I thought we looked very nervous in the first half, too many players wanted rid of the ball but Brighton closed us down very quickly which didn’t allow us to play. The goal gave us confidence to push forward but I don’t think anything would have changed the result to be honestNot so much gone at you from the off but We shouldn’t have stood off so much first half. Gave you far too much space and time especially on the wings. You always had an easy out ball.
Second half we much better. Pushed a little higher and in final 20 went after you with greater confidence and commitment.
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Seems a common theme not only from our supporters but Brighton too that had we one for it we could have done better but it’s not our managers way or policy and I predict we will still be saying the same n the forthcoming games.
I thought we played with some pride this afternoon, but were beaten by a much better team who scored two very well taken headers. I'm not sure about Brighton's expensive new striker, but their no.11 Knockaert, who completely gave us (Barrett) the run around, will be going into my fantasy football team.
Just got back.enjoyable day but totally outclassed from start to finish. That isn’t a gripe against the boys but Brighton were much much better than we were. McNulty and JCH worked well but had scraps to feed on all day. Both grimmer and Haynes had tough days and had little cover from their forward counterparts which Brighton exposed a lot. Losing two headed goals was disappointing but couldn’t believe that our fans were getting on the back of Burge for them, he had no chance but our defense were second best most of the day.
No shame in the expected defeat, they worked hard all game but the gulf in class was very showing. Good luck to Brighton in the next round (they will need it) but they were great hosts.
Disagree, the gulf in quality was too great for us to go for it.
I think that Barrett has a problem with his hip as he does not seem to move as freely as would have expected. He bottled one tackle today and also had a cast iron chance to shoot at goal but pulled his leg out as the tackle was coming in. The lad seems to not have confidence that he is over the injury he suffered before he came to usI thought Clarke-Harris had a very good game. Put himself about well, won fouls, took his chance when it came. If we can get the ball to him then he should get goals in league 2. Better in the air than I thought he was too.
Barett however is an embarrassment, man should be set to fat camp.
We will need a lot of luck. Thanks for your nice comments as well.Just got back.enjoyable day but totally outclassed from start to finish. That isn’t a gripe against the boys but Brighton were much much better than we were. McNulty and JCH worked well but had scraps to feed on all day. Both grimmer and Haynes had tough days and had little cover from their forward counterparts which Brighton exposed a lot. Losing two headed goals was disappointing but couldn’t believe that our fans were getting on the back of Burge for them, he had no chance but our defense were second best most of the day.
No shame in the expected defeat, they worked hard all game but the gulf in class was very showing. Good luck to Brighton in the next round (they will need it) but they were great hosts.
Err no, many teams were but Brighton were very low spenders in the Championship. In our last couple of seasons we brought Duffy 4m, Knocky 1.5m, Murray 3m and a couple of others for small fees, Murray and Duffy were rested todayThat’s why they premiership footballers. They do usually tend to be bigger stronger fitter and much much quicker man for man.
This is the same team that was spending 30 million a year in the championship on their squad, year after year to get promoted.
Chin up.
LFC were at the Amex a month or so back, totally outplayed us, then Chelski who had Hazard worth more than our team that day. They outclassed us.
This result may be a blessing in disguise for you, league 1 with promotion is the best option, the cup is a distraction.
Weren't you racking up silly high losses?Err no, many teams were but Brighton were very low spenders in the Championship. In our last couple of seasons we brought Duffy 4m, Knocky 1.5m, Murray 3m and a couple of others for small fees, Murray and Duffy were rested today
When we reached the promised land l as st summer, THEN we spent 13m on Isqueirdo (who was not in the squad today) and 15 on Locadia who made his debut today. In short the money has been spent this season.
Hasn’t it been the Premier League for the last 10 season?:emoji_thinking:Thank you, more so for just putting ‘chin’ rather than ‘chins’
I agree; I want us to, and we also need to lose the distraction of the cup and concentrate on our league games. The last three games tell me that the players have been distracted and yesterday proved it. Even though we struggled we were still better than we have been in the past three league games. Just hope we can take some of that effort into our game one saturday
Good luck with your fight in the premiership
Weren't you racking up silly high losses?
That was probably one of the best modern grounds I’ve been to! Great day out, not as good as MK though.
Thought Clarke-Harris had a great game and was physical and linked play.
I enjoyed my day out at the AMEX Stadium yesterday. Just a few thoughts.4,335 Coventry fans, the second highest number of away supporters at the Amex after Arsenal, 4,449. Crowd 26,966.
Brighton spent about £5 million a year (net) in the Championship on players. FFP prevented spending any more. It did not stop a few clubs spending more though. In the last two years the spending limit increased to £39 million over 3 years but only of the owner converted the extra dosh to equity/shares. I don't think any of the clubs outside the Premier League can afford to buy players when the parachute payments run out. That is why Derby, Forest and Leeds are still stuck in the second tier. Wages are crippling enough without buying success on a gamble to go up. Wages in the Championship often equals the total income of the clubs.
After Brighton failed to get promotion in 2013-14, they had to sell players to balance the books with predictable results of a bad season in 2014-15.
I remember Coventry going up with new infrastructure in 1967. Brighton made it 50 years later which is a long time to wait. Late seventies promotion to Division 1 was a false dawn.
Hasn’t it been the Premier League for the last 10 season?:emoji_thinking:
I had a look on the Mancs board around about the time of the draw last night.I hope You (Brighton) beat man u and progress. Can,t stand man u.
Or chelsea. And plastics.
Was walking around the supermarket this morning and saw a chelsea ‘fan’ in his polo shirt, strolling about happy as larry
For some reason it really wound me up this mornin,really got to me.
In my minds eye i tipped his trolley over, kicked his groceries about, and asked him if he was lost and needed directions to cov station and the times of the euston trains.
What actually happened was i walked passed him without incident
I had a look on the Mancs board around about the time of the draw last night.
They were delighted with the draw and are already talking about who they want in the semi final. I wonder whether Hughson will put out a full strength team......TBH I would love to beat them with the players that have played in the cup games....beat em, I am a dreamer.
The traffic was bad but was multiplied because of the engineering works which meant no trains westbound from Brighton.I enjoyed my day out at the AMEX Stadium yesterday. Just a few thoughts.
I thought the stadium was great. You could see that the stadium certainly belonged to B and HA with all of the pictures and Brighton paraphernalia all the way around. This is something we have never really had at the Ricoh and possibly never will now. We have a few Neanderthals who attach themselves to the club and travel to the bigger games.However the atmosphere was really relaxed around the ground. I wouldn’t always feel comfortable wearing my Sky Blue scarf at some away venues but never felt unwelcome at all yesterday. Brighton fans, the police and the stewards were all friendly and helpful. My son pointed out how many children, families and females there were among your support, and that the place has a real community feel to it. I thought it was great that some of your fans went to the trouble they did of making and bringing into the stadium the huge Sisu Out banner displayed at the end of the game. Well done to them. We had intended using the park and ride from Brighton Racecourse but due to traffic problems on the way down we would have missed the last bus to the ground. We therefore headed to the stadium to see if we could find somewhere to park. The traffic from 4 miles out was horrendous and we arrived at a crawl. Eventually found our way to the Bridge Carpark ( £15 to park!). This would be the one criticism of the stadium, the road system and places to park.
I enjoyed the game which was always going to be a long shot with regard to a City win. I disagree with a lot of comments on here as I think Brighton played with a very high intensity and were not therefore in second gear. I think Bruno’s reaction, the Brighton captain, to our goal shows how hard they were trying. I left this game today feeling more optimistic for our chances for the rest of the season than walking away from Colchester on Tuesday. I felt we did give it a go in the second half and that Clark-Harris looks like he could be the missing link.
I hope Brighton stay up. I think your story is the closest to ours and gives hope that once Sisu are gone we might start to claw our way back.
Falmer village is where the Swan pub is very near the Uni entrance. It is a home pub, was not in the first part of the first season. First game many Donny supporters were with us and Blackpool a few games later, unfortunately the less respectable supporters from a few clubs which you could probably guess, spoiled it and so pretty soon it was home only fans.Traffic was bad but not helped by the University open day. That must cause chaos on it's own. Thanks for the tip on leaving plenty of time, but still only arrived an hour before. Found a lovely free place to park for 4 hours in Falmer village (what a beautiful place that must've been before the A27, and still is.)
Great ground, polite stewards, friendly folk, apart from the score, whats not to like.
Stop serving chicken food in the concourse at 1pm though, whats that about?
Never in doubt. Well done.Enjoyed the game.
Firstly I hope Coventry get promoted and your eyes are now just on one aim.
From a BHA point of view it was pleasing to see a totally different defence and first starting appearances this season from Ulloa and Locadia.
I had BHA to win 3-1 with LoCadiz and Ulloa scoring, so I am happy.
Very decent and fair comments on the whole of this thread, good suppo r t from your fans, though miffed at your going down chants at the end.....hope you are wrong.
Good luck to you Skyblues.
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