1. Everyone had a lump in their throat
#BHAFC @NorthStandChat @OfficialBHAFC #Together
A perfectly staged tribute to Matt and Jacob and the memories of all who lost their lives in the Shoreham disaster had all of us in silence. Many of us wiping away tears.
#bhafc
What a fitting day.... Made hairs stand up with how proud I am to pull this shirt on for the fans and all connected to this great club
The tributes were pitched perfectly. Giant shirts had been created and signed and were walked out. Abide With Me was sung by our regular opera singer. I think we were supposed to join in. I couldn't and neither could anyone else. Flowers were laid by representatives of each club. A minutes applause was held at the request of the families, something I found easier to get through than the silence at the bridge.I have never, ever been more proud to be a Brighton fan. Not when we were chasing out Archer and Bellotti or on the pitch versus York. Not when I saw us running out (on telly) at Wembley in 1983 to play Manchester United, nor when we ran back out at Withdean, survived Hereford or finally moved in to The Amex. All of those moments are iconic but none have displayed the dignity and togetherness of yesterday. Paul Barber, Tom Gorringe, Brett Mendoza, Mike Langridge, Tony Bloom, Chris Hughton, Richard Reynolds and everyone else involved in making it happen, take a bow.
Wonderful atmosphere + great result = perfect tribute #together
2. Hull City fans. Nicely done.
Thanks to @HullCity fans today. Very respectful at the start of today's game. Much appreciated. #Together
@PCDKirkwood @HullCity @Suspolfooty safe trip. Hull fans were an absolute credit to the city and club today. Thanks.
FANS: Massive thanks to the fans who made the long trip to @OfficialBHAFC to support the team yesterday #GreatSupport
3. And then there was a football match. We won. Again. Thats what we do this season.
Yet again we were straight out of the traps
Albion all over a dishevelled Hull in first ten mins. #bhafc
We've scored first in all 6 games this season.
A goal after just 4 minutes.
4. All about fine margins in the Championship. Hull dominated possession
But perhaps Bruce summed it up best...
Steve Bruce: "We huffed and puffed and they defended well after playing very well for half-an-hour." #bhafc
5. Hemed calls Chris Hughton "the gaffer"
6. Football League Show coverage not well received
But there was no mention of the Shoreham tributes...
So @officialbhafc v Hull was 1st v 2nd and Channel Five shows a whole 20 seconds of the match and none of the pre-match tributes. Classy.
To not even give the tribute a mention on the show is pretty disgusting! #bhafc @footballon5 Bring back the football league show on the BBC.
When asked about it. C5 pundit and ex Albion player Adam Virgo said...
@MrBartDavies not there today mate so can't say anything
Virgo is back doing Radio Sussex commentary on Tuesday night for Rotherham and back on the C5 show next Saturday.
7. No Manager of the Month curse...yet.
#BHAFC's Hughton and LuaLua have won the Championship Manager of the Month and Player of the Month Awards for August.
But Kaz had a low key game and this happened.
But to illustrate the depth of our squad. We have two expensive wingers ready to slot in. Murphy looked lively in his ten minutes and Manu could make his debut.
8. Liam Rosenior is a "smashing lad"
Well according to Steve Bruce. Liam made his home debut yesterday and looks effortless and assured down the right. He's also an articulate and great ambassador for the club as his post match interview showed.
LISTEN: Albion defender Liam Rosenior dedicates win over Hull to Shoreham victims - http://t.co/O5PlHmGdyN #Together #MG1 #JS11
Liam on the match...
“It was a great performance and it needed to be. A site that will be probably be in the top 6. The most pleasing aspect for me was the character we showed. To dig in and fight for each other, to run the extra yard and make tackles. You want to play great football but to be successful week in and week out you also need that side of the game. That strong mentality is something the manager has been drilling into us this season.
Liam on the Shoreham disaster and the pre-match tributes...
“It was incredible. its been a very difficult few weeks for everyone concerned and i send my condolences to everyone involved in such a tragedy. It hits home. The lads have to drive in past that area every day to get into training. It was in all of our minds today. The manager said before the game. Make everyone proud. I think the tribute pre-match showed the class of the football club. I’m delighted to be a part of it. I ran around the pitch afterwards just to applaud all of the fans because it was a very difficult day and hopefully we can make it a season to remember and a tribute on the pitch as well”
Liam Rosenior, ladies & gentlemen: the new Craig Mackail-Smith 😄 #bhafc
9. The midfield is the key to this season's transformation
Stephens and Kayal have bossed central midfield. Steve Bruce looking for poise from Huddlestone. #bhafc
AR MoM today - Dale Stephens. Competed well, drove forward, kept the ball moving. Shout out to Bruno (again), Greer and Stockdale. #bhafc
Keeping Stephens after Derby's interest and scouting Kayal look like two of the most important recruitment decisions since Hughton arrived.
10. Oh Bobby Zamora...
77: Zamora on for his Amex debut, replacing Baldock. #BHAFC 1 #HCFC 0
He looked assured and held the ball up well too.
The feelgood factor in these parts was completed when Bobby Zamora made his return, 12 years after leaving the club. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute to a roar that might have been heard in Kent.
Bobby time!! #bhafc
On a brighter note fantastic result and we had this..... #Zamora #bhafc
He's home.
Bobby Zamora Comes Home @Vervate @telephotoimages @BHAFC @Brian__Owen @AndyNaylorArgus
(via Whing For President on North Stand Chat)"This season it has taken us 6 games to reach 16 points (12th September) - last season it took us 16 games (4th November)Interestingly enough, we had scored 10 goals at this point last season, one more than we have this season so far. However, we have conceded half the number of goals (4) in our first 6 games of this season compared to last season (8). The win v Hull marked our third home win from three games. Last season, it took us until our fourteenth home game on January 21st against Ipswich to register our third win at the Amex in that campaign. Today was our third win on the bounce: the first time we have won three consecutive league games since November 2013, when we beat Doncaster, Blackburn and Wigan under Oscar. We have now taken 16 points from 6 games, our best run of form over that number of games since August 2012 when we drew with Cardiff then beat Barnsley, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday (:lolol), Watford and Milwall under Gus."
12. We are top of the league. We are top of the league.
13. Top but other clubs are starting to show their hand...
CELEBRATION PIC: Stewy Downing enjoys his first goal since returning to the club. #UTB
Even 6 games in, the Championship is starting to take shape. Reading's performance against Ipswich was a striking show of intent. Birmingham (and Leeds) are still unbeaten. Derby, Boro and Cardiff lurk. At this stage its just remarkable that we're in the mix.
14. But yesterday was really about other things...
To Robert #bhafc
Friday was the 14th anniversary of 9/11....On the morning of September 11 2001, Brighton & Hove Albion fan Robert Eaton was going about his usual day's work on the 105th floor of the World Trade Centre in New York. But, as the terrorist-controlled aeroplanes struck, it became clear Robert would never watch his beloved Seagulls again. He wouldn't even make it home. He was one of over 3,000 innocent lives which were lost that tragic day. Despite living in New York, Robert remained an avid Seagulls fan – using online fans' forum North Stand Chat to keep up to date with all things Albion. Posting under the username Ricky Marlowe's Hairpiece, he was a popular figure among the site's regulars. Chances are he would have logged on later that day for the latest transfer news, club gossip and irreverent ramblings. However, as fans here in England saw the drama unfolding through live news broadcasts, thoughts turned away from the Albion to New York...and Robert. The news filtered back that Robert had been caught in the unprovoked and cowardly attacks. His death hit home with Seagulls fans everywhere and brought a sense of realism to the distant drama being told and retold on breaking news bulletins. As news of his death spread, friends and fellow supporters were determined the popular Albion fan would not be forgotten.
The REMF team and supporters excelled themselves yesterday with the walk in Shoreham before kick off.
Blue skies in the horizon for a special day in memory of those who lost their lives #shorehamairshow
15. We have lots of good reasons to love this club especially the way they've conducted themselves in the last 3 weeks...
A superb tribute by @OfficialBHAFC today for Matt & Jacob, topped of by a great win, Proud to be a #BHAFC fan #BHAFC
16. And now we're starting to dream...
Hughton:
"We wanted to be in a position where we could at least challenge to go up. That is still the case.
"We've made a tremendous start and I could not have envisaged it. I was hopeful we could challenge better. At the moment the margins are going our way.
"Just now we have fit players and good options, and we have continued the momentum following the international break."
Brighton's remarkable transformation from a side that struggled against relegation all winter to one with real Premier League potential continues.
#together
Tributes left outside the Amex today, including some from #HCAFC fans #BHAFC #together
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