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Is Der Kaiser telling us what we already know?

The fact that we needed to win our last group game as in 1986 and 1990 was not the main reason I felt tension in the build up to the game. I actually found my main concern was getting to [...]

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World Cup Woe

After the anti-climax of the USA match, I was hoping for normal service to resume in Group C with England winning convincingly against an Algeria side on poor form leading up to their first world cup for 24 years.
On similar [...]

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World Cup Reality Check

As the world cup was about to kick off for England yesterday the BBQ was fired up, jovial conversation was all around the garden and anticipation for the competition ahead was generally positive.
The game started with Steven Gerrard playing [...]

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Seagulls Specials – What’s On!

After the visit of Teresa from Seagulls Specials on the Albion Roar here are some of the dates of the events coming up. For more info on these dates or on the Seagulls Specials generally please visit their website at:
http://www.seagulls-specials.org.uk
6th [...]

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November Pain

When it comes to Tuesday night games, my 2009 record is terrible. Every statistic about Norwich vs. Brighton told me I shouldn’t make the 350 mile round trip. But stupidly I went ahead and travelled regardless.
It’s another Wednesday morning after [...]

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Poyetry In Motion

Finally there is a buzz about the good ship Brighton & Hove Albion. The fans are happy, the papers and websites are full of praise.
Brighton appointed Gus Poyet as their third manager of 2009 and he seems to have won [...]

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Disappointing To Say The Least

The season started with so much promise, hope and dare I say it, expectation. But now it has petered away like the British summer. The results have been bad and the performances much worse. The worst bit is, it doesn’t [...]

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Reality Check?

Just when you thought Brighton were gaining momentum to back up the funding that Tony Bloom gave them, everything came crashing back down to earth with a bang.
In four home games, we have only kept one clean sheet and leaked [...]

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It’s A Funny Old Game

Sometimes the world of football can leave you lost for words. Just when you thought you had seen it all, something new and different comes up and leaves you in shock and disbelief.
You know it’s bad when the Sky Sports [...]

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And So The Story Begins…

Eleven strangers all forced into a new environment, in front of the prying eyes of 6,000 people expecting brilliance, but getting boring – No I’m not talking about the new series of Big Brother, the football season (09/10) was back [...]

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