Unlikely Rivals

Usually your team’s rivals are based fairly near to where your team is located. Tottenham and Arsenal, Southampton and Portsmouth, Everton and Liverpool etc.

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Brighton and Hove Albion: Contenders or pretenders?

What a difference a few weeks make in football. If you look back to the tail-end of last month, Brighton had just completed their 5^th league victory in a row and were sitting pretty at the top of the championship.

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Is this Brighton and Hove Albion's year?

Now, before I get carried away, I just want to briefly share my position as a Brighton and Hove Albion fan and reinforce my excitement in what I believe could be the year that we seriously challenge for a spot in England’s elite; the Premier League.

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Does the Championship deserve more respect?

With the Championship season kicking off on the same weekend as the Premier League and La Liga it was inevitably going to receive less coverage than the two biggest leagues in European football. However there is no doubt that the league deserves more respect as it is arguably one of the greatest leagues in the world, the slogan more commonly used to describe it's bigger brother.

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Cardiff plan double swoop

The unoriginally named Cardiff City stadium could be set for a busy conclusion to the transfer window as boss Malky Mackay plans a double swoop to help assist the final promotion push and also the big Carling Cup final date with Liverpool at Wembley.

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Brighton search low for new striker

“It is all so much better at the top”, they say in order to sell the dream, but try telling that to Dorchester Town’s Ben Dickenson who has continued his meteoric rise, faster than that of house-gas prices, by being on the edge of a move to Brighton and Hove Albion.

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My Day At The Amex

FA Cup 3rd round weekend is one of my favourites as there are still some minnows left in the competition. Also, it's the biggest round for giant killings from the smaller sides and I was hoping my local side would join the giant killing list.

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Brighton to re-unite the Mac-Attack?

It was the most fruitful partnership since Sonny and Cher and now Brighton manager Gus Poyet wants to re-unite the pairing of Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron Mclean to solve the goal-scoring crisis that has de-stabilised the early momentum of the seaside club.

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Deeney strikes to extend Brighton’s poor run

Watford’s Troy Deeney scored the match winner just seconds after coming on as a second half substitute, as Brighton’s winless run was extended to nine games.

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Watford 1-0 Brighton- The woeful run continues

Life in the Championship was looking rosy for the Seagulls up until early September- a run of 5 league wins and one draw in our opening 6 fixtures had us right at the top of the table with pace-setters Southampton. It had been suggested that Gus Poyet’s brand of fluid, passing football would not get us far in the Championship, but we were absolutely cruising.

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Vincente: New Brighton star? Or injury prone has-been?

There is no doubt that the recent free signing of Vincente Rodríguez has created a huge amount of excitement around Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

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Derby Violence – A step too far?

On derby heavy weekend consisting of Everton vs Liverpool, Fulham vs Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham vs Arsenal is upon us. Having reported on the Brighton vs Crystal Palace the other day and witnessing the violence first hand I felt the need to blog.

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Arsenal and Brighton and Hove Albion are more similar than I previously thought

Arsenal and Brighton and Hove Albion are more similar than I previously thought. Arsenal, renowned for being the best passing team in the land, are as pleasing on the eye (on their day) as Barcelona who are without a doubt one of the best teams of modern times.

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Which manager to replace Redknapp next summer?

It is a well known fact that Harry Redknapp is the odds-on favourite to take over as England manager next summer. Current incumbent Fabio Capello will be stepping down following Euro 2012, should they make it to Ukraine and Poland.

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Championship Round Up

I have to say, Leon Clarke’s hat-trick for Chesterfield against Carlisle did make me smile. My joy for Clarke had nothing to do with any personal feelings towards the on-loan striker, it was more a case of how it went down with his parent club Swindon Town.

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