AT the time of going to press last week the Albion had a manager, Micky Adams. This week, Adams has gone and Stockport County's Jim Gannon is locked in talks and looks set to be the new Albion boss.
The events of the last week at the Albion have all the hallmarks of an episode of Emmerdale, with a little bit of The Borgias thrown in.
Despite their bottom four League position and a JPT semi-final exit, it appeared that Micky Adams had weathere
d the storm, and with his transfer window acquisitions at his disposal, his attempt to steer the Seagulls out of the relegation zone would be allowed to continue.
That was until he met chairman Dick Knight at the Little Chef at Hickstead on Friday evening.
Clearly as there were only two people at that meeting, we can go on what both parties have revealed when it comes to the content. I believe that Adams went-in under the impression that he was there for the long haul, i.e., at least three years, as pointed-out when he re-joined the club last May.
I also think that it was not Dick Knight's wish at any point to change manager. My information is that he only controls just over 23 per cent of the club's shares, so do I need to draw a diagram?
One point of order, however. For all that Micky Adams has done for the club, the venue for his exit could have been at bit more dignified. An all-day Olympic breakfast followed by a P45? Not exactly an engraved carriage clock, is it?
And so on to the delights of South East London on Saturday, and manageress Albion rip-up the form book and beat promotion chasing Millwall 1-0.
I get the opportunity to interview Mr Knight on BBC SCR before the game about the Adams situation. In his defence, it's clear even though he's telling me a version of events, it's neither the full story, or perhaps something that he's comfortable with.
Moving-on from Micky's plight, he adds the hunt begins for a new manager straight away. And to his credit I know this began first thing Sunday, with an approach northwards for Mr Gannon.
From then on, the momentum gathered. Knight stated that in the 72 or so hours leading-up to Tuesday night's home game with Northampton, he received in excess of 30 applications from such far flung places as Germany, France and the manager of the top team in Romania, before deciding on a shortlist of three.
On the flip side, other parties and the rumour mill indicate that it's all but a "done deal" for Gannon, Meridian news going as far as stating on Tuesday's night's 6pm show that he'd got the job.
Only time will tell if Mr Knight used my phone-in show as a smokescreen, with the "shortlist" revelation being almost a bargaining point with Jim Gannon on Wednesday.
Hopefully though, by the time Albion fans read this column, Jim Gannon will be the new manager of Brighton, and we might never know who the other two were. Obviously, Dick will have had to perfect the phrase "thanks, but no thanks" in more than one European language...
I am 100 per cent behind Jim Gannon or, whoever takes the job on, but I cannot help but feel that Micky Adams has been hard-done-by.
Granted, it is a results business, but we were told last May that Micky was here for the long term, with a view to building a side to maintain championship status when the Albion got to Falmer.
It was never going to be plain sailing, but for the record I believe he would have kept the Albion up this year and gone on to achieving the task he was given.
Unfortunately, we will never know...
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