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The Albion Roar
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.
Episodes
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 4th April 2025 with guest Andy Bass
Two 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 26th March 2025 with guest Bas Savage
The 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 19th March 2025 with guests Brett Mendoza and Jason Thackeray
Jason 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 12th March 2025 with guest Vicki Rees and Tom Hylands
Tom & 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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 4th March 2025 with guest Kieran Maguire
As 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 26th February 2025 with guest Andy Bass
Kings of the South Coast! What a spurious boast. Andy Bass joins Ady & Al to marvel at two very different victories.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 20th February 2025 with guests Jason Thackeray and Hans Kraay
Jason 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 13th February 2025 with guests Andy Bass and Justin Brentnall
Andy 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 6th February 2025 with guests David Devlin-Folz, Laura-Ellen Ashcraft and Lucas Denney
Three 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 29th January 2025 with guest Clive Steed
Clive 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 22nd January 2025 with guest Brian Owen
Following 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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 18th January 2025 with guests Nick Szczepanik and Vicki Rees
Now 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 9th January 2025 with guest Paul Barber
Albion 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 1st January 2025 with guest John Baine
A 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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 18th December 2024 with guest Fabian Hürzeler
There are certain times when you stop and ask, "Blimey, is it really him?" Yeah, it's him.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 11th December 2024 with guests Matt Potter and Tom Hylands
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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 4th December 2024 with guests Steve North and Werner Schröer
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 27th November 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 20th November 2024 with guests Clive Steed and Paul Camillin
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 13th November 2024 with guests Brian Owen and Andy Bass
Basically, a Manchester City gloat-in.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 6th November 2024 with guests Dan Tester, Kieran Maguire and Dean Gallagher
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 22nd October 2024 with guests Mark Brailsford and Justin Brentnall
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 Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 9th October 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Nick Szczepanik
Two days, three games, 17 goals, nine points. Some Albion weekends are pretty good, ya know...
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 2nd October 2024 with guests Ian Hart and Robert Codner
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 25th September 2024 with guest Piers Benjamin
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 20th September 2024 with guest Tom Hylands
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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 11th September 2024 with guest Vic Bragg
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 &…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 4th September 2024 with guest Kieran Maguire
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 &…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 28th August 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Jason Thackeray
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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 21st August 2024 with guest Brian Owen
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 14th August 2024 with guests The Band
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 7th August 2024 with guests David Costa and Sebastian Stafford Bloor
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 23rd May 2024 with guests 'The Band' plus 'The Manager'
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 15th May 2024 with guests Tom Hylands and Nick Szczepanik
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 8th May 2024 with guests Paul Samrah and John Baine
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…
The Albion RoarMove On Up Reverbathon Special - 28th April 2024
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 27th April 2024 Reverbathon Special with guests John Palfrey and Steve Agace
With thanks to our main sponsor, oldfootballshirts.com, alongside Reverbathon sponsors Ridgeview Wine Estate, Flowers Unlimited, and NSure, and guests Steve…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 17th April 2024 with guest Russell Guiver
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 10th April 2024 with guests Mark Brailsford and Claire Highton-Stevenson
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 3rd April 2024 with guest Kieran Maguire
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 28th March 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 20th March 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Tom Hylands
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 13th March 2024 with guest Jason Thackeray
Jason joins Ady and Al to take a look back two contrasting performances and results for Brighton, against Roma and against Nottingham Forest.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 6th March 2024 with guest Paul Camillin
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 1st March 2024 with guests Nicky Bandini and Monica Fletcher OBE
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 21st February 2024 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 14th February 2024 with guests Rahman Osman and Marcus Hancocks
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 7th February 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
Palace on the rocks. Much mirth. Everything else is a footnote.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 1st February 2024 with guest Tom Hylands
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 24th January 2024 with guests Bob Booker, Nicky Keig-Shevlin and Justin Brentnall
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 17th January 2024 with guests Joanna Hunter and Neill Rees
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 4th January 2024 with guests Andy Bass and Marcus Hancocks
A Bumper Review of 2023 - a year like no other for Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 20th December 2023 with guest Ed Aarons
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 13th December 2023 with guest Jeremy Smith
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 6th December 2023 with guest Brian Owen
Success in Athens, confusion in west London, and all points in between.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 29th November 2023 with guests Nick Szczepanik and Vicki Rees
Plenty of talking points to get through as Brighton beat Forest in a mad, tempestuous game. Nick and Vick provide the analysis.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 22nd November 2023 with guests Kieran Baker, Tyler Scott and Paul Dorsey
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.
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 15th November 2023 with guest Andy Bass
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…
The Albion RoarThe Albion Roar - 8th November 2023 with guests Tom Hylands and Hans Kraay Jr
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…