Liam Rosenior admits Albion's promotion near-miss last season is still on his mind.

But he believes it could inspire the players and staff to achieve "something special" this season.

Rosenior reports back with the rest of the squad on Monday after a family holiday in America, where he met up with team-mate David Stockdale.

The pair were also colleagues at Hull and key figures last season as the Seagulls were pipped at the post for automatic promotion by Middlesbrough, then beaten in the play-offs by Sheffield Wednesday.

Rosenior said: "My wife is from Orlando, so we always go back there in the summer and visit Disneyworld.

"David Stockdale was out there as well. We had a bar-b-q together, which was really nice. Now that I'm back home, you just want to get back with the lads.

"I still think about last season, but we've got to use that disappointment and hurt to go again.

"Knowing the players and staff, I'm sure we'll use it as a positive tool and we have got a chance of doing something special this year."

Rosenior's trip to the States included a surprise gift from his wife, a ticket to watch Paraguay's 0-0 draw against Costa Rica in the Copa America in Orlando.

He said: "She's not a fan of football. It's always on the TV at home and she keeps asking me to turn it over. But she knows that going to a game is one of the things that makes me happy in life.

"It was a really nice experience and the Copa America is such a big deal. To be lucky enough to witness a game of that magnitude when you're on holiday is something that I couldn't really pass up on.

"The fans were playing samba music and dancing in the stands which transcended onto the pitch with the way that the players played the game.

"As someone who wants to be a coach or manager, it was interesting to watch a completely different way of football compared to what you would see in the Championship, which is played at 100 miles an hour with the tackles flying in.

"There were still a fair few tackles going on, but the pace of the game was much slower and more technical."