best bargains

[seagull_in_malaysia]

Bobby Zamora. Obviously.

Was 100k I believe? Huge huge risk for an unproven teenager, especially with the club's finances at the time.

But boy was it worth it!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm pretty sure there was a player who we signed for free then sold on shortly after for a fee during the summer. He didn't actually play for us. That was a good deal. It was during the Withdean era. Anyone remember his name?

 

[Norman Potting]

Mike Small. Fantastic big man up front. Got from Greece for next to nothing. Sold to West Sham for £££'s. Him and Byrne would destroy the Championship if we could role back time.

Small and Byrne - the best upfront duo I have ever seen play for the Albion, hopefully until CMS is fit and pairs up with Ulloa.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Garry Nelson but we sold him too cheap (also sold Dean Saunders too cheap)

 

[wigangull]

Unfortunately not the whole story,it's alleged it cost us a fortune to clear his gambling debts e

Bobby Smith. 5.000 quid just a year after he was centre forward for England and winning the cup for Spurs.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Who cost us a set of kit?

 

[gjh1971]

I'm pretty sure there was a player who we signed for free then sold on shortly after for a fee during the summer. He didn't actually play for us. That was a good deal. It was during the Withdean era. Anyone remember his name?

Paul Holsgrove

 

[timbha]

Small and Byrne - the best upfront duo I have ever seen play for the Albion, hopefully until CMS is fit and pairs up with Ulloa.

not forgetting Cameron and Newhouse

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Darren Currie was another good bit of business during the Withdean era.

 

[sod1]

Mark Lawrenson, bought for £100k sold for £900k

 

[brakespear]

Gary Hart

 

[Norman Potting]

not forgetting Cameron and Newhouse[/QUOTE

I Googled them, I am not certain but I think you may just be extracting the urine!

 

[The Birdman]

Gareth Barry never played for the first team could of made more money if we had a sign on fee and international payment also the same withDean Saunders we should have had a sign on fee! But Brighton were always short of money. We need to wise up when we start producing young players through the Accadamy and sell them!

 

[drew]

I'm pretty sure there was a player who we signed for free then sold on shortly after for a fee during the summer. He didn't actually play for us. That was a good deal. It was during the Withdean era. Anyone remember his name?

Already answered but for ease of reference, wasn't it Mark Wright. Sold him to Bristol Rovers and he ended up playing for some time at Shrewsbury.

 

[mune ni kamome]

Mickey Thomas.

 

[drew]

Gareth Barry never played for the first team could of made more money if we had a sign on fee and international payment also the same withDean Saunders we should have had a sign on fee! But Brighton were always short of money. We need to wise up when we start producing young players through the Accadamy and sell them!

We signed Saunders on a free from Swansea when he was 20. Wasn't the reason we sold him on the cheap to Oxford for £60k because the bank told us we had to sell him and Maxwell new that! Think a year later he was sold by Oxford to Derby for a million!!!

 

[gjh1971]

Already answered but for ease of reference, wasn't it Mark Wright. Sold him to Bristol Rovers and he ended up playing for some time at Shrewsbury.

Mark Wright played a few league games for us. Holsgrove didn't, was here for two weeks in the close season in 1998, sold to Hibernian for £125,000

 

[drew]

Mark Wright played a few league games for us. Holsgrove didn't, was here for two weeks in the close season in 1998, sold to Hibernian for £125,000

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Selling Virgo for £1.5 MILLION