Missing out - Phil Brown (right) tried to sign Jamie Vardy when he was in charge of Preston North End
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown will be back at Halifax Town on Saturday for the first time since failing in a swoop to sign Jamie Vardy.
Brown – who was in charge of Preston North End at the time- watched the current Leicester City star during his spell at the Shay.
But he was unable to complete a deal for the forward.
“The last time I was sitting in the Shay I was Preston North End manager,” recalled Brown “I was with Brian Horton and we were scouting a certain Jamie Vardy.
“We put a bid in for him but we were done by Fleetwood and the rest is history.”
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