Birchall: Big decision to make
Coventry City midfielder Chris Birchall is training with Brighton & Hove Albion after turning down an extended stay at Carlisle United.
Birchall has recently completed a loan stint at Brunton Park, with Carlisle having been hoping to keep the Trinidad & Tobago international until the end of the season.
Carlisle revealed last week that Birchall had rejected an extension in favour of a move to the United States, where San Jose Earthquakes are understood to be interested.
However, Birhall has now linked up with former Coventry boss Micky Adams at Brighton as he weighs up his next move away from the Ricoh Arena.
"It's a massive decision for me to make as far as my career goes and it's one which I'll have to think very carefully about and decide in maybe two weeks," Birchall told a T&T football website.
"I'm in a far better position now than I was at Coventry because both these new offers can be beneficial for me, but I've got to take a good look along with my agent and see which is the better one.
"The fact that going to the US will mean I'm closer to Trinidad is definitely something that I will think about and fitness wise I'm not worried because I will definitely be active in England before the MLS season starts.
"But I'm heading to Brighton on Monday for a week because my old manager Micky Adams wants me there and if I do well enough in that time then there's the possibility of them putting a decent deal on the table."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 14th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 12:05 | Huddersfield vs Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Brentford vs Millwall |
| 15:00 | Bristol Rovers vs Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Charlton vs Milton Keynes Dons |
| 15:00 | Colchester vs Exeter |
| 15:00 | Gillingham vs Oldham |
| 15:00 | Hartlepool vs Leyton Orient |
| 15:00 | Norwich vs Tranmere |
| 15:00 | Walsall vs Stockport |
| 15:00 | Yeovil vs Southend |
| Sunday 15th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 16:30 | Southampton vs Brighton |
| Friday 20th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Southend vs Milton Keynes Dons |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Brentford vs Walsall |
| 15:00 | Brighton vs Leeds |
| 15:00 | Bristol Rovers vs Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Carlisle vs Swindon |
| 15:00 | Huddersfield vs Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Leyton Orient vs Tranmere |
| 15:00 | Millwall vs Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Oldham vs Colchester |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Oldham 0 - 1 Huddersfield | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Stockport 1 - 3 Norwich | |
| Leeds 4 - 0 Yeovil | |
| Leyton Orient 2 - 2 Southampton | |
| Exeter 3 - 0 Brentford | |
| Tranmere 1 - 4 Swindon | |
| Millwall 2 - 1 Colchester | |
| Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers | |
| Wycombe 2 - 3 Walsall | |
| Brighton 3 - 3 Hartlepool | |
| Carlisle 3 - 1 Charlton | |
| Friday 30th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Southend 1 - 0 Gillingham | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Bristol Rovers 0 - 4 Leeds | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Norwich 1 - 0 Swindon | |
| Hartlepool 1 - 0 Tranmere | |
| Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Yeovil | |
| Colchester 2 - 1 Walsall | |
| Exeter 1 - 1 Wycombe | |
| Brentford 2 - 0 Stockport | |
| Southampton 3 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 24 |
| 7 | Millwall | 15 | 24 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 15 | 22 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 22 |
| 10 | Southend United | 15 | 20 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 20 |
| 12 | Walsall | 15 | 20 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 20 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 15 | 18 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 15 | 17 |
| 16 | Brentford | 15 | 17 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15 | 14 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 15 | 14 |
| 22 | Southampton | 15 | 12 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 10 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 8 |
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