Brighton Rock Podcast

We were going to swap ourselves out in favour of the lost and forgotten this week in tribute to Graham Potter’s first team selection but given the result thought better of it so we’ve settled for regulars Russell, Peter and Andy B, plus Arsenal fan Jason, who pops back in for a metaphorical cuppa and a chinwag and to give his view on the game and Albion’s prospects. And we speculate on what’s need...

Points dropped on the road again, we review a frustrating outcome in the capital but with games coming think and fast it’s on to another London affair as Arsenal travel to The Amex. We welcome back Jason Saunders, a Gooner of distinction, to cast an eye over recent matches and his side’s prospects against their bogey side Albion. Cliche of the Week: Bogey team! Sponsors? SoL! A merry bunch and not...

Roasting their chestnuts and decking their halls on this Christmas Special are Russ, Peter, Andy B and - with a warm welcome back - the returning Richard Holberton, to reflect on Albion’s current status, highlight the transfer needs this coming month and preview the looming visit to Sham - a more challenging fixture perhaps than in past seasons. Sponsorship? Why, Seagulls Over London of course!www...

Well, we didn’t lose! So that’s something I suppose. Andys B & K joined Russ and Pete to weigh up the factors affecting the Potterometer as the tide of opinion starts to shift against the Albion coach. There’s also a nod to last week’s guest Kevin Day, praise for BBC Sunday night drama and great use of the word ‘inculcate’ amongst other barrel scraping credentials! Sponsors? Well Seagullls Over Lo...

In this second hour with Kevin, we got onto the subject of his career in stand-up, writing for TV and his new found fame as co-star of The Price Of Football podcast, with Albion’s own Kieran Maguire. And then 35 mins after his “really must go by” time had elapsed we finally let him go off to ruin his wife’s peaceful and quiet evening!!!And by God were we happy to have had him on the pod on the Fri...

Time for a special! We once asked comedian and P*lace fan Kevin Day if there was any chance he’d come on our Albion podcast in the run up to the last derby match and he succinctly replied “none whatsoever!”. However, by means of an entirely unrelated bet he’d made with someone and by our shameless opportunism, we managed to persuade him to come on and speak with the ‘enemy’ - at a safe distance fr...

Pete, Andy B & Russell makes three but Albion’s away day crew at The Cottage couldn’t make three (points) of their own as it ended goalless by The Thames, keeping the nerves jangling. Sponsored by www.seagullsoverlondon.comContact the show by Twitter @brightonrockpod or by email brightonrockpodcast@gmail.comStand or Fall! UTA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part 1 of this episode, Peter, Russ and Andy B discussed the thorough Rodgering endured at Leicester. In Part 2 they were delighted to welcome Fulham bloggers Jacqui and Lorraine aboard to preview the big kick off on Wednesday night at The Cottage and then...In Part 3 the five of them cast a quick glance at some of the week’s other footy stories for good measure. This week’s Cliche Of The Week...

Russ & Robin were delighted to be joined by acclaimed sports writer and staunch Albion fan Nick Szczepanik to tell us his Albion backstory, reflect on his career highlights to date, his excellent book Brighton Up (2017) and to cast a cursory glance at our encounter with Saints on Monday night. We are sponsored by Seagulls Over London. Look them up for membership and events info at www.seagullsover...

Russ & Pete are joined by one of the nicest guys in footy supporterdom! Saints fan (but also champion of the little clubs) Mat Guy, to preview the big kick off - in front of real fans! - at The Amex on Monday night and to explain how he came to travel to such random corners of the country as Accrington, Darlington and ‘Exeter on a Tuesday night!’ to watch games NOT involving his beloved Saints and...

Russell G and Andy B are joined by sports journalist Henry Tomlinson to delve into what’s been happening with Southwick FC, Old Barn Way and the newly formed Southwick 1882 FC and to uncover the renowned German coach who has a special place for The Wickers in his heart! We also take some time to discuss Klopp’s rant fests, Grealish’s dive fests, Henry’s West Ham and more. Learn more about your ad...

Klopp had the Blues after his team were held to a draw down by the coast, amidst ‘controversial’ VAR calls, or so the painfully skewed media would have you believe. Here at Brighton Rock Towers we’re more grounded in reality and know the decisions, although marginal in some cases, were the correct calls and they allowed Albion to collect a thoroughly deserved point. Andys Bravery and Knott joined...

Russ & Pete caught up with The Anfield Wrap’s Neil Atkinson (making his BRP debut) to preview the weekend’s clash between our sides and to chew the fat about the state of English footy, Project Big Picture, possible ways forward for the game, the fixture compression and most importantly Burger Bros in Brighty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russ, Pete & Andy K in the squad celebrating a first ever win at The Villa and admiring Jack Grealish’s ability to fall on the spot as if a grenade has been thrown. We also touch on the week’s footy news as usual, which this time includes word of a limited level return to stadia for supporters 👍 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author Bill Hern joins Russell G & David Townsend to discuss the recent release of Football’s Black Pioneers, the book he’s co-written with David Gleave chronicling the first black footballer to play first team football for each of the current 92 clubs spanning England’s top divisions. Find out who was first black player to pull on an Albion shirt for a senior match, the first to represent a club...

After a quick chat about last week’s FA Cup 1st Round games and via Robin’s little daughter making a spontaneous debut on the show, we switched our attention to the big debate, the most important of our time.....who are the absolute biggest sh*thouse players of all time?! The pantomime villains we all love to hate. The wind-up merchants, the cheats and agent provocateur characters of our beautiful...

This week it’s a long overdue Pod Squad debut for our good friend David Townsend, to recount his early memories of following the Albion right through to the current era and to highlight his favourite players through the years. Andy K is also aboard for most of this epic voyage that takes in the latest poor result 😡, talks about Kevins 🤔 and reports on the rapid self-inflicted demise of the FA ch...

Squad rotation continues as disgraced striker Peter Marsh is permitted back into the presenting fold for this pod extra, where we welcome Albion fan Joe Cocozza onto the show to talk about his in-play fantasy footy game Fanslide. It’s fun and makes watching even bore draws as a neutral viewer fun. Find out how by sliding into the podcast lounge for a listen! We are sponsored by those Capital fello...

Another game, another moan, as Albion were denied once again by shoddy refereeing types! Not that we felt the need to whinge about it for 2 hours or anything! Actually we didn’t. We spared a few minutes to assess the interesting changes to the team line-up, highlighted some decent individual performances, put in our PL predictions and perused the wider footy news. The ‘we’ being a Pod Squad of Rus...

Brace yourselves! We have South American footy journalistic royalty on the show as The Legendinho Tim Vickery joins us to talk about his passion for the game, where it all started, why he went Brazilwards, the institution that is The World Football Phone-In (including its host Dotun Adebayo) and what he thinks of Albion’s South Americans. Plus his predictions for when his beloved Spurs take on The...

We pick the bones out of the festering carcass that was our 2nd half performance and lament vital dropped points in the company of Spurs fan Olivier Goder, who gives us his views on his team’s season so far, the new stadium, Jose and Sunday night’s big kick off. We are sponsored by www.seagullsoverlondon.comContact our show @brightonrockpod orbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comStand or fall! UTA! Learn...

It’s an Andy Fest this week as the Undynamic Duo are joined by Andys Bravery and Knott to discuss debutant Andy B’s Albion backstory, the Anti Football FC v Albion game from the weekend, how the PL has been shaping up in general, man buns, Klopp’s prison widow philosophy and the magnificence of a resplendently wallpapered room!@brightonrockpodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comSponsored by those splendi...

Unemployed dinosaurs, kick-ins, Covidious Yorkshiremen, lively Irishmen, Poles on the up and The Big Preview of the “A23 Derby”, “El Gatwicko”, “The Glenn Murray Derby” or whatever! Sponsored by www.seagullsoverlondon.comContact the show @brightonrockpod or brightonrockpodcast@gmail.comStand or fall! UTA! 🔵⚪️🔵 FTP!!! 😡 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete, Russ, Robin and The Gent Set about the big PPV and Project Pisstake debates like a pack of African wild hunting dogs as they tear shreds off the sports broadcasters and the archly villainous American billionaires behind England’s two ‘megaclubs’. The agent unleashes his master plan for reform, Raymondism No.1, and we all have a nice beer or two! Please direct your complaints about any sweari...

Russ and Pete embarked on their first look at the local Sussex non-league scene as they were joined by Worthing FC match commentator and podcaster Peter Vale and the face of the supporters’ association Angela Tanner to talk all things Rebels and how they’ve been faring in the Isthmian League Prem in this new post lockdown dawn! Both fully fledged converts to the Woodside Way, they talked friendly...