The LEAST exciting Albion signing ever?

[Eastleigh Northstander]

Paul Kitson or
Steve Claridge

 

[Munkfish]

Phil Stant.... just seemed like a completely pointless signing.

Oh ah Stantonar say Oh ah Stantonar.

I remember a bloke behind me (wore a dear stalker hat ) at Withdean constantly shouting will the real phil stant please stand up in reference to him looking like 'Slim Shady' with his white hair.

 

[drew]

What Peruvian wingers we never had any. Assume you mean the Argentines Baz and Battipedi. Of that era Johnny Dixon would be my shout.

Donkey's ago (guessing at late 70's) ... after Peru put in a half decent performance at the World Cup.

Or maybe I'm going mad

No you're not. Just after the 78 world cup when Peru had beaten the jocks. Oblitas was one but can't remember the name of the other. Cubillas was Peru's main man but it wasn't him I think. Bit suspicious that Argentina knew they needed to beat Peru by 4 goals in the quarters to progress and low and behold, they won 6-0!!!

Still, for the purpose of the thread, we didn't actually sign them.

 

[drew]

Mick Ferguson - Very underwhelmed, and he didn't disappoint - he was truly and utterly *hite.

Don't remind me. I remember when we played Soton in the FA qtrs at the Goldstone and they announced the team and he was in. My heart sank and even before a ball was kicked I knew we were going to lose!

 

[Rugrat]

No you're not. Just after the 78 world cup when Peru had beaten the jocks. Oblitas was one but can't remember the name of the other. Cubillas was Peru's main man but it wasn't him I think. Bit suspicious that Argentina knew they needed to beat Peru by 4 goals in the quarters to progress and low and behold, they won 6-0!!!

Still, for the purpose of the thread, we didn't actually sign them.

Ah OK ... thanks for putting me right. I had it in my head we signed them both, they got homesick and went back 3 or 4 weeks later

 

[Mellotron]

Gotta be Dean Hammond, considering I was waiting to find out which of the TWO of Bobby Zamora and Elliott Bennett it was.

 

[The Buttery Biscuit Base]

Joe O'Cearuill

Phil Stant (Found this the other day as it goes, wasn't his debut though...)

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Chris Holroyd. Really! What was the point?

 

[littlehampton seagull]

Johnny Dixon

 

[Colossal Squid]

I was actually pretty underwhelmed when we signed Greer actually. Turned out to be a great player for us obviously but at the time I thought some plodder from Gillingham was the last thing we needed

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

I was actually pretty underwhelmed when we signed Greer actually. Turned out to be a great player for us obviously but at the time I thought some plodder from Gillingham was the last thing we needed

We signed Greer from Swindon Town.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

alan navarro was hugely underwhelming

turned out to be fairly decent in truth

 

[Brian Fantana]

Gavin Hoyte.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Peter Ward and Bobby Zamora - what did they ever do for us?

I distinctly remember being on a bus on the way to work and seeing a headline in the mirror that Brighton had signed their first £100,000 player. I was really underwhelmed as I hadn't got a clue who Mark Lawrenson was! Saw him in a pre season friendly soon after against Wolves - felt stupid!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Liam Bridcutt?

 

[Brian Fantana]

Liam Bridcutt?

Good shout.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Seb Carole for his third spell and Hammond has to be a decent shout given the kittens people were having about the possibilities.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Phil Stant, a 38 year old carthorse.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Joe O'Cearuill

Phil Stant (Found this the other day as it goes, wasn't his debut though...)
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Opps beaten to it

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I remember thinking when we signed Iain Baird that it was the signing of a desperate club that was going down. As it happened, he ended up being an important player for us that season. With all due respect to him and his teammates from that side, it shows how far we've come, looking at the calibre of the players we've got now.