S-Clarke

One of the worst games I've football I've had to endure, and we lost it. Two inept football teams, truly inept. But we just managed to be even more inept. This was as bad as Brentford away, West Brom away and Villa away last year. I cannot think of a single good thing to say about that utter shambles. The players we started with in attack are not enough to sustain a PL team, so we really need to hope Mara, Edizoe and Aribo make a difference otherwise we are done for. We've waited 2 weeks to watch that absolute mess. I wouldn't even class that as a football match, there was very little football played. I've seen better quality at the park on a Sunday and I'm not even joking. They should all be back in tomorrow and the day after to practice touch, and pass - the two most basic principles of football at any level, which we failed to do at all. Time to have a weekend off of football I think.

It's like Bazunu thought we had pace and quality up front to take advantage of those long clearances. We don't.

We have, but I still feel our season (Well, first half) is going to be dictated by our failure to get in a 'proven' game changing attacker. It has the risk of making all the other positive work null and void if we're not careful.

You won't see an attack when we persist with 'those' attackers. It's like Elyounoussi is playing as Villa's front sweeper and stopping all our attacks.

Probably one of the worst football matches for some time, two inept sides. We are just a tad more inept sadly. Attacking wise, hopeless. Adams isolated, Armstrong, Elyounoussi light weight nothing players. Moussa swapping sides with no real purpose. Midfield lightweight as they get. Back 4 solid enough, but in an attacking sense we are utterly hopeless as was expected really. Not sure how many chances Elyounoussi needs to get before he's consigned to the charity shop. The first half of this season is pretty much hanging on Edozie being a superstar. Need to see him at HT as well as Aribo.

This is where it goes too far. I'm all for showing respect and I think it's nice to see at a certain level as this is a big historical moment that a lot of us may not live through again, I didn't have an issue with the football being cancelled and I could see why, but what Centre Parcs and the NHS are doing isn't showing respect. It's just nonsense virtue signalling which is showing zero respect to their own customers or patients.

That's nonsense isn't it. What the NHS is doing is incredulous though. GP's shut for the day, hospital outpatient appointments and routine surgery cancelled (which some people have had to wait months for as it is). Is it just me who thinks that is absolute nonsense? I know it's only one day and it is technically a bank holiday, but it's a bank holiday with little notice so they should at the very least honour the appointments booked. For the NHS to shut down at a time when they're already dealing with a backlog is nothing short of diabolical.

He's going to kill Chelsea.

Jeez.

It would be scandalous to ignore it. I'm not a royalist by any means, but this is an event that over 80% of the country have never lived through. You can't just ignore it and expect things to carry on as normal, it's probably one of if not the biggest news events a lot of us will ever live through. As I said I'm not a royalist, but out of respect and in the tradition of this country and all it stands for then it's only right we follow the protocols set out (which were set out before all of us were even born)

I read £4m somewhere.

That's a great statement by Redmond - that's appreciated by all. Clearly a decent human being. Don't wish him anything but success.

Protocol stipulates that all sporting events are postponed for the period of mourning (10 days). This will be announced as postponed tomorrow, as well as Villa next weekend (as this will be the state funeral weekend)

When the news came out at lunch it felt a bit ominous. It is very sad, a lot of us have known nothing else than The Queen. It's just part of life, tradition and she's always been 'there'. There are obviously clear protocols which are now followed but it will still feel odd in the weeks ahead. She has been a great example of our country, makes you proud to live here. A very historical moment to live through.

4-0, jeez.

The pundits love in over TAA is just weird. James is just as good with deliveries from the right, Trippiers delivers are really good as well. But Trent...wow, what a pass, what a cross. STFU seriously. Most over rated player we've had for many a year.

I don't see anything wrong in what he said. It's true. He probably ignored all the advice from good people a few months ago and without question chased the money. Now he's coming back, so the advice people were giving him has been validated. He should have listened as it's delayed his progress now. He was on the bench for us at the end of last season, now he's probably miles away again. There's certainly courage in admitting a mistake and coming back, but equally he needs to realise he made a mistake in the first place and it wasn't what was best. He was too young to really judge that, he just saw the $$ as i said.

I agree, he's nowhere near good enough defensively for the top level. He shouldn't play for England at the world cup, I'd have Trippier/James/Walker/KWP all in front of him.

They do love their OTT welcomes over in Turkey don't they!

Oh I agree with all of that, it doesn't feel right at all. But you have to take it if you believe in yourself, the money he'll earn in a short period will set him up for life probably. I see a lot of Brighton fans on their forum in a bit of denial. He believes in what he has there, he won't get that at Chelsea etc, the players at Chelsea aren't right for him and so on. So some think he'll stay at Brighton because of that. He'll leave for the money and size of club, just as every manager in the history of football has ever done when presented with similar oppertunities.

Signed a 5 year contract in 2020 - so he's still got 3 years left, but he's edging into the territory where we'd need to start talking about renewal.

Brighton have accepted Chelsea's approach to speak with Potter. I imagine they easily accepted because they threw a massive amount of money under the door.

They sacked a lot of their scouts, DoF and technical director though - so who was advising and recommending these players if it wasn't the incumbent manager?

They do strike me as a club with absolutley no direction. They've just spent almost £300m on players which will have ultimatley been Tuchels choice, as they have no footballing people in the boardroom anymore. So they would have been identified and signed on Tuchels recommendation. They feel very unstable and the new ownership don't seem to have any idea how football operates.

Wish him all the best, this is a good move for both parties. My most overriding emotion of Redmond is frustration, he had the tools but you never really saw it on a consistent basis. He did have good potential but he's never realised it, I doubt the craziness of this club since he arrived has helped, but without sounding too harsh he has been part of the problem. We've certainly been ruthless this summer which is refreshing to see, as for too long we've kept players that weren't good enough just for the sake of having 'numbers'. (Kayne Ramsey a case in point).