Alex Crook is a total chancer. He reads out club statements and makes out its sources and insight. DeZerbi always does this. No surprise. How does this guy and Solhekol steal a living?

I cannot help but notice that Crook doesn’t actually say why De Zerbi is leaving. Nice job, talksport. 👍

Why does Alex Crook masquerade as a know-it-all insider? Lol there's literally nobody on this planet going "I need to break a news story, where's Alex Crook's phone number?" I'd be amazed if de Zerbi wasn't being tapped up by another team. Early shout for he's unveiled as the new Barcelona manager next week.

Crooks doesn’t have a clue what McKenna is thinking he’s just guessing. De zerbi left three minutes ago so how an earth could he already know that McKenna is interested

Alex loves his club statements and Sky Sports news info

They'll be fighting relegation next season, the owner has delusions of grandeur thinking because they finished 6th and then 10th despite playing European football they should be a Champions League club. They sold £200m of players and spent very little, giving new contracts to ageing players Milner and Welbeck is fine but you have to bring in younger players with top level experience .

There’s No loyalty in football except us mugs who are supporters.

Is it just me or does anyone else think this Alex crook just makes it up ( sources) as he goes along 😂😂

I liked him as our manager up to a point. But the guy only had one method of play - attack. It was fine when we had our best players running about and scoring, but when injuries hit them, the defence was exposed and we started losing very easily. His method was found out - Everton and Luton both did a number on us simply by working around it. Whilst I loved the aggression and ambition to always go and win the game, the strategy belied a naivety or arrogance that hurt us time and again. He never seemed to accept that, or learn from it. But I will always love him for getting us into Europe for the first time -- that was an amazing achievement.

He's coming to Dundee United apparently/ He loves the Scottish game. We'll give him a fair chance, but he needs to play free flowing football to appease the fans.😎

I have the same knowledge as Crooky..

Just Before the last game. What a hero he is.

😅 0:34 “one of the first”… loads of outlets broke it last night

it's not that hard to understand. De Zerbi wants to compete. Brighton want to develop and sell. It's two different philosophies. Brighton sold De Zerbi's midfield for amount of 150mil. What in the world did they do with that money? Honestly. They are a feeder club and that is their priority that is all. De Zerbi's priority isn't playing to sell. It's simply a difference of philosophies.

De Zerbi Will go on to top things .

It was expected De Zerbi will be leaving. He is not getting any financial support to sign good players at Brighton. Plus there are so many managerial vacancies in Serie A. So he will manage a big club in Italy.

I know Roberto De Zerbi well. He has high ambitions. Before the winter transfer window, I said on Brighton’s KZfaq channel: If the Brighton administration does not bring in players in the winter, De Zerbi will leave the team at the end of the season... The administration did not bring in players and this is the result... He did it with... Benevento Club in Italy

Brighton have done brilliant but history tells you that these business models only last so long. Buying young or talented players then selling on for big money will work for a certain about of time. Look at Southampton. They had a fantastic 5 or 6 seasons in the Premier League under Pochettino and Keoman, but then they reach a peak and dropped. Leicester are another example. Came from nowhere had a few really outstanding seasons then dropped like stone when their best players left.

Russ Martin from Southampton. He’s a Brighton born lad. We were school mates. Look at what he’s done this season at Southampton

Knew he would be gone, when he came out during the Liverpool game, but then the links went very quiet, thought maybe he might stay

Why would de zerbi stay when they sold all his top players and didn’t replace them? Can’t blame him at all

Crooks done a good job and sat on the fence with the things he’s said, all most likely correct but if anyone thinks McKenna’s going to leave this summer then they will be disappointed me thinks

Brighton is a selling club whereas McKenna is a team building manager. I don’t think he will be happy selling some players each year, etc.

What nonsense. Ipswich will do well next season and McKenna going to Brighton is definitely not a step up, although Brighton are a good club. There is no way McKenna won’t do a year in the Prem with Ipswich before moving on to a bigger club if he feels it’s right. This lad Crook clearly doesn’t watch much football outside of the Prem but if he does he’s not been taking much notice.

Brighton have been successful in being a farm to produce players to sell on at a profit. Maybe he wanted to keep the best players and push further up the league

He was getting way too big for his boots, believing all the hype. Best bet hes gone now.

Crooks is a powerful presence and tremendously insightful shining star

Selling great players for profit,you’ll never win anything ,good for business but you could see the drop off which will affect Brighton ,good manager this is very sad,(Arsenal fan)

Alex crook what a whopper that bloke is. Talksport chief football correspondent 😂😂😂

What? When did this happen?

De zerbi has been sacked. Call it mutual termination, but his push for one of the "big' jobs in the middle of the season has caused brighton to have a rethink.

Not surprised he’s left - just surprised he’s left my mutual consent

It baffles me. The training time, family time and money that ‘fans’ invest (I used to be one). They get absolutely nothing in return except emotions. They cheer on other people living out their dreams while most fans put their own (unwittingly?) dreams down the pan. It’s an absolute scam. It’s grand for the media and people on here, getting paid!! By you

Wish De Zerbi all the best.

He'll be Chelsea new manager

Haha don’t you take McKenna ipswitch May surprise you in the Prem. Last time we came up we went on to finish 5th

Lol who in the background Alex 😅😂😂😂

Way overrated manager, hes been lucky 5 terrible teams at the bottom of the table, the worst three to be relegated in one season.. Everton had points deducted and other teams hard horrendous injuries. He took over a decent squad and well run club... hes do nothing more than what could be expected

I think the reason why Brighton is never going to be a consistent top club like say Liverpool is because the Amex stadium capacity is not enough at 32k, if increased to 50k this should ensure more fans if our finest players were not sold on, the media news about these players and the improving results on the pitch will definitely attract extra loyal fans. Maybe Brighton was over achieving or surprising itself by how well things were going these last few years pushing the boundaries with great managers & players that brought favourable results but by taking profits by selling our best to higher clubs ready to poach with no-limits cash will put the brakes on progress here. Hopefully we can retain a premier mid table club but the fans would love to see the Albion as a consistent top 6 club. I Believe Roberto De Zerbi was our best manager & will very much be missed.

You can't take away the keeper and your two best midfielders and somehow expect progress. On top of that mitoma has been injured for last parts. ultimately Brighton are the latest Southampton. sooner or later, the replacement for players sold won't live up to standard and you'll tumble down the league. finished below palace as well.

De Zerbi is a good manager "when he's focused" , so i don't see him struggle to get a new job, Might be even better than Brighton...

Heading to be outlawed in grass-roots football. Darwin nunez plays like he thought it was outlawed in top class football. Avoids heading a ball whenever he can.

Brighton are comfortably a top 10 team whilst not being in the top 10?

“Who is it sorry”😂

I have not been impressed with DeZerbi at all.. he took a decent Brighton team that was great at passing and possession but couldnt score.. to a decent Brighton team that could score but not defend. Its a wash for me

If he is in charge tomorrow, he hasn't left has he? Stop with the clickbiat

Alex Croooky transfer guruuuu who reads twitter.

Max Allegri getting the sack at Juve has no revlevance? ........Seems a good fit.

West Ham probably knocking on his door rn

Brighton have a certain model with regards Transfers, in the early days in the Premiership Brighton wasted money on 4 or 5 very average plays all around 15 to 20 million. Now they look for young players to add value and experience pros . This model was very similar to what Clough used at Forest in his early days there. De Zerbi s tactics were great till other teams saw how vulnerable Brighton were to counter attacks. That said the injuries this season have been terrible. If they finish 10th it will be their 3rd top 10 finish , amazing for a club that spent most of its history in the old 3rd and 4th divisions.

Wow cameron brannagan, our liverpool academy graduate and klopp praising his qualities everything you need for a young midfielder and giving him games in cup runs

If Crook makes a living out of giving insights and opinions, please invite me to the Talksport panel and I will tell you everything you need to know about the premier league.

He's probably going to Juventus. Opportunity to go back to Italy and a big Italian club would be a pull to leave Brighton now

'Chief Football Correspondent'

Steve cooper to Brighton ?

is someone dancing naked to crooks right or something

Please Chelsea don't sign him up we don't want De Herpes

It would be the best thing if ETH say he's leaving Manchester United tomorrow as well.

he's leaving because he has a better job lined up... brighton are a feeder club for chelsea.

I'm surprised Moyes isn't already employed, I keep hearing what a great manager he is, it's almost as if they dont believe what they're telling us everyday.

Crook by name.....

Fubazbi....ego off the charts. His tactics in Rome unforgivable. Bloom out poker'd him.

Potter will go back to Brighton, makes too much sense

Hes going to bologna i think when motta goes to juventus 🤔

Maybe he realised that his ambitions and that of Brighton are very different. The club wants to be feeder club for other clubs, while he wants to compete for trophies.

😮 What - no be careful what you wish for Brighton ?

The replacements for Mac Allister and Caicedo were abysmal.

Is leaving Brighton or has left?

He didn’t say it!

A legend in his own mind who has shown his arrogance despite knowing the limitations that Brighton had and their model involved turning over players. Brighton have hardly flourished under his management and he leaves them worse than when he came. No big loss.

He’s gonna be Bologna new manger

Heading to Tottenham

Think he's overrated by the media anyway.He hasn't progressed Brighton much on from Potter really.Why none of the big clubs want him.

Why woul Ipswich coach want to join Brighton whens hes just gone B2B promotions? He will atleast give it one season before jumping ship.

Alex Crook just makes me laugh such a bias guy

McKenna will want to manage ipwich in their first season back in the premier league 😂

De Zerbi's Premier League form has been less than impressive to be honest.

Luton manager brighton bound

Your last name is very ironic 😂

He would not be able to take the leap to Bayern or United, but he might be a better fit to Liverpool.

Ipswich bigger than Brighton, doesn’t make sense

“One of the first to break this news”😹

Alex Crook, sorry but you are talking rubbish. Yes Brighton are a very well run club etc etc but so are Ipswich now. Brighton are a few years ahead of Ipswich, but with the right recruitment in the summer and so on, Ipswich could well catch them up with Mckenna and Ashton running the show.

Why would a person take a job knowing the model then complain afterwards?

Waiting for all Brighton fans to say how well the clubs run after flopping and selling all players 😂

Roberto De Zerbi is Glory Hunter. He won't stay at small football team

And To think There was Hype for De Zerbi to replace Poch. What people don't understand is the Dezerbi was Very Successful in hus first Season because He Inherited an Inform Brighton Side, That Grem Potter Built, Drilled and Moulded for 4 seasons.. De Zerbi Never Built that team. Now that Key Players were missing you Can really See how Difficult a Job it was For Potter to Have that team playing the Type of Football they did, And Now that De zerbi had to Do it With the Limited resources Potter Had he Couldn't.. So People Laughed a Potter, Who for me Is A Far Better manager and Building Coach than most managers in that League.. If Chelsea And Strasbourg are Smart They Should Get rid of Patrick and Hure Potter to Rebuild Strasbourg.. Give him 2-3 Seasons with the young players hes Got plus the few experienced ones and I Positive Strasbourg would be Top 4 Fighting for Trophies..

Probably between him and Motta for the Juve job

Tony Bloom had had enough and got rid. In Tony we trust, BHAFC.

De Zerbi only leaving because he is going to a bigger club, FYi Tottenham not included

Alex Crook's Source: Fabrizio Romano and Skysports.

I give it 11 days before he's the next Leeds boss

Discharged by Brighton Or released take your pick .

Crooky was at my teams presentation day. Such a deluded man

Has left?

Roberto Chump Zerbi

de zerbi to juve

Roberto was good when he started then he got too much praises and start arrogant and out of character. he is a good coach but he was doing way too much just to keep up with media praising.

Jesus Crooke!!! Get a good webcam and dress accordingly!

Chelsea bound