Ince hopes Albion go up

Ince saw his side hammered 6-1 at The Amex yesterday.

He embraced his opposite number and good friend Gus Poyet at the end.

Ince said: “There are some good teams in the play-offs.

“I hope they go all the way because Gus is a good friend of mine.

“The stadium is geared for the Premier League, it’s a fantastic stadium.

“I believe they are building a new training ground.

“All the facilities are there or nearly there to take this club forward.

“They are a fantastic team and they play some fantastic football.

“We were concerned about the lad Ulloa playing but they gave him a rest because he was tired.

“We can’t do that. We haven’t got the finances to do that.

“We have had to play the same team for the last three games in eight days and that takes its toll.

“They bring on Ashley Barnes and he scores two. It shows the strength in depth they have got and that is something they are going to need, not just in the play-offs but then going forward.”

He added: “I don’t care who Brighton would have played today, they would have won.

“The fact we looked tired from the off made the scoreline bigger.”