[Albion] The Albion transfers that never happened.

[Lifelong Supporter]

Was Mullery not interested in Tony Gale at one time ? I recall him speaking that he would like to sign him.

 

[Beanstalk]

Not according to NSC:

JC: 2015 - https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?326099-Jonathan-Calleri&highlight=callieri
AP: 2016 - https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?341172-Alex-Pritchard&highlight=pritchard

I still have JC filed mentally as "potential signing" anyway

Ha well there you go!

I'm sure we also went back for Calleri after his West Ham stint. What a bizarre career so far.

 

[BBassic]

I've no doubt these two didn't get past the stage of unfounded internet rumours but I was super excited when we were linked (allegedly) with Khouma Babacar and then with James Tavernier, both of whom were outstanding for me in various Football Manager saves.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Not doubting the veracity of this story but I'm not sure that a team with minimal funds would be seriously interested in Reid (not in 78/79 anyway). He made his debut in 1974 and was pretty much an ever present in the seasons after that. I remember going to the Bolton match in March 78 and he was the opposition player to watch out for (and indeed, he ran the game for them). Bolton won the league that year, with Reid the standout player.

It just doesn't ring true: why would a second division team (which Brighton were in 78/79), strapped for cash, look to be buying a star player from a first division one?

I can only go on what old Mr 0898 told us that night, once the sniffer dogs had made the venue safe. When did Reid sign for Everton?

 

[Frankworthington]

I may be mis-remembering this but I think it was this transfer was the beginning of the end of the Chris Cattlin era. I think he'd said to the Board that he pretty much guaranteed promotion back to the top flight if we signed Houghton but it didn't come off and he was pretty p*ssed off about it - given the relatively small amount of money. Wasn't it £35k or something?

You are totally correct.He ended up joining Oxford.

Another one was Peter Beagrie who Mullery tried to sign the following year.The board would not sanction a nominal fee.He ended up signing for Sheffield United and ended up playing for Everton and Man city amongst others.

 

[lawros left foot]

I can only go on what old Mr 0898 told us that night, once the sniffer dogs had made the venue safe. When did Reid sign for Everton?

Debut for Bolton was in 1975, stayed until 1982 when he went to Everton.

Google is your friend.

 

[Frankworthington]

I can only go on what old Mr 0898 told us that night, once the sniffer dogs had made the venue safe. When did Reid sign for Everton?

1982.When Bolton were a Div 2 team.

I am sure your story is correct.

 

[Bish Bosh]

Juan-Carlos Oblitas a Peruvian international (I think) trained with us in early 1979. Together with a compatriot Percy Rojas. Nothing came of it...very exotic at that time.

 

[Gwylan]

I can only go on what old Mr 0898 told us that night, once the sniffer dogs had made the venue safe. When did Reid sign for Everton?

I don't doubt that it was true but if Mullers was trying to get players on the cheap, he was after the wrong guy. He'd have cost a few hundred thousand in 78.

Just looked him up and he went to Everton for £60k after five seasons where he'd played very few games after a succession of injuries. So, I imagine if Mullers wanted him in 79/80, he'd have been able to snap him up - even though he'd spend most of the season on the treatment table.

 

[Robinjakarta]

We might have got Jimmy Nicholl and Ashley Grimes instead of Jimmy Case if Lawrenson had gone to Manchester United instead of Liverpool.

 

[Icy Gull]

Were we ever in for Patrick Bamford?

 

[DJ NOBO]

In terms of players that we CHOSE not to sign (as opposed to the likes of Van Dijk and Nunez), there’s obviously your examples of Reid and Aldridge, plus Wright and Keane. The other one I remember around the same time was Trevor Steven.

I can add a little to back up the Aldridge one. He even definitely trained with us for a bit. In the tunnel area, of the Goldstone, there were a series of cheaply framed photos of the players. One featured a group of 10 or so, running up a hill in pre-season training (probably in Hove Park). Aldridge was clearly identifiable in that group.

He was definitely at the goldstone for the first game of the 1991/92 season. Destroyed us.

 

[Eeyore]

In Mullers’s 1st spell it was reported we were attempting to bring in Rainer Bonhof (German international of the 70’s)

I remember hearing about that at the time. Ray Clemence would not have fancied playing us....

Bonhof was an awesome player. He would have been at Valencia at the time. I think it could be urban legend as he could have played for any top team. I guess only Mullery would know. Could be good for a Q & A.

 

[North Stand Cat]

Who can forget the Ken Armstrong saga in the summer of '84. Even appeared in the official team photo before the transfer from Southampton collapsed!

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

Alex Pritchard - thankfully his navigation of the M25 led him north


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[AZ Gull]

Who can forget the Ken Armstrong saga in the summer of '84. Even appeared in the official team photo before the transfer from Southampton collapsed!

 

[The Fifth Column]

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What a team, I was 16 when that was taken and can name all but about 3 or 4 in that photo. Great memories.

 

[Brownstuff]

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Was Mark Jones any good?
I had never heard of him before seeing this photo

 

[Jam The Man]

Chris Waddle.
Was due to come on loan to us from Newcastle... but he rejected the move at the last minute.

 

[Gwylan]

Was Mark Jones any good?
I had never heard of him before seeing this photo

Very good. We had him on loan from Villa I believe. He only played a few games but looked useful. Was he here at the same time as Martin Keown? I'm not sure if they overlapped but he was here at roughly that time. We got some good loan players in those days