Micky Adams has hailed his return as Albion manager as the easiest decision of his career.

The man who steered the Seagulls to the League Two title seven years ago and left them as promotion contenders in League One had no hesitation in returning when the call came from chairman Dick Knight.

"I thought it was a great honour when I got the job the first time but to be offered the chance to come back for a second time is fantastic," Adams said. "I always hoped I would come back at some stage and I cannot tell you how excited I am.

"I've had good days since I've been away and bad days . I look back at my days with Brighton with fantastic affection and sometimes think what did I leave for but you make decisions and move on. Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are wrong.

"I have been offered four jobs since I've been out of work but it was an easy decision to come back, probably the easiest one I've had to make in my career. It's a club I hold in great esteem and I cannot wait to get started."

Adams has been scouting part-time for Stoke since quitting Colchester as assistant manager in January after spells in charge at Coventry and Leicester. The father-of-two wanted Dean Wilkins as Academy coach at Coventry and he is hoping the man he is replacing as Albion boss accepts the club's offer of reverting back to first team coach.

"Part of my discussions with Dick was that Dean has done a fantastic job and anyone looking in from the outside would think that," Adams said.

"I am not privy to all that has gone on but what I do know is that Dean is a fantastic coach and I would like him to stay. I mean that sincerely."

Adams is ready for the task of trying to guide Albion back into the Championship in time for the club's move to their new stadium at Falmer in August 2010.

"Brighton managed to reach the Championship not so long ago and I laid the foundations for that," he said.

"I know the expectancy will rise now and I could have left it and not fanied it but that has never been me.

"The challenge is to get the club into the Championship in the next two years leading up to Falmer and it's a challenge I am going to take on board."

The rest of Albion's backroom staff remains unchanged under Adams' command. Knight said: "We are expanding the managerial team with a very experienced person at the top of it.

"The fact is we are not firing Dean - we are asking him to stay. This is a very considered decision and unanimous decision by the Board.

"We need to make this move now to ensure the club moves forward on the playing side at the same pace as it does off the pitch in terms of the stadium development. We think with Micky and Dean together that is a helluva management team."

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