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Matt Pole is joined by Brighton writer Derren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford, and Sam Morton, who covers both the Seagulls and the Reds.
Crawley claimed their first win since their relegation from League One with victory at Harrogate on Saturday. Brighton, meanwhile, weren’t in action this week, but there’s still plenty of Albion talking points to discuss
This week, we look back at the Reds’ win at the Sulphurite, preview this week’s home double-header for Crawley, and bring you all the latest from the Seagulls.
Crawley claimed their first win since their relegation from League One with victory at Harrogate on Saturday. Brighton, meanwhile, weren’t in action this week, but there’s still plenty of Albion talking points to discuss
This week, we look back at the Reds’ win at the Sulphurite, preview this week’s home double-header for Crawley, and bring you all the latest from the Seagulls.
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00:00Welcome to another episode of the Galmouth Action Podcast where we took a look at all
00:15the latest goings on at Brighton, Hove Abbey and Crawley Town. I'm Matt Holt and this week
00:19I'm joined by Brighton writer Darren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford and Sam Morton
00:23who covers both the Seagulls and the Reds. Crawley claim their first win since their
00:27relegation from League One with victory at Harrogate on Saturday. Brighton meanwhile
00:31weren't in action this week but there's still plenty of Albion talking points to discuss.
00:35This week we'll look back at the Reds win at the Sulphurites, preview this week's home
00:39doubleheader for Crawley and bring you all the latest from the Seagulls. You can read
00:43all the stories we are talking about with videos and pictures online at sussexworld.co.uk
00:48And we will start as ever at Brighton Hove Albion and with the Seagulls not in action this week
00:54due to the international break we thought it would be the perfect time to look at how Albion
00:57have performed in the Premier League so far. Brighton sit 11th in the Premier League with
01:01a record of 1-1, drawn one, lost one and have also advanced the third round of the Carabao Cup.
01:07I know it's very, very, very early days Darren but how would you assess Albion's season so far?
01:13It's, as the record's shown there, it's been very up and down isn't it?
01:16Yeah, it has been up and down in terms of results. Performances haven't been too bad actually.
01:23They should have won against Fulham. It was a late, late equaliser for Fulham which cost
01:28them two points and yeah, that sort of dipped morale a bit really because there was a lot
01:34of enthusiasm going into the season and then a few people looked at that and thought,
01:39oh, the same old problems are reoccurring again, late minute, you know, last minute equalisers
01:46and dropping points but the performance that day was good and then at Everton that was always
01:52going to be a tricky one at the Hill-Dickinson Stadium, brand new stadium, first ever game
01:57there but again, Brighton should have been 2-0 up really before Everton scored so again,
02:04there was a strong argument there that they could have got something from the game and then
02:10they were 1-0 down against Manchester City and you thought, oh, this is looking really bleak
02:15going into the international break. It was City were playing well, Brighton needed to,
02:20you know, a big performance in that second half and they delivered. It was one of the
02:24best displays I've seen in the second half in terms of how they, you know, how they just
02:29transformed the game against a City team that were playing quite well and then, you know,
02:35for Brian Gruder to get that last gasp winner as well, that sent everybody away in quite
02:40good spirits on the international break. So, I think getting that win is a huge boost but
02:47now they need to follow that up in this next tranche of games after the international break.
02:53Sam, what have been the main plus points from an Albion point of view so far? Who has stood
02:58out for the Seagulls in their opening three or four games? And conversely, have there been
03:02any negatives? Are there any deficiency that you think still need to be addressed that haven't
03:06been? Yeah, no, it's been a decent start, isn't it? I think it was probably saved a lot
03:11by that win against Man City. That's obviously lifted spirits a lot in the team. Obviously,
03:19I know there's been some goal scoring issues. Obviously, we saw them have so many chances
03:23against Everton and they definitely should have scored at least one on that day. But they
03:29were definitely clinical in the following match against Man City and it was great to see
03:34Ray and Gruda chose this brilliant composure to score. And even James Milner was on the
03:39score sheet as well. And I think that will be crucial this season, just having players
03:42like that chip in. Players you might not expect to be scoring 10 plus goals this season, but
03:47just to get the odd few to really chip in. And obviously, as time goes on, I'm sure we're
03:52going to see more goals from the forward players like Matoma, Gomez, Minta. Obviously, we've
03:57seen Zimas involved as well in the cup and got a couple of goals and he looks like he's
04:03going to be a quality player when he finally starts in the Premier League. And we know what
04:08to expect from Danny Welbeck too. And hopefully, he can continue what was a brilliant season
04:13last year. Jorginho of Rutter, we know, is an eye for goal. So, I'm not kind of concerned
04:17in that sense for Brighton in terms of goalscoring. And I think they have really done a good job
04:22at satisfying the back line. That's definitely been a plus so far this season. And I've been
04:27really impressed by Maxime de Kuyper, who's obviously come in as a Pervis Estepinian's
04:32replacement. And it'll be interesting to see how his partnership with Matoma continued as
04:37the season progresses. But yeah, I think the early signs are positive. Obviously, a draw,
04:43a loss and a win in three games. So, a decent start to build from. And I think that Man City
04:50win will definitely be something which will have lifted spirits. And it was just a shame
04:54that it was just for the international break. So, obviously, to then come back
04:57after that and try and find that momentum again.
05:01Yeah, absolutely. Well, a total of 23 Albion players were on international duty
05:05around the world with their countries during the break, with a majority of senior players
05:08participating in 2026 World Cup qualifying. We're not going to go through each and every
05:14of the 23 Bayern players there. And so, don't worry about that. But who stood out for their
05:18country during the break? And have any Seagulls booked their places at next year's World Cup
05:21in Canada, Mexico and the US? Yes. Well, there's a few that are already
05:26through. In terms of who impressed, again, Sam mentioned him earlier, Maxine de Kuyper.
05:32He played for Belgium. And there were rave reviews from the Belgian media about his display.
05:39Left-back has been a bit of a problem area for Belgium over the last few years. They've played
05:44the likes of the Tongan. And they've played midfielders out of position there. And they haven't
05:48really been able to find, you know, a quality left-back. And there were reports coming out
05:53to say, you know, that search is now over. Maxine de Kuyper is the man. And there were
05:59already a transfer link saying that, you know, Brighton is surely, you know, just a stepping
06:03stone club for him now. He'll be, you know, he'll be getting a big move. And that was literally
06:08two months to the day that he signed that, you know, these reports are coming out. But
06:13I don't think Brighton would be overly, overly fussed about that. They'll just be delighted
06:17how well he's, how well he's settled, settled in. And I'm sure he'll be in the team against
06:23Bournemouth this Saturday. Also, Karamatoma, Japan, they've, they've qualified. He's, he
06:29faces a long trip back. He was playing in America for Japan. They're friendlies against Mexico
06:36and, and also against the US as well. So his game finishes actually at 2.30 tonight. So
06:43he's got a dash, a long haul flight back, dash back to the, to the Vitality Stadium on
06:48Saturday. So here, I'm sure he'll be assessed. Diogo Gomez, likewise, he, he's been playing
06:53for Paraguay. So he's going to have a long haul trip back. Yankouba Minte, he was a slight
07:00concern. He hobbled off against Kenya in a World Cup qualifier in the first match.
07:04Um, the reports are that he's, he's okay. He was holding his groin as he, as he came
07:10off. And there were concerns that, you know, that he's going to be a doubt for Bournemouth.
07:15So we're going to have to keep an eye on that one and assess how he's going. Uh, Carlos
07:18Beliba, he played for Cameroon against Cape Verde in a World Cup qualifier. Um, he played
07:2490 minutes. So it's his first 90 minutes of the, of the season. He was suspended for the
07:28first, for Cameroon's first game with the international break. Uh, but he played a full 90
07:33minutes last night.
07:34Which is really encouraging. And apparently he came through unscathed as well. So, so
07:40that's a massive plus for, for Brighton. Uh, Cameroon still haven't qualified yet. Cape
07:45Verde, they topped that group and they, they qualified for the World Cup actually. Cape
07:49Verde. So, um, so yeah, it's, it's been a busy, like you say, it's players jetting off
07:54here, there and everywhere. Herzella must be just sort of, you know, praying that they all
07:57come back safe and safe and sound and fit and raring to go. Because like, like Sam said,
08:02they did so well against City, then that momentum completely switches. All the players go into
08:07international mode and they really just have to come back quickly and get back into the
08:11Premier League. Because Bournemouth are going to be tough. They're, you know, they've died
08:15really well.
08:15Yeah, absolutely. We'll come on to that game in a second. But, um, although the men weren't
08:20in action this week, Brighton's women's team took the field on Sunday for the first game
08:24of the 2025-26 Women's Super League campaign. Aston Billers were the visitors to the Broadfield
08:29Stadium for this one. How did the Seagulls get on on the opening day, Sam? And what are
08:33their aims and expectations for, for this season?
08:36Yeah, so it was a, it was a goalless, a goalless draw, um, uh, for, for this match. It picked
08:41up a point in peace, um, and England boss Serena Weakman, Weakman was in attendance actually,
08:46um, at the Broadfield Stadium. Um, she saw former England forward Rachel Daly go close
08:51and also Michelle Agyman, whose performances in the summer helped the Lionesses win the,
08:55uh, the Euros 2025 and she obviously won the Young Player of the Tournament as well. Um, she
09:00came close for Brighton, but her low strike took a deflection and hit the post. Um, Villa also
09:05hit the woodwork at the end, um, in a bit of a dramatic finish to the game, but, but
09:09neither team could find a winner. And I think it is probably a deserved point for both teams.
09:15I think, yeah, it was probably a fair result on the day. Um, and yeah, just looking at
09:19aspirations, they finished in a club record position of fifth, um, in the Women's Super
09:23League last season, one place above Villa. Um, and I think, yeah, probably both teams will
09:27be, both teams will be targeting at least a similar finish this campaign, particularly
09:31Brighton, um, and Dario Vidicic has made it clear that it was not a one-off
09:35to get, to get that club record. He wants to be the best of the best. We go out every
09:39game, the intention to play our football, to try to get the three points. We want to
09:42make a real history for the club and bring a trophy if possible as well. So yeah, there's
09:45definitely some big aspirations for, for, for Brighton, um, this season and not a bad,
09:51not a bad start, but it was good to have the England boss there to, to watch. And I think
09:55it was brilliant to get Michelle Adjimang, um, back to the club again this season after
09:59her performances for England. So some good signs absolutely for them.
10:03Yeah. Could not agree more. Um, and as we mentioned, Brighton are back in Premier League
10:07action this Saturday when they make the trip to Bournemouth. The Cherries sit seventh, having
10:12won two and lost one of their opening three games. Um, I think as we already said, Darren,
10:17this will be a very, very tough game for, for the Seagulls. Um, how do you see this one
10:20going? And, um, you've also kind of touched on it there, but what's the latest news, injury
10:24news, sorry, from the Albion camp?
10:25Yeah. Yeah. As, as we said, it's going to be a very tough game. They, Bournemouth, um, uh, they,
10:31they lost the opening game against, um, against Liverpool, but they played very well that game
10:36or, you know, almost caused, uh, caused a bit of an upset when they came back to 2-2. Um, and then
10:42they've, they've beaten Wolves, 10 man Wolves. And then also they then, uh, won away at Tottenham,
10:47which is a, which is a great result for Areola's team. And, you know, he's, he's, he had some,
10:52so well-drilled, they're a very well-organised team and they're very dangerous going, uh,
10:57going forward as well. And they're, they're a handful for, you know, any Premier League team,
11:01especially on their own, uh, patch as well, which is tiny, you know, quite a small stadium
11:05by Premier League standards. And it's, you know, it's all quite fast paced and intense. So, um,
11:12Brighton are really going to have to, you know, come back for the international break, ready for,
11:16ready for the challenge. They're going to have to be, you know, flying, running out of the traps.
11:21Yeah, Sam, it sounds like it'd be a tough game down at Bournemouth.
11:25Yeah, no, absolutely. Bournemouth are obviously, um, a really strong team, really well coached.
11:30And yeah, it's, it's not going to be an easy one for Brighton. I know they went there last season
11:34and got a really hard fought, hard fought win that was really impressive, um, in the circumstances.
11:40But obviously Semenyo is, is, is a real player to, to watch out for. He's been one of the stars of the,
11:46of the season so far. And they've got two wins from, from the opening three games. So,
11:50and they, they were so unlucky to lose against Liverpool on the, on opening day. So it's, um,
11:56yeah, definitely a match that Brighton will have to be really on their guard for. And I'm
12:00really impressed by Bournemouth after obviously losing to two such key defenders, um, obviously
12:04Hoistun and Kerkhez in the summer, um, to Real Madrid and Liverpool. You kind of thought that
12:10might affect them, but so far they've, they've dealt with that really well and they're, they're
12:13playing really well. So yeah, Liverpool will, so yeah, obviously Liverpool will be pleased to
12:17get that win on the open day against them, but they've really had to, to fight hard for that and
12:20it was a bit of a last gasp winner. So yeah, Brighton will be, will be really pleased to then
12:24get three points here. Um, we will now take a look at Crawley Town who finally have a year and two
12:29win. The Reds travelled to North Yorkshire having taken just two points for an opening six matches
12:33but got up and running courtesy of Rhys Brand's first half strike. So the long wait for a Crawley
12:38win is finally over Mark. Um, what did you make of that performance? And, um, there must be just a
12:42massive sense of relief that they finally got a game over the line, I suppose.
12:47Yeah, absolutely. Before the game, uh, Lindsay said that they were just desperate to get a win.
12:52Um, he said apart from the Grinsby game, which they obviously lost 3-0 on the opening day,
12:57they had been playing well, so it was sort of coming. Um, the, the, the, the only thing they
13:03hadn't done was actually win a game. So yeah, first half, by all accounts, they were absolutely
13:08brilliant. Uh, played Harrog off the park, uh, got the goal, um, really good strike from Rhys Brown.
13:15Um, his first goal for the club. Um, and yeah, no, really, really impressive. The second half,
13:22I think there was the element of, we just want to win the game now and sort of a little bit try and
13:26sharp shop, which doesn't always work for Crawley. I know Lindsay doesn't like it when they sit back
13:33and, uh, try and, uh, try and see a game out because their, their strength is attacking possession
13:40football. So, uh, but I mean, if you looked at the stats, it was one of the lowest, sort of,
13:46they had 51% possession Crawley, which is probably one of their lowest of the season so far. And I
13:53think that was mainly in the second half, probably where they, where that was sort of balanced out.
13:58I mean, Harrogate had more shots on goal, more shots on target, but yeah, just really good to
14:04get those three points. I think we said before at the end of last week's pod about how important
14:09it was to win that game going into the game against Cheltenham who also won their first game
14:14this weekend. So, um, that will give them loads of confidence. They'll be expected to win on Saturday
14:20and I can't see anything other than a Crawley win on Saturday. Touch wood. But you, I know you watched
14:24the game out. What did you think? Yeah, yeah, exactly that. I thought they were really good
14:29for 60, 70 minutes. And I think the fact that they knew that the win was in the kind of on the
14:33horizon, they retreated in within themselves. Um, we'll come on to it a little bit later on,
14:39but Ryan Loft's second yellow card, that was an odd one to say the least. But, um, yeah, no,
14:47um, after that first half display, the Reds were definitely good value for the win. Um, and I think
14:51they'll hopefully give them the confidence to, um, kick on and meet where we think they might have
14:56been this season in terms of our expectations. So, um, yeah, good win all round. Um, Scott
15:02Lindsay was, of course, delighted with Crawley's win at Harrogate and he preys on the Reds in his
15:06post-match interview. Um, what did Lindsay have to say at full time, Sam? Um, what were the main
15:11talking points from, um, from Lindsay's post-match pressure conference?
15:14Yeah, no, he was absolutely delighted. He said Crawley played some of the best football
15:18we've seen since becoming Reds' boss. Um, as you say, he obviously picked up the first
15:22win of the season and he was over the moon about that and thought his team looks like
15:26a proper team in the victory. Um, he said we were outstanding. Uh, he told Gary Smith
15:32from, um, BBC, we looked proper today, a proper team. That first half, we played some of the
15:37best football that I've seen since being a quality manager. I've got to be honest with you,
15:40even better than some of the football we played in the promotion winning season.
15:43I thought we were brilliant in that first half. Uh, he thought, yeah, as I say, he
15:48looked for it. They thought the team looked really assured, uh, dangerous on the counter
15:51attack and caused Harrogate lots of problems. Um, and yeah, I think that's, that's a positive
15:58thing. And you think they've kind of showed a real winning mentality throughout the squad
16:01and he's absolutely over the moon. So that does bode well, uh, not just to get the win,
16:05but also a good performance to build on as well. Uh, that does give, give fans some, some
16:10hope for, for the rest of the season and hopefully they can, they can keep this going.
16:14And it's important that they don't rest on the laurels and they, they build on this and
16:17get a few wins together to, to ease any concerns of any relegation fears this season.
16:23Yeah, absolutely. I would say that the only disappointment I think from a Crawley point
16:26of view would be that everyone else around them won, which is a bit frustrating. Uh, yes.
16:32Um, but we'll come on to that in a minute. Um, Cambridge lonely Ryan Loft made his Reds debut
16:36at Harrogate, as we mentioned, and he had, um, a bit of an interesting first game,
16:39to say the least. Um, how did he get on Mark? And, um, what did Lindsay have to say about his
16:44performance? Yeah, he, um, yeah, we, it was funny, wasn't it? Cause last week I said,
16:49cause Lindsay, when I interviewed him before the Harrogate game, I asked him about Ryan Loft and
16:55he did seem sort of surprised how good he was in training and stuff. And I think I said, I said,
17:01it wouldn't surprise me if he did start at the weekend, the way Lindsay was talking about him.
17:05And he did. And, uh, yeah, by all accounts, he played very, very well. Um, he told, he, um,
17:11said after the game, uh, this is Lindsay on Loft. He was brilliant, wasn't he? Absolutely brilliant.
17:16Strong, powerful, quick. He worked his absolute socks off, linked the play well, outstanding.
17:20So I was really pleased, but obviously the sort of, uh, blot on the copy book was the, um,
17:25sending off. He, uh, he got booked early, uh, early-ish. And then, yeah, right at the end,
17:30he got booked sort of quite innocuously for, um, backing in, I believe it was. Um, and, uh,
17:37yeah, Lindsay was not happy, as you can imagine, as he hasn't been with a lot of
17:42refereeing decisions this year. And he said, he just didn't, he didn't understand the red card.
17:46I don't understand it. And he, um, was going to go and speak to the referee to try and get
17:51reason so he could sort of fully understand why he was sent off. But it'd be a bit of a blow after
17:56such an impressive debut. He is suspended now. So I'm, I'm due to be speaking to Scott tomorrow.
18:02So I'll try and find out if they've repealed it, what the outcome of that is, whether he will be
18:07missing any games. Um, but yeah, no, a really encouraging start. I mean, like we said last
18:13week as well, um, didn't have the best reviews from fans of previous clubs of his, but everyone,
18:19everyone, what all the comments I've seen about his performance Saturday is really encouraging.
18:23So if he can add goals to that, then, um, he's got, he is going to be a nuisance for
18:27League Two defenders this year, I think. Yeah, couldn't put it better. He looks a real hand
18:31forward. It's just a shame that, yeah, it wasn't a sending off in my opinion, but, um, yeah,
18:36there you go. You'll live and learn from that, won't you? Um, this Saturday sees Crawley
18:40entering Cheltenham in their first of two home games this week. The Robins sit second from bottom in
18:45League Two, three places behind Crawley, having taken just four points from their first seven games.
18:49Like the Reds, Cheltenham picked up their first win of the season last weekend, beating bottom
18:54club Atkinson 1-0 at home. Um, it's probably a little bit too early to call this a six-pointer, Sam,
18:59but a win is surely it's a must for Crawley, especially after their result at Arrogate.
19:04Yeah, yeah, it definitely is. Cheltenham are really not having a good time of it, um,
19:08this season, and even their, their win was less convincing than Crawley's was. It sounds like it was, um,
19:14a bit of a moment of magic that won the game just in the second minute. It was actually a former
19:18Crawley player in Isaac Hutchinson that stepped up to, to cut a free kick, um, to, to obviously
19:24score the winner in the second minute of the game, as I say. So they obviously showed some
19:27diversity to hold on to that and, and to kill their first three points of the season. Uh,
19:33he's actually from Eastbourne as well, Hutchinson, so there's another Sussex link there. Um, but yeah,
19:37it's, it's definitely a must win game for Crawley. As we mentioned earlier, they need to build on the,
19:42the first three points that they, they got against Harrogate, um, and against Cheltenham,
19:47who are in a poor run of form, it would be quite, yeah, quite poor for Crawley to, to lose this game
19:52or to, or to not even, to draw it, I think, as well. I think they need to be going there to,
19:55to win, um, and obviously build on that momentum that they're a bit tough against Harrogate,
20:00and I'm confident they'll do that. Yeah, we can only hope so. Uh, Tuesday sees the Reds entertain
20:06Aston Villa under-21s in their first game of the world-renowned and prestigious Virtu Trophy.
20:11Crawley will also meet Leighton Orient and Piedsburgh in the group stages. Um, and as an aside,
20:15I didn't realise that Claudie Lollos was at Piedsburgh now after leaving, um, Bolton,
20:19so that adds another, um, extra layer of advice.
20:21I must admit, I missed that as well. Yeah. Yeah, no, it'd be, uh, good to see him back. Uh,
20:25probably won't be a game that sets fans' pulses racing, but Scott Lindsay, Mark, will no doubt be
20:29wanting to see a good Reds performance. Um, how do you see this one going, first and foremost? Um,
20:34secondly, do you think we'll see lots of changes? And, um, thirdly, how much of a priority is the
20:40Virtu Trophy for the Reds? People only, in my view, only seem to take this competition seriously when
20:44it gets to about the semi-final stages. Um, everything before that's a bit of an afterthought,
20:49isn't it? It is, but we saw what happened when, well, last time Lindsay was in charge for a full
20:56season. He took this competition, although he did make lots of changes, he took it seriously. And, um,
21:02they got to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual winners Peterborough, who have now won
21:06it two years on the trial, I think, haven't they? They've been Birmingham in the final last year.
21:10Um, so I think, I think there will be definitely changes. I think it's a good chance to use the
21:17squad, um, maybe a different keeper, give someone like Will Heater a little chance in goal just to
21:24give them a go, a run out, especially against Aston Villa as well, because is there under 21s or
21:30under 23s? Is it under 21s or under 23s? I think it's under 21s. Either way, it's a
21:34very restricted team. Yeah. Yeah. Um, and I think it's a good chance to try out the younger players
21:42or the squad players who haven't got full minutes yet or someone coming back from injury. Uh, that's
21:48what he did last time, Lindsay. And I mean, it was the making of Joy McKenna. He came in from
21:53St Albans that summer, didn't really play in any league matches. Um, Darren's back, everyone.
22:00Darren's back. Oh, oh no, he did not put his camera on. There he is. You were almost there
22:06for score predictions, Darren. You're back for that. That's what I was trying to get back in time for
22:10the, uh, I know the real reason you came back was the, uh, EFL trophy and Crawley versus Aston Villa
22:17under 21, which is more interesting than my gas meter. So yeah. So yeah. Joy McKenna,
22:25I mean, Adi Adi Yemo as well. They all sort of played big minutes in this competition in that
22:32season and it was the making of them. So, uh, hopefully it can be the same again and we'll
22:37start seeing maybe Louis Flower get a start who really good during preseason scored goals. Jude
22:43Robinson, uh, the young 17 year old, maybe he'll get a given a run out. It'll be really interesting
22:49to see what side Lindsay goes with. But I think Lindsay will use this again like that,
22:53but he will want, as he always does, he wants to win games and it's quite a nice opener for them
22:59against Aston Villa. I mean, the last, they played them twice in the last four years
23:04in this competition and, um, they, in 2022, they beat them 5-2. Here's some names for you.
23:10Yeah. Aramida Ote scored two, Dom Talford, Jaden Davis and Mark Marshall. I mean, these are,
23:16yeah, I think he was, he was almost a veteran, wasn't he? I think he was like a 34 year old
23:21that came in. And then in 2023, a year later, they beat them 3-2 with Jack Rolls getting a double
23:27and Kamari Swire. Everybody remember him? Kamari Swire? No. He was on loan from West Ham,
23:32I think he was, wasn't he? Oh, right. Yeah. So, um, uh, yeah. So, they've got a good record
23:40again. And these academy sides, I mean, they're, they, they play lovely football. They're technically
23:47really good footballers. They're coming up against the Scott Lindsay League 2 side. I think
23:51Scott will want to go out and show, sort of make a mark on this competition, especially with two
23:56really tough games coming up after that, like Leighton Oren and Peterborough. But again,
24:01you don't know how seriously they will be taking it. So, they might be using younger players and
24:06that. So, it's a good opportunity for Crawley to get another win. If they can win on Saturday,
24:11which I expect them to, beat Aston Villa. That's four games upbeat and three wins on the trot.
24:17And then it sort of sets you up, doesn't it, for a really good run. And, uh, see, I think it was
24:21Scott Malone after Saturday's game said, we've got to go on runs now. It's not just about winning
24:26two games on the trot. It's about winning, going five, six, seven unbeaten.
24:30So, this can be part of that run. So, I think it's going to be a really interesting evening
24:36and I expect Crawley to win that as well.
24:38Well, if Scott Malone plays, they're guaranteed to win, aren't they? I think I read some of it.
24:41Oh, absolutely, yeah. Yeah, he's won, yeah, he's won four in four so far,
24:45playing for Crawley. So, um, or four unbeaten. I can't remember exactly what the thing is, but yeah,
24:50he said, he said, he's certainly unbeaten as a Crawley Town player. So, just put Scott Malone
24:54in the side. They'll be fine. Foregone conclusion, fix and stuff. And, um, I think it'd be remiss
24:59of us to go, if we, uh, didn't ask Derren, how is the guest meter? I'm sure the, uh, the listeners
25:03and viewers would be keen to know how everything is. Well, yeah, it's, the, the guest man scratched
25:10his head, swore a little bit and said, this is, this is going to be a nightmare. Um, and then I've left
25:16him down there and then hopefully I'll have a working meter at the end of it. Oh, fingers
25:24crossed. We'll have to make sure to ask you about that next week. If you really want the details,
25:28it's at the basement of the building and it's got water damage through, through there. Oh, no,
25:34I've done it. Oh dear. Yeah, all good fun. Yeah, all good fun. Yeah, absolutely. Um,
25:42I think viewers can anticipate a daily guest meter watch from Derren Howe with
25:46now. Howard's weekly watch is gas me eggs and stuff. Um, moving very swiftly on, um, as
25:53ever, score predictions. Um, and I think we'll start with Crawley this week, Mark. Um, we'll
25:57start with Crawley v Cheltenham in league two in that big, well, semi six pointer. I don't
26:02know how that works, but yeah, a game that Crawley needs to win basically. Um, how'd you
26:06see that one going? Oh, I can't see anything other than a Crawley win after that, after the
26:10performance and result last week. So I'm going to go, I'm going to go free one. I'm
26:15going to go, I think Isaac Hutton's in the score again, but Crawley will be dominant and
26:19win quite comfortably. Sam, how'd you see this one going? I'm going to go for a bit more
26:25nervy, but I'm going to go for a two, one win to, to Crawley. Derren, what do you reckon?
26:32Yeah, I think there's reason for, uh, reason for encouragement. I think we're from, so I'll go
26:36two nil, two nil for Crawley. Nice. And then we've got the big one on Tuesday,
26:41Crawley v Villa under 21's mark. Um, it really could be anything, I think, uh, quite hard to
26:47predict, I think. 4-3 Crawley, it's going to be an absolute thriller. Louis Flower,
26:51Hattrick. Sam, what do you reckon? Yeah, I'll go for a thriller as well. 3-2, 3-2 Crawley.
27:00Blimey, Derren, is it going to be a thriller minute at the Broadfield?
27:02Yeah, I think that there's, there's going to be goals, but I think Crawley will, uh, again,
27:06I think they'll, they'll get another win. I'll go 3-1, 3-1 for Crawley.
27:11Excellent stuff. And as I tipped Harrogate to beat Crawley 7-0 last week with extra results,
27:15I'm going for an 8-0 Cheltenham win on Saturday and a 9-0 Villewin on Tuesday. So, uh, there you go.
27:20And, uh, finally, uh, Bournemouth v Brighton in the Premier League. It's another one,
27:24I think, where you could toss a coin, Derren. I really can't call this one.
27:27No, no, it's a 50-50 and then you throw in the unpredictability of the, you know,
27:31coming back after international breaks. So, 2-2. I'm going to go for a 2-2. I think, uh, that one,
27:37I think there'll be goals. Um, but it's going to be a, yeah, it's going to be a tough, tough game for Brighton, that one.
27:43Yeah. Couldn't agree more with that, Sam, if I'm honest.
27:46Yeah. No, really, it really could go either way. Either team could win it.
27:49And I think they'll probably have to settle for a 1-1 draw.
27:53Mark, are we going for a full house of draws? Or are we seeing, or he sees a winner? Who's he tipping?
27:57I think Bournemouth, I think Ariel is such a good manager.
28:01I think, um, I'm going to go, especially with their result they got at Tottenham,
28:04I think I'm going to go for a 2-1. It'll be tight, um, and it'll be exciting,
28:08but I'm going for a 2-1 win for Bournemouth.
28:10Yeah, they completely played Tottenham off the part, didn't they?
28:12Yeah, that's one. Yeah, that's a very average.
28:17Hmm, absolutely. It's going to be a tough game, no doubt. Well, um, best of the likes of Kroian.
28:20No, we all wish Brian were playing 9-4 this weekend, though. It would have been a guaranteed 3-1 win.
28:27Yeah, well, I didn't realise that they've got Arsenal, and Arsenal are going to give them an absolute shooing.
28:30Oh, it's going to be awful. Goikarez will have a heyday, I reckon, on there.
28:35Yeah, yes. As a tangent, I think that now, for me,
28:39he puts Forrest as one of the favourites to go down. I don't know if people agree with that necessarily.
28:44It's maybe being a bit too reactive. I think so.
28:47I think they'll be all right. I think they'll be all right. I think they've got enough quality players in the team.
28:51Yes, well, I think it's too much quality for them to go down.
28:55Yeah, and I think there are probably three worse teams than them.
28:58But the and part of it does put them a little bit more at risk, I definitely agree.
29:06But probably win the Europa League now, so they'll go down.
29:10Yeah, that's the thing.
29:12I remember being at Forrest last year, they tonked Brighton 7.
29:17That's right.
29:18Oh, yes.
29:19It's just amazing, the fortunes, how things change, isn't it?
29:21They were just riding the crest of a wave. The whole fan base were behind the club.
29:25They just looked like a club moving in totally the right direction.
29:29Everything was going well, and it's just amazing how it can all change so quickly,
29:32even though they qualified for Europe.
29:34Yeah, absolutely. We're bringing it back round to Brighton.
29:36I think it just goes to show what having a sensible, level-headed owner can do for a football club,
29:41as opposed to having a mad man like the owner of Forrest.
29:46But yeah, no, interesting stuff. Brilliant.
29:48Thank you very much for joining us this week, chaps. And yeah, best of luck to the guest man,
29:53Darren. Fingers crossed he survives the ordeal.
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