3 wins from 3 has given the Seagulls a dream start to the new season but there is a long way to go and we mustn’t get carried away.
Don’t get me wrong I’m as happy as the next Albion fan but you have to realise there are many stronger teams in the Championship than Portsmouth and Doncaster.
Yesterday’s fine 1-0 win against South Coast rivals Portsmouth is a good sign though that Albion are still able to battle away from home and get results when the opposition aren’t willing to match them in footballing terms.
Pompey were intent on disrupting Albion’s usual style of play and appeared to target the inform Will Buckley before his inevitable departure due to injury. But the Seagulls dug in and continued from last year when away from home they picked up results without necessarily playing at their best.
For those who take notice at this early stage, and who could blame the Albion fans of doing just that right now, the Albion are 2nd in the table and in the unusual position of actually being behind Southampton.
The Carling Cup draw has been kind to the Seagulls with Premiership Sunderland set to visit the Amex a week on Tuesday.
For just £24-£32 Albion fans can enjoy watching some of the Premiership finest reserve team players in the 2nd round of a much maligned cup completion. It seems like a very poor decision by the club following a decent attendance for the Gillingham game with ticket prices at a much more reasonable level. Ok the opposition is better this time around but for the average Albion season ticket holder this will be the most they have ever spent on an Albion home ticket. Hopefully the attendance won’t be affected too badly but it will be interesting to see.
The Seagulls face one of their toughest test yet this coming Wednesday when they travel to one of the pre season favourites Cardiff City. If we make it 4 wins from 4 then people really will start to get carried away.
