Hurzeler and Dunk on ticket refunds, artificial pitch and Tromso

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler and captain Lewis Dunk have been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa Conference League qualifier against Tromso at Romssa Arena (kick-off 18:00 BST). Here are the key lines from Hurzeler's news conference: Carlos Baleba – the subject of an approach from Manchester United – Kaoru Mitoma and Stefanos Tzimas are doubtful starters due to injury and Yankuba Minteh is out. There could be starts for new signings Pascal Struijk, Luka Vuskovic and Promise David. Hurzeler says Tromso's style of play is "very impressive", particularly the intense nature of their press. He urged his side to take the final step in qualifying for the Conference League: "There's a big opportunity for us. The boys worked hard through the whole of last season and we went through a lot of highs and lows together, but we always showed resilience. This is the reward and now it's up to us that we will finish this work by being successful in these two games." And Seagulls captain Dunk told reporters: The club's players have paid for a refund of tickets for the 407 fans travelling to the game in northern Norway. Gifts of scarves and t-shirts will also be issued to travelling supporters. He said: "The fans didn't know where they were going until the last minute. It's a long trip for the them, last minute to organise. We thought we want to start the season off well for the fans and make a gesture by refunding their tickets as a group. "Hopefully the fans appreciate this gesture from the players and it's a good start to a good season with them and we can all enjoy it along the way." Dunk also played down the significance of Tromso's artificial pitch, stating: "The ball bounces and moves differently to playing on grass, but 80% of the squad probably grew up playing on that. Hopefully, with a bit of water on it, the ball will move quickly." Got a question about Brighton? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]