Liam Rosenior knows the qualities he and his Brighton team-mates will need to beat Crystal Palace on Saturday – and insists it is far from ‘just another game’
Selhurst Park is always a tricky place to go and we have been preparing for more of the same when we travel there for a crucial game on Saturday afternoon. It’s not the same as Manchester City’s “once in a lifetime” chance to win the Premier League title against their city rivals but if either we or Crystal Palace take three points from the match it will go a long way to keeping us up this season.
Yes, bragging rights are important for both sets of fans but there is so much more than that on the line and just walking around the streets of Brighton this week – whether doing the weekly shop or filling up the car at the local petrol station – I have not been able to avoid having a conversation about the history and dislike between the two clubs and how good it would be to go there and grab a crucial win inside “the lion’s den”.
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