 In October 2006 he returned to former club Brighton in a coaching role, initially in a part-time capacity while remaining manager of Whitehawk.At the end of the 2006–07 season he dedicated himself to the job at Brighton full-time, resigning from his job with Whitehawk.He left his job at Brighton in 2008, however, after the departure of Dean Wilkins, the manager who had brought him to the club.