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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club is an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They play in Football League One, after their relegation following the 2005-06 season from the Championship. The team are nicknamed 'Seagulls', partly due to the city's seaside location and partly as a response to the similar sounding nickname 'Eagles' of their arch rivals Crystal Palace. Prior to this nickname they were known as 'the Dolphins' or 'the Twins'. The team have historically played play in blue and white stripes, though this changed to plain blue for a period in the 1980s. Founded in 1901, Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League. They were elected to the Football League in 1920. Between 1979 and 1983 they were in the old First Division. In 1983 they reached the final of the FA Cup, which they drew 2–2, but lost 4–0 in a replay to Manchester United. They were relegated from the First Division in the same season. But over the next decade or so, financial problems dragged the Seagulls down the league and in 1997 they narrowly avoided relegation to the Nationwide Conference. A boardroom takeover saved Brighton from going out of business, and by 2001 they had climbed out of the basement division. A second successive promotion was achieved, but they were relegated after just one season. Promotion was gained at the first attempt, but the Seagulls went down again two years later.

Brighton currently play at Withdean Stadium in Brighton, where they have been tenants since 1999. For two years before that they ground-shared with Gillingham, after their previous stadium — the Goldstone Ground — was sold by the clubs former owners to help pay off debts. They are hoping to move into a long-awaited new 22,000-seat stadium at Falmer in 2010; the new stadium has been on the cards since the late 1990s. A decision allowing the club to build at Falmer was given on 24th July, 2007, and on 31st July 2007 Lewes District Council confirmed they would not be appealing against Hazel Blears' decision. Falmer Parish Council followed suit shortly after leaving the way clear for the stadium's construction. The deadline for all challenges to the stadium passed with no group coming forward on 5th September 2007. A new managing director was appointed days later leaving chief executive Martin Perry to concentrate on the building and financing of the new stadium.

Club Information

Nation - England
Year Founded - 1901
Status - Professional
Reputation - Regional
Chairman Status - Enjoying Life At The Club
Favoured Personnel - Micky Adams, Bobby Zamora, Adam Virgo, Danny Cullip, Michel Kuipers, Brian Horton
Fierce Rivals - Crystal Palace
Other Rivals - Leyton Orient, Portsmouth
Finances - Ok
Estimated Value - £2.7m (loan Debt: £8.25m)
Stadium - Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Planned Expantion - Due to move to 22374 Brighton and Hove Community Stadium on 01/07/2010
Stadium Capacity - 8820 All Seater
Pitch Dimensions - Length: 102m, Width: 65m
Maximum Pitch Dimensions - Length:113m, Width: 74m
Reserve Stadium - Woodside Road, Worthing
Training Facilities - Adaquate Training Facilities
Youth Facilities - Good Youth Facilities
Continental Competition - None
Media Prediction - 517th
Squad Average Age - 22
Squad Personality - Professional
Captain - Dean Hammond

First Team

2 DF Andy Whing
3 DF Kerry Mayo
4 DF Adam Hinshelwood
5 DF Joel Lynch
6 MF Adam El-Abd
7 MF Dean Cox
8 FW Alex Revell
9 FW Nicky Forster
10 MF George O'Callaghan (on loan from Ipswich)
11 MF Dean Hammond (team captain)
12 MF Gary Hart
13 GK John Sullivan
14 DF Guy Butters
15 MF Paul Reid
16 GK Michel Kuipers
17 FW Bas Savage
18 DF Sam Rents
19 FW Jake Robinson
20 FW Joe Gatting (on loan at Woking)
21 FW Nathan Elder
22 MF Tommy Fraser
23 MF Doug Loft
24 DF Tommy Elphick
25 MF Scott Chamberlain (on loan at Bognor Regis)
26 MF Wes Fogden (on loan at Dorchester)
27 MF David Martot (on loan from Le Havre)
28 DF Matt Richards (on loan from Ipswich)
35 FW Sam Gargan (on loan at Bognor Regis)
36 DF Sonny Cobbs
37 MF Lloyd Skinner
38 GK Chris Winterton
39 DF Andy Pearson (on loan at Bognor Regis)
40 GK Andrew Schaverien

Confidence

The board wants the team to be a major player in Coca Cola League 1 by the end of a 5 year plan.
The minimumexpectation is that the team reach the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
The minimumexpectation is that the team reach the 2nd round of the League Cup.
The minimumexpectation is that the team reach the 2nd round of the Johnstone`s Panit Trophy.

Tranfer Budget

£100k - £140k depending on targets

all info at top of page taken from wikipedia

Her9

yessssssss!!!

excellent was looking for a brighton and hove thread yesterday and was going to open one this evening.

i will start one with them when i get home from work and download the patch

will keep you posted.

ArSeNaL_fAn_1990

I was looking for one to which is why i decided to start one.

A quick update after the close of the transfer window.

Transfers