Congratulations Brighton. It was a long, long time coming, but mercifully their losing streak is over.

Albion's 3-2 win at home over Bradford last weekend stopped a dire run of 12 successive defeats and is reward for the dignified manner in which the players have handled themselves during the last couple of months.

The difficult part will be to build on that win now and get an unbeaten run going. With an intimidating trip to Molineux looming it is a big ask.

Against Bradford the lads still looked vulnerable at the back but they will have to be positive.

With Mr Zamora back in form, Albion are scoring and they will have to keep it tight at the back and wait for the chances to come along.

FA must compromise English football is embroiled in a power struggle at the heart of the game and I think there will only be one winner.

The departure of FA chief executive Adam Crozier last week underlined the rift between the FA and the Premier League about who makes the most important decisions in the game.

For too long the FA has been a bad joke with people from the regional county FAs having a say on international football which is ridiculous.

This sort of outdated practice has rightly infuriated Premier League chairman whose clubs pay the massive wages of the players.

The Premier League want more clout and they were furious when Crozier cashed in on their players to sign lucrative sponsorship deals that were not for their benefit.

Chairman want a bigger piece of the England gravy train and they are rightly annoyed when their stars come back knackered or worse still injured from international matches.

Ultimately managers could lose their jobs over it if they have to make do without their star players for weeks on end.

All international and club bosses initially try to negotiate with one another and reach an agreement but in a results-driven industry both parties naturally want to pick their best team.

Ultimately I don't think there is a solution but there must be a compromise.

Firstly, the FA must get rid of international friendlies which have become increasing meaningless anyway under Sven Goran Eriksson. Sven makes so many substitutions, watching England in a friendly is a complete farce these days.

Surely regular training camps would be just as much use to the management team and the idea would go down a lot better with the clubs because it involves less travelling for their players and reduces the chances of injury.

I think Fifa and Uefa should also think about altering the number of qualifying matches some sides must play for major tournaments.

For example there is talk that the top six sides in the Copa America will qualify for the World Cup or the following main international event.

It would be a good way to reduce the number of internationals top stars play and probably help them play better for their clubs.

Personally, I am in favour of a winter break for a variety of reasons such as to rest the players and avoid playing in bad conditions. I think Sven and his pals at the FA would go for it but the chairman probably wouldn't.

It is yet another example of the widening rift between both parties.