Hammond: I'll win over the fans

12:00pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in Sport By Andy Naylor

Great days: Dean Hammond celebrates a goal for Albion at Swindon in 2007 Great days: Dean Hammond celebrates a goal for Albion at Swindon in 2007

Dean Hammond has vowed to win back over the Albion fans after rejoining the club.

Hammond made a controversial move to Colchester at the end of the 2008 January transfer window, following seven years with the Seagulls.

The Hastings-born midfielder further upset supporters by celebrating a goal in front of them for Southampton at Withdean.

Hammond, back at Albion on a one-year loan from Saints, said: “I want to prove myself and get them back on side. I look forward to the challenge.

“I'm very different and I've grown up. One of the major reasons for coming back is the way the club play and the way they pass the ball.

“It's fantastic. I have played against them a few times and Brighton dominate games.”

Hammond will complete a boyhood dream by playing for Albion at The Amex after featuring in Southampton's 3-0 defeat at the Seagulls' new stadium in January.

The 29-year-old, who could make his first appearance in the home game against Sheffield Wednesday on September 14, said: “It's a different club now. The stadium is amazing and I can't wait to get going.

“I saw the plans when I was 15 and it's amazing to see it come to life. It will be a dream to play at this stadium as a Brighton player and I have been dreaming of that since a boy.”

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Willie, Willie Irvine says...
12:14pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Fair enough. Give him a chance - as he says, he has grown up. Let's do the same and start afresh. Him and Dobbie are gonna do good things. And the Spanish brigade, too. All looking good. Well done Dean for trying to get off on the right footing...

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twonk says...
12:18pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Well some people will never forgive him, but I'll cheer him as I would with any player wearing the stripes.

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Albion fan in London says...
12:20pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Willie, Willie Irvine wrote:
Fair enough. Give him a chance - as he says, he has grown up. Let's do the same and start afresh. Him and Dobbie are gonna do good things. And the Spanish brigade, too. All looking good. Well done Dean for trying to get off on the right footing...
Well put Wwi, need to put the past behind us and get behind him and the team. He is a very good addition and a local lad , YES he made a mistake at the Withdean but lets be honest we have all made mistakes we regret.
What a night though, check dobbie out on youtube looks like a top top finisher!

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campotolox says...
12:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12

No way josa did he want any of the players he has brought in,you lot have been bambozald,sorry spelt that wrong,he could have done the deal months ago for the ones he has got,put your hand on your heart and say you are excited with the scraps he has picked up?

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cullipmyhero says...
12:23pm Sat 1 Sep 12

He's one of us and a local lad, and you don't boo your own. Welcome back and earn a place, as still would pick Bridcutt and Croft overhim. A lot to prove!

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GosportGull says...
12:29pm Sat 1 Sep 12

DH was loved by this club first time around ...lets hope he can do great things and make us proud again :) Everybody deserves a second chance , lets hope he takes his and gets us into the Premiership with our brilliant club this time ! Its about our club, its history , traditions and the loyal supporters not a single player so come on Deano , give us the goods and we will cheer you all the way and will say no more about an unfortunate incident at the Withdean ! .... SEAGULLS !!!!!! GG

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pablobrowno says...
12:48pm Sat 1 Sep 12

campotolox wrote:
No way josa did he want any of the players he has brought in,you lot have been bambozald,sorry spelt that wrong,he could have done the deal months ago for the ones he has got,put your hand on your heart and say you are excited with the scraps he has picked up?
Not just the spelling that was wrong! Utterly ridiculous comment. We have stron championship players with experience of promotion to the premier, this is the same formula that all recently promoted teams (other that West Ham last year) have used to go up. Players like Dobbie and Hammond can get us up, we will then need Premiership players when actually there! Get behind Hammond if you're a true Brighton fan!

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campotolox says...
12:55pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Think you will find Pablo there is a G on the end of strong,but could be wong?

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Hovite says...
12:57pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Are you like this in your real life campo?

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campotolox says...
1:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Si Hovite,adios carrot top?

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Hovite says...
1:10pm Sat 1 Sep 12

I do have sympathy for your friends and family then.

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VegasSeagull says...
1:23pm Sat 1 Sep 12

So we are at 1-1 with just 2 minutes to go and Hammond puts the ball in the back of the net. Those that choose not to forgive and forget will sit on their hands and keep their mouth firmly shut. None of them will rise, fists in the air shouting YES.

Yeah right.

The guy needs to say sorry, he should do so in the next home match program, he should do so in his first media interview, and then it should be history.

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campotolox says...
1:26pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Bums on seats,he picked up the scraps,bet i wont hear from you again,bet you off to the seafront to be with your mates,what colour? dress are you wearing

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VegasSeagull says...
1:40pm Sat 1 Sep 12

It seems to me that Gus had a plan to buy players that would allow him to rotate the squad and not lose anything by doing so, if anything he would gain. Vicente might not do 90 minutes these days but 90 seconds of his magic can get us a goal.

CMS will run all day but he shouldn't have to, now he dosen't have to.

We have so many options now regarding how we line up, so many options of where the goals can come from.

Some might think that Gus didn't get the players he wanted, I am not so sure. Look at where we weak, look at what we lacked regarding options and now look at where we are. and include those signed some weeks ago.

Gus may have not known exactly all the names he wanted but he knew what type of player he wanted to give him the options he now has and he got them. Gus had a plan and that plan was formulated a long time ago, probably before the end of last season.
You don't formulate a plan with a list of names the plan is a list of, roles to be filled. Some clubs, in my opinion have bought names and now they have to work out how they are going to use those names. Brighton have bought the players to fill the roles and there isn't any working out to be done. Because we have bought "types of players," they will slip into their roles easily for all we asking of them is to do what comes natural to them.

Great work Gus.


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Dave in Hastings says...
1:43pm Sat 1 Sep 12

campotolox wrote:
Bums on seats,he picked up the scraps,bet i wont hear from you again,bet you off to the seafront to be with your mates,what colour? dress are you wearing
Which bench you on campo? You must have a fair few cans of Special Brew to share mate? Oh no - forgot - it's nearly 2 in the afternoon - you would have drunk it all by now wouldn't you?

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campotolox says...
1:49pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Take my hat off to you Vegas,you did not mention air con or fridges,nice one!!ps.or poker,bet that was hard,have you got the withdrawall symtans?

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Hovite says...
1:50pm Sat 1 Sep 12

I don't know why he even bothers with the commas

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VegasSeagull says...
1:54pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Good morning Hovite

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gordongull says...
1:57pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Valid comment, Vegas.

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Hovite says...
2:01pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Aftrernoon. The idiot's been stuck on your fridge like a magnet for 24 hours.

Keeps on mentioning about you mentioning your fridge for some reason.

Does he realise that he is the only one mentioning it repeatedly.

Pot calling the kettle..............
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VegasSeagull says...
2:02pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Campo I am, as you may have noticed, a tad selective with regard to those I choose to respond to. For that reason I would ask you to complete the test I have laid out to ensure that you are of a suitable interlect.

Math. 4 + 4 =

English. Spell the word DOG

History. What was the date yesterday?

Science. What happens to water at 30 degrees below freezing.

The questions are hard but if you read them correctly you might find hidden clues.
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gordongull says...
2:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Dean is a B&HA player now, and we can't allow petty grudges to put the Club's objectives at risk.
Anyone thinking of demonstrating their feelings on matchdays should put the team before their bruised sensibilities.

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VegasSeagull says...
2:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Good morning Gordon.

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campotolox says...
2:07pm Sat 1 Sep 12

4-4air con,Dog,god,yesterda
y,pass,water below whatever dont drink it with out gin,next one please!!!!

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VegasSeagull says...
2:09pm Sat 1 Sep 12

gordongull wrote:
Dean is a B&HA player now, and we can't allow petty grudges to put the Club's objectives at risk. Anyone thinking of demonstrating their feelings on matchdays should put the team before their bruised sensibilities.
Agreed

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gordongull says...
2:13pm Sat 1 Sep 12

He seems to know a lot about ice.

'Valid comment' refers to 1.40pm post, although i'm sure the other one is just as valid.

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gordongull says...
2:15pm Sat 1 Sep 12

'morning Vegas.

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VegasSeagull says...
2:16pm Sat 1 Sep 12

campotolox wrote:
4-4air con,Dog,god,yesterda y,pass,water below whatever dont drink it with out gin,next one please!!!!
Well at least you tried.

So Campo do you agree with me that we must get a win today, a win with possibly one of our new players on the field.

I think we now have the capacity to push on and make our way up the table and a win today will send the lads into training over the next two weeks a mind to compete for places.

Gus has not changed the starting line up for the last three games and it will be interesting to see if he does today. Win lose or draw I think it certain that he will change things come the following match. Player rotation, formation rotation and keeping players fit will be the the key to a great season.

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Hovite says...
2:20pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Afternoon.

Now back to business: today is about revenge at Burnley.

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VegasSeagull says...
2:21pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Good morning Klemaniac.

How do you see today's game going and what do you think of the new signings?

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davyboy says...
2:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12

could be just what we need and we should give him a chance, as we should for all our new signings. i believe that Gus has looked at all these players, and made decisions appropriate to his style of play. lets all get behind him, and the players, to get the result we want!

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campotolox says...
2:26pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Cant see a win,at the mo the team?are all over the place,might take4,5games for them to get together,as for Hastings would not live in that S hole if you paid me,the benches are crap!!!

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IRISHGULL says...
2:28pm Sat 1 Sep 12

fantastic signings So pleased we hav nt gone for the big target man. Eddie howe has had a bit of luck against us lets hope it all ends today! SUPER SEAGULLS

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tug509 says...
2:31pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Good afternoon everyone,calmed down a tad now.It was the thought that one of our own could insult our club,but as more level heads have pointed out ,as long as he makes some sort of gesture to put things right,then we need to stick together behind the great squad GP and TB have put together.I think each player has been selected to fill a specific role that Gus has in mind for them,its not about putting a bunch of big names on the teamsheet,more placing the right man in the right place.Gus started by making it tough to score against us,now he`s made it tough to outclass us in midfield,and given the forwards a chance with the extra support and hopefully better supply.Can see us scoring a few this season,already put a bet on us winning away today.UTA

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gordongull says...
2:34pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Hovite wrote:
Afternoon.

Now back to business: today is about revenge at Burnley.
Yes, and we don't need Midas on here again giving it large.

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mickygullhove says...
2:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12

just looked on seagull web site at todays team, and craig noone is one of our subs. gus must have re signed him very late last night.

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mickygullhove says...
2:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12

just looked on seagull web site at todays team, and craig noone is one of our subs. gus must have re signed him very late last night.

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campotolox says...
2:40pm Sat 1 Sep 12

picked up the scraps,he could have done that a month ago,bet you believe in papa noel?they are not a team,they are14,15 players,that dont make a team?hope i am wrong but thats what i think

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klemaniac says...
2:45pm Sat 1 Sep 12

I think all the signings are a positve reflection on the way the season is going - onwards and definitely UPWARDS. As someone posted Gus is a master of smoke and mirrors. I think today's result should be a positive one but will not forecast more as I'm bound to put the mokkers on it if I do

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Captain Haddock says...
4:00pm Sat 1 Sep 12

campotolox wrote:
Think you will find Pablo there is a G on the end of strong,but could be wong?
Comedy genius of the ironical variety!

Haha!

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SiWilki says...
5:15pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Captain Haddock wrote:
campotolox wrote:
Think you will find Pablo there is a G on the end of strong,but could be wong?
Comedy genius of the ironical variety!

Haha!
Not a China man then?

Back to story, think a Sussex born lad should always be given a chance.

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golddene says...
5:28pm Sat 1 Sep 12

campotolox wrote:
Bums on seats,he picked up the scraps,bet i wont hear from you again,bet you off to the seafront to be with your mates,what colour? dress are you wearing
I've never replied to one of your comments and i will not do so again but i really must say you are one tedious tiresome individual my fellow supporters already think you are a fool why make comments and remove all doubt ?

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Captain Haddock says...
6:59pm Sat 1 Sep 12

VegasSeagull wrote:
It seems to me that Gus had a plan to buy players that would allow him to rotate the squad and not lose anything by doing so, if anything he would gain. Vicente might not do 90 minutes these days but 90 seconds of his magic can get us a goal. CMS will run all day but he shouldn't have to, now he dosen't have to. We have so many options now regarding how we line up, so many options of where the goals can come from. Some might think that Gus didn't get the players he wanted, I am not so sure. Look at where we weak, look at what we lacked regarding options and now look at where we are. and include those signed some weeks ago. Gus may have not known exactly all the names he wanted but he knew what type of player he wanted to give him the options he now has and he got them. Gus had a plan and that plan was formulated a long time ago, probably before the end of last season. You don't formulate a plan with a list of names the plan is a list of, roles to be filled. Some clubs, in my opinion have bought names and now they have to work out how they are going to use those names. Brighton have bought the players to fill the roles and there isn't any working out to be done. Because we have bought "types of players," they will slip into their roles easily for all we asking of them is to do what comes natural to them. Great work Gus. .
Bang on and you just know it's true - both he and our Blooming fantastic chairman are very focused with clear ideas of what they want, how they want to go about acquiring it and full confidence in their abilities to achieve it all.

Happy days.

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