Broke Hammers could go from XL to Fatboy Slim West Ham's financial situation seems to be going from bad to worse. It is now almost certain that Gianfranco Zola will have to sell players in January. But they are still not exploiting a revenue stream since sponsors XL went bust so we thought we would set [. Click to continue reading...

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Strange that one particular club is not included in the category of "Giantkillers!"

Football League - WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER
The draw for Round 4 of the Carling Cup takes place on Saturday and there are no less than eight Football League clubs left in the competition. Click to continue reading...

A few interesting third-round draws with Carling Cup holders Spurs away against a listless Newcastle United squad. Also, Manchester City fresh off of their 6-0 thumping of Portsmouth travel to Brighton and Hove Albion. Portsmouth attempt to rebound at home against Chelsea. Manchester United host Middlesbrough and several reports state that Ronaldo is set to receive more playing time as he comes back from ankle surgery. Click to continue reading...

Yeovil Town 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion (13:09:08)

Before next weeks trip to Istanbul whereby I shall be sampling the (Turkish) delights of Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe, I decided to take in a trip to Somerset to watch the blue and white wizards take on the Glovers.

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Championship Nominations for Manager of the Month: Wolves' Mick McCarthy; Preston's Alan Irvine; Birmingham's Alex McCleish; Bristol City's Gary Johnson.


Football League - MANAGER OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS

The nominations are in for the season's first Manager of the Month awards, which are due to be announced at 1. Click to continue reading...

1908 Manchester United Queens Park Rangers 1-1 replay Manchester United Queens Park Rangers 4-0 1909 Newcastle United Northampton Town 2-0 1910 Brighton and Hove Albion Aston Villa 1-0 1911 Manchester United Swindon Town 8-4 1912 Blackburn Rovers Queens Park Rangers 2-1 1913 Professionals Amateurs 7-2 1914- 1918 Not Played

1920 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 1921 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley 2-0 1922 Huddersfield Town Liverpool 1-0 1923 Professionals Amateurs 2-0 1924 Professionals Amateurs 3-1 1925 Amateurs Professionals 6-1 1926 Amateurs Professionals 6-3 1927 Cardiff City Corinthians 2-1 1928 Everton Blackburn Rovers 2-1 1929 Professionals Amateurs 3-0 1930 Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 1931 Arsenal West Bromwich Albion 1-0 1932 Everton Newcastle United 5-3 1933 Arsenal Everton 3-0 1934 Arsenal Manchester City 4-0 1935 Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal 1-0 1936 Sunderland Arsenal 2-1 1937 Manchester City Sunderland 2-0 1938 Arsenal Preston North End 2-1



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1948 Arsenal Manchester United 4-3 1949 Portsmouth Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1* 1950 World Cup Team Canadian Touring Team 4-2 1951 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle United 2-1 1952 Manchester United Newcastle United 4-2 1953 Arsenal Blackpool 3-1 1954 Wolverhamton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion 4-4* 1955 Chelsea Newcastle United 3-0 1956 Manchester United Manchester City 1-0 1957 Manchester United Aston Villa 4-0 1958 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham Forest 3-1 1960 Burnley Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2* 1961 Tottenham Hotspur F. Click to continue reading...

Our blogging compadre 200percent recently ran down six of his favourite kits of all time. I have to say, though, I rarely remember kits/jerseys I like; but I don't forget the ones I hate, particularly when my team is wearing them. My team Brighton and Hove Albion's 1990/91 away kit was, I would argue, one of [...] Click to continue reading...

Brighton and Hove Albion's long struggle to build a new ground, having been without a permanent home for over a decade, took a considerable step towards reality when the government finally approved planning permission for them to build a stadium in Falmer. I'd like to wrap up the entire saga, but I don't have time and [...] Click to continue reading...

It was supposed to be over today. Ten years ago, Brighton and Hove Albion's historic home, the Goldstone Ground, was closed for good. It was sold by frankly mendacious club ownership hoping to walk away with a pretty penny (please, Bellotti, sue me) and since then, the Albion - my Albion - have [...] Click to continue reading...