Alireza Jahanbakhsh @ Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018-2019

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Originally Posted by inarsenewetrust

it seems every week brighton is on prime time tv coverage, but ARJ never starts. By the time he starts im sure that they will no longer be on tv and we will have to resort to finding online links again lol

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Haha, I was just thinking this. I think they're on NBC lately because they've played several top clubs recently (Man U, Liverpool, Spurs, and now, Man City). As you said, by the time JB starts, their schedule will soften up, so I doubt they will get much NBC coverage once they're playing West Ham, Newcastle, Wolves, Everton, etc.

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Originally Posted by KasraKhan

Haha, I was just thinking this. I think they're on NBC lately because they've played several top clubs recently (Man U, Liverpool, Spurs, and now, Man City). As you said, by the time JB starts, their schedule will soften up, so I doubt they will get much NBC coverage once they're playing West Ham, Newcastle, Wolves, Everton, etc.

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Na baba. I think he means when they relegate!

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Originally Posted by inarsenewetrust

it seems every week brighton is on prime time tv coverage, but ARJ never starts. By the time he starts im sure that they will no longer be on tv and we will have to resort to finding online links again lol

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Thats silly, there’s Home and away fixtures against most top teams and odds are that those will be covered; they’ll happen later in the season which hopefully is when he’ll be fixed

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Originally Posted by inarsenewetrust

Waiting for brighton fans to come tell us how CH is really smart and EPL defenders are really tough and hard to get past. Their excuses are lame and typical small club mentality. No clue why ARJ was so eager to come here, shit hole of a team.

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We are a small club. When I started watching as a kid we were in the 4th tier playing in front of about 2,000 fans. TBH don't feel very welcome on this forum anymore.

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Originally Posted by Seagull

We are a small club. When I started watching as a kid we were in the 4th tier playing in front of about 2,000 fans. TBH don't feel very welcome on this forum anymore.

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Man, I hope you feel welcome here. Honestly it's great to have some non Iranian, true Brighton fans like you here. Of course there's always going to be difference of opinion, but that's the point of a forum like this. Your (as well as all Brighton fans) background, perception view is greatly appreciated by me.

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Originally Posted by Seagull

We are a small club. When I started watching as a kid we were in the 4th tier playing in front of about 2,000 fans. TBH don't feel very welcome on this forum anymore.

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in retrospect it was a bit harsh. Brighton is a small family club. But still the underlying point remains: It seems like there is a general lack of ambition, at least within the first team specifically given CH's tactics and personnel. I really dont know why ARJ picked the seagulls over say leicester, where their backup option to him was ghezzal, a player with a VERY mediocre record coming from france (you could even call it poor), who was immediately integrated as a starter and is playing well. Not to mention leicester have far more quality players than brighton, no offense intended, and actually play an exciting brand of football that doesnt involve doing nothing for over a half of each game.

I havent seen ONE MATCH, bar the united game (who were dreadful that day and lets be honest, everybody seems to be able to beat united early this season), where brighton started aggressive on the front foot. And you guys keep saying "No clue why we started the last match so slow". After 5-6 times, its not an anomaly, clearly CH is sending the team out with very very conservative tactics to start matches, even against weaker teams.

Hey guys, how about we have the same patience with Brighton that we have with Team Melli? It makes sense for Brighton to play conservative as they are a team trying to avoid relegation. Have to be realistic with our expectations.

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Originally Posted by inarsenewetrust

in retrospect it was a bit harsh. Brighton is a small family club. But still the underlying point remains: It seems like there is a general lack of ambition, at least within the first team specifically given CH's tactics and personnel. I really dont know why ARJ picked the seagulls over say leicester, where their backup option to him was ghezzal, a player with a VERY mediocre record coming from france (you could even call it poor), who was immediately integrated as a starter and is playing well. Not to mention leicester have far more quality players than brighton, no offense intended, and actually play an exciting brand of football that doesnt involve doing nothing for over a half of each game.

I havent seen ONE MATCH, bar the united game (who were dreadful that day and lets be honest, everybody seems to be able to beat united early this season), where brighton started aggressive on the front foot. And you guys keep saying "No clue why we started the last match so slow". After 5-6 times, its not an anomaly, clearly CH is sending the team out with very very conservative tactics to start matches, even against weaker teams.

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I feel like I should reply but don't really know what to say. There's not much I can say really and it doesn't sound like you want to hear an alternative take. When we signed Jahanbakhsh it was surreal and great to see interest in our club from abroad, as we've never had that really, certainly not to this extent. I guess the reality is hitting home now that for many outsiders being a poor Premier League side means you are rubbish. It's just a radically different take on it from me, as this is the best squad we've had in my lifetime and we're playing in the top tier for the 2nd time in my lifetime. It is literally a dream come true to be where we are at. There's nothing we can do about Alireza choosing to play for us and I don't see why should we turn on a manager who has achieved so much for us.

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Originally Posted by Seagull

I feel like I should reply but don't really know what to say. There's not much I can say really and it doesn't sound like you want to hear an alternative take. When we signed Jahanbakhsh it was surreal and great to see interest in our club from abroad, as we've never had that really, certainly not to this extent. I guess the reality is hitting home now that for many outsiders being a poor Premier League side means you are rubbish. It's just a radically different take on it from me, as this is the best squad we've had in my lifetime and we're playing in the top tier for the 2nd time in my lifetime. It is literally a dream come true to be where we are at. There's nothing we can do about Alireza choosing to play for us and I don't see why should we turn on a manager who has achieved so much for us.

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Great coup for you with Dan Ashworth coming in , very well respected and will have a big impact on the club. Guessing with him in place next Summers transfer window will be a big one.

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Originally Posted by Medzdidz

Great coup for you with Dan Ashworth coming in , very well respected and will have a big impact on the club. Guessing with him in place next Summers transfer window will be a big one.

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Yeah sounds promising. West Brom fans have nothing but praise for the job he did there. Tony Bloom seems to place a lot of emphasis on getting the best non-playing staff you can get as Paul Barber is very respected in the game too. Hopefully he'll help us to grow and further establish ourselves at this level.