[Albion] Our best 3 signings relative to the clubs standing?

[Barham's tash]

Sergei Gotsmanov
Vicente
Bobby Z

THIS [From my era]

Might also suggest Bobby Smith back in the day?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Vicente, Case, Bridge

 

[GT49er]

Well yes, however (and I was young at the time and have never actually lived in Brighton - so don't really remember) but I don't remember him being massively 'known' despite his goal scoring during his loan? I have always thought of it as a lower league transfer of a lad with massive potential but not a 'how the hell have we done that?' signing like Vicente was.

I can see where you're coming from (I think) but in terms of impact Zamora's was top three (and no, none of us had heard of him until he came, initially on loan).

 

[Eeyore]

Just seen our [MENTION=118]Hiney[/MENTION] entry in Twitter

Zamora signed this day 20 years ago.

Has to be the best for me in the circumstance.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

I can see where you're coming from (I think) but in terms of impact Zamora's was top three (and no, none of us had heard of him until he came, initially on loan).

In terms of outcome I would agree 100%. Bobby would probably be my number 1.

I guess I was being a stickler for the rules and thinking of the standing of them v the club when they signed.

 

[GT49er]

In terms of outcome I would agree 100%. Bobby would probably be my number 1.

I guess I was being a stickler for the rules and thinking of the standing of them v the club when they signed.

Fairy nuff.


I'd go Bobby Smith on that. And Brian Clough - even though he was total carp at Brighton. Headline news at the time though.

 

[studio150]

Stefan Iovan Captain of a European Cup winning team only a few seasons before signing for the Albion, but woefully underplayed by Barry Lloyd
Clough/Taylor up until this pair joining us, I had never seen as many press photograhers at the Goldstone, League winners to little old Brighton
Tariq Lamptey just the fact that a highly rated youngster rejects a new contract at Chelsea to come to Brighton, it's usually the other way around

 

[severnside gull]

Bobby Smith, England International. Spurs double winner. Rumoured we got him by paying off his gambling debts but a massive coup for a lower league side

Jimmy Case - international, league, cup and European champion signing for little old Brighton

Vicente - I’ve been watching Albion for a long long time and he is the one player I’ve seen who looked to be in a totally different class to everyone else on the pitch. Sensational signing for a Championship side

 

[dennis]

Answering the question in its true sense


Vicente was the number one for me the only real superstar to play for us having been a once established star on the world stage
( Lawrenson became a major star once he’d moved on)

Joe Corrigan was a serious coup an England international signing for us

And in relation to our position at the time

I say 1987 / 1988 we were playing in the third tier and we signed both Dougie Rougvie and Keith Dublin from Chelsea
along with Gerry Armstrong who had played and scored at a World Cup finals, yes they were knocking on but it was a step down for all of them

 

[A1X]

Don't think he's been mentioned but tempted to throw Beram Kayal into the mix. Left Celtic to join us when we were at our lowest Amex ebb (looking like League One the next season).

 

[Frankie]

Frank Worthington as Flairgasmic
Bruno as The man for all seasons
Vicente as The most brilliantly audacious signing the club has ever pulled off by a country mile .

 

[Poyningsgull]

Bobby Smith
Vicente
Gotsmanov

 

[ac gull]

Zamora - £100k got us promoted twice and showed we could have 30k fans in future re Cardiff play off final

Murray - £2.5m - goals got us about £300m re PL place and keeping it twice more

Dunk - zero cost - will lead us to highest ever PL finish in 2021

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Martin Chivers
Frank Stapleton
Joe Corrigan

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Bobby Smith
Bobby Zamora
Tariq Lamptey

 

[Weststander]

Don't think he's been mentioned but tempted to throw Beram Kayal into the mix. Left Celtic to join us when we were at our lowest Amex ebb (looking like League One the next season).

Finally our CM had real quality, overnight we were far harder to play against.

 

[Megazone]

Zamora- Looked instantly class with his first touch for us. I still remember it. 6 goals in 6 loan appearances assured us when we signed him for 100k we had a goal machine. It was such an exciting signing for the times.

Murray- Arguably the lowest times had got at Withdean. We were absolutely useless, going nowhere and completely skint. We even lost to Walsall who were down to 9 men at half time. Then we sign this player called Glenn Murray and suddenly it was like we were watching professional football again. Instant class had arrived and it was very obvious going by his full debut. The transfer fee of 300k was all funded by Bloom too, a very significant moment as it was the first we'd heard of this Bloom bloke. The beginning of big times.

Vicente- absolutely top class, world talent. To join us when we'd only just left the Withdean was unbelievable. Just not the club legend the 2 above became.

 

[Saunders]

For the younger fans Lawrenson was a latter day VVD somebody England missed out on due to a twatish manager.

 

[clapham_gull]

Vicente, Case, Bridge

I think a few have missed the point of the question, but that's the answer.

Didn't we outbid Liverpool for Lawrenson originally ?

 

[DJ NOBO]

Zamora (Already a quality player when we got him),
Murray (One of the best value players we’ve ever had)
Johnny Byrne (just back from World Cup, and a proven quality player. signed for us when we were crap and made us good)
Managerial - Brady