The Official Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion Match Day Thread

[Londoner]

Awful. Brighton haven't been special we have gifted them two goals.

O Neil mistake ridden....I can forgive him for trying but Korey smith completely and utterly anonymous. GET HIM OFF.

Bryan needs to me taken off for his own sake.

[Northern Red]

That nonsense with Knockaert's shirt is the most mawkish thing I've seen on a football pitch. 

[Lack of Action Man]

3 minutes ago, brizzlelou said:

Yesterday's overall vibe on otib:

I think it's going to be a loss tomorrow. Could even be a big loss. Not looking forward to it. Could be shown up. They could seriously undo us tomorrow.

This evenings overall vibe on otib:

F@ck! Oh my god we're so sh1t! We're nowhere near ready for top six! They're picking us apart!

For me league position is irrelevant, team performance and individual contribution is what I want to see. 

Tonight, the team have been poor and there have been far too many individual performances below the standard expected.

[Dan Robin]

Too many negative comments, IMO.

Brighton were clinical, we didn't...but despite this, we played quite well.

 

[Luxo Jr.]

Even forgetting about defence, our attack is based on us having a top young striker,  who nevertheless still relies on great service. The main supplier is/should be Tomlin, who has brilliance but doesn't run the game every time. If we don't have our main goalscoring midfielders in the team or on song, then the pressure is all on Tammy and Tomlin. 

[deadredfred]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

That nonsense with Knockaert's shirt is the most mawkish thing I've seen on a football pitch. 

A touch harsh, given the sentiment. 

[Fordy62]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

That nonsense with Knockaert's shirt is the most mawkish thing I've seen on a football pitch. 

 Blokes make tribute to their mate whose dad died. 

Yeh. Cringeworthy. 

[Luxo Jr.]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

That nonsense with Knockaert's shirt is the most mawkish thing I've seen on a football pitch. 

What happened?

[brizzlelou]

2 minutes ago, OddBallJim said:

For me league position is irrelevant, team performance and individual contribution is what I want to see. 

Tonight, the team have been poor and there have been far too many individual performances below the standard expected.

A half time Johnson team talk and one city goal later and watch this place turn into a pit of optimism 

[Ivorguy]

How far off promotion we seem this afternoon

A definite rain check 

Two more transfer windows said Lee before we can compete for promotion.  Dead right on this display

Perhaps we can see three goals to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.  But I seriously doubt it sadly

[joe jordans teeth]

3 minutes ago, Dan Robin said:

Too many negative comments, IMO.

Brighton were clinical, we didn't...but despite this, we played quite well.

 

I will have some of what your on

[Portland Bill]

Tammy looks so isolated, when Tomlin drops deep, even more so. With this we find it almost impossible to put any sustained pressure on teams.

Somehow we need to find a way of getting in behind teams, Brighton aren't going to come out now though!

[old_eastender]

Don't see why you are picking out Little for their second, all down to GON. GON carried the ball out, dwelt on it, lost it, tracked Murphy back, then just lets him cut inside to get the shot in. It was GONs poor pass to Korey then led to Korey losing the ball for the 1st too.  

[AshtonGreat]

17 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I love the bloke, but Joe Bryan is having the worst game any footballer has ever had since Duffy for Blackburn. 

Joe Bryan has to be the weak link in this team. Has had a few nightmares this season

[fishy]

What a terribly disappointing first half. Little not making any runs.  God knows where Patterson is supposed to be playing.  First goal I'll except, but the second was poor.  No fight in city tonight.  We're handing it to them on a plate.

[And Its Smith]

4 minutes ago, Dan Robin said:

Too many negative comments, IMO.

Brighton were clinical, we didn't...but despite this, we played quite well.

 

Created zero

[screech]

Brighton are looking a very good side, they are pressing us all over the pitch and it's forcing us to play longer balls. We aren't moving off the ball enough in centre midfield, and playing incredibly narrow on the right.

[JBFC II]

Mark Little has been poor this season but tonight he's been as bad as I've ever seen him, nobody has been as good as average so far imo

[fishy]

2 minutes ago, RedDave said:

Created zero

Are we watching the same game?

[Septic Peg]

We've started well and then that goal... 

Patto can't mark a man. Little gives the ball away. Bryan having a shocker. 

Pack and Bobby on me thinks. 

[JBFC II]

2 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

Joe Bryan has to be the weak link in this team. Has had a few nightmares this season

Mark little??

[Lack of Action Man]

4 minutes ago, brizzlelou said:

A half time Johnson team talk and one city goal later and watch this place turn into a pit of optimism 

If he can give Little, ROD, GON, and Bryan a rollocking like his old man used to then there's hope.

[old_eastender]

2 minutes ago, JBFC II said:

Mark Little has been poor this season but tonight he's been as bad as I've ever seen him, nobody has been as good as average so far imo

He has been poor, but no worse than GON, Smith & Bryan so far.

[Wanderingred]

2 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

How far off promotion we seem this afternoon

A definite rain check 

Two more transfer windows said Lee before we can compete for promotion.  Dead right on this display

Perhaps we can see three goals to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.  But I seriously doubt it sadly

Sensible. And my thougts exactly. The next 45 minutes are going to be torturous again and we may even concede a couple more but lets just try and remember how much better off we are from last year. Games like this are the exception now, then they were the norm.

[Fordy62]

2 minutes ago, JBFC II said:

Mark little??

Bryan's having a worse game. 

[Gakoe]

Holy crap!! As if it weren't bad enough we got him analysing!!!

[redcityman]

Very poor, very slow we lack ideas going forward, when we have a chance of a set piece or a chance to have a shot we look lost.

Little wont go past his man, Bryan is having a mare, Tammy looks isolated, defensively we look so pedestrian it like they're wearing concrete boots!

 

Some nice fancy passing in between but where it matters there is just nothing there,  let in an early goal and i fear a landslide.

[deadredfred]

3 minutes ago, screech said:

Brighton are looking a very good side, they are pressing us all over the pitch and it's forcing us to play longer balls. We aren't moving off the ball enough in centre midfield, and playing incredibly narrow on the right.

First post I've seen to credit Brighton with how poorly they're making us play. Their quality, tight setup and organisation that's forcing our hand. 

Just the hallmarks of a better side. We knew it before kick off. Yes we want more fight and the goals were disappointing. But when did we last concede and it wasn't disappointing?

Sometimes you get beaten by a better team. 

[Charliesboots]

2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Bryan's having a worse game. 

He hasn't broken a sweat 

[JBFC II]

2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Bryan's having a worse game. 

Littles been beaten every time by their winger, Joes had a poor free kick and miscontrolled a ball, thats it