The Brighton (A) Match Thread - Sponsored by FatboySlim

[Avon Royal]

I am bricking it now.

Whereas I am feeling quite calm.

It's the hope that kills you.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Amazing to think we have Karacan, Leigertwood, Tabb, Robson-Kanu, Connolly and Andersen all injured but still put out a top quality starting eleven!

We need Mullins & Cwyka to put on one hell of a performance. Cannot believe Leeds have maimed Legs, Karacan & HRK. Oh actually...

[Friday's Legacy]

Amazing to think we have Karacan, Leigertwood, Tabb, Robson-Kanu, Connolly and Andersen all injured but still put out a top quality starting eleven!

We need Mullins & Cwyka to put on one hell of a performance. Cannot believe Leeds have maimed Legs, Karacan & HRK. Oh actually...

Harte was 50/50 going into this too.

[Stranded]

Happy with that team - Mullins playing where he was brought in to play rather than at the back and Cwyka has the chance to show what he can do.

Good to see the defence/strikers at their strongest.

[Friday's Legacy]

Team news

Reading (4-4-2) Federici; Cummings, Harte, Gorkss, Pearce; McAnuff (c), Mullins, Kebe, Cywka; Hunt, Roberts

Brezovan; Calderon, Greer, El-Abd, Jara Reyes; Navarro, Dicker, Vicente, Buckley; Barnes, Mackail-Smith.

[Friday's Legacy]

Subs

McCarthy, Gunnarsson, Afobe, Church, Le Fondre

Ankergren (GK), Assulin, LuaLua, Vokes, Painter.

[Royal Rebel]

Suddenly we look a bit light in midfield....

[Wimb]

My prediction.


4-5-1/4-3-3

Federici

Harte
Gorkss
Pearce
Cummings

McAnuff
Mullins
Cywka

Hunt
Kebe

Roberts

Hunt and Kebe on the wings/support strikers, Mullins anchoring and Cywka and Jobi also fairly tucked in.

Boom... well maybe not formation wise, we'll see...

[Friday's Legacy]

Suddenly we look a bit light in midfield....

Mullins is a defensive midfielder and McAnuff commented after the Leeds game he relishes getting stuck in. I'm happy with it. There's also a flip side of course - McAnuff is creative minded as well, as is Cywka.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

If we pull off even 1 point tonight I will be a happy bunny. Poyet very complimentary about us today. Barring tonight's result, I'd like to see Brighton win the play-offs I think.

[peterroyal76]

The team doesn't look too bad after all, although I'm still a bit nervous, but then I was before I heard we could be missing players anyway.

[Mike Hunt]

If Bryn comes on to score a last minute winner then any Reading fan that doesn't end up on the pitch should be banned from ever having an away ticket ever again.

+1

[Mike Hunt]

I am bricking it now.

[grey_squirrel]

3-0 Brighton now then

[Stranded]

Suddenly we look a bit light in midfield....

Mullins is a defensive midfielder and McAnuff commented after the Leeds game he relishes getting stuck in. I'm happy with it. There's also a flip side of course - McAnuff is creative minded as well, as is Cywka.

Agreed. It gives the option to play as we like to play but easily try something different to try and catch Brighton out. I'm strangely excited about how we're going to play now.

[peterroyal76]

If we pull off even 1 point tonight I will be a happy bunny. Poyet very complimentary about us today. Barring tonight's result, I'd like to see Brighton win the play-offs I think.

I'd take a point tonight, although we are good enough to win. I don't care who wins the Play offs if we win automatic.

[Friday's Legacy]

If we pull off even 1 point tonight I will be a happy bunny. Poyet very complimentary about us today. Barring tonight's result, I'd like to see Brighton win the play-offs I think.

Absolutely. Good manager, nice club and would be nice to see them get a go at the Premiership rather than the arrogant Hammers & Brummies.

[Ian Royal]

Agree a 6 point lead tonight will kill West Ham's hopes of automatic promotion.

They can't keep being crap, look at their team on paper, its cost about 15 times more than anyone elses in this division, surely the mercenaries will pick up some wins on the trot soon?

We just need to grind it home boys, grind it home. Really sloppy performance with a late headed corner from pearce please with fed making some heroic saves. I want to read " ffs brighton are battering them and can't score" on kumb and saintsweb.

I agree, but I reckon they can manage another game or two of crapness. And that's really all we need as long as we don't blow up.


Odds on us winning promotion with a 1-1 away draw btw? - Obviously not tonight. What was the result that saw us up in '94?

[Royal Rebel]

Suddenly we look a bit light in midfield....

Mullins is a defensive midfielder and McAnuff commented after the Leeds game he relishes getting stuck in. I'm happy with it. There's also a flip side of course - McAnuff is creative minded as well, as is Cywka.

What I should have gone on to say was that we don't now have too many options. I mean if (God forbid) Mullins or Jobi also get knocks.

[paultheroyal]

Happy with that team... Considering!! Come on the Cwyka!!