Your most exciting ever BHA signing?

[blue2]

for the same reason I left peter ward off the list and bobby smith was before my time

 

[goldstone]

Bobby Smith of Spurs and England fame....1963 I think.Couldn't believe he had signed for us!

Bobby Smith really was our most exciting signing ever and will probably never be equalled.

It would be equivalent to us signing Michael Owen tomorrow, except Bobby wasn't such a sick note.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Alex Dawson and Alan Duffy were such favourites that I named my goldfish after them.

There's a sentence in the link about the then Albion Manager, Freddie Goodwin, becoming concerned about Alex Dawson's weight. Whilst he'd never been "slim", even when at Man Utd, both he and Duffy were drinking pals at the Albion and from memory Duffy turned into a lardy chap quite quickly.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Bobby Smith really was our most exciting signing ever and will probably never be equalled.

It would be equivalent to us signing Michael Owen tomorrow, except Bobby wasn't such a sick note.

Spent a lot of his time in the bookies though, some of it with my dad.

 

[Kent Seagull]

Frank Worthington without any doubt. What flair!
Was quite exited when Martin Chivers signed even if he was a bit past it and didn't stay long.

 

[cuthbert]

Would be like us signing Beckham now? or Scholes perhaps?

Michael Owen would be my 2010 equivalent

 

[kevtherev]

Got to be Jimmy Case...Must say i got a real buzz today though, really think the next 10 years is going to be an amazing time to be an Brighton fan and my god do we deserve it!!!!

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

He sounds like a phenomenal player, with a damn good scoring record, his career reads like a film script and to think he was a Busby Babe. Thanks for the info

Gary Sprake, the former Leeds goalkeeper in the 1960s/70s, says in his autobiography that AD was the most terrifying player he ever played with or against. My Dad used to say that he made players like Norman Hunter, Ron "Chopper" Harris, Ian Storey etc look like a bunch of pussies - he was really that frightening to see in action.

Ah well happy memories.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Big Joe Corrigan

 

[Jimbo26]

I remember as a youngster getting quite excited about big Joe Corrigan joining the Albion. Ex-England international keeper and all that.

 

[goldstone]

Spent a lot of his time in the bookies though, some of it with my dad.

I know, but in between those visits he scored a hatful of goals and got us promotion out of the old Div 4.

Bobby Smith absolutely is our undisputed most exciting signing. For those of you too young to remember him please go ahead and debate our second most exciting signing.

 

[John Boy]

I would say Bobby Zamora, and was also pleased when we extended McShane's loan

 

[Boroseagull]

Anyone for Bert Murry & Willie Irvine?

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Zamora, Calderon, Nicky Forster and John Byrne. In that order.

 

[Braders]

Robbie Savage and Paul Kitson were met with much happiness

shame both turned out to be total pony mind

 

[matt]

Alan Biley!

 

[Perkino]

Calderon is quite exciting because it means we will have a positive summer of getting our targets eventually.

Bloom was also a massive signing and settled our future.

But the signing that has made me jump for joy the most is when Micky Adams was confirmed as coming back, I heard it on the radio and let out a massive shout of joy

 

[questier]

Forster and Turienzo

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Agree 100% Or if managers count Brian Clough.

The Clough/Taylor signing was in a different league to that of any player

 

[Worthai Seagull]

Calderon is quite exciting because it means we will have a positive summer of getting our targets eventually.

Bloom was also a massive signing and settled our future.

But the signing that has made me jump for joy the most is when Micky Adams was confirmed as coming back, I heard it on the radio and let out a massive shout of joy

and after a few months ??