At the time Lance with with the brighton school of excelence he was regarded as one of if not the best keepers in the country, he was about 15 years old at the time...
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"They put a ridiculous £50,000 price tag on Lance's head at the first stage of compensation," he said. "Fifty thousand for a 15-year-old? They only paid £100,000 for Bobby Zamora.
"The last we heard Albion turned down £250,000. Negotiations took so long that he lost his place for England, so I'm a bit annoyed about that."
The Argus - Seagull Scene: No regrets about opting for Palace
Check out this quote from the newspaper...
"They put a ridiculous £50,000 price tag on Lance's head at the first stage of compensation," he said. "Fifty thousand for a 15-year-old? They only paid £100,000 for Bobby Zamora.
"The last we heard Albion turned down £250,000. Negotiations took so long that he lost his place for England, so I'm a bit annoyed about that."
The Argus - Seagull Scene: No regrets about opting for Palace