As it stands, Albion have 17* players on international duty this month, mainly friendlies although there are World Cup qualifiers being played in the CAF (Africa) region, before a number of international tournaments begin later this summer.
*It is currently 17 but a couple of squads have yet to...
As there is currently little else to discuss on here right now, it must be time to create the thread that pulls together all the info we know about this summer's pre-season friendly action.
So, this is what we know for definite:-
1st Team:
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U-23s:
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U-18s:
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(I'm sure you'll agree...
I do apologise for interrupting the great NSC RDZathon that is currently ongoing here this weekend, but life continues apace on the good ship Albion and we have an U-16 academy player representing his country at a finals tournament this week.
Adam Brett is a member of the Welsh U-17 side that...
Albion U-21s travel to Kingsmeadow on Friday evening to face Chelsea in the Premier League 2 play-offs round of 16.
If the Seagulls are victorious they will face another away fixture at either Arsenal or Manchester United.
As per this article on the official website, an Albion U-21 group is visiting the South of France to play friendlies against OGC NIce and Monaco today and tomorrow.
In the match today at the OGC Nice training ground, Nice led 2-0 but three goals in six minutes saw Albion take the lead. The...
Albion U-16 player Sebastian Ademola came on as a substitute today for the Norwegian U-16 side as they beat Hungary 3-1 in a friendly. He has previously featured for the Norwegian U-15 side.
It also happens to be his 16th birthday today - which is nice.
Sebastian will commence his scholarship...
I realise this is probably a nerdy question, but....
As far as I can tell, every single website has "credited" our goal today as an own goal by 'keeper Arijanet Muric. However, shouldn't it be credited as an own goal by Sander Berge? I realise Muric is clearly the player at fault as he lets the...
As previously mentioned on here, Albion U-16s Freddie Simmonds and Harry Howell were called up to the England U-16 squad for a UEFA Development Tournament being held at the Pinatar Arena in Spain. Albion U-15 Cristiano Anah was also called up to the Italian U-16 squad for the same tournament...
Exhibit A:
Earlier today I came across an interview with former Albion youngster Micky Conway (who made a couple of first team appearances in the early '70s). This is what he had to say about how he was spotted by the club:-
Being the nerd that I am, I like to make notes about former Albion...
Many congratulations to Cristiano Ekene Anah, an U-15 player in Albion's academy, who has been called up to the Italy U-16 squad for the UEFA development tournament at the Pinatar Arena in Spain which commences later this week.
I don't know a whole lot about Cristiano - I first heard of him...
Once again, Albion U-16 academy players Freddie Simmonds and Harry Howell have been called up to the England U-16 squad.
There is a four-team UEFA development tournament taking place at the Pinatar Arena in Spain, commencing next Friday.
Friday April 12 v Italy
Sunday April 14 v Belgium...
We have reached the final international break of the season, one of those periods when Albion fans collectively forget about football for a few days and NSC activity drops by about 50% (or so it seems). But being the European powerhouse that we now are, there will not be much rest for many of...
I realise this has every chance of becoming a one-post thread (and maybe even a one-view thread!) but I saw some news today that concerned a couple of former Albion youngsters and thought it was worth sharing.
On Sunday the Sussex County FA host their U-16 schoolboy final (the John Davey Cup)...
Albion U21s are back in action this evening as they host WBA at the training ground. Albion have just five matches left in the "regular season". With the new format of Premier League 2 this campaign, the top 16 clubs (in only one division) make the play-offs, in which the higher-placed team has...
I noticed, when the Crystal Palace U-21s beat Albion three weeks ago, that the Eagles had a Brighton-born central defender in their team - Joe Sheridan. Apparently he went to school in East Grinstead and also toured South Africa with the Surrey County Cricket Club U-16 academy squad.
Yesterday...
In August last year I posted this thread -
Albion have had ELEVEN individuals move to Chelsea in 13 months
Since then, Moises Caicedo moved on for £100million (and counting) and now Sam Jewell is on his way. And Albion are STILL three places and three points above the Blues.