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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The Albion Roar - 26th November 2025 with guests Andy Message and Justin Brentnall
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1:06:00A win over Brentford, essays in Dogma and being a director of AFC Sudbury - all this and more on this week's Roar. In association with www.flowersunlimitedbrighton.co.uk/By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 18th November 2025 with guest Ian Hine
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1:07:05Long-standing Albion fan Ian Hine has a new book out - the very weighty 'Brighton & Hove Albion - An Illustrated History of the Matchday Programme.' It's a whopper of a book, not just covering Albion matchday programmes (or 'Match Cards' as they were first called), but a fascinating document of the changing attitudes of the 20th Century. £35 +pp fr…
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The Albion Roar - 13th November 2025 with guest Brian Owen
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1:01:02A look back to the game at AFC Richmond's lesser-known occupants, signifying a point on the road, another clean sheet, and no chance of a double by or against Palace this season. Additionally, we examine potential law changes and whether Danny Malbec will qualify for the World Cup next summer.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - November 5th 2025 with guest Jenny Gower
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1:02:24Tickets? Any tickets? Buying or selling... Brighton's Head of Ticketing and Supporter Services, Jenny Gower, joins Ady & Al to talk about using AI to clamp down on international touting, more bums on seats, half season tickets, safe-standing and more besides...By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 29th October 2025 with guest Sebastien Carole
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1:28:04With the Albion facing Leeds United, former Albion, Leeds and Monaco winger Seb Carole joins Ady & Al for a bumper podcast talking over his career.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 22nd October 2025 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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1:01:24After another win over Newcastle, Nick joins Ady & Al to go over the game, plus thoughts behind Danny Malbec's record-equalling milestone, coming good like a fine wine.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 15th October 2025 with guest Guy Butters
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1:01:15Ex-Albion defender Guy, now an integral part of the Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation, joins Ady & Al to talk about the closing stages of his career, how he joined what was then Albion In The Community, and what his roles are now. Plus a few tales, anecdotes and silliness from inside the dressing room. And, Northern Soul, of course. In association …
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The Albion Roar - 9th October 2025 with guest Jeremy Smith
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1:01:23France football correspondent - and Albion fan - Jeremy joins Ady & Al for a look back at the Wolves game, and a look across all of France to see how the Albion loanees are getting on.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st October 2025 with guest Andy Bass
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1:01:48We could have made the show all about Simon Hooper, but he did that for himself at Stamford Bridge. So we have a shakedown of the match instead, and how we won despite there being so many on the pitch playing for Chelsea.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 25th September 2025 with guests Tom Hylands and Dean Gallagher
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1:01:19In the wake of the Samaritans / Albion / Premier League's short film on suicide prevention, Dean from the Brighton, Hove & District Samaritans joins Ady & Al to discuss the project. Plus we are joined by Tom, fresh from his overseas adventures, to talk about the Spurs draw and the repeated half-dozen in the Carabao Cup in the Diego Gomez Show. In a…
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The Albion Roar - 17th September 2025 with guest Justin Brentnall
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1:00:16Justin, Ady & Al discuss the game at Bournemouth, David Weir's departure, Jason Ayto's arrival and Fab's First Fifty. In association with Flowers UnlimitedBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 3rd September 2025 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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1:02:34Another turnaround against Citeh, and a look at who went through the exit door on transfer deadline days, and more with Ady, Al and guest Nick.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 28th August 2025 with guest Mark Brailsford
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1:04:37The founder of The Treason Show returns to offer his thoughts on Everton's new ground, Everton's anti-football and being recognised outside the Cavern. Plus we zero in on Brighton's biggest-ever win in the League Cup. In association with Flowers Unlimited.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th August with guests Brian Owen and Jason Thackeray
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59:30Ady is joined by the Argus' Brian Owen, plus Jason Thackeray to look back on the Fulham game, look ahead to our visit to Everton's new ground and delight at the return of Lioness heroine Michelle Agyemang.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar, 13th August 2025 with guests The Band
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59:30Now in our 19th different season, as is traditional for the season's curtain-raiser, Ady is joined by the Band, who offer their thoughts on the upcoming season, and their bizarre, cheese-dream predictions.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 19th June 2025 with guest Warren Dudley
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1:01:27With almost 15 years on the clock since his previous visit to Roar Towers, writer, producer and director Warren Dudley joined Ady & Al for a natter on all things Albion, and his role in writing several films, including the much-lauded Bromley Boys.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th June 2025 with guests Steven Rhys Lewis and Matt Goulson
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1:00:20With the season at an end, and the silly season (transfer rumours) in full swing, Al was joined by Steve and Matt, responsible for the highly revealing series of interviews - 'Heroes Have Heroes'. Both reveal their Albion histories and how HHH came about.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 3rd June 2025 with guests 'The Band'
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1:41:53Andy Bass, Marcus Hancocks and Phil Shelley joined Ady & Al for a bumper end-of-season review in what ended up being Brighton's second-highest finish ever.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 21st May 2025 with guest Dick Knight
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1:03:52El Presidente made a long-overdue welcome return to Reverb Towers. The recipient of a new Albion award, Dick shares his pride in the inauguration of the coveted prize.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 14th May 2025 with guest Mark Brailsford
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1:04:40Hot on the trail of another win at Wolves (just three defeats in 21 league matches up there), The Treason Show's Mark Brailsford joins Ady & Al to discuss the game, plus his latest shows as part of the Brighton Festival and into the summer.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 7th May 2025 with guests Darren Balkham and Gregg Marshall
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1:04:57After 25 years in the role of Sussex Police Liaison Officer (or Sussex Dedicated Football Officer these days), PC Darren Balkham is hanging up his truncheon (no tittering at the back) to be put to work by Mrs Balkham. Darren joined us with his replacement PC Gregg Marshall, to talk about his time with the club. And the grief he gets every time we b…
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The Albion Roar - 30th April 2025 with guests Andy Bass and Jim Frank
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1:02:19Victory from the jaws of defeat - limbs, beers, sunshine. Andy & Jim join Ady & Al to discuss just that.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 23rd April 2025 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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1:03:29More heartache, petulance and fatigue - on and off the field - on the road as the Albion succumb in London once again. Nick joins Ady & Al for some not-too-heavy relief.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 16th April 2025 with guest David Atherall
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1:02:43With more points being left out on the pitch, and another Desmond shared with Leicester, Ady and Al, fresh from the Reverbathon, invited author David Atherall, author of a 1996/97 memoir, 'Embers' in to talk about the book. And we have a copy to give away!By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 12th April 2025 with guest Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim
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58:40Yeah, it really is him. Norman came by the studio in Brighton's Open Market for an hour's natter as part of RadioReverb 97.2FM's Reverbathon.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th April 2025 with guest Andy Bass
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1:02:42Two games, no goals, an FA Cup exit and a worse-score-than-performance defeat at home. Still, the fans have a shiny, loud new bar at the Amex. Oh, and guess who came of age this week?By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 26th March 2025 with guest Bas Savage
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1:24:20The moonwalking dude that is Bas Savage joins Ady & Al to talk about his start in the game, his time at the Albion, his work with the PFA - and the fun he had at the recent charity match in Worthing. Plus we hear from several people involved in the Rockinghorse match, including Warren Aspinall, Jeff Stelling and Donna Holland, CEO of Rockinghorse C…
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The Albion Roar - 19th March 2025 with guests Brett Mendoza and Jason Thackeray
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59:29Jason and Brett join Ady & Al to discuss a first point at the Etihad, our Mothering Sunday competition winners announced, and a charity football match to promote. All this and more on this week's Roar...By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 12th March 2025 with guest Vicki Rees and Tom Hylands
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1:00:02Tom & Vicki join Ady & Al for a look back at the Albion's sixth win in a row, PLUS we have another competition, courtesy of Flowers Unlimited.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th March 2025 with guest Kieran Maguire
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1:11:49As Brighton march on with gay abandon into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, spreadsheet super-boffin, Kieran Maguire offers his words of wisdom about the Albion's bounceback and runs the rule over the club's latest set of figures, which came out last week.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 26th February 2025 with guest Andy Bass
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1:03:57Kings of the South Coast! What a spurious boast. Andy Bass joins Ady & Al to marvel at two very different victories.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th February 2025 with guests Jason Thackeray and Hans Kraay
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1:02:04Jason floated onto the show on the back of the wins against Chelsea, to talk about Mitoma's worldie. Meanwhile, former Albion player Hans Kraay was in town, so Ady & Al caught up with him. In the pub.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 13th February 2025 with guests Andy Bass and Justin Brentnall
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1:02:45Andy Bass and Justin Brentnall join Ady & Al to discuss the Cup win over Chelsea, and 'the season of transition'. And the ongoing disturbingly dark case of Joel Veltman. In association with Flowers UnlimitedBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th February 2025 with guests David Devlin-Folz, Laura-Ellen Ashcraft and Lucas Denney
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1:10:52Three Stateside friends join Ady & Al to talk about the Forest debacle and why Laura-Ellen, David, and Lucas have all chosen the Albion to be part of their way of life. Plus, we reveal our Flowers Unlimited competition winner!By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 29th January 2025 with guest Clive Steed
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1:02:26Clive from the Albion's Fans Advisory Board joins Ady & Al to discuss the Everton debacle (it's not that bad once we've finished with it), playing Chelsea at a bloody stupid hour – twice, and we have a competition!By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 22nd January 2025 with guest Brian Owen
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1:03:11Following yet another victory at Old Trafford, The Argus' Brian Owen joins Ady and Al to dissect this match and the two others on the road before it.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 18th January 2025 with guests Nick Szczepanik and Vicki Rees
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1:02:35Now we own East Anglia... Brighton finally work out how to win games and not concede - for now. Nick and Vick join Ady and Al for comment, debate and appreciation while marvelling at Brighton's latest Dutch master in the dark art of shithousery.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 9th January 2025 with guest Paul Barber
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1:08:51Albion CEO and Deputy Chairman Paul Barber joins Ady and Al for the club's perspective on the upcoming Football Governance Bill, plus news of the building work and renovations taking place at the stadium, and an update on the new women's stadium.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st January 2025 with guest John Baine
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1:02:17A look back on 2024, a look ahead to 2025, the story of how 'a bunch of Brighton punks and skinheads' nearly got to go on Top of the Pops in 2005. And we pay tribute to Brighton's own 'Boring' Bob Grover.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 18th December 2024 with guest Fabian Hürzeler
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58:19There are certain times when you stop and ask, "Blimey, is it really him?" Yeah, it's him.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th December 2024 with guests Matt Potter and Tom Hylands
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1:03:32While 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.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th December 2024 with guests Steve North and Werner Schröer
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1:01:42Actor 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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1:02:47Vicki 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!By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 20th November 2024 with guests Clive Steed and Paul Camillin
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1:01:22Clive 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.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 13th November 2024 with guests Brian Owen and Andy Bass
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1:02:19Basically, a Manchester City gloat-in.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th November 2024 with guests Dan Tester, Kieran Maguire and Dean Gallagher
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1:04:34Dan 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.By 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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1:01:41Justin 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...By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 9th October 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Nick Szczepanik
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1:03:46Two days, three games, 17 goals, nine points. Some Albion weekends are pretty good, ya know...By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 2nd October 2024 with guests Ian Hart and Robert Codner
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1:00:50Albion 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.By RadioReverb
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