Our friends in the north, Alastair and Nick, provide their views from Old Trafford as Albion were robbed of the best chance of a deserved result due to VAR’s re-writing of reality to ManUre’s benefit, pressuring ref Peter Bankes into sending off Lewis Dunk. So it’s a case of same sh*t, different day for the good guys! Russ then popped on to have a mega rant! Stand or fall! UTA! Down with conscious bias! Down with unconscious bias! And down with backboneless or misled referees, whichever applies ...
Feb 17, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Matchday posse were on the loose again, this time in sunny-ish Hertfordshire, to witness Lewis Dunk’s 350th Albion appearance, a clean sheet and another win on the road as Albion extended their unbeaten PL run to a new record 7th game. What’s more they’ve still only lost one game on the road all season in the league. Russ, Dunc, Andy K, Alan, Simon T (giggling away!), Wedge, Ian, Courtney, Ahmed, Alison and, making his debut on the pod, her brother Phil, all featured, along with a post match...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The BRP has reached an epic milestone with this, it’s 200th episode. To celebrate this event, regular co-hosts Russell Guiver and Peter Marsh invited onto the pod a genuine club legend and club saviour: the one, the only, Mr (should be Sir, really!) Dick Knight. In this first episode we talked through Dick’s early days becoming an Albion fan, listing his team heroes, favourite memories of those earlier days and about how he retained his love of The Albion through the years, despite the distracti...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the Noisy Boys making all the noise. A sizeable posse of repBEERobates assembled pre match to impart their words of wisdom (most predicting an Albion win (hmm)). There were pod debuts aplenty in the form of Wedge, Brian The Geordie Seagull and some gloating Spuds fan in corporate, but it was not to be for the beautiful team this time, exiting this year’s competition courtesy of a 3-1 defeat in The Smoke.There was also time for a nice little post match debate on the mercenary scale of tolera...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast FA Cup expert Phil Annets joins the boys once again to impart some stats and trivia ahead of the big 4th Rd weekend which, amongst other things, sees The Albion make the trip to The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, looking for their first win at Spuds’ glorious new home.Follow Phil @FACupFactfile and buy his excellent book celebrating this 150th year of the FA Cup at facupfactfile.co.uk/shop using PayPal to purchase or find at Amazon.Stand or fall! UTA! Boil your Spuds for approximately 95 mins until ...
Feb 04, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast So another transfer window ends and Albion have been busy. Pete, Russ and The Gent take a deep dive into the ins and outs, plus there’s a reflection on Paul Barber’s online fans’ forum event.Stand or fall! UTA! Watch out for slamming windows!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart 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 episodes and if you want to make...
Feb 03, 2022•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ and Pete welcomed Raymond The Gent back to discuss an extraordinary turn of events at the weekend. Albion went one down and then came back to draw 1-1. Yes, yes, we know. It’s utterly fanciful stuff but it’s true we tell ya! Really, it is, honest! Oh and Watford sacked their coach again. Next you’ll be telling us night follows day follows night! Ha! As if!Yes it’s the weekend when we brought the Albion curse to Worthing Fc’s Woodside Road ground on the Saturday and then saw Albion fulfil th...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peter returned to the pod after a short break away to link up with Russ, travel down to Worthing for one or two beers *cough cough and to take in a game at Woodside Road, along with friends of the show Andy Bass and The Rebel Yell Live boys.And guess what. They uncovered a new phenomenon - the 1-1 draw! ;)Stand or fall! UTA! Up The Rebels!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at this rather suitable address:www....
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ is joined by John Orchard, Alison Nicolle, our talisman Ahmed and then in the stadium by John again and by Kevin Botting, to make their predictions, analyse the action as it’s unfolding, talk about gnomes & man bras and to summarise the match. We also welcomed Steve the Chelsea fan onto the pod on the North Concourse post-match to provide the opposition view.Stand or fall! UTA! Pop it!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in ...
Jan 20, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Matchday Special of sorts, with all the build up pre-match from the pub, the station, the train and the stadium approaching kick-off in Part One of the pod. (You may be astonished to discover that once again some naughty, naughty language has abounded on this segment! Also some suspicious slurring which led to a lack of in-match podcasting!)In Part Two, Russ is joined by Andys Bass and Knott to analyse the game and reflect on the latest Potterisms and yet another late goal from The Good Guys.I...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Brighton / P*lace time! It’s not a derby, it’s a rivalry!!! Quit your branding efforts, Media!In this precursive chat ahead of the big kick off, we invited the opposition on again to get a feel for the mood in the run up to Friday. On this occasion Russ was delighted to welcome on Amy Latter, a life long P*lace fan (boo, hiss), former Selhurst Park cheerleader (hooray!) and now mother to a little lady who at 3.5 months old becomes our youngest ‘guest’, in her cameo role!!Under discussion: l...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ is joined by Andy Bass, who went up to The Hawthorns for Albion’s ET victory in the Cup. Andy describes a grand day out and how the players’ quality and team’s strength in depth told in the end. We also hear from North West pod squadders Alastair and Nick with their match live musings from Saturday.There’s also a look at the other highlights of 3rd Rd weekend as Despotivo Utd came a cropper in front of everyone, Kiddie caused a major cupset, Boreham Wood made the 4th Rd for the first time e...
Jan 11, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bumper episode, Russ and Pete welcomed yet another debutante to the pod in the shape of Scott McCarthy, lifelong Albion fan and writer on BHAFC matters for WeAreBrighton.com since 2009 and contributor to various national football media outlets including 90min.comScott gives us his Albion story, describes the genesis of WeAreBrighton and his other football writing developments, reveals his curious drink-based half-time matchday ritual and waxes lyrical about his new found ‘best friendship...
Jan 07, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we brought on Sheebo for his debut (unless you count a previous incident of drunken singing in the pub at Brentford away!) to tell us his Albion story and his opinions on the recent Chelsea trip. We then welcomed back to the pod the Greater Manchester massive of Nick and Alastair to give us their first hand accounts of Albion’s magnificent first ever victory at Goodison Park, where the side ran out 2–3 winners. Double Mac and cheers! as Ali Mac’s brace won the day.The boys also a...
Jan 05, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this final episode of 2021, we have for you our latest matchday special recorded before and during the match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday* and then further analysis from the comfort of his own home (complete with washing machine background noise at one point!) from Russell G. There are also reflections on the year just gone and a preview of the Everton match kicking off this Sunday.Thanks to all our listeners now as always for supporting us through your downloads and in some cases generous...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Glad tidings and compliments of the (football) season to all our listeners. This 187th episode sees host RG welcome back friend of the show Robin Woolley to the Zoom Room. Under discussion this festivus is the splendid 2-0 win (and double-doing completion) over Brentford on Boxing Day, prospective transfer targets and possible loan movements each way, a possible revision of ticketing policy, Newcastle Despotivo’s desperate predictament (snigger) and then there’s the small matter of Albion’s chan...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Following an exchange of views between media present Albion fans and Albion CEO / vice chairman Paul Barber this week, Pete and Russ got their teeth into the matter and to put it bluntly they were both solidly in one camp over the other!Once that gentle little discussion was put in the bottom corner Graham P came under the spotlight again regards the post match boo comments from last week. There was then a ‘coming together’ when Pete reiterated his view that the Albion coach, while certainly goo...
Dec 24, 2021•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Following our chat a few weeks ago, we hooked back up with Harty to discuss in further detail the Gull’s Eye fanzine era and also got onto general Albion musings to do with all the ‘great’ Albion players of the past! As usual there are plenty of good anecdotes afoot. What other pod would cover Brian McKenna, Mark McGhee, Richard Tiltman, The Yorkshire Ripper and Albion’s controversial ticket sharing scheme all in one episode?!!Stand or fall! UTA! Merry Miss Mass to all our strikers…I mean Merry ...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode we were delighted to welcome chair of Kick It Out Sanjay Bhandari to the pod to discuss the current state of affairs regards discrimination in football and all the associated issues, plus what we can do to help fight it. In Part 2 Sanjay gets into the football, tells us about growing up in Wolverhampton and about his main affiliation (it’s not Wolves!!!).Then in Part 3 sees Peter and Russ cast a pained glance over the previous night’s defeat at The Amex against Bruno Lage...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ, Pete and Alison, down the (secret) pub talking postponements, Omicron, Tracey Crouch’s football regulatory proposals, Leeds being arrogant (shock), both in the stands and the boardroom too and loaner goal news.Stand or fall! UTA! Brentford fans are a million times better than Leeds’!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart 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 d...
Dec 14, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ spends the day with Alison, Dunc, Dave Shaw (making his debut), Andy K, David Townsend, Julian and Nathan as The Albion shocked everyone by, er, drawing yet again!!! Down to 10 due to injury, a Neal Maupay late chance, an equaliser and mad scenes in the away end. Now where have we heard that one before!!!Live or relive the action through this pre, during and post match special.Stand or fall! UTA! One nil and you’re walking out! Bye bye homophobes ;)@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail....
Dec 06, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The BRP comes to you from the pub, the stadium and then another pub! Hear the views from Albion and West Ham fans pre match, the glorious Maupay goal being celebrated and feel the vibe post match. Maupay!!!Stand or fall! UTA! Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. This year, to save me from tears, I’ll give it to Neil Maupay….Maupay!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at ...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ, Andy K, Richard and Pete in this week’s pod squad as the latest draw comes under the spotlight. A scintillating display by the lads on the pitch except in the vital category of finishing…a catalogue of scoring chances, three strikes of the ‘woodwork” and another clean sheet. However, ludicrously a muffled undercurrent of boos could be detected from some utter fools somewhere inside the ground and GP was understandable baffled and irritated. We discuss!!!Also there’s a glance back at the we...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Russ are back on Zoom to dissect the latest disappointment at Villa Park, where Albion bossed possession and general play once again but also presented us with the same issues in the final third.We ask is Pascal Groß‘s time up as a regular first teamer, how can we best enhance Tariq Lamptey’s returning presence with good link ups, should we finally ditch our striker flops (Locadia and Connolly) in favour of our up-and-comers (Sarmiento, Tolaj, Ferguson) and will our loaned out attackers...
Nov 23, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Making his debut on the pod is Ian “Harty” Hart aka Lenny Rider from the famed Gull’s Eye fanzine and we also warmly welcome back sports journalist and Albion fan Nick Szczepanik, known in fanzine and NSC circles as Not Andy Naylor, for his second appearance on the BRP.Under discussion is the advent of Gull’s Eye (& Ear!) and some of the events and circumstances that surrounded that era from 1988 to 1997.This is the first in an occasional series of pods on Albion’s fanzine history. So settle bac...
Nov 18, 2021•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast A sporting concession cost Albion the win vs Despotivo FC at the weekend, but we had 96% possession during one 5 minute passage of play so it’s all good!Joining The Rock regs this week is Robin Woolley, our ‘North East Correspondent’, to cast a spying eye over the mood on Tyneside and the appointment of Eddie Howe at Newcastle, not to mention new brooms at Villa and Boro.We also glance curiously in the direction of the Albion Women, the EFL loanees, The FA Cup 1st Round & the arrival of a safe s...
Nov 11, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this packed episode, Russ and Pete mulled over the magnificent performance (and point gained) at Anfield on Saturday, Pete moans about the hellish return journey home, Nuno’s departure from Spuds comes under discussion, the boys preview the FA Cup weekend and Saturday’s home match vs Saudi Arabia FC.We also posed the question: was Saturday’s draw at Anfield Albion’s best ever PL era performance?Stand or fall! UTA! Please let us beat (and indeed thrash) Despotivo FC!!!@BrightonRockPodbrightonr...
Nov 02, 2021•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we extend a warm welcome to Brighton & Hove Albion women’s and girl’s general manager Polly Bancroft, who joined us to talk about her role with the club and about all things BHA from the women’s and girls side, including not least the seniors’ visit to Arsenal for the prestigious FA Cup Semi Final this Sunday (4.45pm, Meadow Park, Borehamwood) .In Part 2, we review the Leicester League Cup defeat from midweek and then in Part 3 it’s the men’s preview as we speak to The Anfield W...
Oct 29, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russ and Pete review the weekend’s action as Albion came a cropper at the hands of the quick firing Cityzens, who brutally punished mistakes in the first half to go out of sight. On the upside there were some good individual performances, especially from the subs, which included Tariq Lamptey - back with some proper sizzle and fizz!There’s also a look at the rest of the weekend’s PL results, a round up of non league Sussex action and of course a nice Newcastle rant again, as Palace fans displaye...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Natalie, City fan and presenter, joined us again as we previewed the 6-pointer ;) at Saturday tea time between Albion and The Cityzens. Last time she was on the preview pod it all worked out rather well…..for us!! Could we possibly pull off the highly unlikely again? Could we??!!Stand or fall! UTA! We love you, Natalie!@BrightonRockPodbrightonrockpodcast@gmail.comPart of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at this rather suitable address:www.sport-social.co.uk P...
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