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Ivan Conway will be reporting on Sussex sport. He is a member of the 1901 club at Brighton HAFC, Sussex County Cricket Club and an enthusiastic horse race goer. After selling his freight forwarding and conference business he settled in Hove. His other interests are bird watching, brass rubbing and bridge. More Posts

A day at Hove County ground (Sussex v Northants 3rd Day)

I got a lift back from the Amex yesterday from Jon Filby the Chairman of Sussex CCC and left my glasses in his car. He retrieved them and invited me to lunch yesterday in the boardroom to collect them. There were two problems: the first was I was tired and fancied a refuel at home; and, secondly, [...]

April 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Arsenal 3

Arsenal swept aide Brighton 3-0 with no difficulty. The tone was set in the opening minute when Gabriel’s free header from a well-flighted free kick went just past the post. Bukayo Saka and Kai Haivetz scorned more chances but Saka converted a penalty to give the Gunners the lead. Two more goals [...]

April 7, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton Bulletin

The announcement of Brighton’s record profit of just over £122m for 2022/23 rather overshadowed a dull goalless draw at Brentford last night. To achieve such a profit whilst maintaining a Top Ten position and tracing a FA Cup semi final and this season competing in the Europa League is no mean [...]

April 4, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton 1 AS Roma 0 (Europa League Round of 16)

In the end the deficit of 4 goals was too much though Brighton did have their chances. We play good football in 75% of the pitch but lack bite in the box. They really miss Mitoma, March and – above all their top scorer in this competition – Joao Pedro. In summing up the campaign, it’s [...]

March 15, 2024 // 0 Comments

AS Roma 4 Brighton 0/Europa League Round of 16

Brighton’s courageous Europa campaign has surely ended last night in the hostile atmosphere of the Olimpico. Some will attribute the 4-0 defeat to poor recent form and crass defending but, whilst this is true, the reality is more that the squad was not strong enough to sustain the combined [...]

March 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

Fulham 3 Brighton 0

Why have Brighton gone off the boil? 5 games without a win. In short the squad has been stretched by campaigning in the Europa League and Premiership and key injuries. Kouru Mitoma now joins Solly March in being out for the rest of the season. Also in the absence of Joao Pedro we lack a consistent [...]

March 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton & Sussex

With their best ever victory 5-0 away at Sheffield United last Saturday the Seagulls go from strength to strength in the Premiership and Europa League. It’s a magnificent achievement given the players sold and injured. Also we play elegant attractive football under Roberto de Zerbi who is top [...]

February 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton 1 Olympique Marseille 0 (Europa League qualifying)

This was not a great game – and one which Olympique Marseille could have won –  so, in true Rust fashion, I will provide not a match report, which you can read elsewhere in the papers and/or on other websites, but my opinion of what victory means to Brighton and why Brighton have [...]

December 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

More worries at Sussex CCC

The decision of young Ali Orr – Sussex Sharks wicketkeeper – to reject a new contract and sign for Hampshire has sent shock waves through the club. In the past three years there have been many departures: virtually the whole of the first team, coaches Ian Salisbury – and before [...]

November 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

Ajax 0 Brighton 2 (Europa League)

27 years ago Brighton faced Mansfield in the old Division Four in a relegation fight before a crowd less than 2,000 in the Withdean Stadium. At the same team Ajax had a leading European team comprising Dennis Bergkamp, Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids , Clarence Seejdorf, Danny Blund, Patrick [...]

November 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

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