Brighton chief takes swipe at own fans after receiving 'late night emails'
Brighton chief takes swipe at own fans after receiving 'late night emails'
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Brighton chief Paul Barber has taken a swipe at his own fans after revealing he has been sent "late night emails" raging about the Seagull's poor form. Fabian Hurzeler's men enjoyed an impressive start to the season with two big wins over Everton and Manchester United but have suffered a dip in the last month amid a five-game winless run.
Brighton haven't won a game since beating Bournemouth in late November and were left disappointed by a draw with relegation battlers Leicester, a 3-1 defeat to rivals Crystal Palace and a 1-1 draw against West Ham. The loss to Palace stung in particular for fans and Barber revealed in his programme notes ahead of their clash with Brentford on Friday that he had received some unwelcome abuse from disgruntled supporters.
He said: "With a new head coach in Fabian Hurzeler and a number of new signings made in the summer, we have done well to be competing in the upper reaches of the Premier League table for most of the season and we remain very much in the race for European football.
"There will always be bumps in the road in professional sport, even more so in the Premier League given its extremely competitive nature. As a team we've pulled off some big victories already this season - most notably against Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and at Newcastle.
"Such results inevitably lead to an increase in expectations, yet it's important we also maintain some balance. Following our 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace I received a number of (late night) emails full of doom and gloom at our recent form, which really did disappoint me.
