Mathew Ryan is cooking up a plan to become another Australian goalkeeping great in the Premier League - with a little help from his mum.

Albion's new No.1 has his mother, Carol, to look after him as he settles down with the Seagulls and strives to emulate the achievements of Mark Bosnich and Mark Schwarzer.

Ryan, 25, and older sister Megan were brought up by Carol in Sydney after his parents divorced when he was ten.

Carol gave up her office job with a transport company to travel with her son at a key stage of his career.

They watched Roger Federer's record eighth Wimbledon title on centre court on Sunday with tickets supplied by Belgian former world No.1 Kim Clijsters, who became a friend when Ryan played for Club Brugge.

The Argus: Given extra time off after playing for Australia in the Confederations Cup in Russia (above), he linked up with his Albion team-mates at the Lancing training complex for the first time this week.

Carol, born in Scotland, will be back to take care of him after a visit to relatives in Kilmarnock with Megan.

Ryan told The Argus: "Everybody is enjoying having them there and having me a little bit closer now.

"She wanted to reunite with me a little bit, because we don't get much time together these days. They wouldn't give her the time off work, so she ended up quitting her job. She had been there for a long time, 15 to 20 years.

"She is going to be here for a couple of months to reconnect with me. I am glad I have got a bit more of a chef and a cleaner around the place!

"I am looking forward to having her around again. Brighton have even offered to help out with a job if she is looking to stay more permanently."

Ryan will make his mum even prouder if he has the same sort of impact in English football as Bosnich and Schwarzer.

Bosnich (below) was the trailblazer when he was growing up, with over 200 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.

The Argus: Schwarzer played more than 500 games in the top flight for Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea and Leicester.

Ryan said: "I was a little bit younger when Bozza was having his best moments as a goalkeeper in England.

"I had the luxury of being involved with Schwarzy (below) in the national team for a couple of years.

The Argus: "The best memory I have of him is in Sydney, playing against Uruguay for the second World Cup we qualified for in Germany.

"We beat Uruguay on penalties. He made two big saves in the shoot-out.

"From that moment he was a big legend in my eyes. I was quite starstruck rubbing shoulders with him in the national team.

"He was a great professional, a great role model. If a lot of players took on his mindset and his experiences as a footballer, it would create a lot of successful careers.

"Him and Bozza had illustrious careers in England. If I could emulate a half or a quarter of what they did then I think I would look back one day on what hopefully has been a nice career.

"If I could outdo what they did it would look like an even better career. That could be another little goal, I guess, to achieve."

Ryan, Albion's record signing at over £5 million, is looking to re-establish himself at elite level in Europe with Albion after a rocky time at Valencia.

They awarded him a six-year contract, but his game time for the La Liga outfit was limited.

Most of the appearances he made in Spain were during the ill-fated four-month managerial reign at the Mestalla of ex-England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville (below), including the sobering experience of conceding seven goals against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

The Argus: He has joined Albion following a successful return to Belgium last season on loan to Genk.

Ryan said: "It was a turbulent time in Valencia for me and the club itself but that's in the past now. I took lessons from it, not having that luxury of playing all the time.

"It's that old saying that you take things for granted until they are taken away and you realise how much they mean to you.

"I had that role in my career to that point and to have that taken away wasn't great. It was tough times but you learn a lot about yourself and I felt when I got myself back into a starting role again, going through that would make me appreciate it that bit more and do that much more to keep it in the future.

"Hopefully that can only benefit me now. It is very rare you'll find any player that hasn't had a difficult moment throughout their career. I don't think it's smooth sailing for anyone. It happens. I am out the other side and here, eager to work hard and have a successful year with Brighton."