Has a Brighton game ever felt less important than the one coming up?

[iheartcpfc]

Only really remembered today that we have the weed at the weekend. With all the wonderful distractions of England's brave FA Challenge Cup, how many of us have given a second's thought to playing our Chelsea loving friends? Yes, we've got Saints first but even so the juices aren't exactly flowing for Saturday

Personally speaking, playing Millwall recently took the sting out of the Brighton game which feels like pantomime nonsense comparatively. The South London rivalries always hit a bit closer to home for me

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Only really remembered today that we have the weed at the weekend. With all the wonderful distractions of England's brave FA Challenge Cup, how many of us have given a second's thought to playing our Chelsea loving friends? Yes, we've got Saints first but even so the juices aren't exactly flowing for Saturday

Personally speaking, playing Millwall recently took the sting out of the Brighton game which feels like pantomime nonsense comparatively. The South London rivalries always hit a bit closer to home for me

I agree. A "rivalry" with a club 50 miles away?

 

[cryrst]

I’m sure the weed are not exactly up for it as they will be told where we are going 😀

 

[Brighton8r]

I cant wait , i hate the scum 😡, i am a Brighton h8r.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

I know what you mean, with all the excitement of Saturday and thinking about the semi, plus planning the drive to saints, I haven’t given the weed game any thought. I expect by Friday night when I’ve got to put more petrol in the car I might start to give it some thought.

 

[taylors lovechild]

Just wait, five minutes into the game when Dunk flattens one of our players. It'll come flooding back.

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

This perceived rivalry with Brighton always seems, to me anyway, an opportunity to add some spice to a game with a club that, whilst not too far away, was at one time considered to be of inferior status to Palace.

We have Alan Mullery to thank for stirring up this somewhat artificial rivalry. Just because he managed us after his time at Brighton some folk had the vapors and this issue has been remarkably set in football folklore and carried on by many who were not even born when it started.

I kind of get the rivalry, but I don't understand the vicious hatred that some feel.

Anyway, yes, I'm already planning a couple of burgers on the barbeque (the forecast is still good) before watching from home on my favourite streaming site. Tomorrow's match is irrelevant and 3 points a foregone conclusion.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Just wait, five minutes into the game when Dunk flattens one of our players. It'll come flooding back.

It’ll need Brian Horton or Peter Ward on the pitch for that to happen 👴🏻🤣

 

[cryrst]

I know what you mean, with all the excitement of Saturday and thinking about the semi, plus planning the drive to saints, I haven’t given the weed game any thought. I expect by Friday night when I’ve got to put more petrol in the car I might start to give it some thought.

We all think about a semi at our age.
Watch the heart me old mate 😉

 

[Spindle]

WTF? It is VITAL.

3 points gain on them, within reach of pipping them for who finished highest, AGAIN
DENTING their European ambitions
Bragging rights.

The OP needs a look at himself.

 

[silvertop]

May - season's over.

We look back on a fine season where we have a goal difference surplus for only the 2nd time, we are top half for only the third time, we have finally broken the 50 point barrier, we have an FA Cup glistening in our trophy cabinet and we have finished one place and one point above the weed... again.

Glory be. But...

Won't happen unless we beat them at the weekend.

 

[Spindle]

I agree. A "rivalry" with a club 50 miles away?

Like Ipswich and Norwich (44 miles), Liverpool and Man Utd (31 miles), Cardiff and Swansea (45 miles), Exeter and Plymouth (36 miles)

🙄

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Like Ipswich and Norwich (44 miles), Liverpool and Man Utd (31 miles), Cardiff and Swansea (45 miles), Exeter and Plymouth (36 miles)

🙄

Those are places with rivalries outside football. Apart from a day at the seaside Brighton doesn't feature in many Londoners' thoughts.

 

[Spindle]

Except that isn't true. And now we are both Premier League people know.

 

[StandbyPalace]

WTF? It is VITAL.

3 points gain on them, within reach of pipping them for who finished highest, AGAIN
DENTING their European ambitions
Bragging rights.

The OP needs a look at himself.

Exactly! We have a chance to make 6th/7th position and get into Europe for the first time in our history FFS

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Exactly! We have a chance to make 6th/7th position and get into Europe for the first time in our history FFS

That would be the same whoever we were playing.

 

[StandbyPalace]

That would be the same whoever we were playing.

In addition a win for us is always good regardless of oppo, we want to beat every team and dent Brighton's top6 chances at the same time? Opening poster WTF

 

[Teddy Eagle]

In addition a win for us is always good regardless of oppo, we want to beat every team and dent Brighton's top6 chances at the same time? Opening poster WTF

Well, yes but the question was does the fact it's Brighton make any difference. Personally I don't think it does.

 

[StandbyPalace]

Well, yes but the question was does the fact it's Brighton make any difference. Personally I don't think it does.

The opener poster was comparing our rivalry to Brighton and Milwall. Millwall might be another London club - but we never play them to even bother thinking about. They are called Scumwall for a reason, tinpot stadium, neanderthal fans, and one song. A poor excuse of a South London club, on a par with Chralton.

 

[Eagleman13]

Any game v Br1-3ton is always important & the good news coming from their manager is that Rutter & Webster are out!