Players we've let slip through the net in the past...

[GT49er]

Saw this item on Seagulls site and got me thinking... Who did we come close to signing but missed out on? I'll start with Roy Keane (for being too small according to his biog)

Brighton Mobile - Article - Football League Paper: Near Misses

Odd then - perhaps this is a ManU thing with us - the board refused to let Billy Lane sign Denis Law for the same reason.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Kolo Toure on loan. Shaun Wilkinson was the preferred option.

shaun wilkinson was/is a striker or attacking midfielder........why was he the preferred option? do you mean barrett who we got on loan from arsenal?

 

[BensGrandad]

Both John Aldridge and Trevor Steven, .

Trevor Stevens never got that far he was recomended to us by a scout but the then chief scout didn't take it any further as he said he was too small and wouldn't make the grade as a pro footballer that was when he was a 15 year old playing for Burnley. Mullery was interested but was overruled. Mullery also tried to sign Paul Stewart from Blackpool but Bamber refused to pay the £200k saying if he was that good why hadn't Liverpool or Everton been after him. Then Malcolm Allison signed him for Man City for £900k. He was recommended by one of the Nolan sisters husband who played for Blackpool and was a friend of Peter Suddaby.

 

[Storer 68]

suprised no -one here has mentioned Gareth Barry..................................

attended our centre of excellence, never played for BHA (so a definite MISS for us)

Since failing to impress at the centre of Excellence......
cost manchester city £12 million
558 games ALL in the premier League
58 goals

England captain, over 50 caps for England, 3 international goals, the thousandth player to play for england, scorer of the 2,000th England goals, played in the World Cup Finals for England, played in the FA Cup Final

 

[The Large One]

shaun wilkinson was/is a striker or attacking midfielder........why was he the preferred option? do you mean barrett who we got on loan from arsenal?

Toure was played in every position before he played regularly in the first team in the very earliest days at Arsenal.

 

[Marxo]

When Martin Keown was on loan it was said that we could've had him for 100k but we couldn't afford it. A similar amount was also
reported for Peter Beagrie with the same reason for not buying.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Elliott Bennett.....oh..

 

[Mendoza]

Isn't there a kid that was playing for Burgess Hill last season, that is now playing for Fenerbache or something stupid like that

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

weren't we about £50k away from signing stephen hunt?

 

[saafend_seagull]

Russel Martin

 

[Mr Smggles]

Roy Keane.

He was playing in Ireland for Cobh Ramblers. We sent a scout over to check out both Keane and his team-mate, defender Paul McCarthy. We decided to go for McCarthy instead

I'm sure I read we offered him a trial, but didn't want to pay for his travel costs. He declined our trial due to not wanting to pay for the travel himself

 

[Storer 68]

as an aside, up until this last close season when we smasked it several times over , were we the longest lasting record signing - it being £500,000 for Andy Ritchie in 1982 ?

 

[JJB]

Not Brighton, but the Southampton ones are sickening.

Drogba
Malouda
Rosicky
Adebayor
Kaka
Bierhoff
Saha
Malbranque

ALL because of the **** Lowe (well not Kaka, we couldn't get a permit for him, how stupid do immigration look now! He went to Milan a year later)

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

When Martin Keown was on loan it was said that we could've had him for 100k but we couldn't afford it.

He was rubbish anyway.

One goal in 23 appearances.

 

[honey boy zimba]

I remember a pre season friendly think that Mullers played in the second half we had Nevile Chmberlin on trial brother of Mark and Oxlades uncle pity we didnt trial mark when he was young. Can anybody remember who we played that night I think it was Portvale but IM not sure. Also we were in for Ricado Fuller when at Portsmouth but Dick didnt think he was a Brighton type of player.

 

[Storer 68]

He was rubbish anyway.

One goal in 23 appearances.

But WHAT A GOAL it was. A 25 yard screamer v bradford

 

[honey boy zimba]

KId is at Olympiarkos Freddie Barker I played with his Dad Darren who was quality had trials for Man U but he never fulfiled his potential

 

[BobbySmith]

Me. I had a trail in the early 70's when Clough was manager. Glen Geard played in the game, so did Colin Gibson who went on to play for Man utd. Their miss, was the County and Sussex Sunday League gain...oh if only

 

[BensGrandad]

Roy Keane.

He was playing in Ireland for Cobh Ramblers. We sent a scout over to check out both Keane and his team-mate, defender Paul McCarthy. We decided to go for McCarthy instead

I heard that he did actually come over here with Paul McCarthy but got homesick so went back home Paul stayed the rest is now history.

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Me. I had a trail in the early 70's when Clough was manager. Glen Geard played in the game, so did Colin Gibson who went on to play for Man utd. Their miss, was the County and Sussex Sunday League gain...oh if only

You're going to tell me next that Russell Cox was the miss of the century along with Geardy........