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The Duke of Wellington in Upper Gloucester Road on the last Sunday of the month is where it's at. I hear the host is good looking and charm personified. ;-) The next quiz there is on Sunday 28 October. Expect there will be a few Halloween themed questions. Always good to see some new faces.

Steve Bruce, like Chris Hughton, is one of the most honest and decent people in football. He never asks anyone to do anything he wouldn't be prepared to do himself. The difference is that Brighton as a club have shown and continue to show that decency is a quality that they attach a lot of...

Just finished watching this. Found it quite an interesting interview. It is very clear how Chris Hughton is held in very high esteem by his work colleagues for his human decency.

Would imagine the BBC will pick Wigan-Man City as their main game, so that will be in the prime time slot either on Friday night or Saturday teatime. Millwall/Rochdale-Tottenham and Huddersfield-Man United will be the next 2 picks and at a push I would I'd imagine Chelsea-Hull and...

Saw Three Billboards at the weekend. Excellent performance by Frances McDormand in the lead role and can see why she has been nominated for Best Actress. Sam Rockwell gives a convincing performance too. Lots of good dialogue and black comedy. My only quibble was I found the end to the film a...

I generally tend to find that the only time that it's worth watching The One Show is when Lucy Siegle is on it. One to file under guilty pleasures. I'm sure Robbie Savage really raised the intelligence quotient on that show.

At the same stage last year, Conference side Lincoln won away to Premier League side Burnley. That match was televised. As Coventry are the lowest ranked side left and drawn away to a Premier League team, I'd say there is a fair chance of the game being selected for TV if there are 5 ties being...

Stones was sold in the previous summer and I think his sale had been agreed before their new owner had even officially taken control of the club.

December 1995, FA Cup replay: Brighton 0-0 Fulham (Fulham won on penalties)

Well, Everton paid a lot of big money in the summer for players and would not have anticipated lying 18th after 9 matches, even allowing for a tough run of early season fixtures. Koeman has to take the lion's share of the blame for that, although it is strange that Steve Walsh hasn't attracted...

I tend to read Crooks' team of the week most Mondays while I'm on my lunch break. I find it quite amusing to read, albeit from Crooks' point of view, in a quite unintentional way. When you read it on a regular basis, you can come to realise that Crooks has pretty entrenched views and pre-formed...

Have a hunch that all 3 promoted teams will be staying up come the end of the season. Huddersfield probably the ones most likely to be looking over their shoulders, but their pressing game will cause problems when they're on their game. There's certainly a few other teams in the division with...

Man United have been playing with the handbrake on since the resumption after the international break. Today they've come up against a team that has picked up on it, imposed their energy on the game and have capitalised. Phil Jones has gone off injured in that game too, so Huddersfield have a...

I was saying to someone last night that the Leicester game kind of came too early in the season. 2 games in and Brighton still getting established in the top division, that was probably not an ideal time to play a team packed with experience. Whereas roll on a few weeks and Brighton have gained...

Whenever West Ham lost their first home match heavily this season, there was certain to be media scrutiny on them and on Slaven Bilic. That pot has been boiling over a while. It just so happened Brighton were the team to quite spectacularly deliver that pasting, whereas the soothsayers might...

His set piece delivery is a priceless attribute to have. Means Brighton always have a chance, even in matches where they are on the back foot.

Yes, I must say Norwich are doing so much better these days since they sacked Chris Hughton, sitting as they are in mid-table in the Championship, behind another team managed by 1 of their former managers, Alex Neil at Preston. The phrase "visions of grandeur" springs to mind.

Brighton's control of the match was brilliant. Yes, West Ham were dire, but Brighton realised very early on that West Ham were there for the taking and they produced a performance across all areas of the pitch which enabled them to capitalise on West Ham's shortcomings. There were probably 7 or...

He has really matured as a player in the past couple of years and if he keeps that level of development up, no reason at all why he couldn't graduate into the full England squad in due course. England don't have a bottomless pit of quality central defenders as they have had in the past and with...

It's the official Non League Day today, coinciding with the international break. Plenty of matches to choose from locally today. I'm planning to head over to the Saffrons to watch Eastbourne Town v Loxwood. Free entry at the Saffrons today although I gather they are collecting for a children's...