Final Score Brighton 2 Brentford 0 (69 Viewers)

[Downbeat Bee]

Only in the fact that it was absolutely brain dead from Keane.
Right in front of the ref.
Totally stonewall.

Not the first time he’s done similar
Interstingly, the co-commentator knew that straight away

 

[BaildonBee]

If that’s a penalty then there will be at least 50 penalties over the next couple of weeks.

Not if Thiago is the person getting fouled

 

[BS7Bee]

I remember not to long ago when red card for striking and opponent was more of a Kieran Dyer v Robbie Savage affair!

 

[mhead bee]

KLP pulls his shirt.

He should know it’s only us that don’t get owns for shirt pulling

 

[badgerbee]

Assume "not prolonged holding" isnt a thing these days then??
Or is that once again only not considered when we're doing it?

 

[Ash]

Only word to describe Brentford is naive! 2nd time KLP has done it this season.

Even when it was 0-0 Brighton were getting to the ball split second earlier than Brentford players.

Brighton appear to be well trained team and fit having only played away on Thursday.

 

[Poolieboydave]

I hate Lewis-Potter’s constant holding but if that’s a penalty then there should be 5000 penalties per week. There is constant holding and tugging at every single corner.

Second time this season he’s been done with it. I don’t like it’s a pen, but stupid to be done twice like this.

 

[Justheretoread]

Football is a contact sport. Contact happens at every corner. Not every contact is a foul.

Maybe so. But that one was.

 

[stevendamico]

Oh give over. I can't take much more of this blinkered nonsense from those that can't see what's in plain sight.

That is a red all day from Igor and Ajer's yellow was correct.

People can blame refs all they want but our physicality/stupidity is making it easy for refs. If Keith puts his fingers in his ears and doesn't address it, it will keep happening.

We can be physical without being foolish - unfortunately, we aren't managing to do that.

It's less about the red, as that was the VAR, than it is about the yellow on kris and the half a dozen fouls he didn't call when they were mugging Schade or Thiago. This is his pattern... And not just in this game. I've seen him be this section in matches not involving us. He's just poor.

 

[Whitton Borders Bee]

Brain dead. Its nothing new is it? Both Thiago and KLP

 

[SammmeBee]

5-4-0 what a formation!

 

[LongLostBee]

Personally I’d prefer we just play Diouf at LB.

We paid a fortune for him and the general defending has been far worse than anything he got pilloried for and he puts dangerous balls into the box constantly.

 

[HerefordB]

Only ourselves to blame. Clear sending off and penalty. Brainless and indefensible.

 

[Hippobee]

Andrew’s needs to show some balls and be brave second half. We need the players on the pitch to create.

There's no point now. Open up to this lot and we will let 5 or 6 in.

Once we were down to 10 it was all over. Really hacked off today, as we know refs will keep an eye on our discipline and Igor obliged perfectly.

Keith needs to f****** sort our poor discipline out.

 

[Ghost]

Football is a contact sport. Contact happens at every corner. Not every contact is a foul.

Sometimes it is sometimes it isn’t largely dependent on the whims of officials and VAR. No consistency and eventually people are going to start voting with their feet.

 

[Hampshire Bee 2018]

I don’t know what the answer is but 5-4-0 and waiting to lose is an insult to the traveling support.

 

[Twickenhamben]

As much as I want to blame the ref here we’ve been awful this first half. No imagination, weak in the tackle. We’ll be lucky to keep this down to 4 or 5.

Plus modern day stadiums and atmospheres are awful!

 

[Argus]

Someone better relay the information that it is in fact still just 1-0 and Thiago can come back out after the break, cause what I'm seeing on here is that we've done nothing wrong

 

[A Real Mysteron]

It's less about the red, as that was the VAR, than it is about the yellow on kris and the half a dozen fouls he didn't call when they were mugging Schade or Thiago. This is his pattern... And not just in this game. I've seen him be this section in matches not involving us. He's just poor.

Ajer stood on his Achilles, never mind the pull back.

 

[Downbeat Bee]

Not pick the f***ing ridiculous line up he has picked. Pathetic attempt at trying to be to clever

I understand that reaction (and it may be right). But 9/10 I reckon they would beat us playing as we normally would.

 

[Untouchable]

we know refs will keep an eye on our discipline

Why would they do that?

 

[TadB]

Nothing to do with luck, both actions by Thiago and KLP got what they deserved. You just cannot do things like that and get away with it.

You have a strange view football.

 

[seanrs]

Radio Sussex (both commentators incl. Warren Aspinall) didnt think it was a red card

I would imagine Aspinall is going by how the game was in his day not how it is now

 

[beeeehive]

Not saying the pen isn't a fair decision, it's more all the pulling and pushing that gets ignored during the game on strikers, at one point a player put both hands on Igor and just pulled him out the way.

 

[NickThe(Half)Greek]

i’m torn on this, as much as we have him a decision to make… we got told the pen vs sunderland was because he wasn’t looking at the ball, now he’s looking at the ball and vuskovic has ducked forward so KLP has been penalised- so which is it?

It’s a penalty because he’s grabbed his shirt and has pulled him to the ground. Without a genuine attempt to play the ball. And because the referee makes the decisions.

 

[jbee]

The worst 45 minutes I can remember from us. A humiliation tbh. I am sure we will continue to defend doggedly and maybe avoid a complete battering, but we are a clueless rabble in possession.

 

[halibutbee64]

Michael Oliver has to be the worst official in the league... I dont think I've ever seen him be fair to us.

He gave us a 93rd minute penalty against Doncaster

 

[Ghost]

You have a strange view football.

I don’t think they do, that’s modern football and it’s sh*te.

 

[Beestaps]

In Frank Lampard style, wonder goal, another soft red, another soft pen,

We have to stop being this unlucky/stupid/careless every game.

 

[Gee Bee]

We looked off it with 11, so 10 just soaking up pressure but we have no intensity.

 

[Ivan_Balakhonov]

What a let down by our lads. Is there more mentally fragile team in the EPL than us? I wish somebody will ask KA about our discipline during the presser. It's the biggest issue we have currently.

 

[JosephBFC]

I don’t know what the answer is but 5-4-0 and waiting to lose is an insult to the traveling support.

How on gods green earth can you be blaming Andrews after watching our centre forward get himself sent off and KLP give away a completely moronic penalty when their CB wasn’t even near the ball. Should we open up and let them put 5 or 6 past us by half time? 2 moments of madness aside, the rest of the players have hung in there and fought hard. Getting into half time with the scoreline still respectable was the only logical approach after going down to 10 against this lot

 

[A Real Mysteron]

You have a strange view football.

A correct, measured and un-biased one though.
And he is 100% correct.

We’ve been completely outplayed, without also being the architects of our own destruction.

 

[Hippobee]

Why would they do that?

You've already been told by at least one other poster. Because we give them decisions to make and are more physical this season. We have made it even easier today with our stupidity.

Square up to someone = expect trouble.

 

[maddogging]

I understand that reaction (and it may be right). But 9/10 I reckon they would beat us playing as we normally would.

Agreed, but I’d like us to be entertained and play front foot football. How you pick Hickey over Jensen and Damsgaard, mental.

 

[EarleyBee]

Only a f***ing moron would call that a stonewall penalty

You could be on to something there.

 

[Gazza Bee]

Game is done so do we have go and risk a 5 goal loss or try and keep it down to 2?

 

[TadB]

The victim mentality on here is ridiculous. Thiago doesn’t have to do that. KLP doesn’t have to do that. It’s crap behaviour from our players, simple as that.

Clearly not malicious or deliberate from Theigo. He was assaulted by three players in the lead up! KLP did what happens at every corner but we are punished for it.

 

[Bangor Bee]

Neutral mate of mine thought the red card was harsh and I agree -- more of a brush off than violent, though Thiago has a habit of raising his arms too often. It's ruined the game though in truth we hardly turned up for it in the first place. Must be some questions over preparation for the game and team selection.

 

[Rob-BEE]

No question our discipline is becoming a problem this season. Hopefully we take stock during the international break and try to address this.

In all honesty I think we'd have lost today anyway, Brighton looked in control before the sending off and their press is exceptional. But let's not give them even more of a helping hand!

This game is gone but hopefully we can show some fight in the second half. This has the potential to turn into a bit of a mauling if we're not careful.

 

[NickThe(Half)Greek]

Because of the red card we’re basically playing with 5 at the back - two left backs in Hickey and KLP. We might as well try to compete in midfield. Take off KLP and Dango, bring on Yarmo and Jensen for more midfield running/ intensity. Schade as lone forward.

 

[A Real Mysteron]

He gave us a 93rd minute penalty against Doncaster

It was probably his fault that Trotta took it though.
It’s never ours apparently.

 

[damsgard.szn]

How on gods green earth can you be blaming Andrews after watching our centre forward get himself sent off and KLP give away a completely moronic penalty when their CB wasn’t even near the ball. Should we open up and let them put 5 or 6 past us by half time? 2 moments of madness aside, the rest of the players have hung in there and fought hard. Getting into half time with the scoreline still respectable was the only logical approach after going down to 10 against this lot

I agree with the main point of this message, but have they? I think the whole team has been poor on the ball and slightly poor off it as well

 

[Brentford Bob]

Impossible task for Keith Andrews at half time.

• No shape.
• Poor tactical decisions, certainly with regards to the formation.
• Terrible discipline from our players in recent weeks.

All a bit crap really.

 

[Hampshire Bee 2018]

How on gods green earth can you be blaming Andrews after watching our centre forward get himself sent off and KLP give away a completely moronic penalty when their CB wasn’t even near the ball. Should we open up and let them put 5 or 6 past us by half time? 2 moments of madness aside, the rest of the players have hung in there and fought hard. Getting into half time with the scoreline still respectable was the only logical approach after going down to 10 against this lot

I’m not blaming Andrews, he’s been given a near impossible task because of those 2 decisions. I’m just saying we can’t sit with 9 men behind the ball for the entire second half, we’d gain nothing from that.

 

[shaun]

Game is done so do we have go and risk a 5 goal loss or try and keep it down to 2?

Personally I think write the game off, make sure no one else gets sent off and use the bench liberally.

 

[JosephBFC]

I was thinking what a good job the rest of the players had done after we went down to 10, and that we still might have a sniff if we creep into HT just 1-0 down. Then KLP does that. Only thing to worry about now is keeping the margin of defeat below 5. As for Brighton, they are relentless and incredibly impressive. They will be in the CL spots come May, perhaps even a title race

 

[rallyingmick]

In this day and age of crap VAR football we only have ourselves to blame.

red card soft but no need for it.

Penalty was stonewall

 

[lanzabee]

Not saying the pen isn't a fair decision, it's more all the pulling and pushing that gets ignored during the game on strikers, at one point a player put both hands on Igor and just pulled him out the way.

Come on, you know the score by now, Brentford are overly physical, Thiago never gets a decision. Two now immutable laws of the EPL. It's getting f***ing tiresome. Both decisions probably correct in these times, but still utter sh*t to watch.

 

[HaylingBee74]

A correct, measured and un-biased one though.
And he is 100% correct.

We’ve been completely outplayed, without also being the architects of our own destruction.

We arent the first and we certainly wont be the last, they are a good side and are streetwise