Leyton Orient 1 - Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (03/10/2009, Johnstone's Paint Trophy - JLB)

The one report of this game I have seen - the set of all football match reports seems to me to be a labyrinth more terrifying infinite than any I have encountered before, due to the innumerable linguistic and interpretative variations produced daily throughout the world - could be summarised as such: the reporter, attending a match between his team (Brighton and Hove Albion) and his friend's team (Leyton Orient) in a minor English domestic cup competition, had a fairly unsuccessful time due to the lack of coherence amongst the away support and, of course, the result. This outcome - a one goal defeat for Brighton from a goal from a Romanian, Patulea, who had already struck the goal's structure - he suspects somewhat flatters the victors. We need not note his obvious bias in making this judgement.

1,457 attended, he notes at the end, whimsically drawing attention to the 555 of those supporting Brighton.

- JLB

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - Milton Keynes 1 (03/10/2009)

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A quote before more reports.

Reports from Albion vs Franchise and Orient to come from noted correspondents; in the meantime, a wonderful comment from B block in the first of those games:

"Go back to your grid patterns, [followed by, in a resigned tone] your roundabouts and your squares"

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - Southend 3 (19/09/2009 - report by Georges P)

On two occasions, Brighton allow opposition goals only to annul shortfall. But at finality, trials just futility.

Visitors swiftly and skillfully start with goal via Barnard's noggin; but soon, Fozza - by contrast, via long ball - finds uniformity of tally for Brighton. Alas, soon again, from nook kick, poor play at 27' allows O'Donovan to prod in. 40', and much as with his prior act, canny cashing in by Brighton's old hand 9 from hub-bypassing ball and again, no disparity of goals.

And so half two. For Brighton: opportunity, opportunity again, and a hat-trick goal?! Alas, no. Rightfully, official disallows. All half, play of Albion just past quality of opposition, but without satisfactory skill to wind up in front. Frustration in crowd, naturally.

And so with arrival of additional duration - visitor's sub has rapidity past sloppy Brighton back. Ball past Dutchman, into goal.

A mugging.

- GP

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