Brighton
The 25 Best Players in the Championship – as voted for by you: Part 2 of 25
For the second of our 25 best players in the Championship as voted for by you, we’re off to the sunny south coast and the story of a Scottish international who made a surprise move to the Seagulls in the summer - over to John Verrall.
Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion)
“I tackled Dani Alves, it was my only touch but at least I got to play against …
Why Brighton and Hove Albion provide Eriksson’s Leicester with biggest test yet
It’s a no-brainer. A simple glance at the league table clearly tells you why Gus Poyet’s soaring Seagulls will supply Sven-Goran Eriksson with his sternest challenge of the season so far. Yet there’s more to it than that. When Brighton visit the East Midlands tomorrow, it will be a flashpoint in Leicester City’s season - and could well act as a reminder that money, of course, does not guarantee success.…
Gus Poyet: the story of the Seagulls’ saviour
“This is another challenge for me to take the club where everybody in Brighton wants to be and that’s in the Championship. Being realistic I think 18 months is possible. If that is the goal of the club it’s no problem.”
Gus Poyet - 10th November 2009
It had been a gamble, writes John Verrall. When Tony Bloom announced that Gus Poyet would take over as Brighton manager, replacing …