Brighton Rock Podcast

Just like the midweek game before it, another highly entertaining and more importantly impressive winning performance from The Albion at happy hunting ground St James’ Park, to progress to the quarter finals and a potential revenge exercise at home to Forest. Discussing the match and the rest of the weekend’s key action, including a highly impressive draw for the women against the Chelsea machine,...

So Albion made it four wins in a row (and three in the league) as they completed a seemingly unlikely double over AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Russ and members of the Pod Squad were there to see what proved to be a highly entertaining and closely contested game. Stand or fall!   UTA!  Anyone for ice cream?! ;) @BrightonRockPod on BlueSky (and Twatter) brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the...

Another fine and dandy day out watching the football as Albion romped to a resounding 0-4 win at St Mary’s. Russ and the pod squad were there to soak it all up but the day was also indelibly marked with tragedy as we heard the awful news that morning of the passing of our great friend and sometime contributor to this podcast Andy Gresty aka Wedge / Wedgee who took himself away from pain to hopeful...

With Chelsea safely despatched from the FA Cup last weekend, attentions turned six days later to ridiculous 8pm kickoff part two and a Brighton breezy 3-0 ‘sweep aside’ of our dearly beloved London visitors! Winning that game meant one double was achieved for the Albion in the shape of back-to-back home wins against Chelsea, but it wasn’t the only double for Brighton at the weekend. That’s because...

It was just the reaction the boys in the stripes needed to provide and they did so, thanks to an accomplished headed finish from Smiler and a delicious low chipped winner by Mito, leaving an array of objectionable ex-Seagulls in his wake, sprawled pitifully upon the hallowed turf of Albion. Evenings (far too late evenings, thanks a lot ITV you selfish bastards!) don’t get much better than this and...

This week’s Pod Squad comprised a trio of Andys including the lesser spotted Andy Bravery and making his (Zoom pod) debut, Wedge aka Andy Gresty, plus Andy Bass and of course the only 100% man over these 407 pods, Russell G. We wanted to just talk about the weather and the price of fish but felt obligated to discuss something of an aberration by The Trent as Forest, spearheaded by the most nominat...

Russ and Pete popped down The Glad (been too long again!) and were delighted to be joined by Dogma’s finest James and Parker, to reflect on the Everton game and to big up the latest edition of the ‘zine (the world’s finest, don’t you know!) the upcoming charity game at Woodside Road, the fresco and mural culture around the town and their magnificent selection of merch’. There’s also an engrossing...

Russ and Pete saw Everton were heading for the coast and thought “sod that!”, electing to follow The Mighty Rebels’ fixture over in Kent, in an important promotion six-pointer. Surprise, surprise, the Everton game turned out to be a typically turgid, anti-footballing affair while The Stones v Rebels clash was entertaining and fun. R&P obviously took the opportunity to sample some of the local quaf...

Yes it’s all about the threes! Another three points as we complete three successive wins at Old Trafford, under three different managers, completing three wins in a row, which happen to all be away wins within the space of one week! Happy days! Albion made their superiority count as they came away with all three points yet again from the Theatre of Leaks. In this episode Russ and Pete were zooming...

Russ and The Gent, straight after the match revelling in Albion’s first league win in 9. Mito back on the scoresheet and another strike for Georgi. Happy days! Now let’s do the double over ManUre! Stand or fall!   UTA!  Christian Walton, he’s one of our own! @BrightonRockPod on BlueSky (and Twatter) brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all the...

We are UP FOR THE CUP! And we really were on Saturday, riding an early threat from Norwich to eventually romp home 0-4. A great day out, a great performance and some fantastic positives to be taken from the game, including a welcome return for Danny Welbeck, a welcome and sensational appearance from the bench for Solly March, some really good goals including an overdue strike for Julio Enciso and...

Russ further mused on the draw with Arsenal before welcoming back FA Cup facts and stats guru Phil Annets to talk us through the eye-catchers of this 3rd Round weekend, to pop in some interesting facts and to proffer both the head-to-head stats for The Canaries vs Albion AND some quirky trivia on the same subject. There’s also Russ’s thoughts on the possible team for the weekend…shame he couldn’t...

Well, well, well! Who’d a thunk it?! 5 years on, 400 episodes in and still waffling for England! But that’s enough about Peter… it was a match day of magnitude as Albion went head-to-head against title pretenders Arsenal. And then there’s all the chat from the Villa game before that, courtesy of our northern correspondents and the aforementioned waffler Pete. A bumper episode for the ages! Stand o...

Well here we went again. Another day, another underwhelming result. We spoke to Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant ahead of the game to get the opposition view (just before Christmas) and then Russ, Alan, Duncan and Alex Lees, Chris, Kevin, Wilts, Dan and Fin’ all gave their thoughts as the action eventually unfolded on 27th. Then in the final part of the episode The Brighton Rock Podcast paid tribute to Bill...

An array of Albionistas on board for the latest MDS, coming to you from in and around The London Taxpayers’ Arena, including Duncan Dunsmore-Rouse, Wedge, Andy Bass, FAB chairman Clive Steed, Mo, Pete, Courtney, Ian ‘from’ Portsmouth, Andy K, Duncan Lees and West Ham fan John. The pod also began with a nice healthy rant about the FIFA mafia’s sham awarding of the 2034 World Cup tournament to civil...

Russ, Wedge, Duncans Lees and Rouse, Alex, Louis (on debut), Chris, Dan, Kevin and Sheebo in the house, showing hope, pain and candid analytical credentials amongst other things as the good guys fell to their upstart baby brothers from the arse end of London. Never mind though. Freak results and strange anomalies are a well established thing in football and the Nigels had to finally beat us eventu...

Emilio, Andy Knott and Richard Holberton joined your host Russell G to discuss the delights of yet another defeat at the hands of Fulham in the Premier League, followed by yet another lead thrown away against struggling opposition! Oh joy of joys! Well, they do say Christmas is the time for giving after all. Aaarrrggghhhh!!!!! Stand or fall!   UTA!  Bring on The Palace!!! @BrightonRockPod on BlueS...

Russ was joined this week by his ole mate Rich Tipple and our regular Fulham podder Emilio. On the agenda: Yet another ‘dragged down to their level’ 1-1 draw with Saints, who were this time sporting a ghastly pink and white away kit; penalty records being set; Fulham perspective on the season so far; thoughts from both camps ahead of the game at The Cottage on Thursday; predictions for said encoun...

Pete, Alan and Russ at the Siren Brewery, then at Farnborough Town vs Worthing FC as a backdrop to review the weekend’s win at Dean Court (we are still calling it by its proper name!!!), to marvel at Stuart Attwell’s refereeing ‘prowess’ and to give their opinions on the title race amongst other things. Stand or fall!   UTA!  Do one, Attwell!!! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part o...

In The Pod Squad this week are Russ, Andy K and Alan, to further reflect on Albion’s fantastic win over Mancashter Sheiky in the last game week, to revel in Albion’s continued successful start to their WSL campaign, to round up the week’s wider football news and to talk about the new docu,emtary that’s been screening at the Amex throughout last week - Russ has seen it and despite his cineaste’s cr...

An epic MDS this week as The Mighty Albion triumphed in a massive match with a massive noise down in Falmer. We hear from Andy Bass, Pete, Chris, Alex, Duncan, Pam, Kevin, Matt, John, Big Dave, Paul, Ian (originally) from Henfield, Sam (still) from Henfield and of course your host Russ from Enfield (I don’t need an H at the start of my location!!! Memories are made of this. THESE are the days we w...

The Gent joined Russ online to dissect the concluding half of the double bill with LFC, where our hosts prevailed 2-1 in a closely fought, high quality encounter. They also discuss the rapid and glorious rise of former Albion player Viktor Gyokeres, the continued rise of Albion Women (third in the table!) and a potential new employee to Albion’s key club structure. There’s also time for rants at M...

Russ welcomed back @FACupFactfile’s Phil Annets to take us through the story so far of this year’s epic competition, which has already been rattling along for three months since early August, with particular focus on the recently contested and highly eventful First Round Proper. Stand or fall!   UTA!  Up The FA Cup! Down with the cowardly FA!!! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part o...

We came, we scored, we got conquered (again)! Wasn’t to be vs Liverpool (again!) - the story of our week. Alastair and Nick guided us through their matchday in the company of Margaret, Ben and Chris. Stand or fall!   UTA!  Good effort, lads! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at this rather suitable address:...

Glad to be back at The Glad for the first time in quite a while! We welcomed Dutch Albion fan Jeroen Jansen to the pub to tell us how he came to be a Seagull, how to pronounce the names of our Dutch playing contingent, that Joel Veltman used to be his neighbour! and to talk about former Netherlands players at the club. We also review the 2-3 League Cup defeat to Liverpool, getting The Anfield Wrap...