Brighton and Hove Albion's managerial crisis could be solved - thanks to a non-league coach from Scarborough.

Michael Brennan, who is a serial applicant for football management vacancies, has tossed his hat into the ring after being turned down for the Leeds United job.

In a desperate bid to move into professional management, the 33-year-old has even offered to run the Albion for free.

Mr Brennan said: "I am hungry for success. Brighton are a huge club and I want to take them into the Premiership.

"I am good enough to do the job and am prepared to give 600 per cent more than any other manager.

"I just want to issue a 'come and get me' to the club."

In his quest to become a football league manager, Mr Brennan has being rejected for posts at Leeds, Newcastle, Motherwell, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Walsall and Cambridge.

He is particularly proud of a letter from Motherwell expressing the club's gratitude at his decision to apply.

Now Mr Brennan has set his sights on Brighton and Hove and says he is prepared to cut short his own playing career if he gets the nod to look after the Albion.

However, he admitted he would have to do his homework if he was offered the post.

He said: "I'm not that up on the squad and haven't really been following what is going on there but I have heard of Bobby Zamora."

Although he is confident of guiding Albion to the Premiership, his pedigree has yet to be proved at the top level, despite some successes elsewhere.

He said: "I was in charge of the Trinity Youth Under-15 team in Essex.

"They had never won anything at all in their lives and we went on to win four tournaments.

"I have also taken other clubs up through different divisions."

Spurs fan Mr Brennan had to leave his former club Bottesford Town FC, in Lincolnshire, last season for health reasons but insists he is fit enough to deal with the stress in the first division pressure cooker.

He says he has been influenced most by managers like Glenn Hoddle.

He said: "Glenn has been an inspiration to me especially in his playing days."

However, Mr Brennan said he was his own man when it came to managing football teams and ruled out a link up with faith healer Eileen Drewery.

He said: "In recent years you have to say that managers like Sir Alex Ferguson and, before he got sacked, David O'Leary have been the best."

Mr Brennan describes himself as a flexible coach.

He said: "Normally I am a 4-4-2 man but I would look at changing things round depending on who we were playing.

"I suppose we could go to 3-5-2 if we needed. I'm flexible, you need to look at the opposition."

He said his message to the Albion faithful was just to give him a chance.

He said: "If they want to know who this person is, just call me down for an interview.

"All I can say is give me the job. You will get more out of me percentage-wise than any other manager and I have the skills."

An Albion spokesman said: "We can confirm we have received an application from Mr Brennan. We appreciate the time and effort he has gone to.

"His application will be considered but I have to say it is unlikely he will end up in the top job."