Brighton to re-sign Hammond

[Scotty Mac]

dick knight doesnt seem like the sort of person who likes people who dont worship him

 

[vulture]

This is my 1st message. Before you start sending abuse, please just wait about 1 week for this story to be confirmed.

Brighton have agreed a fee with Colchester United to re-sign Dean Hammond. The fee is £75,000 upfront, with colchester not paying the remaining £125,000 they still owe for hammonds signing in January. Total deal is £225,000.

Adam Virgo was made aware of this signing before he agreed to re-sign for the Albion.

Hammond is due to sign a 3 year contract. However, He will not be re-named captain as this is likely to be split between Virgo, Elphick, and Forster.

Don't ask me how I know this information. Just wait and you will see I'm correct.

i have waited 3 months

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

This is my 1st message. Before you start sending abuse, please just wait about 1 week for this story to be confirmed.

Brighton have agreed a fee with Colchester United to re-sign Dean Hammond. The fee is £75,000 upfront, with colchester not paying the remaining £125,000 they still owe for hammonds signing in January. Total deal is £225,000.

Adam Virgo was made aware of this signing before he agreed to re-sign for the Albion.

Hammond is due to sign a 3 year contract. However, He will not be re-named captain as this is likely to be split between Virgo, Elphick, and Forster.

Don't ask me how I know this information. Just wait and you will see I'm correct.

No more unlikely than us resigning Virgo

Tho if true, the club are becoming a bit of a laughing stock and woefully short on ambition. Hammond is in no way anything better than average. Shouldn't we really be UPGRADING the playing stock?

 

[Motogull]

Yes Tom but flogging Virgo for £1.5M was a no-brainer and he left on good terms. DH on the other hand...

 

[Easy 10]

Well I think we can quite safely file this thread under "Complete and Utter Bollocks" now, can't we.

 

[Kick Ass Minton]

Seconded

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Yes Tom but flogging Virgo for £1.5M was a no-brainer and he left on good terms. DH on the other hand...

Sadly, my enduring image of DH is him being sent off at Withdean, aiming a kick at a bollard in frustration - and missing

 

[Uncle Buck]

I thought there was some truth in this, but we would not match the wages with that of the top earners.

 

[byf]

would like hammond back...But if not Im not that fussed

 

[Mendoza]

We haven't replaced Hammond with a midfielder like him, and we are missing out.
Virgo's goal against Crewe is the the only one we have scored from centre midfield in open play in 2008

We need to get a like for like attacking midfield replacement for him or our season may suffer with a lack of goals to fire us to promotion

 

[mona]

We haven't replaced Hammond with a midfielder like him, and we are missing out.
Virgo's goal against Crewe is the the only one we have scored from centre midfield in open play in 2008

We need to get a like for like attacking midfield replacement for him or our season may suffer with a lack of goals to fire us to promotion

I reckon The Complete Budger will disagree with you.
BUT is the answer Loft really?

 

[bhadeb]

I think you have about as much chance of that happening as Archer & co coming back - None - he wasn't "rated" remember

 

[Mendoza]

I reckon The Complete Budger will disagree with you.
BUT is the answer Loft really?

At least Loft gets forward and has shots on goal, and always looks for the ball. I reckon give him a chance, its better than playing with 2 defensive midfielders again and risking a BORING third Withdean game in a row, but this time in the pissing down rain

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I think you have about as much chance of that happening as Archer & co coming back - None - he wasn't "rated" remember

Apart from a contract offer that would have made him the highest earner at the club?

 

[The Large One]

I think you have about as much chance of that happening as Archer & co coming back - None - he wasn't "rated" remember

By whom? The chairman?

Shall I take that shovel from you now?

 

[mona]

At least Loft gets forward and has shots on goal, and always looks for the ball. I reckon give him a chance, its better than playing with 2 defensive midfielders again and risking a BORING third Withdean game in a row, but this time in the pissing down rain

I agree. Doug has improved a hell of a lot and he knows where the goal is.

 

[bhadeb]

but the comment was go or rot in reserves i think you will find

 

[The Large One]

but the comment was go or rot in reserves i think you will find

:thud:

After - AFTER - he refused to sign his contract.

Not before.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

but the comment was go or rot in reserves i think you will find

As TLO said, it was after the contract offer was refused. I was gutted to see him leave, as he was one of my favourite players, but we could not afford to let him leave on a free. The board did the right thing by the club and that should be an end to the whole saga.

Would you not coax someone to leave if they had no intention of signing a new contract and you could bag £250k to re-invest in the side?