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Mark Brailsford says a fond farewell to a hero

So Glenn Murray, the Albion’s best striker, is off to the enemy? The fans who recall the very tasty matches against Crystal Palace in the past will be livid at the thought of our star striker signing for “the scum”, as our Croydon neighbours are often called. Glenn Murray may not be aware of the intense antipathy felt by fans of both clubs towards each other and may get a surprise if and when he plays against The Albion at The Amex. Fans will be quick to remind him that one club appears to be on the up and one appears to be well… Has he gone stark raving mad? It brings to mind the question of which of the two is the bigger club?
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Andy Winter praises the two prolific openers

After an uncertain start to the season, Sussex County Cricket Club has recovered well and is now in touching distance of the top of the County Championship (after a resounding victory over champions Notts), and is now top of its division in the one day 40 over competition.
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Mark Brailsford on Spurs, Harry Redknapp, new signings, & his fantasy football wish list

Now that the League One trophy has been safely placed in the boardroom cabinet after surviving the open top bus parade without being run over by the bus, thoughts turn to Albion’s close season signings. I will be keeping an eye on this for the summer and reporting back intermittently on the comings and goings as they happen.
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Mark Brailsford says Dick should be knighted

And Lua Lua Came Too…
So the title celebrations have subsided. The Albion have hoisted the League One Trophy and the great end-of-season wind down begins.

What a season? If you would have said in August last year that The Albion would have hit the top of the league in September and stayed there for the rest of the season I may have questioned your sanity or your alcohol intake. But there we were, at the top of the league for most of the season. If you would have said that Glenn Murray would finish the season with 21 goals, I might have scoffed. If you had said that over 16,000 season tickets would have been sold for The Amex, that Gary Hart would come on against Huddersfield and look like he could play another 13 years, I would have choked on my Withdean chips. But all this has come to pass.
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