Who in their right mind would want to own a match badge commemorating a 2-0 victory in one of the dullest matches in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy since our defeat in the competition to, er, Leyton Orient this time last year?
I can’t even remember who played. In fact, the only thing worth turning up for was the applause for Russell. Everything else about the evening was rubbish, and I doubt barely a hundred Orient supporters turned up to watch the footballing feast unfold before their own eyes either.
And when the hell did our badge start looking like that?!
We might not agree with Poyet’s views that the competition is totally pointless (not when we’ve paid to watch it anyway) but come on, this is taking the biscuit. It’s not the FA Cup Final, it’s not the Play-off Final, it’s not even the JPT final. It’s the first round of the least prestigious competition in professional football!!! Seriously, with crap on ebay like this, it makes you realise what a small-time outfit Orient really are. Quite apt for Dean Cox then really!
Once again, apologies to The Seagull Love Review, but we’re sure there’s going to be plenty more “Ebay crap” to go around for both of us to feature. As long as nobody is buying it…
(Closer inspection of the seller seems to suggest they actually make badges for just about every pointless game of football in existance. Sounds like a businessplan set up by someone with all the entrepreneurial skills of the owners of Portsmouth FC!)
A crowd of over three thousand turned out at the Withdean Stadium on Wednesday night to welcome back former manager Russell Slade.
Big Russ brought his Leyton Orient side to the south coast to take on his Albion successor in the first round of the Johnstones Paint Trophy.
With Gus’ comments in the media that he wants the league to scrap the JPT, it was with no surprise that the pace of the game was pedestrian for the majority as the Albion offered little in the way of entertainment for the paying crowd as Orient held on for a comfortable 2-0 win thanks to a deflected effort from Dean Cox and a header by Ryan Jarvis from Matthew Spring’s freekick.
Here are some highlights captured randomly during the game: (Contains some strong language)
And finally here is Russell shaking hands with Gus Poyet after the game:
Note to Tony and Gus — If you want to put bums on seats next season, then you need to make a good impression on the kids at the Withdean in games like this. Why would they possibly want to come again as paying spectators after the display last night? Gus coming out and telling the press before the game that he’d like to see the JPT scrapped was a big error. I’m sure many that had purchased tickets beforehand would not have done if they knew his attitude on the competition.
There’s not much to be said about transfer window deadline day that hasn’t been said before.
LuaLua is signing. No he’s not. Yet he is. No he’s not. We’re still waiting to hear. Yes, he’s signing. *ping* - Club text, LuaLua signs until January. Get in.
Gus is still hopeful of signing a striker. We’re close to signing a striker. We want to sign a striker. We’re going to use the rest of the budget on a striker. 6pm - “we have a deal already in the pipeline for a new striker; we hope to complete this ahead of the next league game.” ‘Sake.
So, nothing new there really. We’re still waiting with our fingers crossed, although it now looks to either be a free transfer or a loan signing. Intruiging.
We have though signed Norwegian Eminem lookalike and striker Torbjorn Agdestein from Norwegian Stord, who will go into our new development squad. He is a striker apparently. Happy days indeed!!
After Barnsley’s match at the weekend, their manager Mark Robins confirmed that Albion boss Gus Poyet is after their striker Iain Hume.
Reports have linked him with a move for 200k, although Preston are thought to be interested, which might scupper our plans.
His striking record suggests he’d be a squad striker - he averages a goal every 1-4 games, although most of those games have been at Championship level, suggesting he’s probably a better bet than current back-up forwards Hart and Holroyd.
He’s struggled for form though since a horrific head injury picked up in a match against Sheffield United in 2008.
Still, it’s encouraging to be linked with a name shortly before the close of the transfer window that isn’t Lua Lua. Watch this space!
Tonight at 9pm sees the return of the critically acclaimed Albion Moan-In for the first show of the new season.
Tonight we will be discussing:
The Transfer Window - it slams shut this week. who would you like to see the albion make a last-gasp bid for and were do we need to strengthen in order to achieve mr blooms promotion aim?
Strikers - even stevie wonder can see we are crying out for another goal scoring forward. do you think we will get one, and if so, who would you like to see pulling on the stripes?
Ankergren - the big dane seems to be dividing opinion. is he a good signing, or can the day when sexy pete is back in the net not come quick enough for you?
Falmer Walkway - what would you have engraved on your slab of concrete outside the Amex?
Old Friends Return - Leyton Orient visit the Withdean on Wednesday night in the Johnstones Paint Trophy. Dean Cox, Alex Revell and everyone’s favourite Scottt Mcgleish could play in the game, but the biggest return is that of former manager Russell Slade, what sort of reception will you give him?
A member of the WeAreBrighton team couldn’t but notice a bit of a scuffle at full time today. Anyone know what this was all about?
Loads of police were at Preston Park station before the game, which seemed a little over the top given that we were playing Walsall at Withdean, where there isn’t exactly a lot of previous.
For it then to seemingly “kick off” at the end of the match which the Albion won was quite baffling.
Hopefully someone can shed some light on it.
And no, we won’t be applying for a job with the Argus photographers any time soon…
Sorry we’ve been slack recently - but in all honesty, there’s not been too much to report that we haven’t been able to cover in 140 characters.
We’re counting down until the closure of the transfer window. The problem is, so is everyone else. And sadly, The Argus quotes from Gus about the 20+ goal striker and Lua Lua seem to be getting more negative each morning. Still, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that Bloom comes up with the goods.
Of course, it could be argued that Bloom has already come up with the goods. It’s worth checking out the latest “Amex” pictures on the club website.
We lost at Sheffield over the weekend. And it showed why we need the striker - Murray and Barnes just don't have the pace or consistency to bang in 20+ goals, despite Glenn looking a class act against Rochdale 7 days earlier. There will be a Crocs on Tour shortly, fear not fans. Suffice to say though, the ref was an absolute bastard.
Anyway, sorry once again for the lack of updates to the blog. To pass the time between the next update, Albion Moan-In fans might wish to check out our very own “Randy’s” views on the defeat last weekend. And if that isn’t enough for you, our tribute to Colin Hawkins should have you in stitches.
Enjoy - let’s hope for a productive week on the transfer front!
There is nothing sweeter in football than scoring in the last minute. And there is nothing worse than seeing your side concede a costly last minute goal, particularly when it is the result of a spectacular goalkeeper cock-up by a new signing.
This was the aftermath of the reactions of one home fan at Withdean yesterday, who was so frustrated at Casper Ankergren’s mistake that he took it out on a conveniently located bin:
After winning the fans over in the second half of last season, having drawn praise from Steve Bruce in Portugal and after getting off to a flyer at Swindon last Saturday, the We Are Brighton team are gutted to hear of Alan Navarro’s ruptured cruciate ligament suffered at Northampton last night.
We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to see him running our midfield again soon.
