'Back from brink' - Reaction from Marseille as Brighton keep Europa League dream alive
Brighton and Hove Albion fan and Sussex World columnist Ian Hart reacts to Brighton's 2-2 Europa League draw with Marseille
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00:00 We are joined by Ian Hart at Marseille airport following Brighton's 2-2 draw in the Europa
00:08 League Group B match. It was an eventful game, Brighton went 2-0 down after just 20 minutes.
00:13 It looked really shaky for a while but the half-time break seemed to revitalise them
00:19 a bit and they pulled the goal back through Pascal Grosz and then a late penalty from
00:23 Jal Pedro made it 2-2 and kept Brighton's Europa League dream alive basically. Ian,
00:30 you've been in Marseille, you've had an eventful 48 hours to say the least. How would you sum
00:39 up your time?
00:43 As I said to you before we came on, when you've been to Rochdale away on a Tuesday night, this
00:49 is a cakewalk old son. The challenge is thrown at you, I think you're so right. It was a
00:59 game of two halves. Tony Bloom was on our plane, we got delayed and before we talk about
01:09 the football, huge shout out to the club because they sent a bus for us and they got our tickets
01:15 picked up. We actually got in there after 38 minutes and Brighton started playing so
01:20 they must have known that we'd turned up.
01:22 So you arrived at the stadium 38 minutes late because of the delays?
01:30 It was a three hour delay with British Airways and we'll be looking into that because there's
01:37 various issues. Tony was superb. Tony, I think you put it on your social media, Deron, Tony
01:44 got up and addressed the plane and put all our minds at rest. It was superb. On to the
01:53 game when we got there, Brighton started playing at the end of the first half and probably
01:59 had a chance with Danny Welbeck that on another night might have gone in. I think at two,
02:05 one at half time, Brighton go on and win that game.
02:09 As much as it's the experience, and I'll take a point, there's a great save from the
02:16 Marseille keeper from Matoma and Adrienga had a chance. Look, the group is still wide
02:26 open and we've got two home games that we have to win. I am, and I know Frankie has
02:33 alluded to it, the size of the squads and all these changes, I think in some ways it
02:43 can be counterproductive.
02:44 It stops players from getting into a rhythm doesn't it a bit. Can you give us a flavour
02:50 of what the atmosphere was like there Ian? It looked pretty special on the TV last night
02:57 but what was it like to be a fan at the Velodrome?
03:00 Not you two youngsters because you're far too young, but I went to the FA Cup final
03:04 when it meant something in 1983 against Manchester United, 100,000 people, an electric atmosphere.
03:11 Two years later I went to Celtic Rangers at Celtic Park and that was more than an atmosphere,
03:18 that was almost sinister, that was fanaticism. I have been to Brighton Palace games, I've
03:25 watched Brighton in 106 different stadiums in competitive games. I have never seen a
03:31 set of fans like that last night. There is an argument that Brighton might have been
03:36 overawed by that atmosphere. It was absolutely electric. They've obviously got some fans
03:45 that have got a little bit of a reputation here, but they are just relentless. Watch
03:55 out Sussex because if we thought Athens were fanatical we'd see nothing like these boys.
04:02 There were a few issues afterwards Ian, I don't know if you heard or were caught up
04:07 in it. Some fans were held back for a couple of hours weren't they afterwards? Did you
04:14 experience anything like that?
04:17 We were basically penned in on the stairs at the stadium for a good hour. I actually
04:24 turned to my son and his friends and said this is like something out of Countryfile.
04:29 We are like farmyard animals. So there were clearly people behind us who didn't make
04:37 it because when we got downstairs eventually and the police let us through, it was like
04:44 a free for all. There are buses, get on them. I think health and safety went out of the
04:49 way and we had a 45 minute bus journey back into the city centre. You know on all the
04:57 Brighton buses it says this bus takes 49 seated and 22 standing. Well that went out the window
05:05 because they crammed us in, shoehorned us in to all these buses last night. I do feel
05:11 sorry for the fans that were left behind and obviously there are issues to be addressed
05:17 but in the club's defence and I'm quick to criticise the club when they need criticising,
05:24 you cannot fault the club for everything they did. I think the issues are on the Marseille
05:30 side and perhaps UEFA side. Just one thing that I would say, why did we have to pick
05:36 up our tickets in the city centre? We're all adults, we're all consenting adults,
05:42 why can't we be sent our match tickets in advance before we leave England?
05:47 Yeah that seems to have made more sense. Did that cause some troubles for some fans to
05:51 try and get the tickets first? I think because your flights were delayed, didn't the club
05:55 organise the tickets to be with you at a certain point?
05:59 Yeah, yeah but we still had to go to the, we still had to drive 40 minutes to the pick
06:04 up point and then another half an hour to the stadium to pick our tickets up and it
06:12 was only thanks to the gendarmes, bonjour, merci, beaucoup or whatever, we had a police
06:19 escort to the stadium that would have put Donald Trump to shame. We had blues and twos
06:27 and everything. We need to address, because the Amsterdam thing is going to be not worse,
06:35 but what you've got to remember is you're going to have 5 or 6,000 Brighton fans there
06:40 because you're going to have thousands of fans who are going without tickets because
06:44 of the atmosphere and all the things that Amsterdam has to offer.
06:51 Yeah, but what was the overall mood of the Brighton fans though? I imagine that they
06:56 must have enjoyed the experience as well at the same time I guess.
07:03 On those stone stairs, even though we were there for an hour, I think we must have come
07:08 out with every song in the Greatest Hits album. It was really brilliant. It was almost, it
07:14 was sort of, I was choked up at times. It was like being 14 again in the North Stand.
07:19 It was absolutely brilliant. It was a sing-song to end all sing-songs.
07:26 You were speaking beforehand as well and you said you almost felt quite emotional really
07:31 because it was such a huge occasion for Brighton.
07:38 There was lots of fans that haven't made it. My mate Richard Hanks, my mate Darren Pollard,
07:43 you know, Mary Emery, although she'd have been 99 last week so she probably wouldn't
07:48 have gone. But lots of Roy Schuter, Sarah Watts, all the people that helped fight to
07:53 save the club. And it was so sad that they weren't there. So there was a tinge with a
07:58 little bit of sadness. It gets even sadder when you're 2-0 down. But, you know, we fought
08:04 back because we are Brighton. You know, we were dead and buried in 1997, but we fought
08:09 back. And last night was shades of '97. We were effectively dead and buried. It looked
08:17 like rabbits in the headlights. And then from somewhere we came in. This is why we've got
08:24 Clark Kent in the old dugout, haven't we? We've got Superman in the dugout.
08:28 He's doing all right. He's doing all right.
08:32 Because he's there. I got told off by Tony Bloom yesterday for my choice of track suit.
08:37 Ah, you met Tony Bloom at Heathrow Airport, didn't you?
08:41 The first thing he said, "Hearty, did you not get the memo?" But I thought, I like the
08:48 '70s. I'm stuck in them, many people say. And even though I'm knocking 60, I think you
08:53 can still wear a Beckenbauer track suit top. You can still carry it off at 59. And there
08:59 was a lot of replica shirts in there. So either people didn't get the email or people chose
09:04 to read it. Gentlemen, I've got Hearty Jr. tapping his phone, tapping his watch, sorry,
09:13 as we speak.
09:14 All right. OK. You better--
09:17 I will see you all back. Frankie, can I just ask you, is the dream alive? Can we get out
09:22 of this group?
09:23 Absolutely. Absolutely. If the second half performance is anything to go off, then yeah,
09:27 Brian's got a real chance.
09:29 And one more question, Frankie, because you are my new footballing guru. Do we go with
09:36 our strongest team against Liverpool? I don't like this stop-start. I didn't realise there
09:41 was a stat before the Aston Villa game that Brighton had done the most changes in the
09:47 Premier League.
09:48 Yeah, I--
09:49 24. Hearty Jr. is telling me 24. 24 changes. That's a lot, isn't it?
09:58 Well, I think we're nearly close to 40 now since that Villa game, because obviously there
10:02 was another nine for the Villa game, and I don't know how many was the last night, but
10:05 certainly more than five.
10:06 Five last night.
10:07 Five last night. So, yeah. So I think the issue is, Ian, that we don't know what that
10:12 best team is at the moment. And I don't know if we're any closer after the last run of
10:16 games. So he should do. But what that actually looks like is I'm not actually sure. And that's
10:24 the issue at the moment.
10:25 Yeah. Yeah.
10:26 But I'll leave you Viva Pedro, but Viva Lamptey. It's great because a lot of people were writing
10:33 him off. And he's-- the boy's back. And don't forget, he's an adopted Worthing boy, Lamptey,
10:40 as is Billy Gilmore. Other seagulls, boys, I'm off. Take care.
10:45 Take care.
10:46 Cheers, boys.
10:47 Take care.
10:48 Don't miss your flight, Ian. Well, that was Ian from Marseille. Obviously he's had an
10:51 eventful few hours there, Frankie. But it was, wasn't it? It sort of built a reputation
10:59 this season. They're known for their classy play and attacking style. But it just seemed
11:03 to be sheer determination and willpower that got them that point in the end yesterday.
11:08 Yeah, no, I mean, it was really interesting because since he's been appointed, which is
11:13 now over a year, Roberto de Zerbo has always spoken about mentality, how he's trying to
11:17 change the mentality of the club to being winners, to being a big club. And it's hard--
11:23 it's easy to say those sort of things. You never really see it in practice, obviously,
11:27 as it was last night. Brighton have normally won games because they've tactically outworked
11:32 teams, they've outplayed teams. And last night, it wasn't a case, as you say, it was more
11:36 a case of when things are going against you and you're a backstroke against the wall,
11:39 like they were, to beat 2-0 down and to concede two goals so quickly in the manner that they
11:44 did. A lot of teams away from home in Europe would crumble.
11:47 Especially on the back of that Villa result as well.
11:51 Especially on the back of that Villa result. And what we'd expect from Brighton when they
11:54 lose games is they normally lose games quite heavily. So, yeah, you were expecting, really,
11:59 I think a lot of people after about half an hour were expecting the third or fourth goal
12:02 to go in for Marseille. But they regrouped. They regrouped well. And second half, they
12:07 were the better team. They were the only team that looked like they were going to score.
12:11 Changes worked. And every sub that came on had a real impact.
12:15 Real Pedro got the equaliser and they managed to get a draw. And to be honest, they looked
12:20 like the only team that were going to win. They could have won the game in regards to
12:22 how they were playing. It felt that a third goal could come and maybe should have come
12:27 with a Dingus chance at the end. But overall, there are positive signs, I think, for how
12:33 Brighton can play, especially away from home in Athens and Ajax. They've shown that they've
12:36 got character, which is really, really important.
12:39 Yeah. Yeah. You kind of hope that they don't seem to have that control over the games that
12:44 they used to. They used to go to teams and then have that sort of element of control
12:48 where the teams just couldn't get the ball off them. And then Brighton would go through
12:51 their patterns of play and then start the attacks. But that control is missing at the
12:55 moment, isn't it? And there's something just not quite clicking, but they found a way in
13:01 the end.
13:02 Yeah. I mean, there's no getting away from it. It wasn't the fact that they were playing
13:08 once a week was to why there was all these players were brilliant because they had one
13:13 of the best midfields in the Premier League last year. And that has now gone. McAllister
13:17 and Caicedo are no longer there. The control that you speak about and also not only the
13:22 control with the ball, but also the sort of defensive control. I know Brian lost a couple
13:26 of games quite a few last season, but they were never really out of many games and they
13:31 never really felt threatened by a number of big chances coming against them because of
13:35 when they even when they lost the ball, they dealt with they dealt with losing the ball
13:39 very, very well. But that's that's gone at the moment. That's gone. And that was and
13:44 we knew that would happen. We knew that would happen. You know, Caicedo is is very, very
13:48 difficult to replace. And also McAllister's qualities are missing as well. So they have
13:53 lost that. And I think I described it after the Chelsea game. They look very clunky at
13:56 the moment. It doesn't seem to flow as smoothly when they're on the ball. And that was definitely
14:01 evident last night, even when they were playing one the second half. There were a lot of misplayed
14:04 passes and it wasn't they weren't flowing as well. But the positive signs is while they
14:10 haven't been their best team at the moment, the fact that they can change the game from
14:14 the bench this season will be a strong asset because that was an issue last year was the
14:18 fact that he was so reliant on this first eleven that he basically sort of ran them
14:22 into the ground in a lot of games and they didn't really have any plan B's. But this
14:26 year, thank God they do, because, as I say, it looked very after 20 minutes and to be
14:32 able to bring those players on in such a big game and make an impact is a really positive
14:37 sign.
14:38 Yeah. Do you think the atmosphere got to them a bit in the first 20 minutes? They looked
14:42 a little bit they looked at they tried to sort of play, you know, did build up from
14:46 the back. There was a lot of periods of play where Dunk had his foot on the ball and Van
14:50 Hecke were trying to, you know, but Marseille looked quite tight and then they just lost
14:55 their way a little bit, didn't they? Was that the atmosphere or did you think it was?
14:59 Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Like, there's no there's no shame in finding the atmosphere
15:06 difficult because it is. It's a very, very difficult environment. Yes, you need to do.
15:10 And it was, I think, the real case for that for that first half an hour was to stay in
15:15 the game. That's the most important part. Doesn't really matter how you're playing,
15:18 but you just need to be with it because you can find yourself two goals down very, very
15:22 quickly. And unfortunately, Brighton weren't able to do that. I think, you know, the Serb
15:26 football is high risk and when it doesn't go well, that high risk means that normally
15:31 it doesn't actually work out as successful as it did last year when you've got the players
15:35 to do it. So, yeah, yeah, it was a case of a team coming in who were not playing particularly
15:41 well recently, were not comfortable playing together as of yet, playing a football that
15:46 isn't really suited to playing your first ever European away game unless you're doing
15:50 it brilliantly, which they weren't. And Marseille benefited from that. And I feel almost to
15:56 some extent they got too comfortable themselves going to nil up so quickly. I think they felt
16:01 that they would, you know, that game was...
16:03 They had bits in the bag.
16:04 Yeah, they had the game won and probably took their foot off the gas, which Brighton capitalised
16:08 on. But yeah, it was always going to, I think it was always going to be like that. That
16:14 wasn't a surprise. I think maybe it was just a sign of where Brighton are at the moment
16:19 if they maybe played this game with the team they had last year, they could have probably
16:24 got through that first half an hour. But right now, that's a sort of, you know, sort of,
16:29 I guess, the result from the first half an hour that you can expect when they're playing
16:34 like this.
16:35 Yeah, yeah. Pascal Grosz, I thought, him coming back in that midfield, he just adds that bit
16:40 of class and a bit of control. But I thought Tarek Lamptey on the left as well, he was
16:44 in for Pervis Esupanian, who's looked to be out for a month. He had one of his best games
16:49 in a Brighton shirt and perhaps Matoma as well. I thought in patches he looked very
16:53 dangerous but Lamptey and Grosz in particular, I thought were really good last night.
16:58 Yeah, I think Pascal Grosz is always, and is showing more and more this season. He's
17:04 a big game player. He's always been Mr Reliable for Brighton in a number of positions, but
17:10 I've noticed in really important moments, I mean, obviously he's got the landmark first
17:15 ever Premier League goal. He got his first goal in Europe last night, but he's always
17:19 turned up in the big occasions and he's really proving himself to be a high level player.
17:24 Now a German international, I think he deserves to stay in that team as well with the way
17:27 he's playing. And he's more than suited to playing European football. He's got the quality
17:33 too and he's got the sort of characteristics and temperament too as well. And a fully deserved
17:38 goal because I thought he really dragged that team to that second half performance. And
17:43 Tariq Lamptey, that's one of the big positives to take from last night is they can, they
17:48 have a backup because Estupinjan is their only recognised left back. And I think that
17:53 is a slight concern because, you know, he looked very leggy I felt on Saturday, having
17:58 been reminded he's played every single game so far. He's obviously got the injury now
18:03 and obviously a lot of concerns about how they were going to, because that left hand
18:06 side link up between Estupinjan and Tomer is a big part of Brighton's attacking threat.
18:11 But Tariq Lamptey brings the athleticism, he brings that attacking quality. He's so
18:15 quick, he's so good at dribbling that, you know, they still can, he still contains a
18:20 lot of the same characteristics as Estupinjan has. So to see him do so well in such a big
18:24 game in a position that he's not comfortable in, would be a real positive sign for De Serbi
18:28 going forward because he'll need him for the next month or so.
18:31 Yeah, I think he's got that spot. You know, it'd be hard to see Igor Julio coming in to
18:38 replace him. I think Lamptey should have that spot, but you never know with De Serbi's reputation
18:43 at the moment. Anything could happen this season. But just looking at the group on a
18:48 whole, so Brighton have got one point now, IAK Athens, they came back to get a draw at
18:52 Ajax last night. So they, because they beat Brighton in the first game, they topped the
18:56 group on four points. How do you see that? Do you think Brighton can still progress from
19:03 this group?
19:04 Yeah, I do. I do. But it's a doubleheader against Ajax now. You'd feel they need to
19:12 get, well, they certainly need to get a win from one of those. I'd say they need to get
19:18 four points from those two games, mainly because they're playing, on paper at the moment, the
19:24 worst team in the group because Ajax are not playing very well domestically or in Europe.
19:29 So I feel that, especially when they play them at home, that's got to be a must win
19:33 game. But also when they go, I mean, it'll be another tough atmosphere and it'll be a
19:37 great occasion to play in the Johan Cruyff Arena. But this is the key now, is to learn
19:43 from this experience, understand what playing away from home in Europe can be, to manage
19:48 that first 20, 30 minutes and actually go there. Not going, I think De Serbi is described
19:52 as being a tourist, but to not go there and be like, wow, this is amazing, what an opportunity.
19:56 But to go there and go, we're playing a team that we should beat here. We're playing better
20:00 than them. If you look at the squads, you feel that Brighton's, you'd feel that more
20:05 Brighton players are getting the Ajax team and vice versa. This is an opportunity now
20:09 to take four points and give ourselves a more stable base for the two games against Marseille
20:15 and Athens to finish. So it is still doable, but the next two games are crucial. If they
20:20 don't pick up at least three, then I would say the dream's over.
20:24 Yeah, yeah. But it's just so, like at moments, it's just so great just to see Brighton performing
20:30 in that atmosphere, wasn't it? Just to see them in with all the Europa League paraphernalia
20:37 every day around the atmosphere at the Velodrome last night, and just to see Brighton performing
20:42 on that stage, it's still great, isn't it? For the fans and then to have to play Ajax
20:49 and play Marseille and occasions like these, they're just priceless, aren't they, for the
20:55 club and their supporters?
20:57 Yeah, they're amazing. The drama and pomp and circumstance of the away days in Europe
21:04 are amazing to watch. I think it is amazing to see Brighton there competing in these sort
21:11 of events. But I think the good thing is from last night and also from the Athens game as
21:15 well is that they can compete there. I think there was a real concern after 20 minutes
21:22 that maybe Brighton are really out of their depth here and this could finish quicker than
21:27 it started sort of thing. But they showed that they've got the quality, they've got
21:31 the characteristics and they've got the personnel to fight to be in there, to continue being
21:37 there for as long as possible. So it is a great moment, but it's also deserved and they've
21:41 shown why they deserve it, I think, last night.
21:44 Yeah, yeah. And then just a quick look ahead to Liverpool as well. Obviously, they had
21:49 a win against Tony Bloom's club, Union SG. A 2-0 win, looked quite comfortable. And Brighton
21:56 now play Liverpool on Sunday. Quick turnaround again. How do you see that one going? Do you
22:02 think there's going to be quite a few changes again or do you think De Serbi is going to
22:06 try and settle it down a bit more now?
22:09 I still feel there'll be quite a few changes. I mean, this is a huge game for Brighton in
22:16 regards to their season, I feel, with these two games, because they've started the season
22:21 so well. Now we're getting into the run of the three games a week situation and we're
22:26 starting to see, because at the start of the season, obviously, they won five out of their
22:31 first six games. Everyone's saying how well they've recruited and the squad's looking
22:36 very strong. But actually, as we've gone into this period, now it's starting to rear its
22:41 head, the issues of the fact they haven't really replaced Caicedo, who would have already
22:44 made a replacement. Carlos Bolaeva is obviously a talented player, but he's not ready to play
22:49 at the top level of the Premier League just yet. There are concerns there. The number
22:54 of changes around that midfield area. I have to say, one of the biggest issues so far is
22:59 all the new signings bar James Milner. I would say there are a couple of question marks over
23:05 in regards to Eagles. Doesn't seem to be ready to be playing there. Antti Fati hasn't really
23:08 got going yet either. So there's an issue there. We don't know who he prefers up front,
23:13 but Evan Ferguson obviously got that hat-trick against Newcastle. He's not really been seen
23:18 much since then. I know he's had some injuries and his illness. And the injuries to Pascal
23:22 Gross. So it happens any side, but a couple of injuries can always rip a hole in any team
23:29 and the Gross and Milner injuries, and Lallana as well, have clearly had an impact. But I
23:34 think the chopping and changing is just a sign of the fact that the Zerbe is clearly
23:38 not set or comfortable with a team yet. And he wasn't. You've got to remember when he
23:43 went on a winless run, I think about five or six games when he first joined. And that
23:47 was when he was trying to work. He was trying to work at his best formation. He played a
23:50 free at the back, similar to Graham Potter. I think for the Chelsea game was the first
23:54 time he used a back four and he continues to use that for the rest of his time as a
23:58 Brighton manager. We're in this sort of similar situation where he's just trying to work out
24:03 who fits into which position where I think Mo Dehood as well. I'm still not entirely convinced
24:09 of him as of yet. I still think he's probably lacking a bit of sharpness, maybe. So I think
24:15 he's lacking a bit of trust in these new signings. He is a technical player, but in terms of
24:20 the, which I did expect the physicality of the Premier League, I did wonder if that would
24:23 be an issue. And it might be at the moment. So there are a number of issues with the new
24:27 signings, which I think is causing the Zerbe to chop and change. And I still feel he will
24:32 for Liverpool game. But I think, you know, obviously he knows he's not, he's a very smart
24:37 man. If he continues to do that, results will continue to be an issue. And he's playing
24:42 unfortunately in Liverpool team, unlike last year when he played Liverpool and they beat
24:46 them 3-0 at home, when Liverpool were not at the races and weren't particularly in a
24:51 good period. They're playing a Liverpool team that's really, really strong at the moment
24:55 and playing very, very well. And if the Diaz goal hadn't been ruled out, maybe even won
25:00 that game last weekend. So it's a difficult game for them. And it's the way that Liverpool
25:06 are playing. It could be a game, as I said, this is the issue at the moment, is if a goal
25:09 or two goals go in. I feel Liverpool are a better team than Marseille. I don't know if
25:14 Brian will be able to get back into the game.
25:15 I think Liverpool are in a pretty good place at the moment. And I was listening to Klopp's
25:20 interview after the Union game and his focus was straight away on Brighton because they
25:26 suffered a couple of bad defeats against Brighton last season. And I think that still irritates
25:31 him. And he'll have them really fired up for this game, I think. And it's the only thing
25:36 I think with the changes that there's an international break coming up after this. So you kind of
25:40 think, well, maybe there could be a bit of momentum from the Marseille game just to get
25:46 them out there again. But I guess it just depends how they recover. They would have
25:49 taken quite a bit out of them that second half performance. So there'll be a lot of
25:54 sort of recoveries. Perhaps Adam Webster might come in for Van Heck and maybe Billy
25:59 Gilmore as well from the start in midfield. And I don't know whether Soli March will go
26:04 again. But I'm hoping that there aren't as many changes as he has made in recent times.
26:11 But yeah, we'll see.
26:14 We will. But I mean, you're right about the thing is, the thing that will play on JĂ¼rgen
26:19 Klopp's mind an awful lot is I don't think his side has ever been... They've been beaten,
26:23 obviously, under him. But I don't think they've ever been outplayed as much as they did when
26:27 they came to the Amex last season. They were beaten 3-0, but they were well and truly beaten.
26:32 It could have been 4 or 5 that Brian were in control. We talk about that control that
26:36 Brian have had in games. That was, I think, one of the best examples of it. Playing one
26:40 of the biggest clubs in England, one of the most successful teams last five years and
26:44 completely outplaying them. I think that's what will play on JĂ¼rgen Klopp's mind. And
26:48 obviously, as we said, the personnel has changed since then. So we can't expect the same sort
26:52 of performance. But Liverpool will be wanting to seek vengeance for that game in January
26:58 this year.
26:59 Yeah, yeah. No, it should be another good occasion at the Amex. Hopefully Brighton can
27:03 recover in time. But no, do look out for all our coverage from Marseille. Ian Hart, who
27:10 was just on the podcast earlier, he'll be sending his column in a bit later on, hopefully
27:14 giving some colour and some background about what it was like to be a Brighton fan on such
27:19 a big European night for them. And also we got Sam Morton's player ratings online, plus
27:24 a roundup from myself about what's how the game panned out as well. And we'll also be
27:30 looking ahead to the Liverpool match as well, which is on Sunday at the Amex Stadium. But
27:36 thanks very much for joining us, Frankie, and for going through that.
27:39 Five quick prediction for Liverpool?
27:41 I'm going to go for, I think, 2-0 Liverpool.
27:47 2-0 Liverpool. Yeah, I kind of think a draw would be a good result for Brighton for this
27:53 one.
27:54 It would.
27:55 Yeah. Well, catch up with everything on sussexworld.com. And thanks again, Frankie.