1. Daring to Dream
The #bhafc fans loving the win at Bolton @BrightonTogs
2. After 5 wins in 7. Everyone is talking about the play offs including Nathan Jones.
Nathan Jones: "Is the target the play-offs or higher? The target is to finish as high as we possibly can."Realistically, we're very pleased of the position that we are in. We had a very difficult start after having a lot of injuries when we first came in which really held us back but we've managed to rally and we're in a good position."We're not getting carried away, we've got 10 games left, but I remember being at Charlton last year where they were looking at relegation at this stage last year. With 10 games to go they won eight of them and only just missed out on the play-offs."
Looks rosy in the #BHAFC garden; embarrassment of centre back riches, Stephens finding his feet & Buckers coming good when it matters.
#bhafc win 2-0. Excellent result, accomplished display and exceptional 17th clean sheet without Upson. Impressive from Dunk.
3. More possession and shots than recent games. Clinical again though.
4. Buckley is back. Back. Back!
The “not selling Buckley to Sunderland” thing is shaping up to be #BHAFC’s best bit of January transfer business.
Right that his 100th performance for the Albion was like his first. Two goals with the second being a one on one with the keeper.
Will Buckley finishes in style for his second goal #BOLvBRI #bhafc @BrightonTogs
Which he finished perfectly of course...
5. Dale Stephens is starting to show his Charlton form for the Albion.
#twitterMOTM: Retweet to vote for DALE STEPHENS for man of the match before 1pm tomorrow. #BWFCvBHAFC #BHAFC
Dale Stephens fantastic in the midfield today. Improving with every game he plays. Box-to-box performance from him. #BHAFC
Warren Aspinall on the Radio Sussex commentary said Bolton fan; Stephens, covered "every blade of grass"
6. Another crucial game for TK
7. We coped without Matt Upson
Albion have revealed the previously ever-present Upson is unwell #bhafc
Matthew Upson had been ever-present in the Championship this season but Lewis Dunk showed again why Albion have the best defence in the league. That's 17 clean sheets now.
@lewisdunk was superb today,decent performances all over the park but dunky was a class above.What a decision for Oscar to make next week!
@JemStone Our defence is the best in the championship. Most clean sheets. If we could consistently start scoring id start to dream.
8. When this was unveiled towards the end, it had one of the biggest Albion cheers of the afternoon.
Bolton unbeaten in 5 before facing passing masterclass from Brighton. Now the "Freedman out!" banners appear.. #bhafc
No love lost between Albion fans and ex Palace boss Dougie Freedman. However Bolton had been unbeaten in 5 before yesterday and he paid Albion credit after the match.
"We lost possession in midfield...they took their chances well"
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JUST as we all thought everything was starting to come up roses in the Reebok garden, Brighton arrived and administered a dose of reality.In the packed Fanzone, the debate was not about whether we would win but by how many.Brighton played an intelligent passing game which had Bolton chasing the ball for most of the match.Could our new-found confidence provide some resilience and inspire a fightback? Certainly the heads did not drop as Alex Baptiste, David Wheater and Medo forced outstanding saves from Tomasz Kuszczak.In the second half, the quality disappeared from Bolton's play as passes and crosses went astray and it was no surprise when Buckley got his and Brighton's second goal. Both Liam Trotter, who did not impress, and Danns were guilty of bad misses. In between Joe Mason appeared to have equalised but the goal was ruled out after a tight offside decision.Brighton deserved their win as, worryingly, too many Bolton players had off days. They showed us that we have some catching up to do before we start beating the top teams in this division.
But they thought *that* goal wasn't offside
Joe Mason, seemingly not in an offside position, scoring his disallowed goal against Brighton yesterday. #bwfc #bhafc
10. How many other club chairmen chat to their fans on a railway platforms ?
Not many fans get the opportunity to have a chat with their clubs owner / chairman after the game. Bloom mixing with his homies at Horwich
700 fans made the long trip.
#BHAFC fans at the Reebok Stadium for #BWFCvBHAFC. Thanks for your support!
11. Of course most fans were listening back down South.
including er, me.
Nervous. Listening to @johnnycburger #bhafc commentary in garden. Holding on til half time. @BBCSussexSport
12. In advance of the Albion visit, The FA briefed Bolton FC about homophobic chanting.
It's good to see the FA making it reasonably clear that clubs should deal with homophobic abuse in the same way they would with racist abuse, for example, and much to our delight mention the word banter to describe what medium such abuse can be delivered as! That's more than our own police force in Brighton will do. Some of the example chants seem a little wide of the mark, but it's positive to see the footballing authorities taking action none-the-less.
Police viewed it as a success
Some facts and figures for today. 766 Brighton fans saw an impressive BHAFC performance 5 ejections, 3 BHA and 2 Bolton.
Just catching up on yesterday's game. The 2 Bolton ejections were for homophobic chants reported by Bolton fans in the stand.
13. 12 months is a long time supporting the Albion
And some of us will remember this from 40 years ago...
Brian Clough has turned down a 򣐀-a-week offer to manage the Iran national team and will remain at #BHAFC
14. 11 games left. Only 8 points separate 8th and 3rd and Albion have a game in hand.
15. We have faith in Oscar. After all.
The boss arrives at the Reebok ahead of #BWFCvBHAFC - kick-off 3pm. Live coverage via http://t.co/tIs0wZ0g32. #BHAFC
16. Now for the Tractor Boys...
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