win by two goals.

Refs in control? To a degree... yes...but often the damage has already been done before the cards are brandished. Birmingham's defenders and midfielders will have been told their jobs are on the line... any players shirking will be severely dealt with.... and will therefore tackle, hassle and intimidate our players as far as they consider they can get away with it. They will have a game plan for sure. The key will be for Gus to have plans to nullify whatever system they employ and at the same time to impose our style of play on them, not allow them to play too high up the field, and to break quickly from defence to attack.
On reflection it could be a low scoring affair, and yes, I think we should be too strong for them, but we may struggle to put the ball in the net. Hopefully one or more of Dean Hammond/Andrew Crofts/Stephen Dobbie/Kazenga Lua Lua will open their account and either Ashley Barnes orWill Buckley will get on the scoresheet for a 3-0 victory.

We have goals in us everywhere as Greer, El-Abd, Bridge have demonstrated and Bruno will surely soon follow suit. Whatever the outcome it should be a good contest and a good test for the team without Macca.

Can't wait for Saturday.

hi does anyone have any idea if the brum game is being shown on tv any where thanks

Argus Albion headline. ''Dobbie told to make an impact'' Looks very much that he will be playing tomorrow.