Pre-season is completed and the countdown to the 2025-26 season is on.
It's been a busy summer at Brighton with six arrivals and six departures.
The Seagulls start the season at home to Fulham on Saturday - but are they ready?
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton finished pre-season with a 2-1 win over Bundesliga side Wolfsburg at Amex Stadium.
Georginio Rutter opened the scoring for the Seagulls in the first half before summer signing Maxim de Cuyper doubled their lead after the break.
Rogerio pulled one back for the visitors late on but Brighton hung on to finish pre-season unbeaten before the return of Premier League football next weekend.
You have been sharing your stories and photos about why you love Brighton.
Here is a final selection of your submissions, but do make sure you scroll down this page to see all the best responses from throughout the week:
Graham: Imagine! The phone rang around six o'clock on 20 May 1983 while we were living in Holland. I was getting changed to take my wife out to celebrate our wedding anniversary and her birthday.
Knowing my passion for the Albion, my brother was calling to say that a friend had broken a leg and couldn't use his cup final ticket, would I like it?
My most understanding wife meant I was on the ferry that night surrounded by Manchester United supporters from nearly every country in Europe and made it to that most memorable game.
Oh to get that one step further!
Stuart: My best memory was going to Newcastle in 1979 on the train, travelling in the guards van on sofas that Albion got from local junk shops. What a day and no health and safety issues!
Dommo: I started supporting my beloved Brighton back in 1970, having moved from London to Brighton (my father had a new job in Brighton).
My new best friend at my new school and his father took us to see Brighton v Rotherham at the Goldstone. The atmosphere and excitement was amazing!
From that game, I said to my father that I'm now a Brighton fan.
In 1983, I went to every round of the FA Cup, including the final and the replay. I was at Hereford in 1997, became a steward at Amex Stadium and am now a season ticket holder.
I absolutely love being a Fan.
Image source, Getty ImagesDuring Wednesday's fans' forum, one supporter asked Brighton chief executive Paul Barber about how the club can improve the atmosphere at Amex.
The fan in question said the atmosphere is brilliant in matches against the big clubs, but at some games in the middle of the season, it becomes quieter.
"When this new south stand end is created for home fans, we are completely open-minded as to how we make the atmosphere really sing from the south to the north and back again," Barber replied.
"We will involve the fan advisory board on relocating singers. If people who want to sing can stand together in the safe standing area, that is brilliant. But we are not going to force the atmosphere because it is evolving over time.
"Sometimes the atmoshphere is amazing and sometimes it is not. I've been to pretty much every stadium in the UK and many overseas and it is the same. Some clubs are better than others and we are still evolving.
"Any ideas [the fans] have got, we are all ears."
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Brighton player Warren Aspinall, speaking on BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast about the Seagulls' approach of having a focused pre-season training camp: "Once you travel to the other side of the world, the time difference is difficult and you lose two or three days there. It's probably more days off than working.
"They've had a bit of a bonding session in Spain - that's what you want, these new players getting embedded in and getting to know their new team-mates.
"They've done it right. I think they've had a good pre-season. Hurzeler's working very hard."
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, the i Paper's chief football writer Daniel Storey added: "Are they going to gain many more fans by going away to Asia or America? Because then you're competing against Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City, it's very difficult to suddenly turn someone to go buy that Brighton shirt and support that team.
"I'm almost certain it was Fabian Hurzeler's idea, and I think what they learned from last season is that you need to create a culture right for the manager that's there.
"It's made sense with a young coach who loves control to take the noise away. It's a young squad. They don't need the external noise of people caring about pre-season results."
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This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos for why you fell in love with Brighton.
Here is a selection of your submissions:
Paul: An everlasting memory of the Albion was a midweek game in October 1976 v Walsall (Division Three) at the Goldstone.
I was 11, standing on a wooden crate behind the South Stand goal. The first half finished 0-0 and the Albion were struggling to get going. Then, the second half was incredible. The Albion kicked towards the South Stand, Peter Ward scored four goals and Ian Mellor scored three. A 7-0 win to the Albion!
I ran on to the pitch at the end as was the norm back then and got some autographs. Been living in Australia for 47 years - and still love the Albion.
Michael: My brother, our dad and me at Albion's Goldstone Ground in 1957. We're in white shirts and our dad is standing behind us with his hand raised.
Paul: One city, one club, so no divided loyalties here. We have come from near extinction to the top half of the Premier League but remain humble and realistic yet ambitious.
I recall the days of the Goldstone Ground [Brian Clough], [Alan] Mullery and the heroes who shone at Brighton but then waned at other clubs. We may not be big city 'glitzy' but we have the sea, cliffs and the green rolling downs.
We may not have won anything big but when we do, it'll be so fantastic and meaningful for a club like ours.
Sweet reward for all.
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Ryan Adsett
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Image source, Getty ImagesWhen the transfer window opened, Paul Barber promised a "quieter one" in comparison with recent years.
And yet in terms of outgoings, they could be more than some fans would have wanted, given Pervis Estupinan, Joao Pedro and Simon Adingra were among the regular first-teamers to depart this summer.
The nature of Pedro's move to Chelsea for around £55m with £5m add-ons left a strange feeling for most fans, despite the falling out towards the end of the season. The Brazil striker contributed towards 40 goals in 70 appearances, a significant figure in helping the Seagulls through difficult moments. Replacing his impact will be key to winning games when they do not necessarily deserve it.
Estupinan has been replaced by the incoming Maxim de Cuyper. De Cuyper likes to drive the ball from deep and invert into space and who could be one to watch under Fabian Hurzeler's new system.
Utilising both full-backs going forward and for defending deep has become essential at the top level of global football. The latter attribute could be the potential downside in the Belgian's game.
Albion will want to ensure they do not get caught on transition too often this season. Losing runners like Estupinan and Pedro could cause issues given incoming defenders Olivier Boscagli and Diego Coppola are better suited to distributing forwards and last-ditch defending respectively.
At the other end of the pitch, Evan Ferguson's loan-to-buy move to Roma could come under scrutiny, but then Brighton have spent close to £60m on Charalampos Kostoulas and Stefanos Tzimas.
The Greek teenage duo are settling in, but the fees paid will always invite pressure to return goals. After all, Brighton had the most goalscorers in the league (18) last season.
All told, there remains an overwhelming feeling of optimism. Once again, the push for Europe is on.
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