Brighton and Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Pre-Match

[VillaTim]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

[RamboandBruno]

Really important game, strongest team possible.

The other thing is, if we get this, its a massive achievement for Unai and the team, huge. Its huge financially, for the glamour of it all, for keeping our best players. My 14 year old is buzzing at the thought of it, he’ll be bouncing if spurs lose and we win at Brighton.

However, i feel so deflated after Thursday, still, that Ive realised the most important thing to me personally is to win something.

I felt the same after Thursday as well and I'm desperate for us to win something again after 28 fcuking years too.  Remember that it's only "half-time" in the tie.

I keep reminding myself and you’re right. Its just i was 22 when we last won something and i turned 50 this year….anyway…

We play before Spurs tomorrow, if we can just get that win, the pressure is huge on them and i think after 3 losses on the bounce they may fold. If we can put it to bed tomorrow its a huge achievement and massive boost for Thursday

[MalcolmP]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

[eamonn]

Brighton have been awful recently and have absolutely nothing to play for. Couldn't really wish for a better situation. Make sure of the 3 points.

They have but they still have well-drilled footballers who have managed highly-impressive results before, their slump will end at some point. I think we'll toil to a draw which will still leave us on edge.

[VillaTim]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

Yeah he just let 6 goals in plus 2 disallowed goals in a game and a half. The bloke is a liability poor goalie and poor with the ball at his feet and gives the whole backline the jitters . Hopefully he doesn't play for us again .

[PaulWinch again]

He was part of the problem, rather than “the” problem. But he isn’t good enough, we need Emi back.

[olaftab]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

Yeah he just let 6 goals in plus 2 disallowed goals in a game and a half. The bloke is a liability poor goalie and poor with the ball at his feet and gives the whole backline the jitters . Hopefully he doesn't play for us again .

You can’t argue with an obsession Mal.

[Richard E]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

You do realise there is absolutely no chance Emery is going to stick our third choice keeper in the team at this point in the season, don’t you?

[PaulWinch again]

To be fair Tim normally has about 3 players in his crosshairs at any one time. At least with Olsen we can all agree we’d rather he wasn’t in the side.

[Clark W Griswold]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

Yeah he just let 6 goals in plus 2 disallowed goals in a game and a half. The bloke is a liability poor goalie and poor with the ball at his feet and gives the whole backline the jitters . Hopefully he doesn't play for us again .

Good god Tim, you’ve literally been banging that same drum on here all day. I’m not saying I completely disagree with you but don’t you get bored just repeating pretty much the same message over and over and in different threads? I think we get it !

[LukeJames]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

I thought at the game that Olsen was monumentally shit for Olympiakos's 4th but I hadn't seen it replayed back and as I keep reading in here that he hadn't done anything wrong then I just presumed that he was maybe unlucky.

After finally seeing it back though, what the fuck are you lot watching? He was as monumentally shit as I originally thought.

[PaulTheVillan]

Just fucking win

[Axl Rose]

If Martinez isn't available please play Gauci or Walker . Cannot take another Olsen performance.

you cant blame Olsen, he did nothing wrong last 2 games. The midfield cost us both games not Olsen. Find another scapegoat🙄

I thought at the game that Olsen was monumentally shit for Olympiakos's 4th but I hadn't seen it replayed back and as I keep reading in here that he hadn't done anything wrong then I just presumed that he was maybe unlucky.

After finally seeing it back though, what the fuck are you lot watching? He was as monumentally shit as I originally thought.

This. He was dreadful.

As he pretty much always is.

[Nev]

Just having a "toby" to the station en route to the game through Khan's London. Haven't been attacked or stabbed so far.

[itmustbe_it is!]

I don’t think Martinez will play