SussexWorld reporter Jacob Panons brings you all the top stories from across the county while also chatting with sports reporter Frankie Elliot about all the latest from Brighton and Hove Albion.
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00:32 - Hello and welcome to Latest TV News.
00:35 My name is Jacob Pannins,
00:36 I'm a reporter for Sussex World,
00:37 and I'm gonna be chatting with sports reporter,
00:39 Frankie Elliott, about all the latest
00:41 from Brighton Hove Albion.
00:42 But first, here are your top stories from across the county.
00:45 Demolition work has started after a devastating fire
00:49 broke out at the Royal Albion Hotel on Brighton Seafront.
00:52 The main fire broke out on July 15th,
00:54 although a smaller blaze had to be contained
00:56 on Friday, July 21st.
00:58 Demolition had started on Thursday, July 20th,
01:01 and Brighton Hove City Council anticipates
01:03 that this could take between two to three weeks to complete.
01:06 The council explained that the demolition
01:07 is to help the fire services access to the site,
01:10 as parts of the building are no longer structurally safe.
01:13 A Coast Guard helicopter was called to assist
01:15 with the search for a boy who jumped into the water
01:18 after being detained by police at Brighton Pier.
01:20 Sussex Police said two boys, aged 16,
01:22 and another boy, aged 17, were arrested
01:25 following a report of a fight on Brighton Palace Pier
01:27 at 7.15 p.m. on Thursday, July 20th.
01:31 Two of the boys were detained by officers,
01:33 but one jumped into the water and was arrested
01:35 when he swam ashore, according to police.
01:37 Police said all three boys were arrested
01:39 on suspicion of assault, affray, and criminal damage,
01:41 and were bailed until dates in mid-October,
01:43 pending further investigation.
01:45 The heartbroken family of a 12-year-old boy
01:48 from Hastings has paid tribute
01:49 following his unexpected death.
01:52 Dylan Davis, who attended Hastings Academy,
01:54 died on July 11th following a tragic accident
01:56 at home four days earlier,
01:58 according to his stepfather, Phil Tong.
02:01 Phil said Dylan, of Parker Road,
02:02 was an incredibly caring, fun boy who loved to help others.
02:06 Dylan's family are raising money
02:08 for St. George's Hospital in London,
02:10 as that is where he received treatment
02:11 after being airlifted to the site.
02:13 The GoFundMe page has raised £8,700 so far.
02:18 Two men have been charged on suspicion
02:19 of causing grievous bodily harm
02:21 following a serious collision in Hastings.
02:24 Sussex Police said the incident happened
02:25 in Frederick Road at 2.45 p.m. on Thursday, July 20th,
02:30 as two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14,
02:32 suffered significant injuries and were taken to hospital.
02:35 Following the incident, police said Dylan Beeching,
02:37 23, unemployed of Grand Prairie Eastbourne,
02:40 and Liam Hyde, 21, a retail sales assistant
02:42 of Ashford Road, Hastings, were arrested and charged
02:45 with two counts of causing grievous bodily harm.
02:48 Beeching was also charged
02:49 with driving without valid insurance
02:51 and driving otherwise than in accordance
02:52 with a licence, police added.
02:54 Officers said they appeared before Hastings Magistrates Court
02:57 on Saturday, July 22nd,
02:59 and were remanded in custody to appear
03:00 before Lewis Crown Court on August the 18th.
03:03 People's spirits were not dampened despite the poor weather
03:07 as residents and visitors enjoyed the opening
03:09 of a pop-up park in Eastbourne.
03:11 The event on Saturday, July the 22nd,
03:13 which involved closing the seafront end
03:15 of terminus road to traffic,
03:16 allowed businesses to spill out onto the street.
03:19 The pop-up park will run for six weeks,
03:21 closing on September 3rd,
03:23 with weekends being dedicated
03:24 to live music and entertainment.
03:27 New research has revealed that five beaches in Sussex
03:30 have some of the warmest waters in England and Wales.
03:33 The team at outdoor clothing company Millet's found
03:35 that Bognor Regis has the third warmest water
03:37 with its peak temperature being 17.8 degrees.
03:40 Worthing is joint fourth with 17.7 degrees,
03:43 Hastings is seventh with 17.6 degrees,
03:46 and Eastbourne and Littlehampton are joint eighth
03:48 with 17.4 degrees.
03:50 The study found that Clacton Beach in Essex
03:52 has the warmest waters with 18.2 degrees.
03:55 - Hiya, today I am with Frankie Elliott,
03:57 our sports reporter,
03:58 and we're gonna be talking about Brighton Hove Albion
04:00 in this sports special.
04:02 And in the first half, we're gonna be talking
04:03 about their pre-season friendly against Chelsea
04:05 and how some of the new players have been integrating.
04:08 So, Frankie, what did you make
04:09 of that friendly against Chelsea the other day?
04:11 - Well, it was certainly entertaining.
04:13 Seven goals, a red card,
04:15 a team they have no love lost for,
04:18 a team in Chelsea that they have tried to sign
04:21 one of their players, Levi Colwell,
04:23 who was on loan at Brighton last year,
04:25 was playing for Chelsea in this friendly
04:26 despite links with him moving back to the South Coast.
04:30 And also, of course, Moises Quesada,
04:32 the Brighton midfielder,
04:33 who has been linked with Chelsea throughout this summer,
04:36 he was not involved at all.
04:38 So it's a club with a lot of history,
04:39 obviously Graeme Potter and Marco Curella,
04:42 two of Brighton's head coach and Brighton's best player,
04:45 left to join Chelsea last season as well.
04:47 So there's been a lot of to and fro
04:48 between the two teams,
04:49 and you could tell that had spoiled onto the pitch
04:52 because it was a very aggressive friendly
04:54 with lots going on, lots of big tackles going in
04:56 for what should be a non-competitive game,
04:59 but certainly signs that Brighton can still compete
05:02 with the big boys going into next season
05:04 because they put in a really, really good performance
05:06 against a very strong Chelsea team.
05:08 - And the fact that it did kind of spoil over
05:10 and you could see that passion
05:11 and that emotion with the players,
05:12 do you see that as a quite good thing
05:13 that they're still, despite it being a friendly
05:15 and despite they've got a lot of games
05:16 coming up this season,
05:17 they still had that fire to keep going
05:19 and to sort of prove a point to Chelsea as well,
05:21 considering their history?
05:22 - Absolutely.
05:23 I think De Zerbis has always spoken about the fact
05:26 the mentality of the squad needs to be
05:28 that of an elite club.
05:29 And I think playing like that in a game,
05:32 in a friendly game,
05:33 shows that he has installed that really well.
05:36 They're not taking it as just a fitness exercise.
05:40 They're not taking it as an opportunity
05:41 just to stretch out their legs.
05:43 They're seeing it as an opportunity
05:44 to get one over a team that they feel
05:46 they want to be competing with again next year.
05:48 And I have to say,
05:49 they were down to 10 men for most of the second half
05:52 and went down to four, one down as well
05:54 with about 15 minutes to play.
05:56 And most teams in that situation,
05:57 given the circumstances that it's a pre-season game,
06:00 would just sort of keel over and say,
06:02 "Okay, we'll take the beating here.
06:04 "We'll take the drubbing because it doesn't matter."
06:05 But Brighton refused to do that.
06:07 Scored two late goals
06:08 and could have easily got an equaliser as well,
06:11 despite the one man advantage for Chelsea.
06:14 And yeah, that shows real character
06:16 and a real great sign for what's to come this season.
06:20 - And a couple of players were making
06:21 their debut for Brighton.
06:23 What did you make of some of their performances?
06:24 De Bruggen, De Hoed, Pedro.
06:27 What did you think of them?
06:28 - Yeah, no, there was some really strong showings.
06:30 For De Hoed, he started the game
06:32 and obviously that's a big role he's taking over.
06:35 He's sort of coming into that
06:36 as the replacement for Alexis McAllister,
06:38 who was so brilliant in Brighton's midfield last year.
06:41 But he looked like he slotted in really well,
06:43 really obviously technically proficient.
06:44 So his passing looked really good, his slick passing,
06:47 picking the ball up from the back line
06:49 and moving it into the forwards line
06:51 with ease, passing the ball with both feet.
06:53 And looked to take up some really nice positions as well
06:56 and looked very controlled,
06:57 keeping the tempo ticking for Brighton.
06:59 So he looks like he's been a good addition.
07:02 Gyal Pedra came on in the second half
07:04 and he looked excellent.
07:05 He looked like a real threat to the Chelsea back line
07:07 every time he picked up the ball.
07:09 He's very quick.
07:10 He's got very good close control dribbling
07:11 and he won the penalty with about 15 minutes to go
07:15 and obviously scored that penalty as well.
07:16 So he's got his first Brighton goal.
07:19 And then also provided a lovely assist,
07:20 again, taking on a number of Chelsea players
07:22 on that left-hand side
07:24 and provided the assist for Denis Undab's goal,
07:26 which was the third goal for Brighton.
07:28 So those two looked great.
07:30 Verbruggen also played 45 minutes as well.
07:31 It's good to see him and see what he was about.
07:34 He obviously came in and did that goalkeeping role
07:36 excellently as playing with the ball at his feet,
07:39 as well as being the classic shot stopper.
07:41 And there was also some opportunities
07:42 for some younger players as well.
07:43 Jack Hinslewood, the 18-year-old youth team prospect,
07:47 he played it right back and impressed a number of people.
07:49 De Zerby was impressed by his performance.
07:51 Adam Lallana, the experienced midfielder
07:53 in the Albion squad, he said he looked right at home
07:56 against Premier League opposition.
07:58 So there's some really good signs going forward
07:59 for some new players coming to this Brighton squad.
08:02 - And obviously going into the Europa League campaign
08:04 next season, more games at hand,
08:06 how important is it that these younger players do step up?
08:08 And it might only be 15 minutes here and 15 minutes there,
08:11 but how important is it that they take those opportunities
08:13 and they fit in to fill in those gaps?
08:16 Brighton could probably do with a couple of players as well.
08:17 How important is it that they fill those gaps?
08:19 - Oh, it's vital.
08:20 I think, you know, if you look at any squad,
08:22 even the best squads in the world,
08:24 you look at Manchester City, for instance,
08:25 you'll see a number of youth team prospects
08:27 on the bench for Champions League games,
08:30 League Cup games, FA Cup games,
08:31 either starting them or coming on for the last 15, 20 minutes.
08:35 And it's vital that they can rely on those players
08:37 because obviously it's a cost-effective way
08:39 of filling up your squad.
08:40 It's also a good way of giving
08:41 these young players experience.
08:43 It's also important to the team
08:45 because it gives those key players a rest for them.
08:48 You know, 20 minutes doesn't seem like long,
08:49 but in a highly competitive game
08:51 where it's a very physically demanding game,
08:53 as we know, at the highest level,
08:55 to have those moments where you can take off your players
08:57 and put on a youth team player
08:58 who can not disrupt the game too much is vital.
09:02 So the signs are there.
09:03 There's a couple of there in the Brighton squad
09:05 that could do that role.
09:06 Jack Hemswood, as I said, looks like one.
09:08 Ed Turns looks like another.
09:10 Wherever they would prefer to go out on loan
09:12 and play more first-team football is yet to be seen.
09:15 But an opportunity is definitely there
09:17 for some European experience,
09:18 for some domestic experience as well,
09:20 and some Premier League experience,
09:22 which can't be turned down
09:23 because that'd be great for those young boys.
09:25 - And obviously going back to some of the new signings,
09:27 how Pedro played, you know,
09:29 Brighton's most expensive ever transfer.
09:31 What did you, do you think he's worth the money?
09:32 Do you think this is the marquee signing
09:34 that Brighton needed this summer?
09:35 - Yeah, it looks like it could be the real deal.
09:38 I think there are some question marks
09:40 about spending 30 million on a player
09:42 that had never really proven it at Premier League level.
09:44 He had been a good player for Watford in the championship,
09:47 but to spend 30 million on someone
09:48 that's not really scored many goals in the Premier League,
09:50 that raises some questions.
09:52 But from what we saw on Saturday
09:54 and what we have seen as well with him in the championship,
09:56 he looks like he could be a real threat to many teams
09:59 and bolsters that attacking line for Brighton
10:01 because at the end of last season,
10:03 we saw a number of those players start to just drift off
10:06 because of the amount of games they were playing
10:07 in such quick succession.
10:08 Matoma was one of Brighton's best players
10:10 at the start of last season,
10:11 but he lost his form towards the last three months.
10:14 So to have someone like Pedro that can slot in
10:16 as either a striker to support Evan Ferguson
10:19 or Danny Welbeck, or even to play out from the left,
10:21 so to give Matoma a run for his money is a real benefit.
10:26 And like I said, it creates competition,
10:28 which is always good in elite squads,
10:31 but it also gives an opportunity for,
10:33 if there are people that are out of form or need a rest,
10:35 he can come in and make the difference as well.
10:37 So I really hope he can be a star player
10:40 for Brighton going into next season.
10:42 - Thanks, Frankie.
10:42 That's everything from us in part one.
10:45 Make sure you tune into part two,
10:46 as we'll be talking about some of the players
10:48 who might be coming in and going out
10:49 of Brighton this summer.
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11:30 - Hello and welcome back to part two of Latest TV News.
11:34 I've got Frankie Elliott with me here,
11:36 and we're gonna be talking about some of the players
11:38 who might be coming in and going out
11:39 of Brighton and Hove Albion this summer.
11:41 So Frankie, the name that everyone's talking about
11:43 across the footballing world right now
11:45 is Moises Quesada.
11:46 What's happening there?
11:48 - So from what we can understand,
11:50 Chelsea are the only real contenders
11:52 to sign Moises Quesada, who does want to leave Brighton.
11:56 They've had two bids so far,
11:57 Brighton from Chelsea for Quesado.
12:00 The latest one being around 70 million pounds.
12:03 The first one I believe was about 60 odd million pounds.
12:06 This is nowhere near Brighton's valuation of Quesado,
12:09 so they were both rejected.
12:10 Brighton see Quesado to be worth around 100 million.
12:14 This is because of the recent sale of Declan Rice,
12:16 the West Ham captain, for around 106 million pounds
12:19 to Arsenal.
12:21 Brighton believe Quesado is as good,
12:24 if not better than Declan Rice,
12:26 pointing to the fact that he's also a number of years
12:28 younger than the England international.
12:30 So they believe around 100 million pounds for Quesado
12:33 is what they deserve.
12:34 So talks are still ongoing between Chelsea and Brighton.
12:37 I don't think many people expect it to be 100 million pounds
12:40 for the eventual transfer because Quesado,
12:42 his camp is wanting this deal to be completed quickly.
12:45 Obviously pre-season has already started
12:47 and they want him to be working with the new Chelsea boss,
12:49 Mauricio Pochettino, as quickly as possible.
12:51 So a deal we believe is going to be completed this week,
12:57 I'd imagine it'd be around 85 to 95 million pounds,
13:01 so not far away from the 100 million pound valuation
13:04 they have of Quesado and certainly a big profit
13:06 from the 4 million pounds they spent on to bring him in
13:09 in 2021.
13:11 But yeah, it has taken longer than Quesado would have wanted
13:15 and probably Brighton and Chelsea would have wanted as well.
13:18 But this is due to the difference in opinions
13:20 on how much Quesado is worth,
13:21 but we are close to reaching a deal, we believe.
13:24 And obviously Brighton have already made a few signings,
13:26 but they get in this 80 to 100 million pounds,
13:29 it opens a lot of doors for them financially.
13:31 What positions do you think they should enhance with that money
13:33 and what players specifically do you think they could come in
13:36 to not only replace Quesado,
13:37 but improve the team with that extra money?
13:39 Yeah, so Brighton have never been one to be gun-ho
13:41 with any money they've accumulated from transfers.
13:44 Obviously, we've seen a number of players leave
13:46 for big money moves in recent years.
13:48 And that's just been spread around the squad well
13:52 by getting players that are still of that sort of bracket
13:54 of emerging talents, but snapping them up for cheap prices,
13:59 but in a number of different positions.
14:01 I imagine Brighton will continue to do that.
14:03 However, Roberto Di Zerbi, the Brighton manager,
14:06 said on Saturday following their pre-season game with Chelsea,
14:09 he was obviously asked a lot about Quesado.
14:11 And he was very adamant they need to find someone
14:13 of Quesado's quality to replace him if he is sold
14:17 because of their quest in the Europa League this year.
14:20 Whether they are willing to spend that amount of money,
14:23 so we would imagine someone of Quesado's quality,
14:25 we are saying someone that is in the 40 to 50 million pound region,
14:29 that would break Brighton's transfer record fee.
14:31 So whether they jump the gun so quickly
14:34 and spend the money straight away is yet to be seen.
14:37 I'm sure that's what Di Zerbi would want.
14:39 I don't think the board would be willing to do that.
14:41 They already have a number of midfield options this season
14:43 due to Steven Alzate returning from loan,
14:46 James Milner being signed and Mahoud Dehoud also being signed as well.
14:50 So they've actually got a number of midfielders already at the club,
14:54 but not probably to the same level as Quesado.
14:56 So there's a bit of discrepancy about what the manager wants
14:58 and what the club wants.
15:00 So it'll be interesting to see how the money is used.
15:03 And obviously Moises Quesado plays a really, really unique role
15:06 in that whole of midfielder where he's quite active,
15:08 he can move around quite easily.
15:09 And, you know, for example,
15:11 you've compared him to the Declan Rice transfer.
15:12 And Declan Rice is a player who plays a similar position,
15:16 but plays a very, very different role.
15:17 How difficult do you think it's going to be to replace a player like Quesado?
15:21 Very, very difficult.
15:22 I mean, when they say they want to find someone of Quesado's quality,
15:25 I don't think they'll be able to do that.
15:26 He's sort of a once in a blue moon player
15:29 just for the fact that he is so good at the defensive side of the game.
15:33 Very much the Angolo-Kante stuff of breaking up play.
15:36 His tackling is immaculate and his reading of the game is brilliant.
15:39 So to have all those qualities, plus the fact he's very good on the ball,
15:43 his energy levels and athleticism is excellent.
15:45 He's basically the all-round midfielder, a ball-winning midfielder,
15:48 but also a box-to-box and a bit of a playmaker as well.
15:51 So he's got all those qualities which are very, very difficult to find
15:54 and hence why they value him so highly at the club
15:57 and also why teams like Chelsea are wanting to sign him.
16:00 So the next player that comes in for the money that they get from Quesado
16:05 has got big shoes to fill and is very, very unlikely to fill them.
16:08 So it's not a case of signing someone like Quesado
16:11 because I don't think that's possible,
16:12 but maybe a player who has got one of those qualities but excels at it
16:17 and maybe with a bit more experience than Quesado, who's only 21,
16:21 may be the best way to go about it
16:22 because it's very difficult to find someone like that again
16:25 in Brighton's price range anyway.
16:27 And we've just spoken about Brighton not wanting to rush.
16:29 You know, they don't want to pull that trigger before
16:31 they're absolutely certain that they want that player on their team.
16:34 But I guess you've got the issue of West Ham also looking for a player
16:36 in the same position.
16:37 You know, West Ham also competing in the Europa League next season.
16:40 Do you think that might spur Brighton on to maybe move quicker
16:43 than they would have done if they did have a bit more time
16:45 and not that competition?
16:47 Well, that's the thing.
16:47 I mean, if you look at all the stories at the moment,
16:50 the two when you see a centre mid who is linked with a move away,
16:53 someone like Scott McTominay at Manchester United
16:56 or Conor Gallagher at Chelsea,
16:57 the two first clubs you see are West Ham and Brighton
17:00 because they're both looking to replace their talismanic midfielders.
17:05 You would imagine that Brighton have a different policy to West Ham.
17:10 So that would maybe, they wouldn't be sort of led into a sort of competition
17:14 just because they see West Ham are more active in looking to sign someone
17:18 in this transfer window.
17:20 But they may have an eye on what West Ham are doing
17:24 because at the end of the day, if there's a player that they need
17:27 and they see that West Ham are also in the same position,
17:29 they may want to act quicker and they want to be smarter.
17:32 And they also want to keep their head coach happy
17:34 because De Serbi is looking to take Brighton into that next level
17:37 of not just being a small club that is competing above its weight,
17:41 he wants to take them into being a club that regularly competes at that level.
17:44 So to sign players like Conor Gallagher, like Scott McTominay,
17:48 who have had big club experience and have had international experience as well,
17:52 that is a sort of landmark signing that he's looking to make,
17:55 hence why they've been linked so heavily with Levi Colwell,
17:58 one of the most exciting centre-back talents in European football
18:02 who's currently playing at Chelsea.
18:04 So it's an interesting development to see whether Brighton
18:07 are willing to take the plunge, so to speak,
18:09 because West Ham I'm sure will.
18:10 They are very much happy to spend that sort of money quite quickly.
18:14 And I guess also with Brighton, with the way things are going at the moment,
18:16 obviously things are looking good.
18:17 You've got European football and like you said,
18:20 De Serbi wants to establish them as a top, top club in England.
18:23 So does the board as well.
18:24 Do you think they'll rush to try and do that?
18:26 Because I guess there's the fear that, you know, you might spend big money,
18:28 it doesn't pay off, or will you try and find another Casado
18:31 from maybe South America or Eastern Europe where you spend four million
18:34 and it's going to take three or four years to actually come to fruition?
18:37 Do you think that's something they might lean towards
18:39 and not rush for that European spot?
18:40 Or will they just want to quickly get in a big player
18:42 so they can establish themselves as soon as possible as a big team?
18:46 It's hard to call in the centre-mid role because their first priority
18:49 at the moment is signing a left-sided centre-back.
18:52 This is the eagle we've heard from Fiorentina.
18:55 That deal is going to be completed sometime this week,
18:57 a £15 million deal for a left-footed centre-back
19:00 who's had European experience.
19:02 That's going to be the first deal through the door.
19:04 Their next one, according to what we've heard, is a winger.
19:07 They want to get a winger, either right or left side,
19:09 to add more depth in the attack.
19:12 The Cole Palmer from Manchester City is the player
19:14 that's most closely linked with a deal for that,
19:16 although we're not sure whether that can be a loan move or a transfer.
19:20 So in regards to how they want to play the centre-midfield situation,
19:25 it's too early to say.
19:26 I think we'll understand a lot more once the Casado deal is done.
19:30 They will probably see how the first couple of games go in the season
19:34 before making their next move because if Billy Gilmore or Stephen Alzate
19:38 step up to the role or Mahoud Dehoud and they see that they are more than
19:41 competent at keeping Brighton at the high levels they have been for the last two seasons,
19:46 then they won't need to dip into the market.
19:48 If Luton Town pull them apart and they seem to be shipping goals
19:51 because they can't control the game,
19:53 then the panic button might be reached a little bit quicker.
19:55 So there's a lot of moving parts at the moment at Brighton
19:59 in regards to how they tackle the next couple of weeks.
20:02 They've got two things they want to sort out, a defender and a winger.
20:05 They've got that defender now, the winger I'm sure they'll go for next
20:08 and then the centre-midfield thing will look after itself once a couple of factors
20:12 have been sorted out such as whether the current squad is good enough
20:15 and how they're competing when they're back in the Premier League.
20:18 And obviously you touched on Igor who might be joining the club in the next couple of weeks.
20:22 What can Brighton fans expect from him if he does sign?
20:25 They've got a very, very athletic defender who is very comfortable on the ball.
20:29 If anyone watched Serie A or even the Conference League last year,
20:32 they would have seen him driving into midfield with ease and confidence.
20:35 He's a very quick centre-back who likes to be on the ball
20:38 and likes to drive and take it into attacking areas.
20:42 So they've got someone that suits that deservey style of play
20:44 of being intricate, short passes and everyone being comfortable on the ball
20:48 and having the ball in tight areas.
20:50 He will definitely suit that.
20:52 He's also a very tall centre-back who would like to be involved in set pieces
20:55 and does grab a number of goals each season from those situations.
20:59 So he seems to be slotting in perfectly.
21:01 He could be the perfect partner to Lewis Dunk.
21:04 Obviously Dunk is getting older and his speed is not what it once was.
21:09 But both very tall centre-backs which suit the Premier League style of play
21:14 but also suit deservey style of play because they'll both be ball-playing centre-backs,
21:18 which is what he has desired since he came to the club.
21:20 And do you think Igor will be a player who will start for Brighton week in or week out?
21:23 Or do you think Webster might give him a bit of a run for his money there?
21:26 Well you can never say.
21:28 Obviously someone like Webster has been great for the club,
21:30 especially for the last two, three years.
21:32 But because Igor is a naturally left-footed player,
21:35 that just gives the team a bit more balance.
21:37 That's what Levi Carwell offered so well last year because he was also left-footed.
21:41 So I think that stands Igor in good stead to be the regular starter for Brighton
21:45 going forward from next season.
21:47 Brilliant. Thanks for that Frankie.
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