The LEAST exciting Albion signing ever?

[Icy Gull]

Try not to use hindsight.. when he joined us it didn't look a bad signing. He only took the mickey afterwards.

Noted, I have started a thread that removes that criteria.

 

[Rugrat]

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

 

[Acker79]

I very rarely get excited about signings, mainly because I don't pay much attention to other teams' players, so have no idea what to expect. That may change as we get into a position to be linked with more notable players than we have in the past (at least during my time as a fan) beyond players like savage and lee hendry.

 

[Justice]

Martin Ling

 

[rool]

I am usually open minded about any player we sign. I am at least a teeny bit excited because I don't know who he is or it hasn't worked out at a previous club but might for us.
The one exception for me was Daniel Webb.

 

[Shirty]

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

 

[itszamora]

loads in the withdean era...turnover was fairly high. A few spring to mind

-joe dolan
-phil hadland
-martin thomas
-seb carole (THIRD spell)
-stuart jones

Who was the Irish midfielder we signed who, I don't think, ever played? Also Doug Loft.

 

[twowheelsbest]

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

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Probably that chap who's name I've forgotten AGAIN !!!
Brian Horton signed him on a free and about a week or so later we sold him to Motherwell for £150,000
Good business that too !!!

 

[itszamora]

Who was the Irish midfielder we signed who, I don't think, ever played? Also Doug Loft.

Got it, Shane McFaul. Remember thinking at the time that there was no point to signing him.

 

[Varndean VI Form College]

"The one you've all been waiting for" ('Journalist' A. Naylor): Dean Hammond.

 

[brakespear]

Is it possible to be just "whelmed"?

I may be mistaken but I'm sure that's how I described the Hammond signing's effect on me here, so yes

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I bet Peter Suddaby didn't exactly raise much excitement when he was signed by Brighton in 1979/80. A lower league defender coming to the end of his career... still, Mullery was proved right. Excellent buy.

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

Probably that chap who's name I've forgotten AGAIN !!!
Brian Horton signed him on a free and about a week or so later we sold him to Motherwell for £150,000
Good business that too !!!

Paul Holsgrove, I think. But again, this suggestion is surely based on hindsight, no? At the time we signed him, he was probably our most significant acquisition for several years and came to us from a higher level (well everything was a higher level then). I remember being well pleased with the signing, then disappointed (but slightly impressed) when we cashed in on him a few days later.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Probably that chap who's name I've forgotten AGAIN !!!
Brian Horton signed him on a free and about a week or so later we sold him to Motherwell for £150,000
Good business that too !!!

Paul Holsgrove. We sold him to Hibs not Motherwell, he is considered by many Hibs fans to be their worse ever signing.

 

[Withdeano]

Warren Aspinall

This! Unfortunately on Saturdays when we're playing away and I'm listening to BBC Sussex, I think it's Groundhog Day!

 

[Munkfish]

Butters.

He then turned out to be one of my faviourite players for the albion, I loved how he managed to win every header without even jumping.

Seriously good footballer, maybe looking back I just didnt know enough about him at the time.

 

[Hamilton]

Frank Stapleton

 

[Silk]

Ray McHale?

 

[Trelford Mills Guide Dog]

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