Roma / Away / Preview: UP THE ALBION
Away: we go forth into the last sixteen where the team squad’s line-up like a sculptured tableau. Roma! Brighton! scrolling piazzas on the phone screen until we fall asleep. Trevi fountain water runs crystal blue and white under the late February drizzle where the gentle bubbles float.
Everton / Home / Preview: Role of the Dyche
Everton appear rigidly organised to the last detail on the pitch, whilst things off the pitch are uncertain, in flux, and hard to keep your eyes off if you’re a fan.
The complete opposite of where the Albion are as I write this in February 2024.
Mo’s in Dahoud
Farwell Mo Dahoud after just six months in an Albion shirt, and a tidy £8m profit.
We looked at his likely impact at the club in Dogma Issue 10, published Sep ‘23. Did we call this right, or spectacularly badly?
Here’s the original article, so you can make your own minds up.
L'Ols at the AEEFPC
Welcome to the Premier League’s Premier League International Cup. The coffee is shit, but the football is fun. BHAFC U21s Vs OL.
AEK ATHENS / PREVIEW: Two clubs, one common scar
Brighton will be looking for revenge in Athens on Thursday night, against a club with whom they share a common scar, one that played a major part in their respective histories.
PREVIEW / FOREST / AWAY
Forest / Preview / Away
Looking ahead to our trip to Nottingham, November 2023.
The heart and the balls Серце і яйця
The heart and the balls, looking back on Roberto De Zerbi’s tenure as Shakhtar Donetsk boss.
With Mess and European football expert Kamil Rogolski.
"You don’t go there for the football"
What is the relationship between our glorious beautiful football club and the city it resides in? Is Brighton a ‘football city’, what does that mean? Was Brian Clough’s above statement correct? And should we really care?
Below, fanzine founders/co-founders Dan Tester (Scars and Stripes), Sam Swaffield (The Seagull Love Review) and Parker (Dogma) share their contrasting thoughts and feelings - pragmatic, dogmatic, and reflective - on Brighton & Hove’s relationship with the Albion.
Mental Health United
Is there anything more profoundly good for you than a kick about with your mates? There’s a wave of unprescribed wellbeing released from the sheer joy of booting a football around a park, or a set of garages, or a garden, that just seems to put the world right for a while.
Bring Home the Albion
Let’s get the guilt out of the way first. It’s OK if you’ve never been to watch Brighton in the WSL…
Safe standing: a view from the North
Is safe standing the answer to any atmosphere-related woes?
PREVIEW / VILLA / AWAY
We told you so. Dogma’s matchday preview, Aston Villa away, May ‘23.
PREVIEW / MAN CITY / HOME
With a dream in my heart, with a love of my own / Bring on the champions
Looking ahead to this evening’s home fixture with Dogma contributors Ed Woodhouse and Tom Hylands.
What if I were to tell you that one of the finest film directors on the scene is a Brighton fan? He hates P****e, loves De Zerbi and remembers the dark days.
What if I were to tell you that one of the finest film directors on the scene is a Brighton fan? He hates P****e, loves De Zerbi and remembers the dark days.