'They are insignificant': Premier League fans receive no apology for 'rude' comments about their club
talkSPORT co-presenter Rory Jennings has refused to apologize to Brighton fans for his disparaging comments about the club.
In fact, he attacked them twice instead.
In a recent Overlap fan debate, Jennings expressed his controversial opinion to Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher about the huge amount of money Premier League clubs have compared to European teams.
the use Brighton For example, calling the south coast club “two shillings” and saying that the fact that they are competing with historically big clubs on the European stage is “everything that is wrong with football.”
He said: “I had an epiphany. It was a couple of years ago and I thought that as good as it is and as proud as Brighton should be of the European run they are on, this result is a microcosm of everything that is wrong with football.
“I looked at my phone from the back of a score notification and Ajax nil Brighton two popped up. I was like, it's broken, right? Ajax! You think about what Ajax represents. Think about the history, the glory, the stature, the prestige of that club.
“Brighton costs two shillings, doesn't it? “They shouldn’t play with each other.”
Carragher did not rule out what he said either, since the champions league The winner replied: “I understand where you're coming from – that these European giants of the past simply can't compete with Premier League money.”
Jennings was later given the chance to apologize to Brighton fans on talkSPORT by co-host Ade Oladipo.
But instead, Jennings backed down and responded, “No, I don't owe them anything. I wasn't rude, I was precise. The terminology was potentially a bit rude.
“You should check your OED (Oxford English Dictionary) for the word 'big' if you think Brighton is a big football club.
“Tony Bloom can be a genius. I like their recruitment, I like the way they do things, but as a football club, as an entity, let's be totally honest, Brighton are very insignificant.
5
5
“They are a very good team. They are running in an impressive way. They've done some notable things lately, but in terms of the institution and what they represent, do you care?
He continued, admitting that the language he used was “flammable” and “close to the bone”… but that he “stands by every word” of it.
He Chelsea One fan explained that his example between Brighton and Ajax was a demonstration that “the weight and power of the Premier League creates an imbalance in European competitions.”
However, Jennings may want to take a look at his own club.
Ironically, Enzo Maresca's team is also testimony to this, after a 8-0 win over Armenian Noah in Europe's third level competition, the European conference league.
It should also be noted that last season no English team won a European trophy. real Madrid They won their 16th Champions League, Atalanta lifted the Europa League and Olympiacos was the winner of the Conference League.
5
5
And as Jennings himself said, the Seagulls are very well run by majority owner and president Tony Bloom.
Very often they hire cheap and sell at high costs, with their club record transfer being a respectable £40m purchase. Georginio Rutter of Leeds United in August 2024.
Marc Cucurella He cost the club £16m and was later sold to Chelsea in a deal worth more than £60m.
But the best example was when Brighton fleeced Moisés Caicedo of the Ecuadorian club independent del Valle for just £4m and then sold him to Chelsea for a British record fee of £115m just two years later.
Yes, Brighton benefits from being in the Premier League, but they are a club that emerged from the ashes of English football, which nearly crashed out of the league decades ago, to become a staple of the top flight.
