What have Brighton got that we don't?

[DesWalker]

1 minute ago, dadams2k11 said:

 

That's not true. We had the togetherness from the beginning of last season when the tragic Shoreham Air Crash happened that's why we were so close last year. We have kept the squad together from last season and recruited very smartly. Duffy and Murray being the obvious two. 

 

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[RichSheffWeds]

Fair play to Brighton. Good team, manager and clever recruitment.

 

Bloom has taken the financial gamble and it will pay off for them.

 

If they had failed this year they would be selling players to balance the FFP position.

 

[PortlandOwl]

That new 360 degree viewing platform thingy on the sea front. Looks smart.

[darklord]

Friendly fans

 

 

And little flags 

 

[Greenhgate Owl]

The better manager simple as that

 

plays the players where they are best ,not playing cm on the wings.

 

If he somehow got sacked or resigned ,id snap your hand of for him

[Guest Copthorneowl]

Training facilities and set up to die for.

 

Oh nearly forgot director who takes me in for free.

[Guest dadams2k11]

6 minutes ago, full fathom five said:

SMALL MARGINS  (ooohhhh mrs)

 

No injuries  to key players all at the same time? Which could happen and hopefully  coincide with us eventually going up the gears back to our best.

 

Take their 4 best players away for a number of games and see how they cope. 

 

We will come through this spell and teams like Brighton, L##ds, Udders, Barnsley ect will suffer dips in form which will probably coincide with injuries to key players.

 

Keep the faith in Carlos and his team.

 

Play off semi final first leg springs to mind. 

[SiJ]

Just now, dadams2k11 said:

 

Play off semi final first leg springs to mind. 

Still crying about that one then. 

[StudentOwl]

24 minutes ago, Skyline said:

They cross the ball for the big man in the box and are very effective from set pieces. 

They've only scored two more goals than us all season from set-pieces, we've actually scored a higher proportion of our goals from set-pieces than they have

[full fathom five]

4 minutes ago, dadams2k11 said:

 

Play off semi final first leg springs to mind. 

NUMBER OF GAMES not one game.

 

Though it does prove the point I'm making that any team missing key players at the same time makes it hard for any team to perform to their best.

[Otto_Man]

36 minutes ago, BIG D said:

|  HOME					|  AWAY
		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Bournemouth	46	13	7	3	48	25	13	5	5	50	20	+53	90 (C)
2	Watford	46	14	4	5	48	22	13	4	6	43	28	+41	89 (P)
3	Norwich	46	12	6	5	50	24	13	5	5	38	24	+40	86 (P)
4	Middlesbro	46	15	5	3	42	12	10	5	8	26	25	+31	85
5	Brentford	46	12	6	5	46	28	11	3	9	32	31	+19	78
6	Ipswich	46	15	5	3	40	18	7	7	9	32	36	+18	78
7	Wolves	46	13	6	4	42	23	9	6	8	28	33	+14	78
8	Derby	46	12	7	4	48	24	9	7	7	37	32	+29	77
9	Blackburn	46	11	6	6	37	28	6	10	7	29	31	+7	67
10	Birmingham	46	10	7	6	29	31	6	8	9	25	33	-10	63
11	Cardiff	46	10	5	8	31	30	6	9	8	26	31	-4	62
12	Charlton	46	9	9	5	32	27	5	9	9	22	33	-6	60
13	Sheff Wed	46	5	11	7	16	20	9	7	7	27	29	-6	60
14	Nottm Forest	46	9	5	9	37	32	6	9	8	34	37	+2	59
15	Leeds	46	8	6	9	22	24	7	5	11	28	37	-11	56
16	Huddersfield	46	8	8	7	34	34	5	8	10	24	41	-17	55
17	Fulham	46	9	5	9	36	38	5	5	13	26	45	-21	52
18	Bolton	46	9	8	6	35	27	4	4	15	19	40	-13	51
19	Reading	46	8	5	10	24	25	5	6	12	24	44	-21	50
20	Brighton	46	6	8	9	26	29	4	9	10	18	25	-10	47
21	Rotherham	46	8	7	8	31	34	3	9	11	15	33	-21	46 *
22	Millwall	46	5	7	11	25	40	4	7	12	17	36	-34	41 (R)
23	Wigan	46	3	8	12	18	29	6	4	13	21	35	-25	39 (R)
24	Blackpool	46	4	7	12	18	35	0	7	16	18	56	-55	26 (R)

 

I think that's a bit misleading D, they were on an upward trajectory under Poyet and Garcia, lost their way a bit when they appointed Sami Hyypia, but got back on track under Hughton.

 

i think the two seasons before the one you've highlighted they made the play offs.

[Guest timrud]

A train station next to the ground

[SiJ]

Bar one blip Brighton have been pretty much a permanent fixture in the top 6 since they came up under Poyet several years ago. 

 

They've got a good manager and a talented squad of players, plus a debt of nearly 30 million (not that ours will be much better). 

 

Last season they were a win at Boro away from getting promoted and finished 15 or so points ahead of us. We out performed them in the play offs (despite their incessant crying and that first half at the Amex) and were able to dump them out. We wouldn't exactly be the first team in the play off history to knock out a better side. 

 

A promotion to the Prem has been on the cards for Brighton for a good four, five years. Last season was the first time that Wednesday have got into the Championship play offs and have looked like a promotion contender since relegation from the Prem in 2000. 

[trotter]

Pace

[BRADDO]

A better transfer policy. They don't sign 8 players in the hope that 2 of them will make the starting 11, thereby squandering vital resoutces.

 

A manager who has been there, done that.

 

In May, the championship title.

 

 

[Skyline]

20 minutes ago, StudentOwl said:

They've only scored two more goals than us all season from set-pieces, we've actually scored a higher proportion of our goals from set-pieces than they have

Really? I'm surprised at that, everytime I watch Brighton they seem to score or come very close from most set pieces. 

 

They still managet to get very good balls into a dangerous area from out wide something I think we lack. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, trotter said:

Pace

 

Is Hale at Hove Albion?

[Lythamowl]

a clue....?

[Big Jack]

We are playing catch up, their squad has been established 2 years longer than us. 

[chrisf]

To answer the question posed in the title of the thread: blue and white stripes...