His old man was a cop. When I lived in Melbourne in the mid 80s, he pulled me over when I had a Motor Bike.
He heard my accent asked me who my team was, I said Brighton.
He told me who his son was, and I think I can remember correcting him on some facts on BHA he'd got wrong.
His interest/ knowledge in Brighton was enough for me to think the Albion may have had an interest in him.