Established in 2007, The Albion Roar is an hour-long independent football radio show, run by and for fans of Brighton & Hove Albion, and broadcast every Wednesday at 8pm on RadioReverb 97.2FM - Community Radio for Brighton & Hove. Hosted by Ady Packham & Alan Wares.
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For all football fans, Brighton and Hove Albion favourites reveal their ultimate 5-a-side team in 'Jumpers for Goalposts', talk about their interests outside of the game and reflect on their careers on the south coast and elsewhere. Presented by Richard Newman. Follow on Twitter: @footyalbionme
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Weird Fiction: Odd, otherwise untold stories from the New Albion universe
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The Albion Roar - 11th December 2024 with guests Matt Potter and Tom Hylands
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While we never win at Fulham, we have now mastered the concept of squandering comfortable leads. Matt and Tom join Ady and Al for a therapy session.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th December 2024 with guests Steve North and Werner Schröer
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Actor and writer Steve, and Dutch Seagulls Werner join Ady & Al for a natter on supporting the Albion from afar, writing two essential Albion books, and the bizarre notion of being disappointed in an Albion performance that elevated us to second place in the Premier League. Plus... we have the result of last week's competition, and we have a new co…
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The Albion Roar - 27th November 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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Vicki Rees, long-standing Albion fan, and the person who came up with the idea of 'flowers for Prescott 20 years ago, joins Ady and Al for a look back at the Bournemouth game, our tribute to John Prescott, and a Christmas Competition!Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th November 2024 with guests Clive Steed and Paul Camillin
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Clive Steed is Chair of the Brighton Fan Advisory Board – he tells Ady & Al all about it, and what its aims, campaigns and functions are. Meanwhile, Paul Camillin talks about ticket terms and conditions, and what's happening to the 'Stand or Fall' film next.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 13th November 2024 with guests Brian Owen and Andy Bass
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Basically, a Manchester City gloat-in.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th November 2024 with guests Dan Tester, Kieran Maguire and Dean Gallagher
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Dan has a new book out, Kieran has a show in Brighton to promote, while Dean, who volunteers for the Samaritans and is the beneficiary of the Price of Football in Brighton, tells us about his work. And we talk about some football.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 2nd November 2024 with guests Justin Brentnall and Chris Beaumont
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The Albion Roar - 22nd October 2024 with guests Mark Brailsford and Justin Brentnall
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Justin and The Treason Show's Mark Brailsford join Ady & Al to discuss - among other things - the Newcastle win, Fab's tactics, Day Guy Welbz, Withdean & I, the ascension of the women's team - and much more...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 9th October 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Nick Szczepanik
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Two days, three games, 17 goals, nine points. Some Albion weekends are pretty good, ya know...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 2nd October 2024 with guests Ian Hart and Robert Codner
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Albion old boy, Robert Codner, and the original Albion fanzine editor Ian Hart pay tribute to the late Barry Lloyd, with both revealing a largely unknown side of Lloyd's time as Albion's manager and managing director.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 25th September 2024 with guest Piers Benjamin
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Another red card for Albion's opponents this season. Two of them - and their fans - really do struggle with the Laws of the Game on this. Piers joins Ady and Al from Berlin to discuss this - and more...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th September 2024 with guest Tom Hylands
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A draw against Ipswich and a League Cup win over Wolves are the talking points of this week's show, as the Albion somehow remain unbeaten.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th September 2024 with guest Vic Bragg
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For the past 30 years, Vic Bragg has been nurturing boys' talents at Brighton & Hove Albion. Having just retired from that role, Vic spent an hour with Ady & Al to talk about his past three decades with the club.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th September 2024 with guest Kieran Maguire
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The UK's leading football finance expert (not a word he likes to use, but nothing else appropriate exists in the English language), Kieran Maguire joins Ady & Al for a chat about the popularity of football finance, the Albion's finances after a busy summer, and the tedious, incessant grizzling of Arsenal fans – and their client pundits – for not un…
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The Albion Roar - 28th August 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Jason Thackeray
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With Ady in Spain, Al hosted a natter with Jason and Andy on the two Red Devils matches and ran the rule over the new signings.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 21st August 2024 with guest Brian Owen
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This week, The Argus' chief sports writer, Brian Owen joins Ady & A for a natter on Albion-related topics, including the inexhaustibly engorged squad size, the victory over Everton, plus Brian's excellent travelogue from following the Albion to Japan during the summer.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 14th August 2024 with guests The Band
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On New Season's Eve, it's time for a look ahead to the season, even though we almost certainly haven't assembled the entire squad yet, and we give our psychedelic pre-season predictions, based on little other than guesswork and Pimm's. Enjoy.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 7th August 2024 with guests David Costa and Sebastian Stafford Bloor
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Ady & Al are back for the Roar's 18th season (count them). With a new manager – Fabian Hürzeler – in place, we sought the views of German football specialist, Seb Stafford Bloor. Also, with a new show sponsor in place, we sought the opinions of David Costa, owner of Flowers Unlimited.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 23rd May 2024 with guests 'The Band' plus 'The Manager'
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Marcus, Andy and Phil join Ady & Al for the last time this season for a bumper edition to run our rule over the season - the highpoints and the lows, and offer our opinions on the all-too-brief reign of Roberto de Zerbi.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 15th May 2024 with guests Tom Hylands and Nick Szczepanik
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Recorded before the Chelsea match, hence the lack of ire for the match officials. Instead, we look back on a decent performance against Newcastle, themselves running out of steam as the season draws to a close.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 8th May 2024 with guests Paul Samrah and John Baine
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Gnarly old campaigners Paul Samrah and John 'Attila The Stockbroker' Baine, so pivotal in both saving the Albion from its destructive board in the 1990s, and in gaining planning permission for the new stadium in the noughties, join Ady & Al for a look back on those days, a review of the Villa game – and Paul has a life-saving mission which needs yo…
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Move On Up Reverbathon Special - 28th April 2024
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As well as The Albion Roar, Al has a show on RadioReverb, playing an hour of soul, ska, mod and funk tunes. For the Reverbathon, Al closed the weekend with this hour of hot northern soul tunes, and a very distorted mic!Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 27th April 2024 Reverbathon Special with guests John Palfrey and Steve Agace
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With thanks to our main sponsor, oldfootballshirts.com, alongside Reverbathon sponsors Ridgeview Wine Estate, Flowers Unlimited, and NSure, and guests Steve and John, we bring you our secion of Reverbathon 2024...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 17th April 2024 with guest Russell Guiver
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It was the best of own goals, it was the worst of own goals... Fellow podcaster Russell Guiver of Brighton Rock podcast joins us to talk about his favourite own goals, his own European adventure, and we pay tribute to Bushfire Erskine.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 10th April 2024 with guests Mark Brailsford and Claire Highton-Stevenson
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Mark and Roar debutant Claire join Ady & Al to discuss the state of women's football at Brighton, while Mark talks of how his acting workshop has clearly paid dividends to one Arsenal player...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 3rd April 2024 with guest Kieran Maguire
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The Albion has just posted some record-breaking, eye-watering profits, unprecedented for a club of our size. Kieran Maguire turns these profit and loss spreadsheet figures into plain English.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 28th March 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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A truncated, podcast-only show this week while Albion fans indulge in some thumb-twiddling. This week's show features an 'Albion So Far This Season' Quiz between Vicki and Ady. How well will you get on? Shirt of the Week is absolutely Grötz.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th March 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Tom Hylands
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With the Albion exiting the Europa League, Andy and Tom join Ady and Al in an eight-match review of a simply brilliant time had by (mostly) all. More, please. Oh, and Shirt of the Week was the first time every guests got it right immediately.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 13th March 2024 with guest Jason Thackeray
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Jason joins Ady and Al to take a look back two contrasting performances and results for Brighton, against Roma and against Nottingham Forest.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th March 2024 with guest Paul Camillin
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The Albion's Head of Media and Communications, Paul Camillin - now in the 23rd year of his role - revisited Roar Towers to talk about all things Albion since his first days at the Goldstone, all the way through to a visit to Rome.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st March 2024 with guests Nicky Bandini and Monica Fletcher OBE
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Italian football expert Nicky Bandini returns for the first time since RDZ's appointment to offer a progress report through the Italian media's eyes, plus a look forward to the matches against AS Roma. Meanwhile, the BBC's own 'European Tour Correspondent' Monica Fletcher offers her pearls of wisdom on the season so far, and gives a lowdown on her …
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The Albion Roar - 21st February 2024 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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Nick joins Ady & Al once again to look at the 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United, who have now become the Premier League's pariah club. Plus we discuss Adingra's return, Sam Jewell's leap into the abyss and more besides. We couldn't have got Shirt of the Week more wrong if we tried.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 14th February 2024 with guests Rahman Osman and Marcus Hancocks
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Straight after Simon Adingra comes home from the AFCON with a winners' medal and Young Player of the Tournament award, Africa football expert Rahman Osman tells Ady & Al about the effect it is having on the Cote d'Ivoirians. And how Brighton may well benefit from a new audience fanbase.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 7th February 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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Palace on the rocks. Much mirth. Everything else is a footnote.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st February 2024 with guest Tom Hylands
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From hat-trick Joao to being wowed by the Hatters. Ady, Al and Tom go over the FA Cup win over Sheffield United, and the brutal thumping handed out by Luton Town over an insipid Albion.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 24th January 2024 with guests Bob Booker, Nicky Keig-Shevlin and Justin Brentnall
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Ahead of the FA Cup tie against Sheffield United, former Albion assistant manager Bob Booker joins Ady & Al for a natter on all things Brighton. As did former Southern FM presenter Nicky Keig-Shevlin (not that Ady could pronounce her name - obvs). Plus some exemplary bon mots from Justin. Shirt of the Week was upside down.…
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The Albion Roar - 17th January 2024 with guests Joanna Hunter and Neill Rees
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With Reading fans invading the pitch, and generally cheesed off with their club's owner, we talk to Neill Rees of 'Sell Before We Dai' about the situation there. Plus, the effervescent Jo Hunter, founder of Piglet's Pantry reveals all about her quest for world domination.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th January 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Marcus Hancocks
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A Bumper Review of 2023 - a year like no other for Brighton & Hove Albion.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th December 2023 with guest Ed Aarons
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The Guardian's (and Selhurst Park's) very own Ed Aarons joins Ady and Al to discuss the Albion's amazing achievement in Europe, while reflecting on the Arsenal game and looking ahead to the 'Because-Of-Five-Days-Before-Boxing-Day' match against Palace.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 13th December 2023 with guest Jeremy Smith
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Ahead of the Marseille match, France football expert Jeremy Smith, returns to run the rule over Albion's first European adventure. Plus we look back at the Brentford and Burnley matches, and we pause to consider the narrative on criticising referees. Shirt of the week needs a little extra help...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th December 2023 with guest Brian Owen
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Success in Athens, confusion in west London, and all points in between.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 29th November 2023 with guests Nick Szczepanik and Vicki Rees
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Plenty of talking points to get through as Brighton beat Forest in a mad, tempestuous game. Nick and Vick provide the analysis.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 22nd November 2023 with guests Kieran Baker, Tyler Scott and Paul Dorsey
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The Roar heads back Stateside to talk to three US-based Albion fans about their support for the club, and how the Seagulls are perceived in America.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 15th November 2023 with guest Andy Bass
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Part football show / part travelogue this week as Ady and Andy re-live their trip to Amsterdam, and all the city can offer - including three Europa League points for the Albion. Plus we discuss the Sheffield United match, definitely after the Lord Mayor's show...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 8th November 2023 with guests Tom Hylands and Hans Kraay Jr
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Ahead of our clash in Amsterdam, Ady and Al had a natter with former Albion midfielder and Dutch TV presenter Hans Kraay, as well as with Tom Hylands, to discuss Everton - and VAR.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st November 2023 with guests Stephen Grant and The Brighton Bard
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Legendary Brighton comic Stephen Grant and Brighton Bard, Jonathan Bradshaw join Ady & Al to discuss the Ajax and Fulham games, while looking ahead to our trip to Amsterdam.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 25th October 2023 with guests Andy Bass and Sander Zeldenrijk
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On the eve of playing Ajax Amsterdam at home for the first time, editor of Ajax Life, Sander Zeldenrijk joins Ady & Al, while Andy mulls over the performance against Manchester City. And we pay tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton. Shirt of the Week caught Al and Andy out...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 18th October 2023 with guests John Palfrey and Kieran Maguire
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We pay our tribute to Gerry Ryan. Meanwhile, Kieran has a new book out, and we have a fabulous giveaway competition! And we have THREE (count them) Shirts of the Week, plus, well, shitloads more...Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th October 2023 with guest Rob Gilbert
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Rob's first time on the show coincided with two 2-2 draws, sloppy giveaway goals, plenty of resilience from the Albion, and an opportunity to draw (like the Albion) breath.Door RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th October 2023 with guest Jeremy Smith
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A bonus for you all - gremlins in Al's connection meant most of the show was just Ady and Jeremy, as they nattered about defeats to Chelsea and Villa.Door RadioReverb
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