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Tony Pulis is in line to replace Sami Hyypia as the Brighton manager.

Tom Hopkinson and Dean Jones of Sunday People Sport understand that both the under-fire Finn and senior figures within the club are considering a parting of the ways following Friday night’s 1-0 defeat on the South Coast to Millwall.

Brighton have won just three of their 21 games in the Championship this season – and their ninth reversal of the campaign against Ian Holloway’s side has led to breaking point.

Matters have not been helped after Hyypia oversaw a bizarre training routine for the Seagulls ahead of the Millwall disappointment.

The Albion players were unimpressed after Hyypia decreed his squad should train at 5pm every day.

The idea was that his players would be better attuned for the evening kick-off if they had been training at that time of the day – even though the actual start was almost three hours later.

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Only last week the former Liverpool legend was given a vote of confidence. But he could quit even before he is pushed out the door.

That will leave the way clear for Pulis to make a return to football at a club that boasts an impressive infrastructure.

The former Stoke manager has been out of work since walking out of Crystal Palace 48 hours before the start of the season, and while he has been sounded out by several clubs none have appealed to him.

However the chance to take over at Albion would be an attractive proposal, given the club’s resources and the proximity to his Dorset home.