Soaring with the Seagulls
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October Summary
Cup shocker
First real test in Europe
Injuries build up
Brighton 1 v 2 OM (EC)
Lopez
Possession 57%
“Our first real test in Europe. They raced into a 2-0 lead but Cheyrou got sent off late on. Lopez got a goal back but we couldn’t find the second.”
Brighton 0 v 2 Everton (L)
Possession 60%
“A disappointing loss we played well just didn’t take our chances. Both, West and Sissoko got injured for a month.”
Chelsea 2 v 2 Brighton (L)
Ulloa (2)
Possession 55%
“My first match against Chelsea since the 4-0 thrashing in the League Cup final. A good point against Chelsea. Unfortunately Lopez is out for three months. We are also still looking for our second win as well!”
Sparta Prague 0 v 3 Brighton (EC)
Ulloa (2), Philips
Possession 62%
“Ulloa scored an early goal after some bad defending by Sparta. A great away win against our main rivals for second place in the group.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Aston Villa (L)
Philips
Possession 60%
“Philips gave us a good lead however Agbonlahor equalised in the second half. We had chance after chance to score but didn’t take it!”
Brighton 3 v 0 Man Utd (LC)
Philips (2), Ulloa
Possession 51%
“We missed an early penalty however we didn’t regret it with Philips scoring an early goal. Philips added his second in the 65th minute and Ulloa scored ten minutes later. Philips and Caskey-Forster were influential and destroyed United’s midfield. There were also big names in their lineup: Rooney, Van Persie, Vidic, Carrick, Hamsik. But we still won, the League Cup seems to be our competition!”
Player of the month:
Matt Philips – was between him and Ulloa but he edges it due to his performance against United.
League position:
16th – need a win!
Cup shocker
First real test in Europe
Injuries build up
Brighton 1 v 2 OM (EC)
Lopez
Possession 57%
“Our first real test in Europe. They raced into a 2-0 lead but Cheyrou got sent off late on. Lopez got a goal back but we couldn’t find the second.”
Brighton 0 v 2 Everton (L)
Possession 60%
“A disappointing loss we played well just didn’t take our chances. Both, West and Sissoko got injured for a month.”
Chelsea 2 v 2 Brighton (L)
Ulloa (2)
Possession 55%
“My first match against Chelsea since the 4-0 thrashing in the League Cup final. A good point against Chelsea. Unfortunately Lopez is out for three months. We are also still looking for our second win as well!”
Sparta Prague 0 v 3 Brighton (EC)
Ulloa (2), Philips
Possession 62%
“Ulloa scored an early goal after some bad defending by Sparta. A great away win against our main rivals for second place in the group.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Aston Villa (L)
Philips
Possession 60%
“Philips gave us a good lead however Agbonlahor equalised in the second half. We had chance after chance to score but didn’t take it!”
Brighton 3 v 0 Man Utd (LC)
Philips (2), Ulloa
Possession 51%
“We missed an early penalty however we didn’t regret it with Philips scoring an early goal. Philips added his second in the 65th minute and Ulloa scored ten minutes later. Philips and Caskey-Forster were influential and destroyed United’s midfield. There were also big names in their lineup: Rooney, Van Persie, Vidic, Carrick, Hamsik. But we still won, the League Cup seems to be our competition!”
Player of the month:
Matt Philips – was between him and Ulloa but he edges it due to his performance against United.
League position:
16th – need a win!
November Summary
League form is still poor
Deciding Euro group games
Draw specialists
Man Utd 2 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ulloa
Possession 48%
“Shame it wasn’t the same as the cup game. Ulloa scored a late consolation. Our league form looks worrying.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Sparta Prague (EC)
Greer, Barnes
Possession 67%
“With injuries ending up having to play backup players including El-Abd at right wingback with Coleman, Bruno and Lopez out. Greer scored an early goal for us. Brought on Barnes and he gave us a second which keeps us ahead of our rivals and closing in on OM.”
Brighton 1 v 2 Arsenal (L)
Caskey-Forster
Possession 50%
“Arteta scored a lucky penalty for Arsenal and Giroud added a second. We scored a penalty in the last five minutes but couldn’t find a second. Could do with a couple of scrappy wins! LuaLua also got injured, adding to the list.”
Watford 0 v 2 Brighton (L)
Ulloa, Mackail-Smith
Possession 60%
“Our poor league form has made me forget about the bird puns. But we kept pecking away and got the result. We were lucky though they missed a penalty in the 80th minute and West also got sent off for unsportsmanlike contact. I’m generally very nice! Both our goals came in the 90th minute.”
Brighton 0 v 0 Stoke (L)
Possession 60%
“We missed a penalty in the 90th minute maybe its karma for the Watford game.”
Swansea 0 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 58%
“A good point but starting to become draw specialists.”
Player of the month:
Jake Caskey-Forster – the youngster has been great this month in the advanced playmaker role and produced good display against United and Arsenal.
League position:
13th
League form is still poor
Deciding Euro group games
Draw specialists
Man Utd 2 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ulloa
Possession 48%
“Shame it wasn’t the same as the cup game. Ulloa scored a late consolation. Our league form looks worrying.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Sparta Prague (EC)
Greer, Barnes
Possession 67%
“With injuries ending up having to play backup players including El-Abd at right wingback with Coleman, Bruno and Lopez out. Greer scored an early goal for us. Brought on Barnes and he gave us a second which keeps us ahead of our rivals and closing in on OM.”
Brighton 1 v 2 Arsenal (L)
Caskey-Forster
Possession 50%
“Arteta scored a lucky penalty for Arsenal and Giroud added a second. We scored a penalty in the last five minutes but couldn’t find a second. Could do with a couple of scrappy wins! LuaLua also got injured, adding to the list.”
Watford 0 v 2 Brighton (L)
Ulloa, Mackail-Smith
Possession 60%
“Our poor league form has made me forget about the bird puns. But we kept pecking away and got the result. We were lucky though they missed a penalty in the 80th minute and West also got sent off for unsportsmanlike contact. I’m generally very nice! Both our goals came in the 90th minute.”
Brighton 0 v 0 Stoke (L)
Possession 60%
“We missed a penalty in the 90th minute maybe its karma for the Watford game.”
Swansea 0 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 58%
“A good point but starting to become draw specialists.”
Player of the month:
Jake Caskey-Forster – the youngster has been great this month in the advanced playmaker role and produced good display against United and Arsenal.
League position:
13th
December Summary
Great league cup form continues
Youngsters shine in Euro Cup
Drawn Charlton in the FA Cup again
Everton 0 v 2 Brighton (LC)
Greer, Ulloa
Possession 53%
“Sissoko…Sissoko… a great player but another sending off makes him seem like a liability along with his injuries. Greer scored a great header and Ulloa added a second. Through to the semi’s of the league cup. Got recently relegated Newcastle and feeling confident.”
Brighton 4 v 0 Shamrock (EC)
Buckley, Mcintosh (2), El-Abd
Possession 68%
“Gave youngster Mcintosh a debut upfront with injuries to Mackail-Smith and Barnes and wanting to rest Ulloa. He set up Buckley for the opener and scored two goals, with El-Abd getting on the score sheet as well. Great debut! Definitely going up with one point separating us from OM.”
Sunderland 3 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 56%
“Ireland gave Sunderland an early lead then they raced to 3-0. We just didn’t turn up and play our normal game.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Norwich (L)
Crofts, Ulloa
Possession 62%
“Gave youngster Comyn-Platt his first game in goal. A good home victory which pushes us up the table.”
OM 3 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 51%
“A disappointing result however we finish second behind OM and ahead of Sparta Prague and Shamrock Rovers. We will play the mighty Zenit in the next round.”
Liverpool 0 v 1 Brighton (L)
Philips
Possession 50%
“Philips gave us an unlikely lead in the 39th minute. Philips almost added a second but hit the bar. But we held on. Suarez squandered numerous chances. Too busy thinking about the best way to cook a seagull!”
Brighton 1 v 2 Fulham (L)
Philips
Possession 67%
“Fulham took the lead but Philips scored a magical goal running from the half way line and powering it in. £6.5m looks like a bargain now! A last minute Berbatov won it for them. Lifts Fulham off the bottom spot.”
West Brom 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Mcintosh
Possession 56%
“An 89th minute goal by Mcintosh gave us a point.”
Brighton 3 v 0 Tottenham (L)
Ulloa (2), Crofts
Possession 62%
“Ulloa gave us an early lead and added a second in the second half. Crofts added the third. Ended their ten game unbeaten run in style! Best performance so far.”
Player of the month:
Matt Philips – has been great this month and scored a wonder goal against Fulham.
League position:
12th
Great league cup form continues
Youngsters shine in Euro Cup
Drawn Charlton in the FA Cup again
Everton 0 v 2 Brighton (LC)
Greer, Ulloa
Possession 53%
“Sissoko…Sissoko… a great player but another sending off makes him seem like a liability along with his injuries. Greer scored a great header and Ulloa added a second. Through to the semi’s of the league cup. Got recently relegated Newcastle and feeling confident.”
Brighton 4 v 0 Shamrock (EC)
Buckley, Mcintosh (2), El-Abd
Possession 68%
“Gave youngster Mcintosh a debut upfront with injuries to Mackail-Smith and Barnes and wanting to rest Ulloa. He set up Buckley for the opener and scored two goals, with El-Abd getting on the score sheet as well. Great debut! Definitely going up with one point separating us from OM.”
Sunderland 3 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 56%
“Ireland gave Sunderland an early lead then they raced to 3-0. We just didn’t turn up and play our normal game.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Norwich (L)
Crofts, Ulloa
Possession 62%
“Gave youngster Comyn-Platt his first game in goal. A good home victory which pushes us up the table.”
OM 3 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 51%
“A disappointing result however we finish second behind OM and ahead of Sparta Prague and Shamrock Rovers. We will play the mighty Zenit in the next round.”
Liverpool 0 v 1 Brighton (L)
Philips
Possession 50%
“Philips gave us an unlikely lead in the 39th minute. Philips almost added a second but hit the bar. But we held on. Suarez squandered numerous chances. Too busy thinking about the best way to cook a seagull!”
Brighton 1 v 2 Fulham (L)
Philips
Possession 67%
“Fulham took the lead but Philips scored a magical goal running from the half way line and powering it in. £6.5m looks like a bargain now! A last minute Berbatov won it for them. Lifts Fulham off the bottom spot.”
West Brom 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Mcintosh
Possession 56%
“An 89th minute goal by Mcintosh gave us a point.”
Brighton 3 v 0 Tottenham (L)
Ulloa (2), Crofts
Possession 62%
“Ulloa gave us an early lead and added a second in the second half. Crofts added the third. Ended their ten game unbeaten run in style! Best performance so far.”
Player of the month:
Matt Philips – has been great this month and scored a wonder goal against Fulham.
League position:
12th
January Summary
£15m added to my transfer budget, spending time!!!
Dramatic FA Cup game
Can we progress to the league cup final?
Signings:
In:
Tom Ince - £6.5m
Fernando Gago – loan
Out:
Mohammed Sissoko – cancelled loan
Kazenga LuaLua – loan
*Gary Hooper, Allan McGregor and De Vrij all signed pre-contracts and will sign at the end of the season
“Got a huge sum of money for the January transfer window. It was between Ince and Arda Turan who were roughly the same price, but Turan wanted £70k a week which we could barely afford plus a couple of players have match highest earner. Hopefully Ince can be as good as Philips for us. Had to terminate Sissoko loan kept getting cards and just got injured for a few months, had enough and brought in Gago. LuaLua goes on loan with Ince coming in. Hooper, McGregor and De Vrij will join at the end of the season.”
Brighton 1 v 4 Charlton (FAC)
Caskey-Forster
Possession 64%
"Gave debuts to Oliver Markoutz (signed by my director) and Sam Byram, who returned from loan. Déjà vu playing them in the cup this time last season but while we’re in the Premier League they are in League One. We were just awful making so many defensive mistakes and deserved to lose.”
Newcastle 0 v 1 Brighton (LC)
Ulloa
Possession 58%
“Ulloa gave us the lead with a scrappy goal. A good away win the league cup and hopefully can produce a good home win.”
Man City 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Coleman
Possession 47%
“Man City took an early lead but Coleman replied with a rebound for us. City had chance after chance but a heroic defensive display gave us a point. 25 shots to our 3.”
Wigan 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ulloa
Possession 66%
“These are the games we need to be winning to push up the table.”
Brighton 1 v 0 Newcastle (LC)
Ulloa
Possession 56%
“Ulloa gave us an early lead. We held to our 2-0 lead on aggregate and progress to the final to play Man City.”
Brighton 4 v 0 Southampton (L)
Coleman, Ince, Philips, Mancienne
Possession 65%
“Coleman gave us a great lead. Ince added a second after a clever Bridcutt pass. Philips added the third before half time. Mancienne added a fourth to Southampton’s misery.”
Player of the month:
Seamus Coleman – an unsung hero has been great at the wingback role for us and produced a goal and great defensive display against Man City.
League position:
12th
£15m added to my transfer budget, spending time!!!
Dramatic FA Cup game
Can we progress to the league cup final?
Signings:
In:
Tom Ince - £6.5m
Fernando Gago – loan
Out:
Mohammed Sissoko – cancelled loan
Kazenga LuaLua – loan
*Gary Hooper, Allan McGregor and De Vrij all signed pre-contracts and will sign at the end of the season
“Got a huge sum of money for the January transfer window. It was between Ince and Arda Turan who were roughly the same price, but Turan wanted £70k a week which we could barely afford plus a couple of players have match highest earner. Hopefully Ince can be as good as Philips for us. Had to terminate Sissoko loan kept getting cards and just got injured for a few months, had enough and brought in Gago. LuaLua goes on loan with Ince coming in. Hooper, McGregor and De Vrij will join at the end of the season.”
Brighton 1 v 4 Charlton (FAC)
Caskey-Forster
Possession 64%
"Gave debuts to Oliver Markoutz (signed by my director) and Sam Byram, who returned from loan. Déjà vu playing them in the cup this time last season but while we’re in the Premier League they are in League One. We were just awful making so many defensive mistakes and deserved to lose.”
Newcastle 0 v 1 Brighton (LC)
Ulloa
Possession 58%
“Ulloa gave us the lead with a scrappy goal. A good away win the league cup and hopefully can produce a good home win.”
Man City 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Coleman
Possession 47%
“Man City took an early lead but Coleman replied with a rebound for us. City had chance after chance but a heroic defensive display gave us a point. 25 shots to our 3.”
Wigan 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ulloa
Possession 66%
“These are the games we need to be winning to push up the table.”
Brighton 1 v 0 Newcastle (LC)
Ulloa
Possession 56%
“Ulloa gave us an early lead. We held to our 2-0 lead on aggregate and progress to the final to play Man City.”
Brighton 4 v 0 Southampton (L)
Coleman, Ince, Philips, Mancienne
Possession 65%
“Coleman gave us a great lead. Ince added a second after a clever Bridcutt pass. Philips added the third before half time. Mancienne added a fourth to Southampton’s misery.”
Player of the month:
Seamus Coleman – an unsung hero has been great at the wingback role for us and produced a goal and great defensive display against Man City.
League position:
12th
February Summary
League Cup final
Zenit in the cup
Mixed league form
Hull 1 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 56%
“A penalty decided this game.”
Everton 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Crofts
Possession 62%
“My 100th game in charge of Brighton ends in a draw, ironic. Everton took an early lead but Crofts replied with a screamer. We had chances in the second half but couldn’t find the net.”
Brighton 1 v 0 West Ham (L)
El-Abd
Possession 66%
“He gave us the lead. Not a very dramatic match but a win pushes us away from relegation.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Zenit (EC)
Philips
Possession 48%
“Philips gave us a surprising lead but Zenit scored in the 91st minute which gives them an away goal. Gutted.”
League cup final:
Man City 0 v 1 Brighton
Mancienne
Possession 48%
Line up: Man City – Hart, Milner, Kompany, Nastacic, Baines, Fellaini, Rodwell, Hamsik, Silva, Nasri, Aguero (4-2-3-1 narrow)
Brighton – Kuszczak, Mancienne, Greer, Coleman, Bridcutt, Frimpong, Bertrand, Philips, West, Barnes, Ulloa (2-4-3-1)
“Looking at the lineup they learnt from Chelsea’s lesson last season by putting out a very strong team. There only weaknesses is they lack real width and Milner is at right back and I will look to exploit this.”
“Both teams were lively with Ulloa and Hamsik missing chances. Baines almost opened it up with a free kick. We gave the ball away and Aguero almost punished us. Going in at 0-0 at half time with City having the better chances.
Second half: they almost scored from a corner but Kuszczak produced an outstanding save. Also I decided to swap Philips to the other wing to try and get at Milner. We limited them to long shots throughout the half. Both teams key players got injured with Silva for them and Bridcutt for us (replaced him with Bannan).
After chance after chance for City Mancienne scored a rebound from a corner in the 91st minute. We won our second league cup on the bounce! In Europe again next season.”
**
Betrand got a call up for Brighton so hopefully it can be the start of England having an Brighton core with Bridcutt, Dunk, Comyn-Platt, West, Caskey-Forster, Byram and Ince being selected soon!
Zenit 2 v 0 Brighton (EC)
Possession 53%
“Witsel gave them the lead and Hulk soon added a second. Just got outplayed today. This year in Europe has taught us a lot and hopefully we can improve for next season!”
Player of the month:
Kuszczak – has been great this month and was outstanding in the City game
League position:
12th
League Cup final
Zenit in the cup
Mixed league form
Hull 1 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 56%
“A penalty decided this game.”
Everton 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Crofts
Possession 62%
“My 100th game in charge of Brighton ends in a draw, ironic. Everton took an early lead but Crofts replied with a screamer. We had chances in the second half but couldn’t find the net.”
Brighton 1 v 0 West Ham (L)
El-Abd
Possession 66%
“He gave us the lead. Not a very dramatic match but a win pushes us away from relegation.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Zenit (EC)
Philips
Possession 48%
“Philips gave us a surprising lead but Zenit scored in the 91st minute which gives them an away goal. Gutted.”
League cup final:
Man City 0 v 1 Brighton
Mancienne
Possession 48%
Line up: Man City – Hart, Milner, Kompany, Nastacic, Baines, Fellaini, Rodwell, Hamsik, Silva, Nasri, Aguero (4-2-3-1 narrow)
Brighton – Kuszczak, Mancienne, Greer, Coleman, Bridcutt, Frimpong, Bertrand, Philips, West, Barnes, Ulloa (2-4-3-1)
“Looking at the lineup they learnt from Chelsea’s lesson last season by putting out a very strong team. There only weaknesses is they lack real width and Milner is at right back and I will look to exploit this.”
“Both teams were lively with Ulloa and Hamsik missing chances. Baines almost opened it up with a free kick. We gave the ball away and Aguero almost punished us. Going in at 0-0 at half time with City having the better chances.
Second half: they almost scored from a corner but Kuszczak produced an outstanding save. Also I decided to swap Philips to the other wing to try and get at Milner. We limited them to long shots throughout the half. Both teams key players got injured with Silva for them and Bridcutt for us (replaced him with Bannan).
After chance after chance for City Mancienne scored a rebound from a corner in the 91st minute. We won our second league cup on the bounce! In Europe again next season.”
**
Betrand got a call up for Brighton so hopefully it can be the start of England having an Brighton core with Bridcutt, Dunk, Comyn-Platt, West, Caskey-Forster, Byram and Ince being selected soon!
Zenit 2 v 0 Brighton (EC)
Possession 53%
“Witsel gave them the lead and Hulk soon added a second. Just got outplayed today. This year in Europe has taught us a lot and hopefully we can improve for next season!”
Player of the month:
Kuszczak – has been great this month and was outstanding in the City game
League position:
12th
Brighton go Brazilian!
“Always like to look out for Brazilians regens in all my saves. Found this two who will be the future of Brighton.”
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“Always like to look out for Brazilians regens in all my saves. Found this two who will be the future of Brighton.”
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Just read through your story and i must say im a fan haha! will defiantly keep an eye on it to see how you get on mate, the Brazilians seems like they could be bargins!
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If you can check out my story! been on the forum a few months but bringing it back now! would love to hear your comments!
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March Summary
The Swans come calling
Draw specialists
New youth players
Swansea offered me a great opportunity they are 6th and are offering me £20 million transfer budget. But had to stay loyal to the Seagulls!
Aston Villa 2 v 2 Brighton (L)
Barnes, Ince
Possession 55%
“Questioned the assistant manager’s choice in playing Barnes as the poacher instead of Ulloa upfront. However, I looked like a mug after he scored after 13th minutes. Ince added a second minutes later. Ollson pulled one back for Villa before half time. Lucky Villa: hit a free kick into a wall, bounces in front of Bent, 2 yards out, who scores.”
Brighton 0 v 0 Chelsea (L)
Possession 54%
“Probably not the best time to play Chelsea after they beat Sunderland 6-0. We played excellently defensively limiting Chelsea’s shot count. Dunk was phenomenal at the back. A good point!”
Arsenal 2 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 39% - woo what happened?
“Arsenal took an early lead and a penalty furthered their lead.”
Brighton 2 v 2 Man Utd (L)
Ince, Philips
Possession 52%
“Ince gave us an unlikely lead just after half time and Philips powered in the second. Former Blackpool lads have got Brighton firing! Van Persie pulled a goal back. Man Utd had a penalty but missed it. Thought my luck was in but Kagawa ruined it by scoring a total fluke. Remember the Cleverley goal against Newcastle it was just like that.”
Tom Cleverley's goal vs Newcastle | Newcastle 0-3 Manchester United 2012 | Highlights HD - YouTube
Brighton 2 v 1 Watford (L)
Ince, Buckley
Possession 63%
“We could have beaten Villa, Chelsea and United so it was good we won this game. Ince scored a penalty but Watford immediately replied. What’s wrong with us? Thankfully Buckley won it for us!”
Player of the month:
Tom Ince – been in great form assisting and scoring, the £12million I spent on both lads was worth it!
League position:
11th
The Swans come calling
Draw specialists
New youth players
Swansea offered me a great opportunity they are 6th and are offering me £20 million transfer budget. But had to stay loyal to the Seagulls!
Aston Villa 2 v 2 Brighton (L)
Barnes, Ince
Possession 55%
“Questioned the assistant manager’s choice in playing Barnes as the poacher instead of Ulloa upfront. However, I looked like a mug after he scored after 13th minutes. Ince added a second minutes later. Ollson pulled one back for Villa before half time. Lucky Villa: hit a free kick into a wall, bounces in front of Bent, 2 yards out, who scores.”
Brighton 0 v 0 Chelsea (L)
Possession 54%
“Probably not the best time to play Chelsea after they beat Sunderland 6-0. We played excellently defensively limiting Chelsea’s shot count. Dunk was phenomenal at the back. A good point!”
Arsenal 2 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 39% - woo what happened?
“Arsenal took an early lead and a penalty furthered their lead.”
Brighton 2 v 2 Man Utd (L)
Ince, Philips
Possession 52%
“Ince gave us an unlikely lead just after half time and Philips powered in the second. Former Blackpool lads have got Brighton firing! Van Persie pulled a goal back. Man Utd had a penalty but missed it. Thought my luck was in but Kagawa ruined it by scoring a total fluke. Remember the Cleverley goal against Newcastle it was just like that.”
Tom Cleverley's goal vs Newcastle | Newcastle 0-3 Manchester United 2012 | Highlights HD - YouTube
Brighton 2 v 1 Watford (L)
Ince, Buckley
Possession 63%
“We could have beaten Villa, Chelsea and United so it was good we won this game. Ince scored a penalty but Watford immediately replied. What’s wrong with us? Thankfully Buckley won it for us!”
Player of the month:
Tom Ince – been in great form assisting and scoring, the £12million I spent on both lads was worth it!
League position:
11th
April Summary
Season is coming to the end
Awful league form
We can’t stop conceding penalties
Stoke 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Crofts
Possession 57%
“Shelvey scored a total fluke just after half time. Ulloa got sent off which hindered our chance of getting back in it. However, after some messy Stoke defending Crofts scored a great goal. A good point at the Britannia.”
Brighton 0 v 2 Sunderland (L)
Possession 64%
“Just got outplayed by Sunderland. Our defence took a battering today and the score was quite flattering.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Swansea (L)
Mancienne
Possession 65%
“Mancienne scored a scrappy header. Unfortunately our keeper passed it straight to Cisse who equalised. However we reached the magic 40 points!”
Norwich 2 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ayala (OG)
Possession 62%
“Ayala scored an embarrassing own goal. Bertrand gave away a silly penalty with the striker not going anywhere, and they scored. Bassong added a second. A disappointing loss.”
Player of the month:
Crofts – in a disappointing months, Crofts has been a great player
League position:
13th
Season is coming to the end
Awful league form
We can’t stop conceding penalties
Stoke 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Crofts
Possession 57%
“Shelvey scored a total fluke just after half time. Ulloa got sent off which hindered our chance of getting back in it. However, after some messy Stoke defending Crofts scored a great goal. A good point at the Britannia.”
Brighton 0 v 2 Sunderland (L)
Possession 64%
“Just got outplayed by Sunderland. Our defence took a battering today and the score was quite flattering.”
Brighton 1 v 1 Swansea (L)
Mancienne
Possession 65%
“Mancienne scored a scrappy header. Unfortunately our keeper passed it straight to Cisse who equalised. However we reached the magic 40 points!”
Norwich 2 v 1 Brighton (L)
Ayala (OG)
Possession 62%
“Ayala scored an embarrassing own goal. Bertrand gave away a silly penalty with the striker not going anywhere, and they scored. Bassong added a second. A disappointing loss.”
Player of the month:
Crofts – in a disappointing months, Crofts has been a great player
League position:
13th
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just read from start to finsh...ver impressive, hope you can build on it for next season
just read from start to finsh...ver impressive, hope you can build on it for next season
Cheers mate! Just need to bring in a couple of quality players. Hopefully can manage a top 10 finish and progress further in the Euro cup and FA cup
May Summary
End of the season
Kuszczak injured for 2 months
Could finish 10th – 16th
Brighton 2 v 1 Liverpool (L)
Ince, Barnes
Possession 58%
“Steven Gerrard got sent off early on. Don’t know why I think he was holding Gago. Ince scored from a counter after Liverpool were dominating. Lucas scored a rubbish free kick that Kuszczak would have saved, cheers Ankergren! 90th minute winner by Barnes!”
Fulham 4 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 60%
“Fulham went ahead and we conceded another penalty. Berbatov hit it straight down the middle which Ankergren flapped at. Reminded of ‘The Cube’ where the contestant has to catch the ball. We got thrashed by relegation threatened Fulham.”
Brighton 2 v 0 West Brom (L)
Ulloa (2)
Possession 56%
“Our final game. Could finish 10th to 16th so needed the win. Ulloa finally ended his drought with a brace.”
Bridcutt got called up to England prelimary squad with the possibility of making the world cup team. Ashley Westwood also got a surprise call up. Mixed feelings for Bridcutt, on one hand I want him to get called up but once he gets his first cap he gets a massive wage hike!
Player of the month:
Liam Bridcutt – was great this month, he has been playing in the anchorman role to accommodate Gago in the DLP role, but has still been a vital asset
League position:
11th
End of the season
Kuszczak injured for 2 months
Could finish 10th – 16th
Brighton 2 v 1 Liverpool (L)
Ince, Barnes
Possession 58%
“Steven Gerrard got sent off early on. Don’t know why I think he was holding Gago. Ince scored from a counter after Liverpool were dominating. Lucas scored a rubbish free kick that Kuszczak would have saved, cheers Ankergren! 90th minute winner by Barnes!”
Fulham 4 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 60%
“Fulham went ahead and we conceded another penalty. Berbatov hit it straight down the middle which Ankergren flapped at. Reminded of ‘The Cube’ where the contestant has to catch the ball. We got thrashed by relegation threatened Fulham.”
Brighton 2 v 0 West Brom (L)
Ulloa (2)
Possession 56%
“Our final game. Could finish 10th to 16th so needed the win. Ulloa finally ended his drought with a brace.”
Bridcutt got called up to England prelimary squad with the possibility of making the world cup team. Ashley Westwood also got a surprise call up. Mixed feelings for Bridcutt, on one hand I want him to get called up but once he gets his first cap he gets a massive wage hike!
Player of the month:
Liam Bridcutt – was great this month, he has been playing in the anchorman role to accommodate Gago in the DLP role, but has still been a vital asset
League position:
11th
Season Summary
Our first season back in the Premier League and we finished a record 11th. We also won the League Cup, got to the Knock Out phases of the Euro Cup and the fourth round of the FA Cup. We were quite inconsistent in the League and drew too many games, however 11th is very respectable for a team destined for the drop. Winning the League Cup was a great achievement, we had a bit of luck along the way but deserved it. We also set a lot of records for the competition which will take a while to remove. I aim to be better in the other two competitions next season, but our overall performance has been great!
At the end of the season Man City won the league with Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea making the remaining Champions League places. Misery for Fulham, Southampton and Wigan who were relegated. They have been replaced by Burnley, Reading and Newcastle who have come up from the Championship. Tottenham finished 5th meaning they are in the Euro Cup alongside us (League Cup winners) and Reading (FA Cup runner up). Man City won the FA Cup.
Round Europe: PSG, AZ, Juventus, FCP, Real Madrid and FC Bayern won their leagues. Dortmund beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Euro Cup. Man City beat Man Utd 2-1 in the Champions League.
Final table:
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Premier League awards:
Footballer of the year: Wayne Rooney
Player’s player of the year: Yaya Toure
Top scorer: Demba Ba (24 goals)
Young player of the year: Yarmolenko
Manager of the year: Mancini
Team of the year:
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No players unfortunately!
Brighton awards:
Player of the year: Gordon Greer
Top scorer: Ulloa (20 goals)
Top assists: Matt Philips (7 assists)
Highest average rating: Lewis Dunk (7.71)
Average possession (league): 57%
Average possession (overall): 61%
Team of the year:
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Our first season back in the Premier League and we finished a record 11th. We also won the League Cup, got to the Knock Out phases of the Euro Cup and the fourth round of the FA Cup. We were quite inconsistent in the League and drew too many games, however 11th is very respectable for a team destined for the drop. Winning the League Cup was a great achievement, we had a bit of luck along the way but deserved it. We also set a lot of records for the competition which will take a while to remove. I aim to be better in the other two competitions next season, but our overall performance has been great!
At the end of the season Man City won the league with Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea making the remaining Champions League places. Misery for Fulham, Southampton and Wigan who were relegated. They have been replaced by Burnley, Reading and Newcastle who have come up from the Championship. Tottenham finished 5th meaning they are in the Euro Cup alongside us (League Cup winners) and Reading (FA Cup runner up). Man City won the FA Cup.
Round Europe: PSG, AZ, Juventus, FCP, Real Madrid and FC Bayern won their leagues. Dortmund beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Euro Cup. Man City beat Man Utd 2-1 in the Champions League.
Final table:
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Premier League awards:
Footballer of the year: Wayne Rooney
Player’s player of the year: Yaya Toure
Top scorer: Demba Ba (24 goals)
Young player of the year: Yarmolenko
Manager of the year: Mancini
Team of the year:
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No players unfortunately!
Brighton awards:
Player of the year: Gordon Greer
Top scorer: Ulloa (20 goals)
Top assists: Matt Philips (7 assists)
Highest average rating: Lewis Dunk (7.71)
Average possession (league): 57%
Average possession (overall): 61%
Team of the year:
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Been a bit busy with uni exams the last couple of weeks!
Signings:
In:
Gary Hooper – free
Stefan De Vrij – free
Allan McGregor – free
Seamus Coleman - £3m
Kieron Gibbs - £3.3m
Frimpong - £3.8m
Gareth Barry – free
Adrian – loan
Stephen Davidson (regen) - £375k
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Out:
Dalla Valle - £425k
Casper Ankergren – free
David Lopez – free
Andrea Orlandi – free
Gary Dicker - £400k
Barry Bannan – loan
*Hull made a £19million offer for Angelo Henrique, bit crazy of them spending their whole budget on a young unproven striker
“Gary Hooper has been brought in to ease the goal burden on Ulloa. De Vrij is a great young player who I couldn’t turn down. McGregor will provide competition with my current number Kuszskak. Coleman and Frimpong were both on loan so decided to sign them permanently. Gibbs is young and English and will provide competition down the left. Barry will add experience and comes back to his former club. It was between Adrian and Carroll on loan, opted for Adrian due to his versatility. The players I sold were not good enough for the future of the club.”
Pre-season:
Brighton 0 v 2 AJ Auxerre
Port Vale 0 v 4 Brighton
“With the Euro Cup didn’t have time for many friendlies”
England beat Argentina 3-2 to win the World Cup in 2014
Objectives:
Finish in the top 10
Achieve 51% + possession in most matches
Play more youth players
Get to the Semi-finals in one of the cups
In:
Gary Hooper – free
Stefan De Vrij – free
Allan McGregor – free
Seamus Coleman - £3m
Kieron Gibbs - £3.3m
Frimpong - £3.8m
Gareth Barry – free
Adrian – loan
Stephen Davidson (regen) - £375k
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Out:
Dalla Valle - £425k
Casper Ankergren – free
David Lopez – free
Andrea Orlandi – free
Gary Dicker - £400k
Barry Bannan – loan
*Hull made a £19million offer for Angelo Henrique, bit crazy of them spending their whole budget on a young unproven striker
“Gary Hooper has been brought in to ease the goal burden on Ulloa. De Vrij is a great young player who I couldn’t turn down. McGregor will provide competition with my current number Kuszskak. Coleman and Frimpong were both on loan so decided to sign them permanently. Gibbs is young and English and will provide competition down the left. Barry will add experience and comes back to his former club. It was between Adrian and Carroll on loan, opted for Adrian due to his versatility. The players I sold were not good enough for the future of the club.”
Pre-season:
Brighton 0 v 2 AJ Auxerre
Port Vale 0 v 4 Brighton
“With the Euro Cup didn’t have time for many friendlies”
England beat Argentina 3-2 to win the World Cup in 2014
Objectives:
Finish in the top 10
Achieve 51% + possession in most matches
Play more youth players
Get to the Semi-finals in one of the cups
July and August Summary
Euro Cup adventure begins
Fernando Torres available for £1.6m
Premier League starts
Kups 0 v 2 Brighton (EC)
Ince, West
Possession 71%
“A good victory back in Europe. Barry particularly shone on his debut.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Kups (EC)
LuaLua, Forster-Caskey
Possession 64%
“Gave my second string team a chance and they didn’t disappoint. A great victory, 4-0 on aggregate.”
Brighton 2 v 2 Everton (L)
Mancienne, Ince
Possession 60%
“Mancienne gave us an early lead from a corner and Ince added a second ten minutes later. Jelavic pinched a goal back in the 27th minute. He then went and scored with a minute to go. Gutted.”
Brighton 0 v 1 Hadjuk (EC)
Possession 69%
“De Vrij gave the ball away and we conceded an early goal. We had so many chances. Need to win the second leg.”
Reading 0 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 57%
“We just couldn’t score. Hooper was awful!”
Hadjuk 0 v 4 Brighton (EC)
Philips, Croft, Ince (2)
Possession 68%
“A good victory, through to the next round of the cup. In a group with Athletic, Partizan Beograd and Nicosia.”
Brighton 1 v 0 West Ham (L)
Adrian
Possession 64%
“Adrian gave us the lead after a rubbish back pass by Collins. That goal was the difference and it is our first victory of the season.”
Player of the month:
Gareth Barry – since returning to the club he has been phenomenal in the dlp role for us
League position:
7th
Euro Cup adventure begins
Fernando Torres available for £1.6m
Premier League starts
Kups 0 v 2 Brighton (EC)
Ince, West
Possession 71%
“A good victory back in Europe. Barry particularly shone on his debut.”
Brighton 2 v 0 Kups (EC)
LuaLua, Forster-Caskey
Possession 64%
“Gave my second string team a chance and they didn’t disappoint. A great victory, 4-0 on aggregate.”
Brighton 2 v 2 Everton (L)
Mancienne, Ince
Possession 60%
“Mancienne gave us an early lead from a corner and Ince added a second ten minutes later. Jelavic pinched a goal back in the 27th minute. He then went and scored with a minute to go. Gutted.”
Brighton 0 v 1 Hadjuk (EC)
Possession 69%
“De Vrij gave the ball away and we conceded an early goal. We had so many chances. Need to win the second leg.”
Reading 0 v 0 Brighton (L)
Possession 57%
“We just couldn’t score. Hooper was awful!”
Hadjuk 0 v 4 Brighton (EC)
Philips, Croft, Ince (2)
Possession 68%
“A good victory, through to the next round of the cup. In a group with Athletic, Partizan Beograd and Nicosia.”
Brighton 1 v 0 West Ham (L)
Adrian
Possession 64%
“Adrian gave us the lead after a rubbish back pass by Collins. That goal was the difference and it is our first victory of the season.”
Player of the month:
Gareth Barry – since returning to the club he has been phenomenal in the dlp role for us
League position:
7th
September Summary
Liverpool in the League Cup
Unbeaten league form comes to an end
Mighty Athletic in the cup
Norwich 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Adrian
Possession 58%
“A scrappy game that could have gone either way.”
Athletic 2 v 1 Brighton (EC)
Coleman
Possession 53%
“Coleman gave us an early lead in the 14th minute but Athletic quickly equalised. A mistake at the back allowed Athletic to take the lead. Disappointing could have won!”
Arsenal 4 v 1 Brighton (L)
Hooper
Possession 52%
“What is wrong with De Vrij, great ball playing defender but always makes mistakes at the back. Reminds me of a Dutch David Luiz! We made so many errors and deserved to be punished by Arsenal.”
Liverpool 1 v 2 Brighton (LC)
Crofts, Byram
Possession 48%
“Ok, Bridcutt just produced a great finish unfortunately it was an own goal. Luckily Crofts quickly responded with a deflected effort. Byram added a second in the second half. What is it about Brighton and the League Cup? Great Chelsea in the next round!”
Brighton 0 v 0 Burnley (L)
Possession 66%
“We dominated but couldn’t find the net.”
Player of the month:
Lewis Dunk – the young defender has been great this month
League position:
12th
Liverpool in the League Cup
Unbeaten league form comes to an end
Mighty Athletic in the cup
Norwich 1 v 1 Brighton (L)
Adrian
Possession 58%
“A scrappy game that could have gone either way.”
Athletic 2 v 1 Brighton (EC)
Coleman
Possession 53%
“Coleman gave us an early lead in the 14th minute but Athletic quickly equalised. A mistake at the back allowed Athletic to take the lead. Disappointing could have won!”
Arsenal 4 v 1 Brighton (L)
Hooper
Possession 52%
“What is wrong with De Vrij, great ball playing defender but always makes mistakes at the back. Reminds me of a Dutch David Luiz! We made so many errors and deserved to be punished by Arsenal.”
Liverpool 1 v 2 Brighton (LC)
Crofts, Byram
Possession 48%
“Ok, Bridcutt just produced a great finish unfortunately it was an own goal. Luckily Crofts quickly responded with a deflected effort. Byram added a second in the second half. What is it about Brighton and the League Cup? Great Chelsea in the next round!”
Brighton 0 v 0 Burnley (L)
Possession 66%
“We dominated but couldn’t find the net.”
Player of the month:
Lewis Dunk – the young defender has been great this month
League position:
12th