Albion are set for a financial boost whatever the final details of the TV deal with beleaguered ITV Digital.

The Seagulls will benefit, even if clubs accept a cut-price offer from administrators of the cash-strapped television company.

Albion's Dick Knight and the other 71 chairmen of Football League clubs meet at Manchester City's Maine Road ground today to discuss the on-going crisis.

ITV Digital agreed a £315m three-year deal for Football League TV rights, but demand has been poor and the company has been plunged into administration.

They have now offered a reduced figure of £100m, instead of the £178.5m still owed for the remaining two years of the contract.

Under the original agreement, Albion's share of the pot next season was scheduled to rise from £183,000 as a Second Division club to £1.94m now that they will be playing in the First.

Knight said: "It would have been a nice bonus to get the sort of money currently in the contract for Division One clubs, but what you have never had, you don't miss.

"If any club is fortunate, we are. We have never budgeted for TV income we haven't had and we are actually in a unique position because of getting into the First Division.

"Whatever the final outcome is, First Division clubs will continue to get the lion's share of the money, so we will see an increase on what we have historically received.

"That will be a bonus re-deployed for the playing budget, the increased capacity at Withdean and the improvement of training facilities."

Boss Peter Taylor has identified the size of the playing budget for next season as the issue which needs to be resolved before he signs a three-year contract.

Knight said: "I think he will be pleasantly surprised by the size of the budget as it is now.

"Even if there is no television money at all, Peter will still have a significant increase.

"We could well be finalising it in the next two or three days, depending on the outcome of the meeting."

The clubs that stand to lose the most are some of Albion's First Division rivals next season, such as Coventry and Nottingham Forest. They have already suffered as a result of being relegated from the Premiership.

Knight believes compromise is the only answer.

"My intention would be to push for a solution that gives both sides breathing space.

"From the Football League point of view we should be seeking to get next season's fees, which are £89m, or as much of that amount as possible, with the proviso to get the rights back if ITV Digital renege on the balance.

"There are a number of solutions to ITV Digital. One is to make it free digital TV rather than pay TV.

"It's possible the decision will be to pursue them through the courts, but that would take a long time.

"There would be no TV money this year and I don't think that will happen. I think commonsense will prevail."