Albert Jarrett has given himself a chance of making an impact in his "make or break" season with Albion.

Boss Mark McGhee admits he has been impressed by Jarrett's willingness to bounce back from a disappointing debut campaign with the club.

The 20-year-old Londoner has been lively on the left in Albion's first two pre-season outings and will hope to get another chance to impress as the Seagulls visit St Albans tonight.

McGhee admitted at the end of last season that the 2005-06 campaign would be make-or-break time for the player he loaned out to Stevenage Borough.

Now Jarrett, signed from MK Dons just over a year ago, could get another Championship chance after the departures of Dan Harding and Nathan Jones, which leave Kerry Mayo concentrating on left back.

McGhee said: "Obviously Albert plays in front of where Dan played and we've still got Kerry Mayo to come back.

"But Albert has got the ability. We know he can cross a ball, we know he can get past people.

"There are other aspects of his game that we need to improve for him to be able to play in the first team and win us games in the Championship.

"But he's definitely come on from last season. His attitude is spot on and he has given himself a chance."

Mayo and Guy Butters, who both missed Wednesday's win at Worthing, returned to training yesterday as Albion were put through a tough running session.

Seagulls fans planning to go to the friendly at Oxford a week on Wednesday can save money by buying seats in advance from the Albion ticket office.

They are priced £10 for adults, £9 NUS, £5 senior citizens and £1 under-16s. All prices will be increased by £2 for fans paying on the day.