Albion Roar

Al spoke to Albion manager Hope Powell and Ireland international Megan Connolly ahead the women's first home match of the season. Justin joined Ady and Al in the studio to chew over what was a very quiet week for the club, while Al had a small rant at people being rude to the kiosk staff at the Amex. Shirt of the Week came from Canadialand.

Albion Women's Assistant Manager Amy Merricks spoke to Ady and Al about the upcoming Women's Super League season, and her targets and ambitions for the year ahead. Blog writer and  Albion fan Jason Thackeray was in the studio to discuss the Man City game, and Florin Andone's exit. Shirt of the Week is from Mexico. Again

Seagulls Over London Membership Secretary Russell Guiver joined Vicki Rees and Open Market hang-outer Matthew Potter in the studio to discuss the West Ham game, the ongoing farce at Bury FC, SoL, plus we reveal the winners of Nic Outterside's new book 'Death In Grimsby'. We also hear from The Ugly Inside's Freddie Hunt on Southampton's start to the season. Shirt of the Week is a French/Portuguese affair...

Author, journalist and long-time Albion fan (52 years and counting), Nic Outterside joined Ady and Al in the studio to promote his new book 'Death In Grimsby'. We were also joined by Seagulls expat Alex Jones, now living in Toronto, where he is gathering a larger and larger cabal of Albion fans in Canada. Shirt of the Week has a fishy tale...

Having been a guest on the show, Andy Naylor explains in a lot more detail what we can expect from 'The Athletic'.

With over 30 years of reporting on the Albion for the Argus, chief sports writer Andy Naylor was tempted away by a new project - The Athletic. Listen to Andy talk about his new venture, plus the view of the panel on this week's club acquisitions, and a look ahead to the Watford game. Shirt of the Week is just plain weird.

New season, same band. Ady and Al are with Andy Bass and Marcus Hancocks to run the rule over the club's new signings ahead of the Valencia friendly.  We also have a go at pre-season predictions. We're about as close to getting them right as one of Leo Ulloa's penalties. Phil Shelley's Shirt of the Week is from south of the border.

In the 42nd and final Albion Roar of the 2018/19 season, Ady, Al, Andy Bass and Nick Szczepanik pay tribute to Bruno and to Chris Hughton, and look back at the 2018/19 season. Phil's Shirt of the Season is a Yorkshire throwback.

With the Albion guaranteed another season in the Premier League, Ady and Al chatted about the decent performance against Arsenal, while Ady himself chatted with Albion deputy chairman Paul Barber, and Manchester City podcast host David Mooney. Shirt of the Week had sausages on it.

Brighton's favourite luvvie-thesp-satirist joined Ady & Al in the studio to talk about the Newcastle game, Mark's fascinating insight into the common bonds between football and theatre, and to talk about his upcoming one-man play 'Gareth Southgate Ate My Credit Card'. Phil Shelley's Shirt of the Week is VERY 21st Century.

Legendary former Albion frontman Peter Ward joined Ady & Al in the Open Market studio, along with Gary Jack, producer and performer in the one-man show 'He Shot, He Scored... It Must Be Peter Ward', taking place during the Brighton Fringe Festival. As well as talking about the show, Gary and Wardy talked about 1970s football, scoring goals for fun - and more prosaic matters like the Wolves and Spurs away matches. Shirt of the Week was from the Far East.

Andy Bass joined Al in the Kemp Town studio on a glorious sunny day which was in sharp contrast to the mood of Albion fans, ahead of the match against Wolves. We had a go at dissecting what has gone wrong, and how it an be put right. Nicely, of course. Phil's Shirt of the Week was disgusting.

First-time Roar guest, though long-time Albion supporter Nick Buckwell joined Ady and Al in the Open Market studio for his take on our first proper visit to Wembley for 28 years. Argus sports writer Brian Owen also joined in the discussion on the Manchester City game, and a look forward to the rest of the season. We also had show sponsor Phil Shelley on air from his vehicle as he announced the 100,000th shirt on oldfootballshirts.com, a nice little cricket-alike shirt from the Spanish fourth tier.

A packed studio of silliness glossed over the Southampton debacle and the more expected Chelsea defeat. And we looked forward with bated breath - and some trepidation - to our first FA Cup semi-final in 36 years. Albion deputy chairman Paul Barber joined us from Wembley for his and the club's take on the season. Phil's Shirt of the Week is from South America.

This week, we are joined once again by football finance boffin / egghead / guru / expert Kieran Maguire. Birmingham / Bolton and Blackpool's woes all discussed. As is Kieran's sharing of a dressing room with Wardy and Nelse. Ady had a chat with ooh, Gary Chivers ahead of the Chelsea match, and we also returned the compliment to The Ugly Inside the former fanzine, now video podcast of Southampton fan Freddie Hunt.

Until April 6, Graham Moseley is the only goalkeeper to have ever played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup Semi-Final, though it wasn't HIS first Semi-Final. He joins Ady in talking about his time here, and that sweltering day at Highbury in 1983. We are also joined by Max Cooter, University Challenge winner and, more pertinently, multiple REMF Quiz winner, who had to watch the FA Cup Quarter Final in a house of split loyalties. Shirt of the week is from Paddington Bear country.

Marcus and Piers joined Ady and Al in offering their thoughts and reflections from two sides of the pitch after Brighton beat Palace at Selhurst Park. And we looked ahead to the FA Cup Quarter Final at Millwall. Plus we were joined by former Albion midfielder Robert Codner, who told us about how he came to be at Brighton, the 1991 Play-Off season, and what Solly March, whom he represents, is really like.

Brian Owen (Argus) and Steve Bailey (Brighton & Hove Independent) give their views on Albion's win at Selhurst Park immediately after the game. Main pic - © Simon Dack

Football journalist Nick Szczepanik joined Ady & Al in Kemp Town to talk about the Huddersfield game, VAR, and interviewing opposition journos. On the eve of the Palace v Brighton match, and on the day the Robert Eaton Memorial Fund donated £2,500 to Croydon FC to help pay for the damage to their clubhouse, we invited Jim Daly of the Palace podcast and fanzine 'Five Year Plan' on to the Roar to discuss the rivalry, and to test him and Ady on their respective clubs' knowledge. Phil Shelley's Shirt of the Week comes from the Kingdom of Belgium.

The blondest footballer ever to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, John Templeman, joined Ady & Al in Radio Reverb's Open Market studio. The season so far, the toughest opponent John ever had to face, and Mark & Spencer underpants, and more - all up for discussion. Shirt of the week comes from Brazil.