The International Break Is Over - Thank the Football Gods

Finally, that’s over. Another international break has dragged itself past, and Brighton fans have survived another weekend of pretending to care about England v whoever. No Amex, no Premier League buzz, just 10 days of tumbleweed and talkSPORT debates about whether Saka should be knighted for scoring against Wales.

It’s ridiculous. The Championship just carries on like normal proper football, fans in the stands, points on the board while we sit here twiddling our thumbs because the Premier League’s star squads are too busy flying their millionaires around Europe for glorified training sessions. Why should we suffer just because the top clubs have more internationals to protect?

Brighton don’t need a break. We had momentum, rhythm, a plan ticking along nicely then the FA calendar wades in and kills it stone dead. It’s elitism dressed up as “player welfare.”

Nobody asked for it. Nobody enjoys it. And no, watching England labour through ninety minutes of side passes does not count as entertainment.

Here’s a simple fix: force the likes of Man City to field the team they have minus any prima donnas selected for international football. Let the domestic leagues breathe. Let fans keep their weekends sacred. Because let’s be honest, nobody’s building memories over North Macedonia away.

Anyway, moaning over. The break’s done, the Albion are back against the Maggpies (Newcastle), and the Amex will be alive again.

Real football, real fans, real noise. Bring it on.....................