Andy Naylor
@andynaylorbrighton.bsky.social
Sexagenarian grandad with a senior citizens railcard, very happily married father of two grown-ups, repelling age with tennis, pilates and outdoor spas. Oh, and the only Stoke supporter covering Brighton.
During the summer transfer window Brighton loaned out 17 players to clubs in the top three divisions in the UK and the top tiers in Italy, France, the Netherlands and the United States.
A look at how some of them are getting on. #BHAFC
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A look at how some of them are getting on. #BHAFC
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Brighton are flying in the Premier League, but how are their loanees getting on?
As with permanent transfers, uncontrollable factors can have a bearing on the success of the temporary moves made by Brighton players
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
During the summer transfer window Brighton loaned out 17 players to clubs in the top three divisions in the UK and the top tiers in Italy, France, the Netherlands and the United States.
A look at how some of them are getting on. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
A look at how some of them are getting on. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Brighton have a point more after 12 games than in 2022-23, when they reached Europe under Roberto De Zerbi.
My verdict on Fabian Hurzeler after 50 league matches in charge and why some fans are still sceptical. #BHAFC
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My verdict on Fabian Hurzeler after 50 league matches in charge and why some fans are still sceptical. #BHAFC
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After 50 games as Brighton boss, is Hurzeler better than Potter and De Zerbi?
The 32-year-old German coach reached the milestone with a 2-1 win over Brentford. So how does he stack up against his predecessors?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Brighton have a point more after 12 games than in 2022-23, when they reached Europe under Roberto De Zerbi.
My verdict on Fabian Hurzeler after 50 league matches in charge and why some fans are still sceptical. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
My verdict on Fabian Hurzeler after 50 league matches in charge and why some fans are still sceptical. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
Boscagli for Dunk (minor heel issue). #BHAFC
Dunk, 34 yesterday, is on 449 career league appearances.
Gruda and Hinshelwood join him on the bench after injuries.
Dunk, 34 yesterday, is on 449 career league appearances.
Gruda and Hinshelwood join him on the bench after injuries.
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Boscagli for Dunk (minor heel issue). #BHAFC
Dunk, 34 yesterday, is on 449 career league appearances.
Gruda and Hinshelwood join him on the bench after injuries.
Dunk, 34 yesterday, is on 449 career league appearances.
Gruda and Hinshelwood join him on the bench after injuries.
I would go around with a pooper scooper, picking up dog s***.”
How Brighton used to prepare for matches. #BHAFC
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How Brighton used to prepare for matches. #BHAFC
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Memories of Brighton’s old training facilities: Clearing dog s***, sharing with students and pitches like concrete
Brighton's £32m training centre is a world away from the 1990s when the club was surviving on a shoestring
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November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I would go around with a pooper scooper, picking up dog s***.”
How Brighton used to prepare for matches. #BHAFC
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How Brighton used to prepare for matches. #BHAFC
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Record buy Georginio Rutter has gone 14 games without a goal, but he is influential for Brighton. #BHAFC
The Frenchman on his best position, the pressure of losing Joao Pedro, help from Danny Welbeck and the importance of beating Crystal Palace.
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The Frenchman on his best position, the pressure of losing Joao Pedro, help from Danny Welbeck and the importance of beating Crystal Palace.
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The Georginio Rutter paradox: Can Brighton rely on a striker who doesn’t score goals?
He may not have scored in the Premier League since February, but Georginio Rutter has become highly valuable to Brighton and Hove Albion
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Record buy Georginio Rutter has gone 14 games without a goal, but he is influential for Brighton. #BHAFC
The Frenchman on his best position, the pressure of losing Joao Pedro, help from Danny Welbeck and the importance of beating Crystal Palace.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
The Frenchman on his best position, the pressure of losing Joao Pedro, help from Danny Welbeck and the importance of beating Crystal Palace.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
What does the role of a goalkeeper coach actually involve and how much has it changed?
I spoke to Jack Stern, who has worked at Brighton and two MLS clubs, to find out. #BHAFC
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I spoke to Jack Stern, who has worked at Brighton and two MLS clubs, to find out. #BHAFC
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What exactly does a goalkeeper coach do? Everything, according to Jack Stern
Jack Stern has spent years working in the Premier League and MLS. He reveals the range of duties involved in a vital, ever-changing role
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November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What does the role of a goalkeeper coach actually involve and how much has it changed?
I spoke to Jack Stern, who has worked at Brighton and two MLS clubs, to find out. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
I spoke to Jack Stern, who has worked at Brighton and two MLS clubs, to find out. #BHAFC
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Drawing or losing games at home which they are expected to win has been Brighton’s Achilles heel.
How and why it changed against Leeds. #BHAFC
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How and why it changed against Leeds. #BHAFC
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Brighton dodge the Bananenschale. Now Hurzeler will demand this kind of performance
Everything pointed to three points against Leeds, which is when Brighton supporters get worried
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November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Drawing or losing games at home which they are expected to win has been Brighton’s Achilles heel.
How and why it changed against Leeds. #BHAFC
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How and why it changed against Leeds. #BHAFC
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A missed opportunity, frustration for Boscagli, marginal gain for Baleba. #BHAFC
Takeaways from the Carabao Cup exit at Arsenal.
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Takeaways from the Carabao Cup exit at Arsenal.
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Brighton’s silverware blow, frustration for Boscagli but a step forward for Baleba
One of the club's ambitions is to win a trophy but a potential route to success was closed off with defeat at Arsenal in the Carabao Cup
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October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A missed opportunity, frustration for Boscagli, marginal gain for Baleba. #BHAFC
Takeaways from the Carabao Cup exit at Arsenal.
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Takeaways from the Carabao Cup exit at Arsenal.
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Fabian Hurzeler has no plans to drop Carlos Baleba as the midfielder struggles to hit form. #BHAFC
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Carlos Baleba told ‘keep going’ by Fabian Hurzeler and return to best Brighton form
The 21-year-old Cameroon midfielder was substituted for the eighth time in eight Premier League starts this season against Manchester United
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Fabian Hurzeler has no plans to drop Carlos Baleba as the midfielder struggles to hit form. #BHAFC
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Exclusive interview with Brighton forward Charalampos Kostoulas. #BHAFC
Why he idolised Sergio Aguero, coping with a family name burden at Olympiacos and the teenager’s dream move to the Premier League.
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Why he idolised Sergio Aguero, coping with a family name burden at Olympiacos and the teenager’s dream move to the Premier League.
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Charalampos Kostoulas: ‘I dreamed of the Premier League. I didn’t think it would come so fast’
The 18-year-old Greek forward scored his first goal for Brighton in the defeat to Manchester United on Saturday
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October 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Exclusive interview with Brighton forward Charalampos Kostoulas. #BHAFC
Why he idolised Sergio Aguero, coping with a family name burden at Olympiacos and the teenager’s dream move to the Premier League.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
Why he idolised Sergio Aguero, coping with a family name burden at Olympiacos and the teenager’s dream move to the Premier League.
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Clean sheets have become a thing of the past for Brighton. #BHAFC
They are too easy to score against and Fabian Hurzeler’s side are giving themselves too much to do to win games regularly.
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They are too easy to score against and Fabian Hurzeler’s side are giving themselves too much to do to win games regularly.
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Brighton’s biggest worry was scoring goals. Now they can’t stop conceding them
After giving United ‘four gifts’, Brighton have now only kept one clean sheet in their last 21 league outings. It is a worrying statistic
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October 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Clean sheets have become a thing of the past for Brighton. #BHAFC
They are too easy to score against and Fabian Hurzeler’s side are giving themselves too much to do to win games regularly.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
They are too easy to score against and Fabian Hurzeler’s side are giving themselves too much to do to win games regularly.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Brighton are aiming to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford for the fourth season in a row after winning six of the last seven Premier League meetings between the clubs.
#BHAFC #MUFC
How they have become United’s bogey team
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#BHAFC #MUFC
How they have become United’s bogey team
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Why Brighton’s core principles have made them Manchester United’s bogey team
Brighton have won six of their last eight league meetings with United — and the reasons why extend beyond what happens on the pitch
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October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Brighton are aiming to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford for the fourth season in a row after winning six of the last seven Premier League meetings between the clubs.
#BHAFC #MUFC
How they have become United’s bogey team
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#BHAFC #MUFC
How they have become United’s bogey team
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Yankuba Minteh has been Brighton’s best player this season as he heads back to Old Trafford.
The Gambian winger has kicked on from last season, when he scored and had an assist in a 3-1 win away to Manchester United. #BHAFC
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The Gambian winger has kicked on from last season, when he scored and had an assist in a 3-1 win away to Manchester United. #BHAFC
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Yankuba Minteh’s importance to Brighton is growing every week
The Brighton player causing the most headaches to opponents so far this Premier League season has been their Gambian winger
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October 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Yankuba Minteh has been Brighton’s best player this season as he heads back to Old Trafford.
The Gambian winger has kicked on from last season, when he scored and had an assist in a 3-1 win away to Manchester United. #BHAFC
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The Gambian winger has kicked on from last season, when he scored and had an assist in a 3-1 win away to Manchester United. #BHAFC
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Danny Welbeck could have been playing for Newcastle instead of Brighton.
He keeps on scoring match winning goals when they face each other.
With colleague Phil Buckingham. #BHAFC
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He keeps on scoring match winning goals when they face each other.
With colleague Phil Buckingham. #BHAFC
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Danny Welbeck, a Brighton brace and the latest cruel reminder to Newcastle of what might have been
The veteran was a free transfer target for former Newcastle manager Steve Bruce back in 2020 but ended up moving to the Amex instead
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October 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Danny Welbeck could have been playing for Newcastle instead of Brighton.
He keeps on scoring match winning goals when they face each other.
With colleague Phil Buckingham. #BHAFC
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He keeps on scoring match winning goals when they face each other.
With colleague Phil Buckingham. #BHAFC
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Three big games, four big weapons.
Brighton’s main players need to step up. #BHAFC
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Brighton’s main players need to step up. #BHAFC
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Brighton need four of their big names to step up ahead of tough run
Fabian Hurzeler needs Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck to find their best form
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October 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Three big games, four big weapons.
Brighton’s main players need to step up. #BHAFC
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Brighton’s main players need to step up. #BHAFC
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Owner Tony Bloom says Brighton’s young summer signings will “get into the first team when Fabian (Hurzeler) deems them to be ready.” #BHAFC www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
‘No pressure’ on Fabian Hurzeler to play Charalampos Kostoulas, says Brighton owner
The 18-year-old summer signing has only featured in Brighton's Premier League matchday squad once through the first seven games.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Owner Tony Bloom says Brighton’s young summer signings will “get into the first team when Fabian (Hurzeler) deems them to be ready.” #BHAFC www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Interview with Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League.
Brighton’s owner/chairman discusses financial mismanagement, the growing American influence, games abroad, multi club ownership and recruitment. #BHAFC
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Brighton’s owner/chairman discusses financial mismanagement, the growing American influence, games abroad, multi club ownership and recruitment. #BHAFC
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Brighton owner Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League and how his club will adapt to it
'Everything about the Premier League becomes more difficult every year,' Bloom tells The Athletic...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Interview with Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League.
Brighton’s owner/chairman discusses financial mismanagement, the growing American influence, games abroad, multi club ownership and recruitment. #BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...
Brighton’s owner/chairman discusses financial mismanagement, the growing American influence, games abroad, multi club ownership and recruitment. #BHAFC
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Tony Bloom is the main man at Brighton, but who are the minority shareholders and what are their powers?
They include an iconic DJ, a family featuring a West Ham fan and the project manager of the Amex.
Piece with colleague Chris Weatherspoon
#BHAFC
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They include an iconic DJ, a family featuring a West Ham fan and the project manager of the Amex.
Piece with colleague Chris Weatherspoon
#BHAFC
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Tony Bloom is Brighton’s leading man. But who are their minority shareholders?
Loans partly converted into shares have expanded Bloom's holding to 96.44 per cent. It leaves 3.56 per cent of shares held by others
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October 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tony Bloom is the main man at Brighton, but who are the minority shareholders and what are their powers?
They include an iconic DJ, a family featuring a West Ham fan and the project manager of the Amex.
Piece with colleague Chris Weatherspoon
#BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...
They include an iconic DJ, a family featuring a West Ham fan and the project manager of the Amex.
Piece with colleague Chris Weatherspoon
#BHAFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...
Brighton have won 30 points from a losing position under Fabian Hurzeler in the Premier League since the start of last season, more than any other team. Jan Paul van Hecke is a role model for their determination and captaincy material if he stays. #BHAFC
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Jan Paul van Hecke is leading Brighton from the front and back
Jan Paul van Hecke has grown into a crucial player at Brighton — stopping star forwards and now scoring goals of his own
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October 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Brighton have won 30 points from a losing position under Fabian Hurzeler in the Premier League since the start of last season, more than any other team. Jan Paul van Hecke is a role model for their determination and captaincy material if he stays. #BHAFC
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Three changes. #BHAFC
Wieffer, Gruda and Welbeck for Veltman, Mitoma (both injured) and Rutter (benched).
Verbruggen
Wieffer van Hecke Dunk Kadioglu
Baleba Ayari
Gruda Gomez Minteh
Welbeck
Wieffer, Gruda and Welbeck for Veltman, Mitoma (both injured) and Rutter (benched).
Verbruggen
Wieffer van Hecke Dunk Kadioglu
Baleba Ayari
Gruda Gomez Minteh
Welbeck
October 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Three changes. #BHAFC
Wieffer, Gruda and Welbeck for Veltman, Mitoma (both injured) and Rutter (benched).
Verbruggen
Wieffer van Hecke Dunk Kadioglu
Baleba Ayari
Gruda Gomez Minteh
Welbeck
Wieffer, Gruda and Welbeck for Veltman, Mitoma (both injured) and Rutter (benched).
Verbruggen
Wieffer van Hecke Dunk Kadioglu
Baleba Ayari
Gruda Gomez Minteh
Welbeck