[BaggieSteve]

I wouldn't mind so much if was Man City or Chelsea we'd played, but Brighton have got to be one of the easiest teams we are going to face this season, and we go 3-0 down to them. For ****'s sake.

But Brighton have got some quality players, they work really aaaard............

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Probably like most of us on this site, I can't stand Mark Hughes; he's a moaning, whingeing bloke who never admits that he or his team were beaten by a better side. It's always someone else's fault.

However, I've just watched Stoke play Manure, top of the table and the form team of the moment who have been scoring for fun and conceding bugger all. Hughes set up his Stoke team with pace, midfield creativity, a clear willingness to attack, a desire to win and a centre forward who happens to know how to score. It was a really good 2-2 draw that did not flatter Stoke at all. Contrast that with events in Brighton today. We play a team who haven't scored ever and, whilst undoubtedly enthusiastic, will be a wee bit low on confidence. So, do we decide to take the Mark Hughes approach, select a team to create and win? Do we heck! We pick a team that is, frankly, boring and defensive. We get what we deserve. Right now- and it pains me to say this - the Stoke fans are right in taking the p*ss out of us and our manager. As much as I dislike him, I'd rather have Hughes managing the Albion than I would Pulis right now.

NOOOO! Things can NEVER be that bad! Shame on you BS!

Well, to modify my comments slightly, I'd rather have his approach to football than Pulis'. I'm with everyone else in seeng him as a moaning, whingeing, complaining git.

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I'm sure the comments on here about not panicking are rightly justified and that we had players who, individually, did not perform on the day. Neither am I, despite what some may think, wanting Pulis to be sacked. However, I do think that, poor individual performances nothwithstanding, his team selection was rank. To approach a game against Brighton with that defensive mentality from the outset was, I believe, inexcusable, particularly with the players recruited during the summer.

It will be interesting to see his starting XI for WHU. I hope and pray that he does not start all of Barry, Livermore and Greg. I would honestly leave out Livermore, I'd drop Rondon, play Rodriguez up front and a midfield five of Barry, Greg, Phillips, Morrison and Chadli (remember him!). If not Chadli, then play Burke from the start - him and Phillips would provide some serious pace and you could play Morrison just behind JRod. Might fail dismally but I'm sure it would create chances and would at least test their defence.