Last week we gave subscribers the chance to quiz Brighton & Hove Albion correspondent Andy Naylor.You asked a wide range of questions, from concerns over the future of an injury-stricken striker, to queries over the possible transfer movements of a midfield star.Here are his answers as we start gearing up for a tenth successive season in the Premier League for the club, including Europe for the second time…Brighton have made significant progress over the last few years in terms of our overall league performance and financial position, but how do you see that progression from here? Is it more of the same and hope/expectation that the algorithm stays ahead of the competition, or will they try to hang on to their better players and build a side? — Nicholas B.More of the same, or at least something very similar. The model will not be changed, just tweaked, as it becomes progressively more difficult to improve beyond the club they have become.The global database of owner-chairman Tony Bloom is expanding all the time in an attempt to keep on unearthing gems and staying ahead of an increasing number of clubs going down a similar route.Players, particularly young players, sign for Brighton because they know they will get opportunities that would be unavailable to them at bigger clubs at an early stage in their development, safe in the knowledge that obstacles will not be put in their way if they progress to the point where those bigger clubs see them as first-team ready.Buy relatively cheap, improve, sell big. That is it in a nutshell and that is not going to be ditched. What has changed is fishing in deeper pools to improve the squad. They are now buying regularly in the £25-£50million fee range.After the experience of our Europa League campaign (2023-24), what lessons do you think the club have learned in preparing better for another season of European football next season? Our injury record was awful that season and we finished it quite poorly — Mark N.The players still around from that 2023-24 season will be better prepared this time, as will the club in dealing with the logistics of Europe, such as travel arrangements and recovery time.
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