Albion ambassador John Byrne today spoke of his relief as an ambitious cross channel community venture got the green light.

The Seagulls' friendly with Le Havre in Normandy today is definitely on, despite an 11th-hour threat by French local authorities to pull the plug.

Albion have been training in France since Tuesday but were told at their out of town base yesterday morning that the game could be called off because of security fears in the light of Thursday's terror attacks in London.

By early afternoon the game, which is being staged at a non-league ground in rural Gonfreville, was back on again following talks between the French government and Sussex police.

Project manager John Byrne, the former Albion and Le Havre striker who has been in France this week, said: "We understand there were concerns about security and they were maybe being overly cautious but people in high places over ruled the decision.

"We are delighted the game is on. The exercise is all about building bridges and community relations.

"It has been a fabulous week and it would have been a shame if the game had been called off."

Adam Virgo, top scorer and player of the year last season, is not expected to play today after a tough week of work took its toll on the knee he injured last term.

Virgo was limited to stretching exercises as his team-mates honed their shooting skills in the final session of the week yesterday afternoon.

Boss Mark McGhee said: "We are being cautious with Adam. He had that knee problem last season, he had an operation and we are being very careful with it."

Veteran defenders Guy Butters and Jason Dodd swam at the pool while their colleagues were on the training field but both will get some game time today.

McGhee will allow his team to relax this morning.

He said: "I was thinking of training but they trained twice yesterday and I think they have done enough."

The week ended on a high note with several players, notably teenage striker Colin Kazim-Richards, excelling in a first-time shooting exercise run by assistant boss Bob Booker.