Brighton have had their fair share of impressive managers. Unlike most clubs at Premier League level, they have signed coaches, backed them, and seen out a project. Even during periods of time where it doesn't necessarily feel like it is working. 

So, from every coach who has stood in the dugout, who has been the best?

First things first, lets refresh the memories. 

Chris Hughton: 2017-19

Graham Potter: 2019-22

Roberto De Zerbi: 2022-24

Fabian Hürzeler: 2024-

Now this feels incredibly harsh off the bat.

Hughton's job to get Albion from the bottom of the Championship and into the Premier League is a mission that is quite often understated.

Taking us all the way to an FA Cup semi-final will also be remembered as one of the greatest days of my life.

With that being said, as a Premier League coach, he just wasn't at that level. Hughton did a remarkable job in keeping Albion in the league, but ultimately, to push onto the next stage, it required a manager who would be forward-thinking and progressive. 

Hughton will always be a Brighton legend, and his work at the club should never be forgotten by Albion fans. 

Another mention which feels harsh, but isn't. 

Hürzeler has done a remarkable job recently in turning around Albion's fortunes, and potentially, things could well have started to click to push onto the next level.

To include his name amongst some of the greatest coaches at the club will be very hard to do immediately. 

His style of play has often been in moments, rather than full games.

Combined with one of the most talented squads in the club's history, it would be hard to imagine a world where at least a +50% of the squad couldn't be playing European football in one way or another. 

Albion sit in 6th place, in a poor Premier League table. If things continue to click and consistency is found, this is subject to change!

Now the dust has settled with Graham, it is time to admit he did a fantastic job at the club. A man who was doubted by so many of the fanbase, but ultimately had one of the hardest battles of anyone else: transitioning. 

The real transitioning, from the bottom, and into something more. Potter did a good job of moving players along while still progressing the style of play on the pitch. Arguably, without him and his impact, the foundations of where Albion are today would never have happened. 

To go from a side on the cusp of relegation to playing most teams off the park each week, even if not necessarily getting the results, was a very impressive change. 

It is a shame things ended in the way they did, as it felt like the rewards of his hard work were only just taking shape in results. 

This will be controversial, but it probably shouldn't be. Only a couple of years ago, this man was hailed as one of the best coaches in the world. 

The style of play was infectious, new, and revolutionary. For the first time, Albion had one of their superstars as a manager, and the whole world could tell.

Albion would play exceptional football, some of the best one-touch football to grace the Premier League from a non-Pep Guardiola side. 

Despite claims he "couldn't adapt his style", I get the feeling that notion could change if Spurs are to remain in the Premier League. 

A true Albion great, and it was all the better to see his name sung in the away end at Tottenham recently!