‘IT IS OPINION. A LOT OF WHAT IS SAID IS JUST NOT CORRECT’

BRIGHTON boss Graham Potter says he feels sorry for football fans having to deal with “false headlines” and constant speculation after being linked with the Newcastle job.

Steve Bruce’s position as Magpies manager remains unclear following last week’s Saudi-backed takeover of Albion’s Premier League rivals.

Potter - along with a host of other names - has been touted as a potential replacement for Bruce on the back of the high-flying Seagulls’ impressive start to the new campaign.

But, having faced questions about his own job security in the last 12 months, the 46-year-old has little interest in media “noise”.

“All it is is opinion,” he said. “We live in a 24-hour news world. They have to fill it with something. A lot of it is not true. It’s just what it is. “I feel a little bit for the supporters because they have to read speculation or they have to read false headlines that aren’t correct. “But people understand that’s just the world we’re in. “It was probably less than a year ago that there was a lot of the opposite noise around whether you’re doing a good job, or whether it’s time to move on for me.

“With football it can change quickly and I don’t pay too much attention to the noise from the outside.

“I don’t trust the positive noise that much and I don’t get too carried away if it’s negative.

“Like I said, this time last year - probably even less

- I’m answering questions about whether I have the support of the board.” Potter has received regular plaudits this term after guiding Brighton to 14 points from seven fixtures their best start to a Premier League campaign. Current form is in stark contrast to last year when the Seagulls won just two of their opening 18 top-flight fixtures, piling pressure on the head coach.