I’ve wanted to write something about Vicente for a while, but the timing never seemed right. Well, now seems as good a time as any, since his much hyped re-emergence. For much of the season, we have been left in the dark as to whether Vicente would be on the pitch, on the bench...
Craig Noone’s On Tuesday night I stood next to Craig Noone’s dad for 90 minutes. Craig Noone, I should explain, is one of Brighton and Hove Albion”s star players – a wiry 23 year old who hovers just behind the forward line, jinxing and...
It would be so very easy for Gus Poyet to stick with what he has. After all, the Albion are sat in a very respectable, mid-table position in the Championship, and at the start of the season, many fans had indicated that they felt...
I noticed something interesting on Tuesday night, and I’d seen it before. As practically the whole Palace team celebrated Darren Ambrose’s 89th minute goal, a certain centre forward trudged back towards to the halfway line, in no way interested in joining in the merriment; indeed,...
This is the week that Sky Sports customers became acquainted with Gus Poyet’s Championship revolution. Two games in three days showcased the style of play the Uruguayan is promoting at the AMEX, and it drew plaudits from many in the British press. Unless your...
The last evening game I attended resulted in “Brighton and Hove Albion have been promoted” on the Sky Sports Soccer Special vidiprinter. It was a very special night. And tonight when we play Liverpool it will also be another very special night. But tonights...
I’m sure I was not alone in fearing that promises of a permanent home and Championship football was more of a dream than an attainable reality. Well, how wrong was I? Ever since my first game back in 1990, the flightless Seagull limped along,...
We have all been waiting for the good news that Vicente Rodriguez has finally put pen to paper and become an Albion player. It might not come. We were assured there was no need to bow to the same pressures that Transfer Deadline Day...
As soon as Brighton won the League 1 title back in April, the question on everyone’s lips was, “Can the Albion seriously challenge for promotion to the Premier League next season?” Whenever asked for my view, I’d always point, somewhat lazily, to Norwich, arguing...
Let’s face it – at some point during the summer, we’ve all done it. As that most special of curtain raisers – the Albion’s Championship opener against Doncaster Rovers on the 6th August – draws ever closer, I’m absolutely certain that every single Seagulls...