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It would be entirely in keeping with the current media narrative for BHA. "It's amazing, Gary. They sold a world class stadium and somehow replaced it with an even better one. How do they do it?"

Imagine if we became regulars in European competitions, picking up a bit of silverware here and there, attracting top players and a bigger fanbase. (A lot of assumptions being made there but not really so far from our current reality.) Like other teams in that position I wonder if the subject...

Someone I know through work lives in Brighton, but comes from London I believe. I bumped into him at a trade event a while ago and during conversation I asked if he had any football loyalties. "The Seagulls" he replied, slightly hesitantly. I don't think I've heard anyone answer like that...

Just think back to school days when we were being "coached" and the football we used to watch over the decades. Goalies almost always hit it long. (To be fair this may have been a lot to do with the surfaces that footballers of all ages and abilities had to play on in the 70s and 80s and even...

It almost seems unfair to single out players at the moment as so many are putting in such brilliant performances. But I think JPVH deserves a little limelight. The position he plays is so important to the way we play and it's asking a lot of a young player to step into that role. I though he...

No trip to Edinburgh is valid without a trip to Greyfriars Bobby's statue. A short walk from the Royal Mile. His nose has gone shiny from being rubbed so many times. If you like red squirrels, the gardens alongside Princes Street at the foot of the castle used to have loads, though admittedly I...

I wouldn't be surprised if GP is suffering from a type of PTSD. Yes, we can all talk about the money he's still earning and how he's set up for life etc etc but I suspect his experience since leaving Brighton has been pretty tough mentally. Does he go out in public anymore? Does he read the...

Of all the pubs in that area we generally find the Ox the most reliable for food. Been to the Star for a couple of lunches and a couple of dinners. Enjoyed the first two meals very much, third was a bit “meh” and the fourth time I sent my food back it was so bad and wasn’t charged. Maybe just...

Yes, there's a certain feeling of inevitability about that. I'll forgive him if we win. I quite liked Maupay. An intelligent and funny guy from the glimpses I saw of him while he was with us, a player who worked hard off the ball and scored some important goals. And who really knew how to wind...

Hope he gets the move. He's never going to settle at Everton, fans expect too much and have already made their mind up about him. I suspect Brentford will bring out the best in him at PL level.

A rather niche chant, for anyone who remembers the Associates, who wants Fati to rhyme with "party", and who can tolerate bad scansion: So – what if this Fati scores two? The Amex will love you In your white and blue We saw him appear From Barca to here Amaze me …

I remember when I was at school that we were taught the world is 4.6 billion years old. I occasionally have to remind myself that this number probably hasn't changed much since the 1980s, when I first heard it.

"Welcom tu Magala" :lol:

Loads of good suggestions here and doubtless more to come. I would say Ian Culverhouse too. During the Gillingham exile, when our team was dreadful and every game seemed like an uphill struggle, he was a wise old head at the back, playing the sweeper role, instilling just enough confidence in...

Watched an episode the other night on BBC4 I think. I remember feeling a little bit ambivalent about it as a kid, when it was originally screened. Watching it now it seems very dated indeed. Think Michael Crawford is great though, as a performer generally.

Definitely. Looked completely fearless, very fit, constantly winning the ball back and bulldozing their way through the midfield. And that's away, at Old Trafford. It will be very tough.

I had a feeling that would be the role he played against Luton. I think he'd do the job pretty well, if called upon, though as others have said – not every game.

I guess as Brighton fans we can spot flimsy or incorrect analysis about our players, or the game we've just watched, a mile away. It happens quite a bit on MoTD so I imagine it's a similar case with other clubs like us, outside the big six or seven or eight. If you think about it, there's...

You’re right and I do appreciate all that. But recent progress at the club has got me believing we could win the Champions League. Reality checks are so boring!

Glad the saga is over and we can move on but ultimately it’s just another case of “big club with bigger resources raids smaller club with smaller resources for best players”. Great that we’re getting such a big fee but ultimately we go to the Amex to watch footballers do their thing, not to...