Brighton Rock Podcast

At the weekend, it was time for our latest non-league day trip feature, so we decided to pop down to the seaside in Easternmost East Sussex (more or less) to visit The Pilot Field, home of Hastings United Football Club. Pete and Russ imbibed of some local refreshments before meeting up with octogenarian trio Ray, Alan and Geoff, who invited us to make their Matchday journey in Ray’s car to the gro...

Russ popped down The Gladstone with his new fanzine chums Parker, Rich and James on Thursday night for some tikka pies and tasty alements to ease our post-Spuds woes. Under discussion were Spurs, the Dogma fanzine of course, Paul Barber’s handcuffs, tins of warm John Smith and thoughts ahead of our visit to Brentford. After two parts of that old waffle, we moved to Friday and Part 3: our latest Ma...

Albion ultra Tom Hylands joined us for his BRP debut to tell us his Albion backstory and to review the disappointing 0-1 reverse at home to Peter’s favourite club and player 😉 We also lament the announcement that first team midfield dynamo Enoch Mwepu, The Computer, has had to retire from the game due to heart related issues. In this bumper episode there’s also a Brentford preview and a major ran...

It’s time, it’s time! The RDZ era is up and running with a performance that perfectly fits the description of his past exploits. Albion went to Anfield and came away unbeaten for a third successive time as they rushed into a two-goal lead, found themselves behind in the second half and then snatched a late equaliser in a pulsating game on Saturday. Albion were excellent as they took The Reds to ta...

This week, we invited onto the show for his debut Phil Shelley from oldfootballshirts.com to tell us about his Albion backstory, his love of football kits, his Worthing affiliation and his thoughts on our new head coach. We also welcomed his old mate Andy Bass back to join in the chat. In part two, the always excellent Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap joined us once again to preview the latest...

Here we go! After 10 days living in excited anticipation about who our next Head Coach would be we finally have the answer - and what an answer!!! Albion’s first choice and pretty much everybody else’s amongst the fanbase once they became familiar with his work and glowing credentials was officially confirmed on Sunday night (18th Sept), as Roberto De Zerbi, the 43 year old former Sassuolo and Sha...

Russ, Pete and Andys Knott, Bravery and Bass converge to vent, mourn, lament and moan about the departure, announced this very day (Thurs 8th Sept) that Albion’s greatest ever coach so far Graham Potter has left the club with immediate effect in order to join Chelsea, or “some grubby leftovers out of the bins” as Andy Bass called them! The departure, it’s timing, the connotations and the future in...

A spectacular day at the AMEX Stadium as the Albion notched their highest goal tally of 5 in the course of thrashing Leicester City to secure their place in the top four for another week and give themselves a chance of going top when they play Bournemouth next weekend. But just won the skies could not have been bluer for the club, a dark cloud loomed in Chelsea shape as they sacked their manager T...

Russ and Pete returned to The Glad for a transfer chat over a few beers. There was then a follow-up chat over some different beers on Saturday on the way to the St Albans v Worthing game and then finally Russ spoke to the fine fella that is Chris Forryan from Leicester Til I Die to gauge the mood ahead of Sunday’s game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russell and co. at the game, then Russ and Pete back at their beloved Gladstone for the pies, the beers and the match review. Stand or fall!   UTA! Chicken Tikka Pies! 🤤 @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at this rather suitable address: www.sport-social.co.uk  Please follow us for automatic downloads of new...

Pete and Russ were joined by friend of the pod Emilio Di Nello to review the weekend’s games and to look ahead to the latest intriguing encounter between Albion and Emilio’s beloved Fulham at Craven Cottage on Tuesday evening. There’s Jesse Marsch (terrible spelling!!!), a typical dirty Leeds team, arrogance and delusion as usual but in the end it was another win for the good guys, thanks to some...

Yes folks, for the first time we’ve decided to double up our match day specials by having two in one episode. This one covers our delightful win at the London Stadium on Sunday plus our comfortable victory in Nailsworth on Wednesday night as we advanced to the next stage of the League Cup, despite a curry sauce atrocity!. Russell was there for both, with some of the usual suspects and the bonus ba...

Russ and Pete were delighted to welcome to the pod West Ham stalwart John Moncur to talk about his career in the game, Upton Park, what he’s up to now, his thoughts on the current West Ham team, his impressions of our exciting Albion side and to give us his prediction for Sunday’s encounter between our two teams. Stand or fall!   UTA! Will Albion’s unbeaten BUBBLE burst on Sunday?! @BrightonRockPo...

In this episode, Russell meets up with…Russell! The Geordie kind. There’s a post match special, chatting about the game followed by a separate interview with Ian “Harty“ Hart, talking about women’s footy, Newcastle and football in general. Stand or fall!   UTA! Howay The Despotivians! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all t...

In this episode, as the new season is just getting underway, Russ chatted with Littlehampton Town FC chairman Rob McAlees and Worthing FC matchday commentator and podcaster Peter Vale to revel in their clubs’ recent successes on the field culminating in promotions, how the summer preps had gone and their thoughts on their clubs’ respective prospects for the new campaigns at their new levels. There...

Russell was at the match to bring you the thoughts and vibes from Albion’s first ever win at OLD Trafford (and first league ‘result’ from there at all since 1983), in his mini matchday special.  Then, back in Zoom Land, he caught up with fellow podcast stalwart Peter to get his first hand views from the game as the lads reviewed this delicious victory in more detail. And this throughly deserved wi...

Russ is joined by debutant Richie Mills from Sussex Live and re-joined by guest contributors Jack Phillips and Margaret Willis to run the rule over the summer window, the start of the EFL season, the glorious England Women’s triumph at The Euros (with some first hand experience in the house!) and of course preparations for Albion’s new campaign under the still bearded Graham Potter! Stand or fall!...

Your host Russell Guiver was joined by guests contributors Andy Bravery and David Townsend, in welcoming to the pod for the first time a true Albion legend and cult hero, 70s goal machine and darling of the terraces Peter Ward. Wardy talks us through his formative years as a football-playing (and window breaking) obsessive, his time with the two Albions of Burton and of course BHA, the Forest / Cl...

Russ and a lesser spotted Pete - fresh from agreeing his new £350k pw contract Salah style - are joined by Albion-supporting sports writer Spencer Vignes to tell us more about the bad news that 70s playing legend Peter O’Sullivan has been seriously ill in hospital with a bleed to the brain. He’s on the slow road to recovery now but we ask if the club could be doing more for this Albion stalwart? A...

Russ this week caught up with Albion fan and quality sports documentary filmmaker Louis Myles to discuss his excellent new film Croatia: Defining A Nation, which tells the tale of a nation’s emergence from the shadows following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia to reach the main stage of global football in the second half of the 1990s. Louis also gave his opinions on Albion’s excellent season,...

Mid June report looking at takeovers, transfers, England’s Nations League disaster and Albion news update - as Biss is on the brink of a move to Spuds while Enciso looks inbound. Stand or fall!   UTA! Smell like I sound. I’m lost in a crowd. We lost to Hungary at The Wolves! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory...

In this extra, Russ caught up with The Anfield Wrap’s Neil Atkinson to find out more about the unsavoury events before and after the Champions League Final in Paris on Saturday. Stand or fall. UTA! Down with UEFA, the French Police and lying ministers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A long awaited return to our favourite pub this weekend for some tasty beers and chicken tikka pies, the perfect fuel to power us through our review of the season, sun up the rest of the play off picture and report on the shameless scapegoatery infecting the French authorities and UEFA. Stand or fall!   UTA! Fuck the French police! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport S...

To finish our coverage of Albion’s 2021-22 campaign we’ve put together a bumper 2 hour episode combining our popular Matchday Special format - comprising an array of the usual suspects plus debutants Pam (Sheebo’s mum) and Malcolm Rose (‘Cheshire’) - with a Zoom-based review the following day, featuring The Gent. Stand or fall!   UTA! Mind the gap, mind the gap, Crystal P*lace @BrightonRockPod bri...

Your regular hosts Russell Guiver & Peter Marsh had a chinwag on Zoom on Friday, looking at the climax to the season featuring the play off semi and their pitch invasion controversies, non league matters, Albion’s final game v Wet Sham upcoming and relegation watch as two of our ‘favourite’ clubs Burnley and Leeds enter a foot race to avoid relegation. How our hearts bleed so! This episode also fe...