Vicente could face Toon (From The Argus)
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Vicente could face Toon
10:34am Thursday 27th December 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Vicente, closing in on his long-awaited comeback
Vicente could make his Albion comeback in the FA Cup against Newcastle.
The Spanish playmaker steps up training this weekend and may be on the bench for the Toon's third round visit to The Amex on Saturday week.
Boss Gus Poyet revealed to The Argus: "On Saturday he starts training with the reserves, proper football.
"Can we force him to be ready in two or three weeks? I don't know, that will depend on the personell and how he feels.
"Maybe we will give him 15 or 20 minutes against Newcastle, who knows."
A thigh problem has sidelined Vicente from Championship action for Albion since a brief substitute appearance in the first home game of the season against Cardiff back in August.
Poyet added: "The idea is that he starts feeling like a football player again, which is the most important part. It is another of the signings of the January transfer window. We've got Vicente from Valencia!"
Comments(44)
markymark03
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10:45am Thu 27 Dec 12
2 Championship managers sacked in two days! I understand Blackburn but what were Forrest thinking?
Clean Sheet
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10:46am Thu 27 Dec 12
tug509
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10:50am Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville
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10:55am Thu 27 Dec 12
If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the
maximum.What do others think?
thebigun
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10:58am Thu 27 Dec 12
mikeygit wrote:Great post saved me saying exactly the same,cant get excited about him playing anymore,seeing will be believing
Gus says ' depends how he feels' and 'starts feeling like a footballer again'. Sorry but what are the Club paying him for--certainly not to be a spectator!!! Someone needs to tell him a few home truths and remind him he should be a Team Player not play when he feels like it. He may be or have been a good player and I hope he does return to play good football for the Club---but how soon before he is injured again? Costly player in many ways.
tug509
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11:00am Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville wrote:With the quality of our supporters,we will fill the Amex every game,figures will only depend on away support imho. UTA
In mid March the stadium capacity reaches its limit of 30750 and I wondered what supporters views are regarding our reaching this limit for this seaon. The last 6 matches at home will have this potential and that is why it is so key to get the transfer situation sorted in January.I think TB and GP realise that this division is so open and the opportunity is right for a team to hit a good late run and make play offs at least.
If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the
maximum.What do others think?
markymark03
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11:27am Thu 27 Dec 12
tug509 wrote:Isn't there a considerable waiting list for season tickets still?
Neville wrote: In mid March the stadium capacity reaches its limit of 30750 and I wondered what supporters views are regarding our reaching this limit for this seaon. The last 6 matches at home will have this potential and that is why it is so key to get the transfer situation sorted in January.I think TB and GP realise that this division is so open and the opportunity is right for a team to hit a good late run and make play offs at least. If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the maximum.What do others think?With the quality of our supporters,we will fill the Amex every game,figures will only depend on away support imho. UTA
Surely that would go some way to filling the extra spaces.
Jonathan Mouette
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11:34am Thu 27 Dec 12
hannover seagull
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12:01pm Thu 27 Dec 12
How can he even think about playing in such a game
He has only played a game or so this season and is not considered fit enough for the reserves even
There is fitness and then again match fitness of which he has neither at the moment
I like most fans would love to see him fully recovered and just as important fully commited but who knows when and if
Anyway Sesons Greetings to all fans and posters from the German Seagulls
UTA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Eddy B
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12:22pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville wrote:It would be marvellous to reach 30,000 but at the moment I think I'm right in saying the home games are not completely selling out. This means tickets are available for most games, even before the increased capacity, which was not the case last season. One of the main reasons I became a season ticket holder was I could not get a ticket any other way - as this is no longer the case I suspect the demand for season tickets may fall. If we made the premiership all this would change of course!
In mid March the stadium capacity reaches its limit of 30750 and I wondered what supporters views are regarding our reaching this limit for this seaon. The last 6 matches at home will have this potential and that is why it is so key to get the transfer situation sorted in January.I think TB and GP realise that this division is so open and the opportunity is right for a team to hit a good late run and make play offs at least.
If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the
maximum.What do others think?
keswick
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12:34pm Thu 27 Dec 12
markymark03 wrote:The decision by Forest beggars belief but this is the problem with a club having foreign owners, they have absolutely no understanding of the game. They believe that they have a devine right to walk away with this division and when it does not happen sack the manager. All it does is create instability. The Blackburn situation is indicative of a club in free-fall. Just like to see the same happen to Leeds.
I for one am excited about having Vicente back in the squad. He still has a massive role to play at the club and I still think he'll come good. But I doubt he'll be back in nine days. 2 Championship managers sacked in two days! I understand Blackburn but what were Forrest thinking?
7dialsSeagul
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12:39pm Thu 27 Dec 12
I also think the team have been playing really well without him. Imagine Vicente, Orlandi, Lua Lua in current form, Bruno and Bridge and new striker all in same team. Mouth watering. If that is not the Christmas present we all hoped for I don't know what is!
Seeeeaaagullllsss!!!
ballantrrae
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12:52pm Thu 27 Dec 12
tug509 wrote:An interesting point Tug509 about the big games.
I doubt anyone on this site,didn`t see this happening. Well if it takes a big game to get him back then fair enough,but its the all important league fixtures there after that we are going to really need him,so lets hope he starts playing the fair man,and doesn`t swing the lead. UTA
Willie, Willie Irvine
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1:16pm Thu 27 Dec 12
graham w
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1:24pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville
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1:30pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Baldseagull
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1:31pm Thu 27 Dec 12
hannover seagull wrote:maybe 20 minutes says Gus, I think he should be able to manage that much even after a long lay off.
This is a wind up surely
How can he even think about playing in such a game
He has only played a game or so this season and is not considered fit enough for the reserves even
There is fitness and then again match fitness of which he has neither at the moment
I like most fans would love to see him fully recovered and just as important fully commited but who knows when and if
Anyway Sesons Greetings to all fans and posters from the German Seagulls
UTA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Fingers crossed that he can stay fit whenever he returns, and with a bit more luck, he might fancy another season here.
russellsnr2
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1:34pm Thu 27 Dec 12
You may get him in the crowd, easy to spot, wrapped in a BLUE & White duvet with a hot Boveril in his hands.
I no he and the club say he has been injured but the money to treat him never mind pay any wage if he gets one would have been better spent on the forward we need who wants to come to Brighton to play football for the club, I no people say he is a class player but he needs to play first for the club to prove that he is that class player and not 15 mins here 15 mins there.
I hope he can prove his worth in the new year but sorry on his sick notes so far I don't hold out much hope.
albionfan33
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1:35pm Thu 27 Dec 12
hannover seagull wrote:i want to be a german seagull is there a link? or are you just speaking for us?? hehe
This is a wind up surely
How can he even think about playing in such a game
He has only played a game or so this season and is not considered fit enough for the reserves even
There is fitness and then again match fitness of which he has neither at the moment
I like most fans would love to see him fully recovered and just as important fully commited but who knows when and if
Anyway Sesons Greetings to all fans and posters from the German Seagulls
UTA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,
Never_Wrong
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1:35pm Thu 27 Dec 12
born again seagull
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1:37pm Thu 27 Dec 12
VegasSeagull
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1:37pm Thu 27 Dec 12
No way will the guy be match fit, the club, player and we the fans, know that. It could, and probably should, be another three to four weeks before he is ready to play 90 minutes for the first team.
BobGear
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1:41pm Thu 27 Dec 12
graham w wrote:The planning permission is in place for 30,750.
I think this is the situation.. isnt the next planning permission going to decide what max gates will be allowed at the amex.i think there are considerable transport issues that still have to be resolved before we will be allowed max gates, ie, cant have 8 carriage trains yet untill next phase of rail works completed, slip roads at asda a27, needs lengthening, plus lots of other minor works need attention, so i dont think we will be going above 28kthe for seeable future.although i think we could sell 30+......
The Club won't be holding back on trying to sell out!!
VegasSeagull
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2:11pm Thu 27 Dec 12
The hunger for top flight football at Brighton, and the surrounding towns, has always been there and will remain untill it arrives.
When we get promoted, for it surely will happen sooner or later, filling 30,000+ seats will be the norm for home games. Premiership team fans travel and I don't see any problem with filling the away fan allocation.
It's a pity that, due to the way the stadium has been built, we will not be able to increase to 40,000 or more.
VegasSeagull
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2:28pm Thu 27 Dec 12
A multi sceen movie facility, 'movie and a match.' A plaza with restaurants, 'a meal and a match,' shops, a bank and a Seagulls gymnasium facility, 'a workout and a match.'
People would arrive three or four hours before kickoff and stay maybe just as long after. The complex would offer so much that even on regular days people would go there, heck I would even build a casino and perhaps a snooker/pool hall. How about a state of the art Water World Park.
My dream world is a pretty cool place to be, and oddly enough, most of it exists in reality right here in Las Vegas.
It will never happen, planning issues and all the rest would stop it, but if it could, it would revolutionise what it means to go to watch a football match.
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markymark03
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2:28pm Thu 27 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:Back in the day we were filling the Goldstone with 33,000 for the big games.
If Brighton get promoted, this year or next or when ever, the stadium will become all season ticket, apart from the away fans allocation. The hunger for top flight football at Brighton, and the surrounding towns, has always been there and will remain untill it arrives. When we get promoted, for it surely will happen sooner or later, filling 30,000+ seats will be the norm for home games. Premiership team fans travel and I don't see any problem with filling the away fan allocation. It's a pity that, due to the way the stadium has been built, we will not be able to increase to 40,000 or more.
I think 30,500 is probably about right.
graham w
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2:30pm Thu 27 Dec 12
markymark03
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2:31pm Thu 27 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:I think Lewes council might put a blocker on that :)
In my, 'dream world,' and if you have read many of my posts you know that at times I do reside there, the Amex would become part of a huge complex. A multi sceen movie facility, 'movie and a match.' A plaza with restaurants, 'a meal and a match,' shops, a bank and a Seagulls gymnasium facility, 'a workout and a match.' People would arrive three or four hours before kickoff and stay maybe just as long after. The complex would offer so much that even on regular days people would go there, heck I would even build a casino and perhaps a snooker/pool hall. How about a state of the art Water World Park. My dream world is a pretty cool place to be, and oddly enough, most of it exists in reality right here in Las Vegas. It will never happen, planning issues and all the rest would stop it, but if it could, it would revolutionise what it means to go to watch a football match. .
Anyways I prefer the picturesque scenary of the south downs
Godstone Gull
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2:31pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville wrote:Thought the Amex could go to 35,000 with a north stand upper tier.
In mid March the stadium capacity reaches its limit of 30750 and I wondered what supporters views are regarding our reaching this limit for this seaon. The last 6 matches at home will have this potential and that is why it is so key to get the transfer situation sorted in January.I think TB and GP realise that this division is so open and the opportunity is right for a team to hit a good late run and make play offs at least. If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the maximum.What do others think?
markymark03
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2:36pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Godstone Gull wrote:Hi GG,
Neville wrote: In mid March the stadium capacity reaches its limit of 30750 and I wondered what supporters views are regarding our reaching this limit for this seaon. The last 6 matches at home will have this potential and that is why it is so key to get the transfer situation sorted in January.I think TB and GP realise that this division is so open and the opportunity is right for a team to hit a good late run and make play offs at least. If we maintain a push and get into playoffs that might mean us hitting the maximum.What do others think?Thought the Amex could go to 35,000 with a north stand upper tier.
I thought this too but I was shot down about this a few months ago.
I was also to understand that the roof is built in such a way that it can be starightened out and the capacity can be increased drastically if needed. Just like the stadium of light.
I'll probably get shot down on this again though!
sussexram40
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2:40pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Neville
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3:43pm Thu 27 Dec 12
The final capacity is 30750 and that will be it,even when we reach the Premiership.
tinker111
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4:10pm Thu 27 Dec 12
tinker111
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4:15pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Jonathan Mouette wrote:Lovely Jubley will there to see that tackle ,all it will need is a puff of wind from the south and gone ???
And one bone cruching tackle from Coloccini...?
ballantrrae
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4:26pm Thu 27 Dec 12
On the other hand on the "Hammond is Buzzing" tread there is some hard news about some of the squads other recent casulties.
Poyet reports that Bruno and Calde are fit for Saturday and Dicker is back in training. Painter is about to start training again but there was no mention of Orlandi who I hope will be fit soon.
ThePlum
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4:29pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Well done to Gus for trying to get a world class player doing the business for us but it hasn't worked.
Gary Hart, John Crumplin, Fozzy, Jimmy Case, Danny Culip, Richard Carpeter, Michael Kuipers, would take any of these over Vicente
tonytowner1
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4:51pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Re seats and the stadium - we're lower West, north end - 50 -100 empty seats around us every match
Who are the fans that leave at 82 minutes (when invariably it's nail biting) and there's still 12 - 13 minutes left to play?
Far too many still pitch up and hardly cheer or applaud the team on at all - we should all get behind them right from the off (build up in fact) for EVERY match - not just when people fancy it!!
sussexram40
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5:02pm Thu 27 Dec 12
tonytowner1 wrote:The fans who leave after 82 minutes are the ones who want to beat the crush; get a seat on the first train that comes in and not sit in a massive traffic jam for an hour.
Re Vicente - more ridiculousness
Re seats and the stadium - we're lower West, north end - 50 -100 empty seats around us every match
Who are the fans that leave at 82 minutes (when invariably it's nail biting) and there's still 12 - 13 minutes left to play?
Far too many still pitch up and hardly cheer or applaud the team on at all - we should all get behind them right from the off (build up in fact) for EVERY match - not just when people fancy it!!
Unless the match is gripping, that's understandable.
tug509
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5:08pm Thu 27 Dec 12
tonytowner1 wrote:Absolutely!!,if you can speak to order your first post match pint,then you just havn`t tried hard enough!!. UTA
Re Vicente - more ridiculousness
Re seats and the stadium - we're lower West, north end - 50 -100 empty seats around us every match
Who are the fans that leave at 82 minutes (when invariably it's nail biting) and there's still 12 - 13 minutes left to play?
Far too many still pitch up and hardly cheer or applaud the team on at all - we should all get behind them right from the off (build up in fact) for EVERY match - not just when people fancy it!!
fratsomrover
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5:14pm Thu 27 Dec 12
brightonup
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5:30pm Thu 27 Dec 12
sussexram40 wrote:No - wrong again.
Whatever we think of Vicente, I think he is so needed that we have to accept him on HIS terms and be grateful for any games when he decides to play. A hard pill to swallow when he's on wages but it's all about player power now and if you don't play the game then you don't win. Look how Man C and Chelsea have bought success. You have to abandon your principles and your feelings about what's right and wrong and get on with it if you want to compete. Sad but true.
namgo49
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6:41pm Thu 27 Dec 12
brightonup wrote:Agree.
sussexram40 wrote:No - wrong again.
Whatever we think of Vicente, I think he is so needed that we have to accept him on HIS terms and be grateful for any games when he decides to play. A hard pill to swallow when he's on wages but it's all about player power now and if you don't play the game then you don't win. Look how Man C and Chelsea have bought success. You have to abandon your principles and your feelings about what's right and wrong and get on with it if you want to compete. Sad but true.
He could play but then again he may not. I could win the jackpot on the lottery this weekend but then again I may not. But then again I am more likely to than Vicente playing against Newcastle.
hannover seagull
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6:48pm Thu 27 Dec 12
albionfan33 wrote:No link sorry
hannover seagull wrote:i want to be a german seagull is there a link? or are you just speaking for us?? hehe
This is a wind up surely
How can he even think about playing in such a game
He has only played a game or so this season and is not considered fit enough for the reserves even
There is fitness and then again match fitness of which he has neither at the moment
I like most fans would love to see him fully recovered and just as important fully commited but who knows when and if
Anyway Sesons Greetings to all fans and posters from the German Seagulls
UTA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,
just me and the family plus neighbours and friends who I have converted to support the Albion as their British football interest
On a mission from Gus
UTA.................
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mikeygit says...
10:42am Thu 27 Dec 12