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  15. Added depth and plan for new spine of team - fans on key summer changes

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    We asked for your views on what one thing needs to change at Brighton before the new campaign and why.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Ken: Bigger, more easily visible screens in the stadium.

    Julian: I repeatedly read about lots of unconverted goalscoring opportunities so that suggests we need finishers - strikers/scorers. Danny Welbeck put in a decent shift but there were ups and downs and maybe there's a Joao Pedro-shaped hole still?

    Alexander: I personally think we are doing well. We need to buy a few players to give us depth. Somebody like Summerville would give us enough depth to juggle all competitions.

    Matthew: Unfortunately for Brighton, they are victims of their own success. Not only have they been plundered of their resources across the board but their biggest rivals have gone and won two trophies in the space of a year. That places a massive amount of expectation on the club from fans to match them, but the club just aren't set up to win. They are still a development centre for the elite. There is a sense that this identity is being challenged now as demand for a trophy increases. Do they stick or twist? Do they need to look at how they recruit, develop and retain players and staff? The cracks are showing. Some big decisions to be made this summer. Bloom cannot be called into question for his commitment to the club but perhaps he should consider a change of leadership, one more intent on establishing a reputation than preserving one.

    Alex D: The spine of the team is geriatric. With Milner retired, and Dunk, Gross, and Welbeck all 34+, replacements need to be lined up there, particularly midfield, which currently is very lightweight.

    Jake: If we're talking players, a right-back (ideally two). If we're talking squad, change the loan strategy and commit to a year of providing regular football across four competitions for the multitude of potentials we have. Otherwise, maybe a little less entitlement from the fans. Hurzeler has delivered two of the three highest points totals we've had in the Premier League and secured a second season in Europe.

  16. 🎧 Albion Unlimited: De Cuyper on World Cup chance

    De Cuyper quote: "You want to show you're on the highest level of football and that's a possibility you don't get every day so I want to make use of it".

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  18. 'No reason why Brighton can't go and attack Europe'

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    Former Brighton midfielder Gary Dicker says the club are "well equipped" to "attack" European football next season.

    Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex's Johnny Cantor about the Seagulls qualifying for a second season in Europe, Dicker said: "It's been a good season in general. You are going to get patches in the season in general where you are going to struggle. It's a hard, hard league. They've done well getting into Europe, they were so unlucky in the last game of the season. If they didn't play Manchester United, in form, new manager, everything kind of aligned for them a bit. The first goal was massive that day."

    Dicker, who is now assistant coach for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC, added: "It's been great to see from afar. I was working at the club during the Europa League stage and saw the buzz it brings about playing different opponents. It's the main thing for the fans to get an away trip. When you've travelled to Gillingham to watch Brighton and then they are in the Europa Conference and you see the English teams who have done well in it over the years, there's no reason why they can't go and attack it and you never know, they could be in a final this time next year.

    "I think the players that they have now are exposed to playing in big games all the time for club or country. They will have learnt off the pitch but on the pitch they are well equipped for it."

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  21. World Cup workload?

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    BBC Sport statistician

    Table shows how many players from each Premier League club go to the World Cup. Man City 19, Arsenal 16, Man Utd 13, Palace 12, Chelsea, Liverpool, Sunderland all on 11. Aston Villa 10, Tottenham nine, Brighton and Newcastle 8. Fulham and Wolves 7. Bournemouth and Forest 6. Burnley and West Ham 5. Brentford, Everton, Leeds all on 4.

    With all 48 World Cup squads now confirmed, we look at how they shape up and compare with each other leading into the tournament.

    Which clubs have the most players?

    Looking just at the 20 clubs that made up the 2025-26 Premier League, only this season's top three have more players at the World Cup than Conference League winners Crystal Palace (12).

    Including players out on loan over the season, Sunderland remarkably have as many representatives on the global stage as Chelsea and Liverpool (11), showing just how globe-trotting their recruitment was following promotion last summer.

    The majority of Brentford, Everton and Leeds' squads can put their feet up and recharge their batteries for next season, with those clubs sending just four players each.

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