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Final Totals

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 46   Poyet 09-10 1 46 15 14 17 59   32 30 37 13 Poyet 08-09 1 46 13 13 20 52   28 28 43 16 Slade 07-08 1 46 19 12 15 69   41 26 33 7 Wilkins 06-07 1 46 14 11 21 53   30 24 46 18 Wilkins 05-06 C 46 7 17 22 38 -- 15 37 48 24 McGhee 04-05 C 46 13 12 21 51 -- 28 26 46 20 McGhee 03-04 1 46 22 11 13 77 -- 48 24 28 4 McGhee 02-03 C 46 11 12 23 45 -- 24 26 50 23 Coppell 01-02 1 46 25 15 6 90 -- 54 33 13 1 Taylor 00-01 2 46 28 8 10 92 -- 61 17 22 1 Adams 99-00 2 46 17 16 13 67 -- 37 35 28 11 Adams

GP could see some people on the W'dean pitch. They thought it was all over... it was in '10/11. Poyet worked for a mid table finish in '09/10. Slade took over from Adams in '08/9 when we appeared down but he kept us up and walked on water to boot. Wilkins finished 7 pts off lg1 p-o places in '07/8. Much better than a big disappointment for '06/7 when getting a 'must do better' report but still lost his job - oh dear!! McGhee had euphoria in '04/5 when surviving in the Champ's by a point, in a very close relegation scrap. A year later his number was up well before game 46 of '05/6. Two terms before he was happily on his way to er, Cardiff in May in '03/4 lg1 p-o. Coppell had seen his skills as a manager validated in a desperate attempt to defy very long survival odds. An unlucky year '02/3 perhaps in Champ's. Taylor took the lg1 title, Brighton up to elite and resigned to boot with a big CV plus in '01/2. Adams had done an incredible act of achieving promotion for a rock bottom club in '00/1 after two years. He actually wasn't far off lg2 play-offs in Withdean's first season of '99/00.

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Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 11   Poyet 09-10 1 11 6 3 2 21   54 27 18 13 Poyet 08-09 1 11 5 2 4 17   45 18 36 16 Slade 07-08 1 11 5 2 4 17   45 18 36 7 Wilkins 06-07 1 11 1 5 5 8   9 45 45 18 Wilkins 05-06 C 11 2 3 6 9 -- 18 27 55 24 McGhee 04-05 C 11 1 4 6 7 -- 9 36 55 20 McGhee 03-04 1 11 6 3 2 21 -- 55 27 18 4 McGhee 02-03 C 11 4 4 3 16 -- 36 36 28 23 Coppell 01-02 1 11 7 3 1 24 -- 64 27 9 1 Taylor 00-01 2 11 6 4 1 22 -- 55 36 9 1 Adams 99-00 2 11 6 5 0 23 -- 54 46 0 11 Adams

Poyet wanted '10 to be top half by the end really. Slade pulled off the great escape in '09 and became a hero in his own run-in. Wilkins was just short of lg1 p-o figs in '08 but a dire run-in for '07 that looked negative from any angle. McGhee couldn't motivate a defeated team of '06 Championship. His run-in was a nightmare in '05 with just one win. Nearly 2 pt/gm had got B'ton to knockout stages in a successful lg1 campaign of '04. Coppell went for it but Champ's points return needed to be bigger. A positive sequence broke down in '03. Taylor went on winning, if not drawing on to lg1 glory. All but unbeaten for '02. Adams was a model of consistency in '01 and did the biz as usual. In his first lg2 season '00 a vision of the future revealed what an unbeaten run could do.

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Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 35   Poyet 09-10 1 35 9 11 15 38   26 31 43 18 Poyet 08-09 1 35 8 11 16 35   23 31 46 22 Adams 07-08 1 35 14 10 11 52   40 28 31 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 35 13 6 16 45   37 17 46 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 35 5 14 16 29 -- 14 40 46 23 McGhee 04-05 C 35 12 8 15 44 -- 34 23 43 15 McGhee 03-04 1 35 16 8 11 56 -- 46 23 31 5 McGhee 02-03 C 35 7 8 20 29 -- 20 23 57 22 Coppell 01-02 1 35 18 12 5 66 -- 51 34 15 2 Taylor 00-01 2 35 22 4 9 70 -- 63 11 26 2 Adams 99-00 2 35 11 11 13 44 -- 31 31 38 16 Adams

Poyet was hoping '09/10 was a survival year afterall. Adams lost the backing of Knight in '08/9 and left before the run-in. Slade took over. Wilkins overall inconsistencies were dragging good work down. Lg1 play-offs looked but a dream in '07/8 and '06/7. McGhee knew he'd a massive job on in '05/6 Champ's, while 12 months prior he was cruising '04/5. A year previous again '03/4 he's lg1 top 5 and won nearly half of fixtures. Coppell kept us on a '02/3 Champ's tightrope but it was always in the balance. Taylor posted good '01/2 Q figs so far, as lg1 WDL ratio was 3:2:1. A class act. Adams notched up a high proportion of lg2 victories in '00/1. He'd only levelled out by three quarters gone in '99/00.

Mid Season

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 23   Poyet 09-10 1 23 6 7 10 25   26 30 43 18 Poyet 08-09 1 23 6 4 13 22   26 17 56 22 Adams 07-08 1 23 9 8 6 35   39 35 26 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 23 9 4 10 31   39 17 43 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 23 4 7 12 19 -- 18 30 52 23 McGhee 04-05 C 23 8 5 10 29 -- 35 22 43 15 McGhee 03-04 1 23 9 5 9 32 -- 39 22 39 5 McGhee 02-03 C 23 6 7 10 25 -- 26 31 43 22 Coppell 01-02 1 23 12 8 3 44 -- 52 35 13 2 Taylor 00-01 2 23 15 2 6 47 -- 65 9 26 3 Adams 99-00 2 23 6 8 9 26 -- 26 35 39 16 Adams

Poyet was now in unknown territory - new manager of a decade-long sleeping giant in '09/10. Slade arrived to pick up the pieces of Adams failure in '08/9. Wilkins '07/8 lg1 total was only marginally better than '06/7. McGhee was really up against it in '05/6. In '04/5 it was an acceptable Champ's tally. His lg1 effort of '03/4 kept things ticking over. Coppell was trying to beat Champ's survival odds in '02/3 but a very hard task. Taylor went for broke during '01/2, recording fab stats and loadsa lg1 pts. Adams was on a roll in '00/1 netting over 2 pt/gm. A first season '99/00 was merely just a point per lg2 game at this stage.

Halfway to three quarters

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 12   Poyet 09-10 1 12 4 5 3 17   33 42 25 18 Poyet 08-09 1 12 3 3 6 12   25 25 50 22 Adams 07-08 1 12 5 4 3 19   42 33 25 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 12 4 2 6 14   33 16 50 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 12 3 1 8 10 -- 25 8 67 23 McGhee 04-05 C 12 5 4 3 19 -- 42 33 25 15 McGhee 03-04 1 12 5 3 4 18 -- 42 25 33 5 McGhee 02-03 C 12 4 3 5 15 -- 33 25 42 22 Coppell 01-02 1 12 6 3 3 21 -- 50 25 25 2 Taylor 00-01 2 12 7 1 4 22 -- 58 8 33 3 Adams 99-00 2 12 3 4 5 13 -- 25 33 42 16 Adams

Gus wanted the job for '09/10 and any year is a long time in footy. Adams went in '08/9 when failing even to be mediocre. Slade arrived to pump it up. Wilkins was having an up and down time to try and rise above lg1 mediocrity for both '07/8 and '06/7. McGhee picked up the Champ's pace in '04/5 but it was a winter of discontent in '05/6. His lg1 effort of '03/4 kept p-o hopes alive. Coppell continued good Champ's work in '02/3 but losses mounted. He was close to cut off. Taylor pushed on during '01/2, recording useful lg1 win stats. No probs there. Adams done good in '00/1 piling on lg2 points. His first season '99/00 went a bit flat to boot.

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Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 23   Poyet 09-10 1 23 5 6 12 21   21 26 53 21 Poyet 08-09 1 23 5 8 10 23   22 35 43 19 Adams 07-08 1 23 9 6 8 33   39 26 35 10 Wilkins 06-07 1 23 9 4 10 31   39 17 43 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 23 2 13 8 19 -- 8 57 35 22 McGhee 04-05 C 23 7 4 12 25 -- 31 17 52 20 McGhee 03-04 1 23 11 5 7 38 -- 48 22 30 4 McGhee 02-03 C 23 3 5 15 14 -- 13 22 65 23 Coppell 01-02 1 23 12 9 2 45 -- 52 39 9 3 Taylor 00-01 2 23 15 3 5 48 -- 65 13 22 2 Adams 99-00 2 23 8 7 8 31 -- 35 30 35 15 Adams

Poyet had his target by end of '10 and... Gus knew what he had to do before end of '09 - top twenty!! Adams had to start again as it went tits up in '08. Wilkins knew to work some lg1 magic after '07. He was also on track to improve on '06 from lg1 mid-table but needed less defeats. McGhee in his two Champ's years '05 & '04 really struggled. He got Albion to 4th in lg1, after a wobble to halfway back in '03. Coppell knew he had to keep future defeats to a low % stat for Champ's survival after '02. Taylor appeared to have all the lg1 answers by Xmas '01. Time would tell. Adams got his '00 table top act together and lg2 results were very positive. A season before '99, he was looking for a new millennium plan.

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Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 11   Poyet 09-10 1 11 2 2 7 8   18 18 63 21 Poyet 08-09 1 11 3 1 7 10   27 9 63 19 Adams 07-08 1 11 4 4 3 16   36 36 27 10 Wilkins 06-07 1 11 5 2 4 17   45 18 36 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 11 1 6 4 9 -- 9 55 36 22 McGhee 04-05 C 11 3 1 7 10 -- 27 9 64 20 McGhee 03-04 1 11 4 2 5 14 -- 36 18 46 4 McGhee 02-03 C 11 2 4 5 10 -- 18 36 46 23 Coppell 01-02 1 11 6 5 0 23 -- 55 45 9 3 Taylor 00-01 2 11 8 1 2 22 -- 73 9 18 2 Adams 99-00 2 11 3 4 4 13 -- 27 36 36 15 Adams

Poyet needed to maintain momentum for '10 up to New Year. Slade got sacked coz we needed to be above the d-z by halfway in '09. Gustavo Poyet came in. Adams lost the plot in '08, falling down the table. Wilkins was again getting stuck outside lg1 p-o places in '07. He'd steadied the ship in '06 and held a lg1 mid-berth position. McGhee found '05 & '04 Championship standards a bit taxing. In his lg1 year '03 he did ok though. Coppell had to work miracles in '02 but was only human. He needed to find a Champ's formula. Taylor made a seamless change-over in '01 and had super lg1 figs. Onward & seemingly upwards. Adams bettered his start in the lg2 promo year from '00 but had found season 1 of '99 frustrating, mainly through inconsistency.

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Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 10-11 1 12   Poyet 09-10 1 12 3 4 5 13   25 33 42 17 Slade 08-09 1 12 2 7 3 13   17 58 25 17 Adams 07-08 1 12 5 2 5 17   41 17 41 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 12 4 2 6 14   33 17 50 18 McGhee 05-06 C 12 1 7 4 10 -- 8 58 33 21 McGhee 04-05 C 12 4 3 5 15 -- 33 25 42 15 McGhee 03-04 1 12 7 3 2 24 -- 58 25 17 1 Coppell 02-03 C 12 1 1 10 4 -- 8 8 84 24 Hinshelwood 01-02 1 12 6 4 2 22 -- 50 33 17 3 Adams 00-01 2 12 7 2 3 23 -- 58 17 25 3 Adams 99-00 2 12 5 3 4 18 -- 42 25 33 11 Adams

Poyet wanted to make '10 a fast start in our last year at Withdean. Slade was expected to do the do in '09 but it started really badly. Adams returned in '08 and k-o'd rev2 but results were poor. Wilkins was trying to put a p-o squad together for '07 and sometimes we were, other times we weren't. Mostly we were average lg1. In '06 McGhee (W2 D1 L3) lost the plot and was sacked. Wilkins took on the lg1 job to aim for play-offs. His mantra was for youth. McGhee had two seasons in the Championship where starts were initially ok '04, then much less than average '05. Coppell kicked off in '03 League 1 in fine style and took us to the top. On course for a promotion challenge of sorts. Hinshelwood had a tough job on but no experience to help when starting a Championship campaign in '02. Adams got reasonable results from his new lg2 team after a Brighton homecoming '99. He then took a better side to barnstorming starts in consecutive seasons in lg2 of '00 & lg1 '01.