Albion's online army of fans have been barred by the PFA from completing a hat-trick of awards for Seagulls players.
Daniel Marney was voted the PFA fans' player of the month for division one in August/September.
Graham Barrett was the October winner of the same prize, which is determined by the number of votes a candidate receives via the web site of the players' union.
The PFA smelt a rat. After spotting a web site message asking fans of other clubs to trade votes, they have suspended and withdrawn Albion votes for November.
That has scuppered a plot by Seagulls supporters to make Richard Carpenter the latest recipient of the award.
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