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Hall plays for Spurs
8:35am Tuesday 17th July 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Grant Hall
Grant Hall featured for Tottenham's academy team in a friendly at Kingstonian last night.
The young centre half has refused to sign a new contract with Albion, although they say the door is still open to him.
Tottenham monitored Hall in the Seagulls' development squad last season. The ex-Lewes stopper broke into Albion's first team at the turn of the year.
Comments(49)
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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8:56am Tue 17 Jul 12
farside
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9:04am Tue 17 Jul 12
By all accounts he was the best player on the pitch.
If he goes on to do a deal with Spurs, which seems likely, they will have to approach Albion to agree terms for age related compensation or go to a tribunal.
The Real Ryfish
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9:06am Tue 17 Jul 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:Top how many was that?
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
tug509
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9:23am Tue 17 Jul 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:How was your fortnights holiday in croydon?
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
benslick
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9:38am Tue 17 Jul 12
For someone whom lives in the most mediocre, tacky part of Hove and obviously has the smallest manhood in existence whilst being the biggest online idiot I have ever seen to date to have the urge to wind up true Brighton fans, week in and week out, he must have some sort of social and emotional problems!
I'd like to see him dare say his peace to our faces rather than the online coward / wind up merchant that he is!
Unless you support the team and try to get behind them why don't you bugger off... Once promoted and it will happen, Brighton will have more chance of winning the prem than Hotspur especially after dumping Harry!
Rhodes Seagull
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9:39am Tue 17 Jul 12
From the Daily Mirror on-Line version "West Ham have made a move for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov."
MikeTheMan
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9:41am Tue 17 Jul 12
Dr Baldhead
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9:55am Tue 17 Jul 12
tug509
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10:30am Tue 17 Jul 12
MikeTheMan wrote:Mike you are The Man,you`ve hit the nail on the head.The most annoying part of this ,is that we stand to lose a potentially brilliant young player,who we would nurture and mould into someone who WILL be good enough to play at the highest level,and it should be with us....are you there Grant?
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
Yogi
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10:38am Tue 17 Jul 12
tug509 wrote:Beats me how they let him out of the loony bin.
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:How was your fortnights holiday in croydon?
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
Rumours are around re - Fitz Hall (QPR) signing.
Claude Back
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10:45am Tue 17 Jul 12
Yogi wrote:Cannot see why we need 'One-size'. Is he better than Greer or El-Abd?
tug509 wrote:Beats me how they let him out of the loony bin.
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:How was your fortnights holiday in croydon?
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
Rumours are around re - Fitz Hall (QPR) signing.
If Berbatov goes to Fat Sam's Hoof-It Academy then we might get a chance of signing Carlton Cole, especially if they get Carroll too. Cole would be awesome for us, in my opinion.
Worthing Seagull!
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10:48am Tue 17 Jul 12
Yogi
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10:59am Tue 17 Jul 12
Claude Back wrote:Agree, Cole would be very useful - Sidwell too.
Yogi wrote:Cannot see why we need 'One-size'. Is he better than Greer or El-Abd?
tug509 wrote:Beats me how they let him out of the loony bin.
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:How was your fortnights holiday in croydon?
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
Rumours are around re - Fitz Hall (QPR) signing.
If Berbatov goes to Fat Sam's Hoof-It Academy then we might get a chance of signing Carlton Cole, especially if they get Carroll too. Cole would be awesome for us, in my opinion.
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT.
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11:07am Tue 17 Jul 12
Camicus
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11:19am Tue 17 Jul 12
Captain Haddock
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11:26am Tue 17 Jul 12
MikeTheMan wrote:Nail on head etc.
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
Sums it up perfectly, bu if Grant gets dazzled by Spurs' headlights that's his risk.
Personally I would stay with Albion for the reasons stated above.
Captain Haddock
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11:30am Tue 17 Jul 12
I see Hove Park Residue has re-emerged from under it's rock. Remember, folks, use the scroll function. It's very liberating! Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'!
Secondly, I like the adjustment to the functions for posting on here. Is an improvement.
Captain Haddock
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11:33am Tue 17 Jul 12
Camicus wrote:Where are you hearing that, Camicus. Does it sound official?
Ross McCormak for CMS plus 500k a done deal apparently
Also maybe I'm being thick but are you saying we get R Mc, they get CMS AND £500k? If so not sure I'm happy with that trade-off.
ballantrrae
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11:40am Tue 17 Jul 12
MikeTheMan wrote:Good post. Interesting to see if Spurs do sign him.
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
In answer to your final question Bridcutt comes to mind..
rolivan
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11:52am Tue 17 Jul 12
ballantrrae wrote:BOBBY SMITH,MEL HOPKINS?
MikeTheMan wrote:Good post. Interesting to see if Spurs do sign him.
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
In answer to your final question Bridcutt comes to mind..
Yogi
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11:56am Tue 17 Jul 12
rolivan wrote:Phil Beal.
ballantrrae wrote:BOBBY SMITH,MEL HOPKINS?
MikeTheMan wrote:Good post. Interesting to see if Spurs do sign him.
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
In answer to your final question Bridcutt comes to mind..
SMF20
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12:14pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Captain Haddock wrote:I read it the other way round Capt, Interpretation eh.... I think if we get RM + 500k that would be a good deal for us, I know CMS is a workrate warrior with 20 goal potential but RM got 19 last season in a very average Leeds team and so think this may just work for us.
Camicus wrote: Ross McCormak for CMS plus 500k a done deal apparentlyWhere are you hearing that, Camicus. Does it sound official? Also maybe I'm being thick but are you saying we get R Mc, they get CMS AND £500k? If so not sure I'm happy with that trade-off.
Rhodes Seagull
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12:32pm Tue 17 Jul 12
If we go down the road of a part swap deal here then we get a player who as far as I can see has never said he wants to play for Brighton.
Me!! I would rather we keep CMS and feel it would be a BIG error to let him go!!!!
Hovite
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12:42pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Palace set to sign Ross McCormack?
cybergu11y
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12:45pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Rhodes Seagull wrote:It's all the usual b*llsh*t rumour, interestingly Camicus failled to give his source even when pressed. Trust Gus, he and Mr B have done us proud so far.
Correct me here if wrong, but memory tells me that CMS wanted to come to Brighton to play for Brighton?
If we go down the road of a part swap deal here then we get a player who as far as I can see has never said he wants to play for Brighton.
Me!! I would rather we keep CMS and feel it would be a BIG error to let him go!!!!
Tony the tiger eastbourne
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1:35pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Dr Baldhead
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1:55pm Tue 17 Jul 12
With my objective hat on there is little to choose between the two options – two decent strikers and two of the better Championship teams. I still think CMS could be prolific for BHA but if we are honest most of us will be disappointed with how last season panned out – the team just didn’t seem set up to play to his strengths. I don’t think RM will unsettle teams like CMS can, but he has a good scoring record and is younger.
The Leeds fans I’ve seen discussing this are much of the same opinion as the Brighton ones – both would prefer their own man to stay but if the deals go ahead it wouldn’t be the end of the world. £500k adjustment in our favour sounds about right.
Gee Jay
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2:30pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Leeds are still in the middle of a change, or part change, of ownership, which could hold up any major transfer transactions.
I would not want CMS to go, however Leeds have got Snodgrass who does not want to extend his contract there. I wonder if he fits the bill for us? (Keeping CMS at the Amex of course).
Rhodes Seagull
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2:40pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Gee Jay wrote:WARNING!!!
The Yorkshire Post reports Leeds interest in a swap deal with Albion for McCormack swapped for CMS.
Leeds are still in the middle of a change, or part change, of ownership, which could hold up any major transfer transactions.
I would not want CMS to go, however Leeds have got Snodgrass who does not want to extend his contract there. I wonder if he fits the bill for us? (Keeping CMS at the Amex of course).
Don't go to Lewes tonight!!!
The Yorkshire Post also stating that, (And Quote) "Brighton and Mackail-Smith are away in Spain at the moment"
Hard luck Lewes lol.
Camicus
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3:02pm Tue 17 Jul 12
cybergu11y wrote:Thanks for that just to clear one or two things up. 1) I work full time so if I dont get back to you within 5 minutes Im doing the job Im paid to do. 2) McCormack+500k For CMS 3) My source is a Ex leeds development player who now works at Elland road. I must say hes not a wum and has always proved reliable in the past.
Rhodes Seagull wrote:It's all the usual b*llsh*t rumour, interestingly Camicus failled to give his source even when pressed. Trust Gus, he and Mr B have done us proud so far.
Correct me here if wrong, but memory tells me that CMS wanted to come to Brighton to play for Brighton?
If we go down the road of a part swap deal here then we get a player who as far as I can see has never said he wants to play for Brighton.
Me!! I would rather we keep CMS and feel it would be a BIG error to let him go!!!!
Hope that clears everything up
BobbyZamoraIsALegend
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4:25pm Tue 17 Jul 12
BobbyZamoraIsALegend
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4:28pm Tue 17 Jul 12
e believes the tabloids right??!!??
http://www.mirror.co
.uk/sport/football/t
ransfer-news/leeds-u
nited-boss-neil-warn
ock-1144476
tug509
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4:31pm Tue 17 Jul 12
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT. wrote:HPR how many of you are in there????
Cannot blame him I guess although by the time he breaks into the spurs first team, if indeed he ever does, the mighty seagulls will be sitting comfortably above spurs in the premiership.
Jonathan Mouette
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4:42pm Tue 17 Jul 12
tug509
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5:25pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Hovite wrote:Who are palis????
Just a rumour I saw;
Palace set to sign Ross McCormack?
tug509
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5:25pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Hovite wrote:Who are palis????
Just a rumour I saw;
Palace set to sign Ross McCormack?
ballantrrae
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6:00pm Tue 17 Jul 12
rolivan wrote:Others who come to mind are Sammy Nelson, Joe Corrigan and Neil McNab from Spurs although he wasn't at the end of his career.
ballantrrae wrote:BOBBY SMITH,MEL HOPKINS?
MikeTheMan wrote:Good post. Interesting to see if Spurs do sign him.
It'll be sad if we lose a promising young player but moving to a big club is obviously hard to turn down. But I do wonder if he'll regret going to Spurs (if he does) in the end. He has very limited first team experience at the moment and we are an ambitious Championship club. I just think he'd probably do better to get some real experience at the Albion before going to a bigger club. Is he really going to be good enough to actually play for Spurs. Or will he (along with many others) play for Spurs development squad and reserves for a couple of years, be told (along with many others) he won't makethe first team, be released and end up at a Division 2 team as someone who 'was at Spurs' rather than someone who 'played for Spurs'. How many players have we signed with that sort of pedigree over the last 50 years? And how many of them were really very good?
In answer to your final question Bridcutt comes to mind..
Dave5434
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6:05pm Tue 17 Jul 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:Sorry, but Tottenham are not a top four team. They are a mediocre Prem side that live off a bit of history from 50 odd years ago in the days of Bill Nicholson. Since then they have been ****. Their fans are a bunch of wannabe glory boys. Sadly though, much the same way as Liverpool were once a huge club times move on. Once upon a time Preston North End were considered a "big club" . Yet you would not say that about them now. Ditto Wolves.
Who could blame him for refusing to sign a new contract with a mediocre Championship team when a top 4 Premier League team are showing so much interest in him.
farside
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6:07pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Camicus wrote:It's a wind-up by a crippled palarse fan who "edited" wikipedia. Take no notice. McCormack will go to Huddersfield. CMS will go nowhere
Ross McCormak for CMS plus 500k a done deal apparently
tug509
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6:46pm Tue 17 Jul 12
tug509
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7:09pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Rhodes Seagull
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7:27pm Tue 17 Jul 12
WisdomSpeaks
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7:56pm Tue 17 Jul 12
jarmonesque
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8:10pm Tue 17 Jul 12
cvs
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8:27pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Hovite
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8:53pm Tue 17 Jul 12
tug509 wrote:Sorry, Palarse
Hovite wrote:Who are palis????
Just a rumour I saw;
Palace set to sign Ross McCormack?
Camicus
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10:43pm Tue 17 Jul 12
You guys really need to sort it out
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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8:11am Wed 18 Jul 12
Camicus wrote:Unfortunately most of the contributors on this site lack the ability to have an open mind or believe that somebody else may have a different opinion or view to them.
Wtf is up with all the hating? I reported to you exactly what I was told by a reliable source. Suddenly Im a sammer a crippled palarse supporter and yadah yaddah yaddah. 1 Ive been supporting Brighton since 1973. 2 Ive been posting on this site since 2002 as Leeds Seagull.
You guys really need to sort it out
Never_Wrong says...
8:41am Tue 17 Jul 12