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  1. Pick your best Brighton Premier League XIpublished at 12:58 GMT 12 November

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    It's international break so let's have a bit of fun to pass the time.

    Now we know football existed before 1992 but for the purposes of this little exercise, keep it Premier League please.

    So tell us, who would be in your dream Brighton's Premier League XI?

    The debate starts here.

    Send your suggestions

  2. 'He is incredibly mature' - how Rushworth is impressing on loanpublished at 12:31 GMT 12 November

    Carl Rushworth points and shouts during a match for CoventryImage source, Getty Images

    Alongside his commanding presence, Brighton loanee Carl Rushworth's "outstanding character" also "shines through", says BBC CWR's Coventry City commentator Rob Gurney.

    The 24-year-old goalkeeper has impressed on his loan spell so far with the Sky Blues, helping them to the top of the Championship table and breaking a club record along the way for the number of minutes without conceding a goal.

    Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast, Gurney said: "One of the things that Oggy [former Coventry goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic] likes about him is his presence and the fact he takes command of situations.

    "You rarely see these days keepers coming for crosses and trying to catch crosses. Modern keepers try to punch everything instead of catching it. Carl is excellent at taking and catching crosses, and holding on to them, rather than trying to just clear his penalty area with punches.

    "He has also made some tremendous individual saves. There was one in the Blackburn match, while it was still 0-0, when the ball was arcing towards the top corner and he made a miraculous save to claw it out.

    "We were sitting with the perfect view of it and Oggy was purring watching it because it was a tremendous stop. That has been peppered throughout his performances so far.

    "He is such a likeable person too. For 24 years of age he is incredibly mature. He will talk to you as though he is 34, never mind 24. We have done two or three interviews with him and what an outstanding character he is as a person, as well as a footballer, has shone out.

    "If you asked 99.9% of Coventry fans right now, they would love to sign Carl Rushworth permanently, but clearly Brighton have got a lot to say in what happens going forward and he will have a lot to say on what happens going forward. If Coventry do get promoted, it will be interesting to see what happens.

    "After a slightly sticky start, he is doing magnificently well in goal and has endeared himself to the fans already."

    Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds

  3. What rules would you change?published at 08:03 GMT 12 November

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    Sin bins? Bonus points? Two goals if you score from distance?

    Imagine a world in which you could reinvent football.

    It's a dream, of course. Just a bit of fun. But stick with us.

    What if you had the power to change any of the game's laws and potentially bring to an end countless hours of discussion about handball, offside, video assistant referees, or anything else you want to?

    Some of BBC Sport's familiar football faces have offered their own potential rule changes.

    Watch them above or read more here

  4. 🎧Are the Seagulls in good hands?published at 18:28 GMT 11 November

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    Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen reacts to the 0-0 draw at Palace, commentator Rob Gurney analyses Carl Rushworth's progress at Coventry City & the team discuss men's mental health with fans Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football podcast & Samaritans' Dean Gallagher.

    Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

    Listen to every Brighton game live on BBC Radio Sussex, with all the build-up and full commentary with Johnny Cantor and Warren Aspinall, and there is a full preview of all Seagulls' matches on Fridays at 18:00 in The Weekend Warm-up

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  5. 'Consistent inconsistency' frustrating fanspublished at 13:26 GMT 11 November

    Joe Sayers
    Fan writer

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    Fabian Hurzeler standing on the touchline issuing instructions to his players during Brighton's game against Crystal Palace. His backroom staff and substitutes are on the bench behind him, as are the first couple of rows of the crowdImage source, Getty Images

    There is always a lot of discussion at the start of the season about when is best to take the table seriously, and being 11 games and nearly a third of our way through the season, I think we have enough of a sample size to reflect on what we have seen so far.

    It has certainly been a mixed bag of results for the Albion this season, with consistent inconsistency being the main frustration among fans. The most frustrating part is seeing our performances hit the level we know we can, and then in the next moment the levels and intensity drops far below the benchmark.

    Having said that, we are going into this international break on the back of keeping consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since February. We are beginning to form a solid foundation to springboard ourselves up the table, and the standards of what our players expect from each other is starting to show.

    After our demolition of Leeds United, Jan Paul van Hecke was captured in the changing room demanding that "we need to be better in training" and show the levels of a team that is chasing Europe for the second time, and I am quietly confident we will grow into this season and shape ourselves up for a strong push yet again.

    It is an incredibly tough Premier League this season and the competition for those European spots is going to be tougher than ever.

    Now is the perfect time to regroup, get a few of our familiar faces back on the training pitch and hopefully continue to build on the positives we have already shown so far.

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  6. Brighton's Cozier-Duberry could switch loans in Januarypublished at 09:56 GMT 11 November

    Nizaar Kinsella
    Football reporter

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    Brighton winger Amario Cozier-Duberry, on loan at Bolton Wanderers, was involved in all four goals against Port Vale on Saturday.

    The 19-year-old got two goals and two assists, and has seven goals and seven assists in total this season for the promotion-chasing League One club.

    When asked about his performances, manager Steven Schumacher praised Cozier-Duberry as well as the contributions of some of his other players, including top scorer Mason Burstow, and insisted: "We're not just a one-man team."

    However, it has sparked reports he may leave the third tier of English football, with a January break clause in his loan contract and Championship offers expected,

    Brighton are known to be happy with the loan arrangement and are not actively looking to move him.

    Still, clubs like Sheffield United, West Brom, Preston and Bristol City have been mooted as possible destinations, with two years left on his Albion contract as of June.

    Bolton have put the England youth international back on an upward trajectory after a mixed first senior loan spell at Blackburn Rovers last season, which was partly disrupted by an ankle injury and a change of manager.

    Brighton continue to monitor Cozier-Duberry having signed him from Arsenal, despite attempts to keep him in north London, in July 2024.

    Interestingly, Jason Ayto has since made the same move, leaving the Gunners to join Brighton as sporting director in September, and will have some say over the player's long-term future.