08 Jun 2026 09:25:51
Coventry bid £20m for on loan Brighton Carl Rushworth.

I think that is still excellent value for the 24 year old English keeper, and a far better option than Nick Pope and an upgrade on Darlow in my opinion.

1.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 13:22:41
Yep. Here we go again. Outsmarted and outbid by lesser teams.

2.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 13:46:08
Of course he was on loan to Coventry last season, so a bid from them was virtually inevitable.

3.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 14:15:17
Brighton have 2 good, very dependable 35 year old gks in Vebruggen and Steele.

But even so, if Brighton were to sell 24 year old Rushworth this summer, that suggests for me they don't rate him that highly.

Brighton are also renowned for getting top dollar from any player sale (rated highly by them or not) , so will be looking for more than £20 million imo.



By the way, Coventry, with Rushworth in a weak standard Champo, were still shipping in a goal per game. ?

4.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 15:15:37
Accidentally thumbs upped Class of 92's ridiculous reply. How exactly have we been outsmarted to sign a keeper we have never had any interest in?

5.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 15:19:11
Rushworth has played nearly 200 games, but not one for Brighton, and I think he's one year left on his contract. Time to cash in Rushworth for good money.
Their current senior keepers are ok, and they have a youngster coming through - James Beadle. He might end up the best of them. Only 19.

6.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 15:31:43
Hmmmm. That wasn't Class who made that reply. I guess, 'tt' stands for tut tut?

7.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 16:23:09
Aha, Dune, only one year left on his contract.

In that case, Brighton might not get top dollar for him.

8.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 16:48:41
Brighton (Matt Ryan) aside, has a fantastic record for signing and developing keepers. Walton, a very good keeper, went to Ipswich for a song. Beadle is highly rated, but, for the supporters, believe it or not, Jason Steele is still far and away the most popular keeper.

Tom McGill is the next keeper to make the next step (loan club) this coming season.

Verbruggen's agent is not hugely popular, as he is constantly trying to market him out to Spuds/Bayern.



Don't think we will actually sign a keeper (actually, I believe we do need one, though) . Karl is a great back up, but we have to look to improve every year if we want to maintain our EPL status.

Nothing in my post about being outsmarted. Just love my club to sign a fantastic young keeper we can rely on for a good few seasons.

9.) 08 Jun 2026
08 Jun 2026 17:18:40
Baz, one year left on Rushworth's contract, but an option for a further year.

10.) 09 Jun 2026
09 Jun 2026 07:22:17
They will trigger the extension, thus increasing the sale price.

11.) 09 Jun 2026
09 Jun 2026 18:58:58
The English market is absolutely nuts.