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Lack of a promotion standard left back between now and the January window will cost us I fear.

Succeeding with 442 relies completely on having two capable central midfield players. They need to cover back, release the potential of the wingers and support in attack. We are blessed with two of the best I have seen play for brighton and if they stay fit we will get promoted.

Vaughan is a good sub for them. We need a third.

Bold substitution. Sort of thing Gus would have done in his pomp.

Burnley - great away point MK Dons - win at home Sheffield Wed - solid away draw Reading - happy with a point away Preston - two points dropped at home Bristol City - win at home Leeds - win away In the last seven games, seven points at home and disappointed not to beat Preston. Three away...

And sadly, it's probably the reason we'll miss out. We can't compete with Prem money or even parachute payments for that matter. Pity. Gotta love Tony's ambition though. What a time to be an Albion fan.

I'm not sure how I'm managing to make my point so badly. I was quoting someone talking about average players earning huge sums of money. And explaining that I feel it is sky money that fuels this. I was not referring to the attendance at all. I thinkour crowds are staggering. - Cardiff are...

I was referring to the money earned by what amount to very average footballers. It is sky that is driving their income, and people who pay for sky enable them to do so. Stop paying for sky, income in football falls, wages fall, we get our game back.

If you pay for sky sports you are part of the problem.

Oh do **** off.

Agreed - merely saying that the pack are closing up.

If you have the time, add up the points we were ahead of the next five sides in that time (5 points, 5, 6,6 and 7 respectively - totaling 29 points, an average of 5.9 points ahead. Before start of play today that total was 23, an average of 4.6 points ahead). They have been closing up (and...

4 draws in last six games - dropped 8 points out of 18 in that time. 1.67 per game in the last six games. Not promotion form - and the pack have been closing the gap gradually across that time. Unbeaten run is pointless (if you see what I mean) if it consists of lots of draws.

Those seven sides probably won't all be in the Top 10 when we play them. And more importantly, as soon as we beat them and they drop down the table a little, people seem to dismiss the achievement (eg Ipswich were top, Hull were second). We have played sides at the top this season - and won...

Playing well. Shots on target every game. Worldy saves. Someone will pay. (Bloody auto correct. Obviously haddock is Baldock!!)

No Kayal. Tricky?

Not strictly correct. History shows that there is a 70% chance of the team top after 12 games going up - and by Boxing Day (not New Year) a 90% chance. Many a slip and all that, but we have every right to be excited and optimistic.

It's a saying you hear quite often. Things will have shaken out by then and we'll get a clear idea how well we're doing. So I had a quick look at previous tables to see. First up, for reference, Championship 2015/16 after 12 games. We'll be top after Tuesday whatever happens. (2015-16...

(2015-16 Brighton 25pts min) 2014-15 Watford 24 promoted, runners up 2013-14 Burnley 29 promoted, runners up 2012-13 Leicester 25 6th 2011-12 Southampton 26 promoted, runners up 2010-11 QPR 28 Champions 2009-10 West Brom 24 promoted runners up 2008-09 Birmingham 26 promoted, runners up 2007-08...

Six (attainable) points dropped in recent games, but not worried. This is a great squad - fluid, smart and able to mix it when they need to. Playing for each other as a team, playing Intelligently in pairs (Kayal/Stephens, left side, right side, CBs, Baldock/hemed etc), tracking back, breaking...