Cash-strapped Brighton were denied a six-figure boost when Watford beat Leeds in Sunday's Coca-Cola Championship play-off final.

Bosses at the Withdean were keeping a close eye on events in Cardiff due to the terms of full-back Dan Harding's transfer to Leeds last summer.

The tribunal package for the England Under-21 international included a clause which entitled the Seagulls to £150,000 if Leeds won promotion, but Watford's 3-0 victory left not only the Elland Road money men disappointed.