Forest game so special for El-Abd (From The Argus)
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Forest game so special for El-Abd
5:00pm Wednesday 12th December 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Adam El-Abd supported Nottingham Forest as a boy
Adam El-Abd will be begging his Albion team-mates for some of their tickets for Saturday’s visit by Nottingham Forest.
The clash at The Amex will be a real family affair for the Seagulls’ centre-half, who supported Forest when he was younger.
El-Abd revealed: “My mother and her family are all from Nottingham. We followed them when I was younger because my dad was always busy on Saturday afternoons and the only time I got to go to live football was when my mum took us to visit the grandparents and to see Forest.
“I had all the kits. I always either wanted an England shirt or a Forest shirt.
“All my mum’s family still live in Nottingham so it is still quite a big fixture for the El-Abd family.
“My dad lives in Spain now but he is flying in on Thursday for Christmas so the first game he will see is Forest.
“He saw me play in Dubai for Egypt but he hasn’t seen me play for Brighton since last Christmas, so it will be nice to have him in the stand.
“I will be badgering the boys for even more tickets than usual. I get a lot of stick from them, because being a local lad and with my missus from Brighton as well I usually take more than my fair share.”
El-Abd, who made his comeback in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Charlton, has not played at The Amex since sustaining a slight hamstring tear against Leeds last month.
He said: “Thanks to the medical staff my hamstrings feel a lot stronger now and I am confident it won’t happen again. “Hopefully we can get a win and pick up the points that our performances of late have merited.”
Meanwhile, development squad striker Brennan Dickenson’s loan spell with League Two Chesterfield has been extended until January 5.
Comments(20)
VegasSeagull
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6:17pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Have to hope that El-Abd starts the game, I can't see why he wouldn't but you never know.
Forest being just behind us in the table is probably more about the points we have let slip by rather then them improving their performances, that said, I think this will be a great match.
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Gee Jay
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6:27pm Wed 12 Dec 12
They will be a handful, especially having a 'finisher' like Billy Sharpe.
VegasSeagull
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6:37pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Gee Jay wrote:No arguement from me.
Sean O'Driscoll has been building a solid team at the city ground. They will be a handful, especially having a 'finisher' like Billy Sharpe.
dave from bexill
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7:07pm Wed 12 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:Me neither.Looking at Forest's away form they look to be a quite formidable side away from the Trent and a good but tight game looks in prospect. A good game to win (as they all are of course) to see us into the Christmas/ new year period in confident mood.
Gee Jay wrote:No arguement from me.
Sean O'Driscoll has been building a solid team at the city ground. They will be a handful, especially having a 'finisher' like Billy Sharpe.
hannover seagull
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8:05pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Hovite
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8:10pm Wed 12 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:Trevor Francis the first £million player.
I like Forest, always have dating back to the Clough/Taylor days and of course we have that connection too.
Have to hope that El-Abd starts the game, I can't see why he wouldn't but you never know.
Forest being just behind us in the table is probably more about the points we have let slip by rather then them improving their performances, that said, I think this will be a great match.
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Alan Duffy
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8:25pm Wed 12 Dec 12
IRISHGULL
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8:28pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Gee Jay wrote:totally agree i have been saying on here that sharpe would have been a great signing since the summer. We went for dobbie, who hasnt really hit the heights yet.. We need somebody alongside macca, to bag fifteen goals from now till the end of the season and we will be in the playoffs.
Sean O'Driscoll has been building a solid team at the city ground.
They will be a handful, especially having a 'finisher' like Billy Sharpe.
SMF20
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8:37pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Hovite
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8:44pm Wed 12 Dec 12
I suspect it come straight from our village idiots mouth.
For anyone else it says;
Just heard from my next door neighbours cousins best friend (who works for Brighton FC) that Brighton are losing patience with manager Gus Poyet and that if they lose their next game he will be sacked. Brighton are reportedly interested in speaking to Neil Warnock, who will be backed with several million pounds to spend in the January transfer window.
Definitely likely to happen should Brighton lose heard it here first.
Cory and Trevor
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9:09pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Their current regime poached the manager and Billy Sharpe from Donnie Rovers, and James Coppinger literally had to get off the team bus at M5 motorway services on the way to Yeovil after a deadline day move for him. What a way to have to say goodbye to your teammates. And he rarely makes the starting line-up.
That's Forest.
VegasSeagull
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9:46pm Wed 12 Dec 12
SMF20 wrote:To quell your 1%.
I'm away from home on a residential course this week and one of the guys on the course told me this morning that it was all over twitter that GP would be sacked soon. I then read on a rumours site something very similar. I'm 99% confident that its all waffle but has anyone heard anything to quash the other 1% of fear I have?
Saved us from relegation.
Got us promoted as champions.
Got us to the top ten in first year of promotion.
We are sitting in 8th place right now.
We are just on the edge of a playoff position.
Has amassed a decent quality squad.
I htink that should do nicely.
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albionbloke
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9:50pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Hovite wrote:Dead right Hovite...straight from the idiot.
Haha, just read it.
I suspect it come straight from our village idiots mouth.
For anyone else it says;
Just heard from my next door neighbours cousins best friend (who works for Brighton FC) that Brighton are losing patience with manager Gus Poyet and that if they lose their next game he will be sacked. Brighton are reportedly interested in speaking to Neil Warnock, who will be backed with several million pounds to spend in the January transfer window.
Definitely likely to happen should Brighton lose heard it here first.
I'll say this though, the day that Warnock is in charge of BHA is the day I hang up my shirt. Got absolutely no time for that no class loser. None.
Murray's Mint
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9:42am Thu 13 Dec 12
Cory and Trevor wrote:Isn't Billy Sharp on loan from Saints, having moved there from Doncaster in the last January transfer window????
I've got no time for Forest whatsoever, and hope we tonk em. Clough slated Brighton, saying it's not a football town.
Their current regime poached the manager and Billy Sharpe from Donnie Rovers, and James Coppinger literally had to get off the team bus at M5 motorway services on the way to Yeovil after a deadline day move for him. What a way to have to say goodbye to your teammates. And he rarely makes the starting line-up.
That's Forest.
Cory and Trevor
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10:05am Thu 13 Dec 12
I'm still right though; i hate Forest
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Murray's Mint
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10:21am Thu 13 Dec 12
Cory and Trevor wrote:Fair enough. I have an rabid dislike of Stenhousemuir, but i won't get into that! Can't wait for Saturday. UTA.
Yes Murray's Mint, that's right.
I'm still right though; i hate Forest
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dave from bexill
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11:37am Thu 13 Dec 12
Cory and Trevor wrote:Sounds like you've had a bad experience in Nottingham at some time. Would you like to tell us about it Cory and Trevor?
I've got no time for Forest whatsoever, and hope we tonk em. Clough slated Brighton, saying it's not a football town.
Their current regime poached the manager and Billy Sharpe from Donnie Rovers, and James Coppinger literally had to get off the team bus at M5 motorway services on the way to Yeovil after a deadline day move for him. What a way to have to say goodbye to your teammates. And he rarely makes the starting line-up.
That's Forest.
tug509
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12:14pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Gibseagull
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1:02pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Hovite wrote:"next door neighbour's cousins best friend" !!!!!! I don't think so. Back to the thread, I think the Forest game will be a good open game, can't see them "parking the bus", so could be a few goals and I'd back us to shade it by the odd goal.
Haha, just read it. I suspect it come straight from our village idiots mouth. For anyone else it says; Just heard from my next door neighbours cousins best friend (who works for Brighton FC) that Brighton are losing patience with manager Gus Poyet and that if they lose their next game he will be sacked. Brighton are reportedly interested in speaking to Neil Warnock, who will be backed with several million pounds to spend in the January transfer window. Definitely likely to happen should Brighton lose heard it here first.
saraman says...
5:41pm Wed 12 Dec 12