Poyet considers Cup changes (From The Argus)

Play a good squad and go for it - great opportunity to create a Premier League managerial vacancy, and all the speculation that goes with it!

Giv Toby a go.

Play Barnes and Dicker !

If they throw Vicente on from the bench they might have to throw the bench on as well, so he can have a sit down now and then...

I just hope the team put out is as strong as possible and they all go into the game thinking of a win. Newcastle certainly can be beaten if we take them on. The Cup offers good financial reward to clubs that progress and we shouldn't turn our nose up at that.

Dobbie & Hoskins up front please!
Let's see what they can do from the start.

Bob! wrote:
Dobbie & Hoskins up front please!
Let's see what they can do from the start.

I echo that. I would love to see what they can do too.

Disrespect for cup and fans who pay. It used to be top flight teams who rested players now its mid table championship teams. Don't like this at all. Bring back Jimmy Melia.

So Chris Wood to Leicester for under one & half million.Two goals in his first game.What do some say on here about Hoskins & Dobbie."They need time to bed in & get to know each other."Or whats the other good one find out how the team plays.More good ones his lonley,his wife or girlfriend are not down here yet lol.Plus this great one his not found a house yet & is still in a hotel.Do the Albion only put them in cheap B&B then lol.

Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

raymondo999 wrote:
Disrespect for cup and fans who pay. It used to be top flight teams who rested players now its mid table championship teams. Don't like this at all. Bring back Jimmy Melia.

Agreed. If, despite all his fine words, Poyet (and a fair number of fans) don't care about the FA Cup then ok, lets play the Development Squad and charge a tenner a ticket as opposed to trying to con the public. Should have known before I bought the ticket I suppose, more fool me.

I have not paid £39 for a ticket to see the reserves thank you

One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg
ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A
rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

Calm down people. I'm sure Gus will put out the strongest squad possible, though he will not take any risks with players and will not play those who are in need of a rest. Whats wrong with that? Remember the game is live on TV and the club will not want to leave themselves open to be criticised for not taking the competition seriously.

If Vicente gets on the bench or even maybe on the pitch for 20 minutes,what odds would you give for him being fit for Derby?. I would have my money on him having a sudden reocurrence of his injury,either until we play another prem side on tv,or the sun shines. Sorry but 25 league games and 8 minutes play,1 prem side on the tv and miracles happen,all leaves a bad taste for me. UTA

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:

raymondo999 wrote:
Disrespect for cup and fans who pay. It used to be top flight teams who rested players now its mid table championship teams. Don't like this at all. Bring back Jimmy Melia.

Agreed. If, despite all his fine words, Poyet (and a fair number of fans) don't care about the FA Cup then ok, lets play the Development Squad and charge a tenner a ticket as opposed to trying to con the public. Should have known before I bought the ticket I suppose, more fool me.

good point about £10 a ticket, I think arsenal do something like this when they play a second string side

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

I would like to agree but I do think they (WH at least) were good enough to start those games and should be seriously considered for the cup match. As for the Albion Fan in London calling for Barnes and Dicker to start... Why? I am shelling out a lot of money to see these games and I want to see the best available selection. Maybe the club can open a refund office when they demand top dollar for a team that is obviously not the top selection. Oh well, wait and see. Fingers crossed (I think they are now permanently fixed in that position - arthritis or the eternal optimist...!) Interesting comment re Toby - maybe he can grab a bench spot... Interesting to see Blackburn have just signed fellow Norwegian Joshua King from Man U for £1M. He seems to be good enough so...

Yes they played better against Ipswich.But don't you think that may have been down to the fact they was told to stay off the drink after the Watford game & Christmas.They was even told not to go out new years eve & stay in the hotel.But i would put my money on it was down to the fact the amount of scouts that were their.Footballers play for contracts at the end of the day.Not clubs or fans.

Our top players would all want to play in this one,my paranoia is telling me if they are not played,is it because they are being held back for transfer reasons and not just being rested?. UTA

tug509 wrote:
If Vicente gets on the bench or even maybe on the pitch for 20 minutes,what odds would you give for him being fit for Derby?. I would have my money on him having a sudden reocurrence of his injury,either until we play another prem side on tv,or the sun shines. Sorry but 25 league games and 8 minutes play,1 prem side on the tv and miracles happen,all leaves a bad taste for me. UTA

What makes me think you maybe right tug509 lol.

Freeloaders wrote:
One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg

ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A

rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

So if we follow your logic Gareh Bale, The Walcott and Ale Oxlade-Chamberlin would have been picked up by Spurs & Arsenal as youngsters and not developed by Saints! I'm not suggesting our kids are in that class but we can't just throw in the towel, give up, and stop developing the kids.

Calm down dears.......Nowhere do I see that Gus plans to play a weak team, just maybe rest some that "definitely need it" ...At the end of the season it is League points that will count, not The Cup. If one or two play better against Derby next week because of missing this one, that is good.

If anyone regrets buying a ticket for this Cup Tie, you can always give it to me!

Here we go again, same old story, the knumbskull thinks he's can insult fans who've paid out good money by fielding a weakened team, he should be putting out his strongest possible team, they are supposed to be full time professional footballers who can play 1 or 2 games a week.
Another reason why he's got to go soon as...... you can't always run a football club by being nice Tony Bloom.... get rid of and increase your stature a bit..... IGWAM

Beethoven wrote:
Calm down dears.......Nowhere do I see that Gus plans to play a weak team, just maybe rest some that "definitely need it" ...At the end of the season it is League points that will count, not The Cup. If one or two play better against Derby next week because of missing this one, that is good.

If anyone regrets buying a ticket for this Cup Tie, you can always give it to me!

It's the 'resting' that worries me. As an individual fixture the Newcastle game is FAR more important than the Derby game (because if you lose a Cup tie you're out). So if there were no Cup match and this was the Derby game would the same players be rested? If the answer is 'no' then it IS a weakened team.

Looking at the substitutions from Saturday could give a hint at changes for Newcastle.
Orlandi for (Hoskins - 80') ,LuaLua for (Dicker - 55' ). Mackail-Smith for (Dobbie - 85' ).

Murray's Mint wrote:

Freeloaders wrote:
One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg


ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A


rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

So if we follow your logic Gareh Bale, The Walcott and Ale Oxlade-Chamberlin would have been picked up by Spurs & Arsenal as youngsters and not developed by Saints! I'm not suggesting our kids are in that class but we can't just throw in the towel, give up, and stop developing the kids.

Anton Rodgers was on Chelsea books but they thought he was rubbish.He was off the wage bill asap.Two big clubs found Barry & Grant Hall down this area without first football.The Gilmour case proves that much bigger clubs have people watching these guys.Top scouts are driving up & down the country everyday of the week.So if we go by what you are saying for some unknown reason they miss these guys.If they were playing week in & week out for us in the championship,and more to the point already setting the world alight at their age you may have a point.Thing is they are not even near our first team.

Freeloaders wrote:

Murray's Mint wrote:

Freeloaders wrote: One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

So if we follow your logic Gareh Bale, The Walcott and Ale Oxlade-Chamberlin would have been picked up by Spurs & Arsenal as youngsters and not developed by Saints! I'm not suggesting our kids are in that class but we can't just throw in the towel, give up, and stop developing the kids.

Anton Rodgers was on Chelsea books but they thought he was rubbish.He was off the wage bill asap.Two big clubs found Barry & Grant Hall down this area without first football.The Gilmour case proves that much bigger clubs have people watching these guys.Top scouts are driving up & down the country everyday of the week.So if we go by what you are saying for some unknown reason they miss these guys.If they were playing week in & week out for us in the championship,and more to the point already setting the world alight at their age you may have a point.Thing is they are not even near our first team.

...

....and Liam Bridcutt was off Chelseas books because they thought he wasn't good enough!
They don't always get it right!!

You are a very sad bitter little cry baby, and you take it far too seriously. If this two bob website is your only outlet to spit the dummy that's your problem, not the Albions.

That was for the donkey above you Bob, not you.

some players mature at a later date, grow a few more inches or try another position. Some clubs also have too many players for the same position so they sell.

Well if Gus wants to be different he could always play two forwards together upfront ... I would like to see Hoskins and CMS together linking up ..Hammond with his forward runs , keep Lopez ar r/b thought he played well there against Ipswich ... Orlandi , Bridcutt and Dicker and keep Lua Lua for the second half when Newcastle are tiring ... And just get the lads to shoot !!!..If Bridge can do it then im sure the attacking midfielders and forwards can too :)

Why not put Toby on the bench and Vicente if he is fit , lets give them a **** good game and give players a chance to grab a spot in the first team...Im excited about Saturday , just hope we play better for the cameras than the Watford match ! UTA GG

some players mature at a later date, grow a few more inches or try another position. Some clubs also have too many players for the same position so they sell.

All clubs, with enough players in their squad, rest players, why should it be wrong for Brighton to do the same.

If you think about who has played a lot of games and might benefit from a rest, there are not a lot of options to rest players.

Bridge would be one, who do we have fit to put in his place, we are short one defender and we have injuries.
Greer, same as above.
Bridcutt, we only have one Bridcutt.
CMS, no probs, Hoskins or Dobbie.
Our shot stopper, who ever rests a keeper.

I can't see how any of the others should need a rest at this time. Barnes, Hammond, Crofts and Kazenga, they haven't played week in and week out. Dicker and Buckley have been injured, as has Bruno and Orlandi.

If he can I would not be surprised of the changes Gus makes involve Greer and CMS from the starting eleven and maybe a couple coming off at sixty minutes depending how the game is going.

Gus really doesn't have that many options to rest players no matter who we are playing.

Freeloader you come across as a left wing nutcase who hates the rich, a person who thinks that he knows best and you surround yourself with make believe friends that are all connected to professional football.

You are clearly not a, 'true,' fan of Brighton.
Due to the fact that you only ever post the same drivel day in and day out reduces any value your comments might have to nothing.

You come across as a person who maybe was once connected to football but failed, maybe you were a freeloader who was told to take a walk and found that there was nowhere to walk to.

Free speech is a wonderful thing and as we both live in lands where free speech is golden, you are entitled to continue to write your pointless comments.

Agreed Vegas, he is obviously couldn't make the grade in football and was probably rejected by our youth acadamy scheme.

We obviously got something right and this alone fills me with confidence.

Hovite wrote:
Agreed Vegas, he is obviously couldn't make the grade in football and was probably rejected by our youth acadamy scheme. We obviously got something right and this alone fills me with confidence.

Yes we are truly blessed when we see the dangers ahead and take action to ensure that they do not happen. I guess we must have had either a manager or a scout that knew what he was doing.

Oh dear, I hope this doesn't mean Brez is going to play.

Sadly, ever since ManUre stuck the thin end of the destuctive wedge in the competition by sitting it out back in 1998 or whenever it was, the FA Cup doesn't have the same stature as it once had in the good old days before PremLeague mega bucks stole the heart out of football.
You can bet your life Newcastle Utd will aproach this fixture the same way as us: rest key players, give fringe players a chance to prove their worth and put others in the TV shop window.
Be good to win though. . . UP THE ALBION!

VegasSeagull wrote:
Freeloader you come across as a left wing nutcase who hates the rich, a person who thinks that he knows best and you surround yourself with make believe friends that are all connected to professional football.

You are clearly not a, 'true,' fan of Brighton.
Due to the fact that you only ever post the same drivel day in and day out reduces any value your comments might have to nothing.

You come across as a person who maybe was once connected to football but failed, maybe you were a freeloader who was told to take a walk and found that there was nowhere to walk to.

Free speech is a wonderful thing and as we both live in lands where free speech is golden, you are entitled to continue to write your pointless comments.

Lol a left wing nutcase ha.Now i think that has said a little more about you.Lets face it you & Hovite don't don't even go to the games.But i do understand you have good reason Vagas as you say you are not in the country.Please feel free to come & see my house & meet my friends anytime you wish.Let be honest you both must have a great deal of time on your hands,coz your both on here 24/7 everyday of the year.Maybe if you both got out more & got a job you may meet more people.That way you could maybe go to games & meet people that work in the game.

Hovite wrote:
You are a very sad bitter little cry baby, and you take it far too seriously. If this two bob website is your only outlet to spit the dummy that's your problem, not the Albions.

So its a two bob website Hovite & you are on it almost 24/7 everyday of the year lol.What does that say about you then you sad little mug lol.Now please go & take that freeloading son of yours out the club.Its not the job of the fans of this football club to give your kid a free run in life.

Time on my hands, well yes I certainly do have that but then you don't know what I do for a living, do you. It may be that I can make my money on a couple of hours, maybe I don't need to make money, both could be true, and one is.

The thing is Freeloader, when you post your comments we don't need to read then because they are always the same.
Why is it that you rarely comment on a article but prefer to use that article to say the same old things.

You claim to have knowledge of the game, and I hope you have, it is always good to hear from those with experience.
You claim to have many connections within the football world, again this is good, it would be very useful to hear from those on the inside.
Your posts don't reflect either of the above. Any one of us could write what you write. Yes we know that some at the club need to move on, they have no future as we progress. Yes one or two of the lads have stepped out of line, even stepped over the line, we know that. None of us need superior knowledge of the game or the club to know these things, we don't need connections in the game either, it's public info.

If you have the knowledge that we don't have, if you have the connections which we don't have, then why don't you use that knowledge and connections to write in a way that is informative rather than the same old garbage.

I for one want it to be true that you have a superior knowledge base, I want it to be true that you have good donnections, I just wish you would put them to good use, if they exist.

If I claimed to be a diamond dealer but then banged on about how the value of glass is low, people might wonder why I am talking about glass rather than diamonds.

We should want to win every game we play including the FA Cup which brings in good revenue to the club + the possibility of TV monies.

Don't know about this bloke Alloa Athletic we are looking to sign, but what a superb goal by CMS at Ipswich!

Hovite wrote:

Freeloaders wrote:

Hovite wrote:
You are a very sad bitter little cry baby, and you take it far too seriously. If this two bob website is your only outlet to spit the dummy that's your problem, not the Albions.

So its a two bob website Hovite & you are on it almost 24/7 everyday of the year lol.What does that say about you then you sad little mug lol.Now please go & take that freeloading son of yours out the club.Its not the job of the fans of this football club to give your kid a free run in life.

I'm self employed and I run my projects from home doing business, working on strategy instructing colleagues to carry out important development work. Writing emails checking data and keeping everything focused.

I only use this forum for a bit of banter with my coffee and I would leave this tomorrow if I wanted to unlike you, who is dedicated more than anyone else I know on here, and for all your perverse reasons.

I go to the Amex and you suggesting (screaming like a baby) that I don’t just shows what an idiot you are. You are an idiot in real life as well as on here, I almost feel sorry for you, almost.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not as though I wouldn’t p155 on you if you were on fire, I would definitely p155 on you.

This from a man on the other post page claim CMS is up there with Rooney & could do just the same job in a Man U side.Is he also up there with Van Persie Hovite lol.They spend 35 million on Persie when all the time they could have had CMS for just 3 million.Have you really ever been to watch a football match Hovite.You think yourself so brave on ere my friend.Well please do name the time & place.Lets see if you really can p155 on me you little girl.

Donkey I didn't compare him to VP.

Thats just how i have always pictured you Hovite.A small weak man behind a desk all day.Writing emails & checking data.Sorry important work lol.I think this just goes to prove you have never done a real days work in your life,and more to the point your not in my league my son.

p.s. yeah 2.30 at the Amex 12th Jan, food service area northern end of the lower West. W1W1 before the Blackburn game or outside Dicks Bar after the game. Put it in your diary.

Outside Dicks Bar after the game then.Don't say something stupid like you will have a brighton top on.U keep the old bill out of it ok,& make sure u walk out of view of the cameras.If im honest more happy to sort this out tonight.

Can meet you at East brighton park tonight.Or Shoreham docks.

Not fussed, Brighton Banstand tonight 9pm?

I'm not going to wait longer than 10 minutes for you though.

Could do Royal Sussex County Hospital, less further for you to get to afterwards.

Yep thats cool.How will i know its you?

I will be the one standing by the Bandstand who will look like he is waiting for someone. I presume you will look the same.

Aint u a wag.There will be loads of people about on a Thursday night.Just say colour top u will have on,or hair colour.

See you there at the entrance of the Bandstand, it's a 1 metre space.

Freeloaders wrote:

Hovite wrote:

Freeloaders wrote:

Hovite wrote: You are a very sad bitter little cry baby, and you take it far too seriously. If this two bob website is your only outlet to spit the dummy that's your problem, not the Albions.

So its a two bob website Hovite & you are on it almost 24/7 everyday of the year lol.What does that say about you then you sad little mug lol.Now please go & take that freeloading son of yours out the club.Its not the job of the fans of this football club to give your kid a free run in life.

I'm self employed and I run my projects from home doing business, working on strategy instructing colleagues to carry out important development work. Writing emails checking data and keeping everything focused. I only use this forum for a bit of banter with my coffee and I would leave this tomorrow if I wanted to unlike you, who is dedicated more than anyone else I know on here, and for all your perverse reasons. I go to the Amex and you suggesting (screaming like a baby) that I don’t just shows what an idiot you are. You are an idiot in real life as well as on here, I almost feel sorry for you, almost. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not as though I wouldn’t p155 on you if you were on fire, I would definitely p155 on you.

This from a man on the other post page claim CMS is up there with Rooney & could do just the same job in a Man U side.Is he also up there with Van Persie Hovite lol.They spend 35 million on Persie when all the time they could have had CMS for just 3 million.Have you really ever been to watch a football match Hovite.You think yourself so brave on ere my friend.Well please do name the time & place.Lets see if you really can p155 on me you little girl.

you see Freeloader, there you go again, Hovite didn't say that, scroll back and look.

Talk football Freeloader, get a debate going, you say you have the knowledge and the connections, let's get into something.

Freeloaders wrote:
Thats just how i have always pictured you Hovite.A small weak man behind a desk all day.Writing emails & checking data.Sorry important work lol.I think this just goes to prove you have never done a real days work in your life,and more to the point your not in my league my son.

Freeloader you are at it again, insults toward those who don't dig holes for a living or lay bricks. This is the same crap you offer regarding those you say are sons of rich kids, all getting favors because of family wealth.

Why do you do this?

Come on, this war of words between Hovite and Freeloader needs to stop. It's ruining the comments area. Comments should be for readers to post their views on the article and not have a slanging match. I want to read comments about the football not 2 people having a spat because they don't agree on something. Just have your say, respect other people's opinions and leave it at that. Albion fans are all on the same side at the end of the day. Chill out as the youngsters would say.

We have heard of one deal that is in the balance, and nothing else. Whilst I am not surprised to hear anything from the offices of Gus and Bloom, I am a tad surprised that nothing has leaked out from other sources.

Could this be a sign that we are not talking to any english club about any of our gems, I do hope so.
Talks that may be going on with foreign clubs I would assume are easier to keep under the radar but it was Gus that told us about the argentinian.

A lot of loan players are returning to their clubs and I wonder whether any of them would be a good fit for us.

Any thoughts people?

VegasSeagull wrote:
Time on my hands, well yes I certainly do have that but then you don't know what I do for a living, do you. It may be that I can make my money on a couple of hours, maybe I don't need to make money, both could be true, and one is.

The thing is Freeloader, when you post your comments we don't need to read then because they are always the same.
Why is it that you rarely comment on a article but prefer to use that article to say the same old things.

You claim to have knowledge of the game, and I hope you have, it is always good to hear from those with experience.
You claim to have many connections within the football world, again this is good, it would be very useful to hear from those on the inside.
Your posts don't reflect either of the above. Any one of us could write what you write. Yes we know that some at the club need to move on, they have no future as we progress. Yes one or two of the lads have stepped out of line, even stepped over the line, we know that. None of us need superior knowledge of the game or the club to know these things, we don't need connections in the game either, it's public info.

If you have the knowledge that we don't have, if you have the connections which we don't have, then why don't you use that knowledge and connections to write in a way that is informative rather than the same old garbage.

I for one want it to be true that you have a superior knowledge base, I want it to be true that you have good donnections, I just wish you would put them to good use, if they exist.

If I claimed to be a diamond dealer but then banged on about how the value of glass is low, people might wonder why I am talking about glass rather than diamonds.

Good post Mr,Vagas lol,i really did enjoy that.I will take your points on bored my friend.The thing is Vagas you have a football brain,so you can see some of the points im making.Lets be honest anyone can claim anything on here,but it don't make it true.If im honest i just come on here for a bit of fun with people.Come on Vagas Hovite called it a Two bob website & his on here everyday almost 24/7.In one post he told me all about his sad little life at a desk all day lol.Please Vagas the guy puts himself up for it.But im sure deep down his a very nice guy,and maybe even a bit of a Brighton fan lol.I don't really wish him any harm.

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

I would like to agree but I do think they (WH at least) were good enough to start those games and should be seriously considered for the cup match. As for the Albion Fan in London calling for Barnes and Dicker to start... Why? I am shelling out a lot of money to see these games and I want to see the best available selection. Maybe the club can open a refund office when they demand top dollar for a team that is obviously not the top selection. Oh well, wait and see. Fingers crossed (I think they are now permanently fixed in that position - arthritis or the eternal optimist...!) Interesting comment re Toby - maybe he can grab a bench spot... Interesting to see Blackburn have just signed fellow Norwegian Joshua King from Man U for £1M. He seems to be good enough so...

Why does everyone hate Dicker? IMHO, he is one of the best passers' (is that a word) in the club. Agree thatg I would like to see Toby start and I guess it's probably mandatory for Kaz to start against his former club. I am really looking forward to the Albion acquitting themselves well against a good side.
Final thought for the day, RESPECT your fellow posters whether you agree with them or not. No point in threatening or being rude, it's only a game, lol
UTA,... Love our club and love yourself, man...

Freeloaders wrote:
One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg

ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A

rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

JFC rejected offers from Aston Villa and Arsenal to sign with Brighton.

Freeloaders,
whats the matter with you,if Hovite works at home in the warm and comfort and has time to post on this site,then good luck to the man. I`ve got knackered joints and my knees ache when its cold,because i`ve worked on the building for 30 years,i know which job i would have preferred ,if the guy uses his brain whats wrong with that,Vegas does the same.

I didn`t see your posts until after 9pm,so i can only hope that if you both turned up ,you went for a pint and realised that you are identical in the only thing that matters,you are both Albion fans,the rest doesn`t matter. Personally i cant think of anything football related thats worse than two Albion lads at each other. UTA

Freeloader it is my hope that we can talk football, Brighton football.

Yes this might be a two bob site to some but to others, others such as myself and many other expats, it's much more.

The better the content from those posting the better it is for us that are far away, and you could help us expats.

I choose to use this website to talk Brighton because largely the comments are informative and well thought out, even if I don't aways agree, you could make it better.

Thanks for your cordial reply to my ealier comment.

wiltshire seagull wrote:

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

I would like to agree but I do think they (WH at least) were good enough to start those games and should be seriously considered for the cup match. As for the Albion Fan in London calling for Barnes and Dicker to start... Why? I am shelling out a lot of money to see these games and I want to see the best available selection. Maybe the club can open a refund office when they demand top dollar for a team that is obviously not the top selection. Oh well, wait and see. Fingers crossed (I think they are now permanently fixed in that position - arthritis or the eternal optimist...!) Interesting comment re Toby - maybe he can grab a bench spot... Interesting to see Blackburn have just signed fellow Norwegian Joshua King from Man U for £1M. He seems to be good enough so...

Why does everyone hate Dicker? IMHO, he is one of the best passers' (is that a word) in the club. Agree thatg I would like to see Toby start and I guess it's probably mandatory for Kaz to start against his former club. I am really looking forward to the Albion acquitting themselves well against a good side.
Final thought for the day, RESPECT your fellow posters whether you agree with them or not. No point in threatening or being rude, it's only a game, lol
UTA,... Love our club and love yourself, man...

Good grief! Was that aimed at me...? I don't hate Dicker and didn't make any disparaging remarks about him. I may have queried his automatic selection but no more. Nor did I disrespect or insult the Fan in London. Having read some of the preceding drivel on this thread (you all know who you are!) I think there is a dose of hypersensitivity in the air.

UTA - Fingers crossed for a good Saturday lunch (pie and pint!!!)

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

wiltshire seagull wrote:

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

I would like to agree but I do think they (WH at least) were good enough to start those games and should be seriously considered for the cup match. As for the Albion Fan in London calling for Barnes and Dicker to start... Why? I am shelling out a lot of money to see these games and I want to see the best available selection. Maybe the club can open a refund office when they demand top dollar for a team that is obviously not the top selection. Oh well, wait and see. Fingers crossed (I think they are now permanently fixed in that position - arthritis or the eternal optimist...!) Interesting comment re Toby - maybe he can grab a bench spot... Interesting to see Blackburn have just signed fellow Norwegian Joshua King from Man U for £1M. He seems to be good enough so...

Why does everyone hate Dicker? IMHO, he is one of the best passers' (is that a word) in the club. Agree thatg I would like to see Toby start and I guess it's probably mandatory for Kaz to start against his former club. I am really looking forward to the Albion acquitting themselves well against a good side.
Final thought for the day, RESPECT your fellow posters whether you agree with them or not. No point in threatening or being rude, it's only a game, lol
UTA,... Love our club and love yourself, man...

Good grief! Was that aimed at me...? I don't hate Dicker and didn't make any disparaging remarks about him. I may have queried his automatic selection but no more. Nor did I disrespect or insult the Fan in London. Having read some of the preceding drivel on this thread (you all know who you are!) I think there is a dose of hypersensitivity in the air.

UTA - Fingers crossed for a good Saturday lunch (pie and pint!!!)

Ha! JM, no worries, mate. Certainly, querying your Dicker comment but certainly NOT meaning to implicate you in the pathetic handbags between Freeloader and Hovite, lol. This kind of childish stuff is a reason why so many people don't bother with this site much, IMHO. UTA .........

Baldseagull wrote:

Freeloaders wrote:
One of the top scouts in sussex over many a year Dave Allen finds young Charlie Gilmour.A young 13 year old former Hove Park schoolboy for Arsenal.Like with Barry & Grant Hall without playing first team football the big guys soon find out about them.If Barker,OatwayJr,Rodg


ers,Dickenson,and JFC had any real talent clubs like MUFC,Chelsea,Spurs,A


rsenal,and many more would soon find out about them and come calling.

JFC rejected offers from Aston Villa and Arsenal to sign with Brighton.

Pure rubbish thats what the club told you.Think for yurself my friend.If a club like Arsenal wanted a young player like this they would have him.

yourself

Bob! wrote:
Dobbie & Hoskins up front please!
Let's see what they can do from the start.

Look out of their league, just for longer?

wiltshire seagull wrote:

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

wiltshire seagull wrote:

Jonathan Mouette wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
Having paid full price for my ticket I expect to see a full-strength team. If Dobbie and Hoskins aren't good enough to start against the likes of Millwall or Ipswich then they certainly aren't good enough to start against Newcastle.

I would like to agree but I do think they (WH at least) were good enough to start those games and should be seriously considered for the cup match. As for the Albion Fan in London calling for Barnes and Dicker to start... Why? I am shelling out a lot of money to see these games and I want to see the best available selection. Maybe the club can open a refund office when they demand top dollar for a team that is obviously not the top selection. Oh well, wait and see. Fingers crossed (I think they are now permanently fixed in that position - arthritis or the eternal optimist...!) Interesting comment re Toby - maybe he can grab a bench spot... Interesting to see Blackburn have just signed fellow Norwegian Joshua King from Man U for £1M. He seems to be good enough so...

Why does everyone hate Dicker? IMHO, he is one of the best passers' (is that a word) in the club. Agree thatg I would like to see Toby start and I guess it's probably mandatory for Kaz to start against his former club. I am really looking forward to the Albion acquitting themselves well against a good side.
Final thought for the day, RESPECT your fellow posters whether you agree with them or not. No point in threatening or being rude, it's only a game, lol
UTA,... Love our club and love yourself, man...

Good grief! Was that aimed at me...? I don't hate Dicker and didn't make any disparaging remarks about him. I may have queried his automatic selection but no more. Nor did I disrespect or insult the Fan in London. Having read some of the preceding drivel on this thread (you all know who you are!) I think there is a dose of hypersensitivity in the air.

UTA - Fingers crossed for a good Saturday lunch (pie and pint!!!)

Ha! JM, no worries, mate. Certainly, querying your Dicker comment but certainly NOT meaning to implicate you in the pathetic handbags between Freeloader and Hovite, lol. This kind of childish stuff is a reason why so many people don't bother with this site much, IMHO. UTA .........

Actually I was doing this site a favour by going to meet Freeloader to see if he was a man of his word and would turn up. He didn't and my integrity remains intact.

He was the one that asked me to name the time & place and I did.

Sorry if anyone has a problem with that.