ɪnðə fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ ʌv pɹəmˈɪɹ lˈiːɡ tˈuː kˈɜːɹənt fˈɔːɹmæt hiː ɡˈaɪdᵻd ðə sˈiːɡʌlz tʊ ɐn ˈeɪtθplˈeɪst fˈɪnɪʃ ænd ɹˈiːtʃt ðə lˈæst sˈɪkstiːn ʌvðɪ ˌiːˌɛfˈɛl tɹˈoʊfi.
In the first year of Premier League 2's current format - he guided the Seagulls to an 8th-placed finish and reached the last sixteen of the EFL Trophy.