Dean Brill on trial at Liverpool

20 August 2004

Sources close to the Club indicate that our former star goalkeeper, Dean Brill (pictured aboved with his first manager, Jim Fox, at our recent Club awards night), is being taken on board by Liverpool for a trial period. This will be a tremendous boost for Dean and gives further encouragement to our current younsters hoping to emulate his achievement of becoming a professional football player. It is thought Luton turned down similar offers from Arsenal and Tottemham last season for Dean, mainly due to their goalkeeping crisis at the time.

This item will be updated when further information is available.

Other news is that David Galbraith, who started his football career with our Crawley Rams has become the second former youth player to make the professional grade - this time with Northampton Town. David was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur after before going to the Cobblers.

Luton Town's visitors this weekend, Torquay United, will have another former Crawley player in their team. Goalkeeper Kevin 'Tufty' Dearden will be trying to prevent Hatter's hero Steve Howard from becoming the first player in the Town's history to score in eight consecutive games. Kevin turned out for the Club on Sundays for many years and has played for several league clubs.

Shane Blackett (currently with Dagenham & Redbridge) is hoping to become the third player to come throughout our junior ranks to reach football league status - and we could end up having four players playing league football at the same time!