Could the Kevin Keehan buyout of Lewes involve close links with the Albion, ie would it be possible to scrap the Brighton reserve team and dual sign some of the younger/fringe players at the Albion to play in both the Conference and, when required, the Football League with the Albion?
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mr sheen
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might be possible, but what we would we gain from scrapping the reserve team? We could always loan them a couple kiddies.
Publius Ovidius
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It would not surprise me in the slightest if there is some sort of tie up. Who knows, with Worthings ground not been available next year, we could see Albion's reserves playing their matches at Lewes....
Uncle Buck
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As it stands our reserves are still playing at Worthing next season.
Can you 'dual sign' players like that between the Conference and League 1? It's not something I've heard of before.
The Large One
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No, you can't. Your registration is with one club.
So why on earth would (a) Brighton want to do away with their own reserve team and (b) why would Lewes want to utilise someone else's players when they already have their own?
Sorry, Mr New Lewes Manager, you can't have Player X today - he's wanted somewhere else...
I thought as much... and they'd all end up cup-tied... and what if we draw each other in the Cup etc... and at the end of the season, what's to stop you packing a load of league one players into the Lewes team to gain promotion etc... it just doesn'd add up.
If we could do this, what is to stop Arsenal, for instance, 'feeding' players to us (or anyone else for that matter?)
turienzo's lovechild
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not necessarily scrap our reserves, but a partnership could be formed in true football manager style
we:
loan them some youth players
give them some money
play an annual friendly
they:
give us first refusal on their players
give our youngsters experience in a decent league
we:
loan them some youth players
give them some money
play an annual friendly
they:
give us first refusal on their players
give our youngsters experience in a decent league
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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But Horsham have now received confirmation that they will be playing at Worthing next season.
And the Ryman League do not allow 'triple sharing'of grounds.
To me that means our Reserves will have to find somewhere else to go next year.
Uncle Buck
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I would guess the tripple sharing is only for first team games.
Fourteenth Eye
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the last reserve game was at bognor thou wasnt it ??
Uncle Buck
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Worthing had a game that night.
Juan Albion
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Bear in mind that IN THEORY we could be in the same division as Lewes in just over a year's time! Scary thought!
First league game at Falmer a local derby against Lewes? *shudder*
First league game at Falmer a local derby against Lewes? *shudder*
Don't understand why we never did that with Crawley. Will defo head to the Crawley/Lewes derby next year.
mr sheen
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Would prefer the albion to only deal with clubs owned by people who weren't dodgy. Ruling out Crawley in the past and future. Possibly. But then potentially ruling out lots of other clubs too. So maybe scruples and principles have no place in professional football.
BensGrandad
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Wasnt there a rumour that our reserves are going to play at Withdean for the few games they play each season.
Zesh Rehman
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I was talking about this with my Dad a minute ago. He reckons Lewes could become an Albion feeder team, would be a shame for Lewes.
BensGrandad
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Can somebody please answer 2 questions for me:
1. Why would Kevin Keehan throw up a good job, presumably quite well paid , as Commercial Manager for BHA to 'try his luck ' as a football manager having had no experience of this type of work, espcially as the future for us looks so bright with Falmer.
2. Why should a consortium who are obviously investing a lot of money willing to take a chance with a manager with no previous experience of football management. I could understand if it was somebody like Bob Booker but a man with no experience at all.
1. Why would Kevin Keehan throw up a good job, presumably quite well paid , as Commercial Manager for BHA to 'try his luck ' as a football manager having had no experience of this type of work, espcially as the future for us looks so bright with Falmer.
2. Why should a consortium who are obviously investing a lot of money willing to take a chance with a manager with no previous experience of football management. I could understand if it was somebody like Bob Booker but a man with no experience at all.
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BensGrandad
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Does anybody know who else is involved in this consortium
The Large One
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I love this Kevin Keehan for manager bollocks. It's hilarious. 
I reckon it would be more likely some someone like his sound-alike - Martin Keown.
I reckon it would be more likely some someone like his sound-alike - Martin Keown.