best FOREIGN player for brighton?

[turienzo's lovechild]

who is the best foreign player (non british isles) you have seen for the ALBION?


apart from turienzo obviously, as he is clearly number one

 

[Woodchip]

McShane, well he's Irish isn't he.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Sergei Gotzmanov. Absolute magic.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Does John Robinson count?

 

[Gully]

Sergei Gotsmanov, he had played something like 50 times for the USSR, how we managed to sign someone of that quality is a mystery to me.

However, I reckon that our two Dutchmen (Kraay and Kuijpers) deserve honourable mentions in dispatches as they both gave sterling service, regardless of the fallings out they may have had with the club and management.

 

[Safeway]

Valur Gislason.

 

[Superseagull]

Gotsmanov was a fantastic player. He was one of the very first russian players to come to Britain and was a revelation. I seem to remember that it was some deal between Barry Lloyd and some local Russian business man. I think Gotsmanov was paid peanuts by us so went to Southampton as soon as the chance came along.

 

[Giant Seagull]

chaigneau, fookin quality

 

[Icy Gull]

Israeli Moshe Gariani wasn't that great but inspired the classic West Stand wag comment "don't give the f***ing ball away, sell it"

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

what ever happened to that senegalese guy?


cherif diallo was it?

 

[Icy Gull]

Hans Kraay

 

[hitony]

Petre Wardov .........he was VERY good

 

[Trigger]

Kuipers.

 

[dougdeep]

Lawrenson.

 

[pasty]

Definately Gotsmanov. Class player.

I remember being in the North stand one match and the crowd were singing "Sergei Sergei gizza wave" which he obviously didn't understand, until Gary Nelson (I think) tapped him on the shoulder and gestured to him he should wave to the stand.

 

[sullyupthewing]

Gotsmanov, pure class.

 

[BensGrandad]

Gotsmanov, pure class.

I agree one of Barry Lloyds good signings.

 

[Gully]

Yes Pasty, I was at that game too, as I remember he kept winking at us, somewhat bizarre but what a diamond he was.

 

[dunno]

Stefan Iovan was quality - shame Lloyd didn't think so!

 

[Knightsworld]

Hans Kraay

Purely for the lets piss the opposition keeper off by continually bouncing in front of him on the goaline