Upson blinded for Wednesday's opening goal

Matthew Upson on his Albion debut Matthew Upson on his Albion debut

MATT Upson was denied a blinding debut for Albion – by the sun.

The former England centre- half made a steady start to his loan stint from Stoke after Leroy Lita eluded him from Michail Antonio’s cross to launch Sheffield Wenesday’s 3-1 victory with a freak early goal.

Upson revealed: “The sun was coming down in that corner and I didn’t even see the ball leave the guy’s (Antonio) foot. It kind of flashed past both of us. I think he (Lita) stuck his foot up, it him on the foot, in the face and went in the top corner. It was one of those days.”

Upson was impressed by ten-man Albion’s second-half response after Danny Pugh doubled Wednesday’s lead from the free-kick awarded for Ashley Barnes’ red card.

The Seagulls, with Craig Mackail-Smith brought on to pep up the attack, halved the arrears through Andrea Orlandi, only to immediately concede a scrappy third forced in by Antonio from a corner.

Upson said: “I thought when we came out second half with a slightly different shape with ten men we killed them for 20 minutes and possibly should have been level at 2-2 and had a really strong foothold in the game.

“But it wasn’t to be. We kept plugging away and I thought everyone’s attitude was fantastic. The lads keep wanting the ball, which is nice. I was impressed.

“It feels like a game we shouldn’t have lost. There were some sloppy goals and that cost us but I didn’t feel particularly threatened or dominated all afternoon in the way a 3-1 defeat would suggest.”

Comments(44)

Far gull says...
12:05pm Mon 4 Feb 13

' it feels like a game we shouldn't have lost' . welcome to our season matthew may you help rectify the situation.

Far gull says...
12:06pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Correction that should read a game we shouldn't have drawn ,but won.

tinker111 says...
1:12pm Mon 4 Feb 13

M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well

mikeygit says...
1:16pm Mon 4 Feb 13

I have heard of some injuries--calf strain, hamstrings etc--but BLINDNESS!!! Hope he's not out for too long!!!

FatherTed11 says...
1:21pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Blinded?! Typical over the top Argus headline.

pappaK says...
1:51pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Trendy sunglasses for everyone is the GO

pjwilk says...
2:25pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Who won the toss.Wednesday probobly know which way to kick if its sunny blinding the defenders and goalkeeper.Never mind move on.

pjwilk says...
2:28pm Mon 4 Feb 13

P.S. get rid of those ridiculous green shorts and socks,white is much better,they looked like a load of cabbages or cucumbers(remember the deck chair kits ,rediculous)

Old Scrote of the Amex says...
2:43pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
What a lot of bile! Even Lita couldn't see it, which is why he kicked it into his own face.

the taffster says...
2:46pm Mon 4 Feb 13

why wasnt lita blinded by the sun then?

Perseus says...
3:07pm Mon 4 Feb 13

I thought Upson had boobed, but on the TV highlights the light was low in the sky and low shadows

Old Scrote of the Amex says...
3:20pm Mon 4 Feb 13

the taffster wrote:
why wasnt lita blinded by the sun then?
He was...

Hovite says...
3:23pm Mon 4 Feb 13

The commentary said the glare of the sun is in Upsons eyes and he cant see the ball, live as it was happening.

The truth prevails on this one.

Freeloaders says...
3:37pm Mon 4 Feb 13

the taffster wrote:
why wasnt lita blinded by the sun then?
Just read the words of Dobbie.Almost word for word of what Nooney said just before he left.Murray 25 goals in 28 games.Outstanding championship player."FACT."

VileFreeloader says...
3:57pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Freeloaders wrote:
the taffster wrote:
why wasnt lita blinded by the sun then?
Just read the words of Dobbie.Almost word for word of what Nooney said just before he left.Murray 25 goals in 28 games.Outstanding championship player."FACT."
And your point?

VegasSeagull says...
4:00pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Freeloader we all know that there are some players at the club that you would like to see gone, you have made that clear and you have told us the reasons why.
Am I right in saying that you would also like to see Gus gone?

Freeloaders says...
4:24pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.

VileFreeloader says...
4:46pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?

tug509 says...
4:48pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
You look straight at the sun,and see how good your eyes are after,he missed the ball once you miss the point all the time. UTA

tug509 says...
4:49pm Mon 4 Feb 13

pjwilk wrote:
Who won the toss.Wednesday probobly know which way to kick if its sunny blinding the defenders and goalkeeper.Never mind move on.
Good point,we would do the same!. UTA

tug509 says...
5:02pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Nice to see the proper Albion fans defend our lads,Hovite,Old scrote,Vegas,and a welcome addition,imho VileFreeloader.
Look out trolls,or get stamped on. UTA

saraman says...
5:10pm Mon 4 Feb 13

''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!

dave from bexill says...
5:13pm Mon 4 Feb 13

saraman wrote:
''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!
Manfred Mann

tug509 says...
5:15pm Mon 4 Feb 13

saraman wrote:
''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!
Summer of 75,one of my all time favourites,i even like the new seven and a half minute version. Maybe Norman could do a new version?!. UTA

saraman says...
5:22pm Mon 4 Feb 13

dave from bexill wrote:
saraman wrote: ''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann? Seems a bit late for Paul Jones.

pappaK says...
5:24pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Keep talking FREELOADER,someday you will say something intellIgent,like on the 30th Feb

tinker111 says...
5:41pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
What a lot of bile! Even Lita couldn't see it, which is why he kicked it into his own face.
TELL OLD SCROTE

tinker111 says...
5:44pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tug509 wrote:
tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
You look straight at the sun,and see how good your eyes are after,he missed the ball once you miss the point all the time. UTA
LITA SUN GOAL ?????

tinker111 says...
5:46pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
What a lot of bile! Even Lita couldn't see it, which is why he kicked it into his own face.
AND SCORED WHERE WAS MU ?????

tinker111 says...
5:51pm Mon 4 Feb 13

dave from bexill wrote:
saraman wrote:
''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!
Manfred Mann
M U

saraman says...
5:55pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tinker111 wrote:
dave from bexill wrote:
saraman wrote: ''Blinded by the light'' That would be good for a song!
Manfred Mann
M U
What?

mark by the sea says...
6:07pm Mon 4 Feb 13

VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .

jockithenoo says...
6:48pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tinker111 wrote:
Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
tinker111 wrote:
M U thats rubbish you just misjudged it and off the pace as well
What a lot of bile! Even Lita couldn't see it, which is why he kicked it into his own face.
AND SCORED WHERE WAS MU ?????
You are so full of it i can smell it change you're tag to stinker.
Lita missed it and it rebounded off his face
UTA

hannover seagull says...
9:56pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Leave MU alone

He played a blinder

UTA.................

tinker111 says...
10:22pm Mon 4 Feb 13

hannover seagull wrote:
Leave MU alone

He played a blinder

UTA.................
best quote on here

tug509 says...
10:46pm Mon 4 Feb 13

tinker111 wrote:
hannover seagull wrote:
Leave MU alone

He played a blinder

UTA.................
best quote on here
tinker 111,you are a pain,and personally i think your name is tinker 1,but you are such a self satisfying little jerk it came out 111!. UTA

Old Scrote of the Amex says...
11:24pm Mon 4 Feb 13

mark by the sea wrote:
VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .
I think Freeloaders is talking about Anton Rodgers and Oatway's boy, as he always flippin' is. But are you saying that Adam Hinshelwood - a player picked for the England Under 21 squad - was not worth a professional contract at a time when we were rubbish? I know you've long had in in the the whole Hinsh family, but really?

mark by the sea says...
11:31pm Mon 4 Feb 13

Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .
I think Freeloaders is talking about Anton Rodgers and Oatway's boy, as he always flippin' is. But are you saying that Adam Hinshelwood - a player picked for the England Under 21 squad - was not worth a professional contract at a time when we were rubbish? I know you've long had in in the the whole Hinsh family, but really?
It's my whole point really, we had two three other hinslewoods, Adam was a fair player, the other two shocking. Which kind of obscures Adam as a ex player? If you get my point.
I have to say I can see his point on oatway jr, I have never heard of a player getting picked up in the modern game from basically a pub side.
I have feeling the two lads who joined recently for the developement. Squad will be the first of a new bunch for next season, I don't think many will be spared.

Baldseagull says...
11:52pm Mon 4 Feb 13

mark by the sea wrote:
Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .
I think Freeloaders is talking about Anton Rodgers and Oatway's boy, as he always flippin' is. But are you saying that Adam Hinshelwood - a player picked for the England Under 21 squad - was not worth a professional contract at a time when we were rubbish? I know you've long had in in the the whole Hinsh family, but really?
It's my whole point really, we had two three other hinslewoods, Adam was a fair player, the other two shocking. Which kind of obscures Adam as a ex player? If you get my point.
I have to say I can see his point on oatway jr, I have never heard of a player getting picked up in the modern game from basically a pub side.
I have feeling the two lads who joined recently for the developement. Squad will be the first of a new bunch for next season, I don't think many will be spared.
Take a look where CMS was playing at Charlie Oatway Juniors age, or Craig Noone.

mark by the sea says...
6:13am Tue 5 Feb 13

Baldseagull wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .
I think Freeloaders is talking about Anton Rodgers and Oatway's boy, as he always flippin' is. But are you saying that Adam Hinshelwood - a player picked for the England Under 21 squad - was not worth a professional contract at a time when we were rubbish? I know you've long had in in the the whole Hinsh family, but really?
It's my whole point really, we had two three other hinslewoods, Adam was a fair player, the other two shocking. Which kind of obscures Adam as a ex player? If you get my point.
I have to say I can see his point on oatway jr, I have never heard of a player getting picked up in the modern game from basically a pub side.
I have feeling the two lads who joined recently for the developement. Squad will be the first of a new bunch for next season, I don't think many will be spared.
Take a look where CMS was playing at Charlie Oatway Juniors age, or Craig Noone.
Neither were playing for a team .like east Preston, noone was at Liverpool an Wrexham till he was 15' so coached properly.
I think your find the developement squad will be shipped out this summer, and. New blood brought in, jr is 21 years of age, to big a transition from pub to potential premiership .

saraman says...
7:29am Tue 5 Feb 13

The Argus reports this morning that Gus will continue to try and sign Dijk during the summer. Sounds good to me.

dave from bexill says...
7:51am Tue 5 Feb 13

hannover seagull wrote:
Leave MU alone

He played a blinder

UTA.................
Brilliant

seagullsovergrimsby says...
11:09am Tue 5 Feb 13

the taffster wrote:
why wasnt lita blinded by the sun then?
He was , scored a fluky goal because he stuck out his right leg for a volley and the ball bobbled up onto his chest and face before looping into the goal.

Freeloaders says...
4:43pm Tue 5 Feb 13

mark by the sea wrote:
Baldseagull wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
VileFreeloader wrote:
Freeloaders wrote:
Did Southampton give Dean Wilkins son a free job for know good reason.How comes you lot are not asking about Croft.Anyone starting to understand why Norwich got it off the wage bill asap.Peterborough had 4 freeloaders off the clubs wage bill in seconds.
Don't know about Dean Wilkins, but the manager Paul Simpson gave a contract to his son, Jake. He is not alone. Your point? Still upset you didn't follow the footsteps?
There are hundreds of examples in life of help ups, or because of who you know.. Bridcutt for example was recommended by Antonio rogers father, for those who don't know rogers was youth team manager of Chelsea when we beat them at the withdean.
Sadly that's life in all walks of life.
I think free loader is talking more about the HInshlewood era, when anyone with that name was given a contract here, then if that failed kit man or something else.
All clubs have what appears to be jobs for the boys, sometimes in hindsight for example Forster step some getting a deal would have the lad failed to make the grade, another example of it.
The club are about to embark on what has been needed for a decade, a quality youth system producing premiership players, next summer the club will bring in a new broom at youth level .. 30 million pound training academy will need better than hInsh family tree .
I think Freeloaders is talking about Anton Rodgers and Oatway's boy, as he always flippin' is. But are you saying that Adam Hinshelwood - a player picked for the England Under 21 squad - was not worth a professional contract at a time when we were rubbish? I know you've long had in in the the whole Hinsh family, but really?
It's my whole point really, we had two three other hinslewoods, Adam was a fair player, the other two shocking. Which kind of obscures Adam as a ex player? If you get my point.
I have to say I can see his point on oatway jr, I have never heard of a player getting picked up in the modern game from basically a pub side.
I have feeling the two lads who joined recently for the developement. Squad will be the first of a new bunch for next season, I don't think many will be spared.
Take a look where CMS was playing at Charlie Oatway Juniors age, or Craig Noone.
Neither were playing for a team .like east Preston, noone was at Liverpool an Wrexham till he was 15' so coached properly.
I think your find the developement squad will be shipped out this summer, and. New blood brought in, jr is 21 years of age, to big a transition from pub to potential premiership .
Thank you mark.

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