The Moneyball 'Smartest' Club In The Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion CEO, Paul Barber, discusses the success and growth of the football club. He attributes their turnaround to hard work, a clear vision, and the investment of owner Tony Bloom.
The club uses a data-driven approach to player recruitment, focusing on younger, less developed players with potential resale value. They also prioritize building a strong team off the field to ensure continuity.
Barber emphasizes the importance of financial solvency and balancing the emotional aspect of the game with running a sustainable business. He also discusses the club's investment in women's football and the potential for growth in the sport.
They've been called the new 'Moneyball' club, in reference to the 2011 Brad Pitt film Moneyball, where Oakland A's baseball club general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when his is forced to rebuild his small team on a limited budget.
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[@adtheladj]

Amazing. As a life long Brighton fan, I still cannot believe we are where we are. 1997 nearly out of the football league, and now playing in Europe... What a ride it's been.

[@rodmarsh3656]

This interviewer is excellent. Tony and Paul thank you!

[@Warp75]

TB, PB & RDZ 🙏🏻

[@randombanter8872]

UTA! 💪Onwards and upwards

[@timphillips9954]

Being a life long Brighton fan I couldn't be more proud. But this Saudi Arabia bashing thing is blinkerd and living in the past. I am from the UKand so is all of my family as much native Welsh as you could get. I have worked with many Saudies and many many Saudi women and they are some of the most polite and educated people you couls find anywhere. Things have changed some much there in recent years. It is not perfect but far better than in many other nations on the planet and not so different to places like Dubai. They have a different culture and values to the West, but that does not make them wrong or evil. UTA.

[@akas224]

Brighton was the smatest team with teamwork but not anymore. New players are ambitious but changed the team more individualistic. now lost against Luton town 0-4, which was 4-0 last match.

[@JohnSmith-kd1oh]

These things happen in football. Put the match on again this week and Brighton will smash Luton

[@ryangloria2068]

SEAGULLS!

[@chriswood753]

It won't last forever. Southampton were very similar 10 years ago.

[@digit432]

That's the spirit!

[@JohnSmith-kd1oh]

Yes so you keep saying. Difference is Southampton weren't playing decent football. They sold around 8 or so players to the likes of Liverpool over a number of years. Brighton have done that in 2 seasons.

[@OlamRii]

Southampton didn’t have a owner willing to invest nor did they have their own database through a company for statistics(StarLizard)

[@CARLIN4737]

AAAAAAaaaaaaaalbion...

[@nelly4351]

Liverpool were doing it before Brighton but yeah OK 👍

[@Ballnose]

Ah yes because liverpool did it coming from league one 😂

[@JohnSmith-kd1oh]

Liverpool brought on which players exactly? And sold them for what?