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This summer - potential signings (6 Viewers)

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  • Start date Mar 15, 2023
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JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Mar 16, 2023
  • #106
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I'll throw in a hand grenade here, but if we were to lose Gus (I'd be focused on him signing a new contract over anybody else), I'd be looking to see how Liam Walsh performs/stays fit between now and the end of the season. Only because I think he is a top player (with sh*te injury record, granted!)
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Bright Enobakhare???
 
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long way home

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  • Mar 17, 2023
  • #107
If Vik extends and we announce a stadium deal i think we are in for a good summer. Im sure the big 3 will extend and other players will want to come. id love to see early signings of McNally, Dasilva, Kipre or Cresswell, Doyle and Panzo, that for me would be a brilliant start to the summer.

Anything after that ill trust in MR to get it right with the incomings in more attacking positions. Although i like some attacking names been mentioned already Ogbene, Dowell, Bowler and Chair could fit in well with us I think.

We will see the exit door swing as well with Rose, Waghorn, Kane, DeCosta, Kelly, Walker, Reid, Bapaga, Cashman and McGuire going through it. Loads to do for MR and staff but should be fun for us fans.
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Mar 17, 2023
  • #108
baldy said:
Who’s Dabo scored against?
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His only goal came for Swindon in the 2016/17 season against Oxford United
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 17, 2023
  • #109
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
His only goal came for Swindon in the 2016/17 season against Oxford United
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He likes scoring with Oxford
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Mar 17, 2023
  • #110
He’s also scored a 40 yard own goal for Vitesse
 
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SBT

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  • Mar 19, 2023
  • #111
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Jamie Paterson 18th time lucky
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For all the fuss we made about him in January, he’s played less than 60 minutes of football since the start of the year. Even Maguire’s seen more game time.
 

Gint11

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 19, 2023
  • #112
how did Jerry Yates play yesterday? Could he be an option alongside Vik and Marty next year? Doubt he’d cost much and seems lively against us?
 
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slowpoke

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  • Mar 19, 2023
  • #113
Deniz Undav who we have apparently been linked with playing for Brighton today.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Mar 19, 2023
  • #114
Gint11 said:
how did Jerry Yates play yesterday? Could he be an option alongside Vik and Marty next year? Doubt he’d cost much and seems lively against us?
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Looked very alert and busy, could blend nicely with Vik
 
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Alkhen

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  • Mar 19, 2023
  • #115
Always rated Yates, did cross my mind yesterday that he could be a good pickup
 
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edgy

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #116
Like the look of Reda Khadra from Brighton. On loan at Blues currently. 21yo attacking midfielder.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #117
edgy said:
Like the look of Reda Khadra from Brighton. On loan at Blues currently. 21yo attacking midfielder.
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Brighton have a number of good young players on their books their scouting system is top notch. They buy reasonably cheap and sell at good profit.
What a signing that Mitoma is for just a couple of million
They’ll get 50mill for him should they sell.
And of course still got some dibs on our Vik.
 
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long way home

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #118
The way Brighton have built is a way others have in the past of similar sizes. Its not easy and tends to go in cycles but they are a club heavily invested in the youth and scouting system. You have to admire the way they keep producing and mixing the transfer system and academy system to drive the club forward They recruit smart, buy smart and sell smart all in away that still allows them to compete at the highest level.

Its good to see clubs rise and sustain themselves but that becomes the hardest part. Once you are there decisions have to be spot on majority of the time to keep it going. But recruiting is so important to any club and not just player the whole structure has to have good people all seeing the same vision.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #119
long way home said:
The way Brighton have built is a way others have in the past of similar sizes. Its not easy and tends to go in cycles but they are a club heavily invested in the youth and scouting system. You have to admire the way they keep producing and mixing the transfer system and academy system to drive the club forward They recruit smart, buy smart and sell smart all in away that still allows them to compete at the highest level.

Its good to see clubs rise and sustain themselves but that becomes the hardest part. Once you are there decisions have to be spot on majority of the time to keep it going. But recruiting is so important to any club and not just player the whole structure has to have good people all seeing the same vision.
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In Brighton's case the group it sits in has debts of £445m as at 30/6/21 albeit £336m owed to its owner. It is ridiculous how it is held up as some sort of beacon of sustainability - shows how perverse the English game is.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #120
fernandopartridge said:
In Brighton's case the group it sits in has debts of £445m as at 30/6/21 albeit £336m owed to its owner. It is ridiculous how it is held up as some sort of beacon of sustainability - shows how perverse the English game is.
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Assume a big chunk of that is on the stadium?
 

JimmyHillsbeard

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #121
robbiethemole said:
Looked very alert and busy, could blend nicely with Vik
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He hasn’t scored from open play all season.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #122
mark82 said:
Assume a big chunk of that is on the stadium?
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Stadium cost £90m to construct apparently but the stadium company owes £200m to other parts of the group, not sure what the rest represents.

The football club made a loss of £60m y/e 2020, £46m y/e 2021
 
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JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #123
JimmyHillsbeard said:
He hasn’t scored from open play all season.
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I got this from a Lancs Evening Post article quoting Andy Morrell. Thinking abt Blackpool’s goals vs us in Oct I’m not sure it’s true (but it was his last league goal prior to the QPR game).
His 11 goals this season inc 2 penalties in last two games after a barren spell in a team that’s going down. Was linked w Rangers in January, Blackpool apparently asked for £5m
 
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long way home

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  • Mar 20, 2023
  • #124
fernandopartridge said:
In Brighton's case the group it sits in has debts of £445m as at 30/6/21 albeit £336m owed to its owner. It is ridiculous how it is held up as some sort of beacon of sustainability - shows how perverse the English game is.
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I understand, but i was talking purely about the recruiting model and the ability to mix academy and transfers of players to sustain the level they play at. The game off the field is fucked i think we all know that with Brighton being no exception.
 
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Bertola

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  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #125
JimmyHillsbeard said:
I got this from a Lancs Evening Post article quoting Andy Morrell. Thinking abt Blackpool’s goals vs us in Oct I’m not sure it’s true (but it was his last league goal prior to the QPR game).
His 11 goals this season inc 2 penalties in last two games after a barren spell in a team that’s going down. Was linked w Rangers in January, Blackpool apparently asked for £5m
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He definitely scored from open play against us. Header at the back post
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #126
I’d spend chunk of Gyok Money on Ellis Simms assuming Everton stay up
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #127
long way home said:
If Vik extends and we announce a stadium deal i think we are in for a good summer. Im sure the big 3 will extend and other players will want to come. id love to see early signings of McNally, Dasilva, Kipre or Cresswell, Doyle and Panzo, that for me would be a brilliant start to the summer.

Anything after that ill trust in MR to get it right with the incomings in more attacking positions. Although i like some attacking names been mentioned already Ogbene, Dowell, Bowler and Chair could fit in well with us I think.
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Not sure what budget you think we have, but if 50% of the above happened we'd need to sell about 28,000 STs and hope Doug King finds a fistful of dollars down the back of his settee.
 

MAFF

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  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #128

 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #129
Sick Boy said:
Josh Doig from Hellas if they go down.
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He’s being monitored by Juventus and Napoli, so no chance. It also goes to show how much Serie A has declined over the last 10 years.
 
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junglej13

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  • Mar 21, 2023
  • #130
Normally not a fan of bringing back old players but wonder whether Ostigard would consider a move back. Has only played 5 games for Napoli this season. I'm sure he couldn't fail to notice the development in Viktor since he left.
 

slowpoke

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #131
He was good here could he repeat that ? Napoli are well clear at the top of Serie A so not being a regular doesn’t mean he’s no good, I’d expect he’d cost a fair bit though.
 

TomRad85

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #132
Isco available on a free for the run-in. Get the wallet out Doug.

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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #133
Sick Boy said:
He’s being monitored by Juventus and Napoli, so no chance. It also goes to show how much Serie A has declined over the last 10 years.
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Surely the premier league is more appealing than Napoli and Juve
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #134
junglej13 said:
Normally not a fan of bringing back old players but wonder whether Ostigard would consider a move back. Has only played 5 games for Napoli this season. I'm sure he couldn't fail to notice the development in Viktor since he left.
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Not sure I rated him tbh, poor on the ball and rash. Good in the air. For the type of fee and wage you'd take McNally every day of the week.
 
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Marty

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #135
I like Ostigard, big, strong, powerful, vocal, has flaws to his game but he was only 19/20 when he was with us. I think he would be the long term successor to Fadz if he were to sign, but his career is beyond us currently, plenty of clubs further up the food chain would take him.
 

slowpoke

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #136
fernandopartridge said:
Not sure I rated him tbh, poor on the ball and rash. Good in the air. For the type of fee and wage you'd take McNally every day of the week.
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Why not both, but agree likely to be expensive.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #137
Marty said:
I like Ostigard, big, strong, powerful, vocal, has flaws to his game but he was only 19/20 when he was with us. I think he would be the long term successor to Fadz if he were to sign, but his career is beyond us currently, plenty of clubs further up the food chain would take him.
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Not sure he’s beyond us - he’s not good enough for the PL.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #138
slowpoke said:
Why not both, but agree likely to be expensive.
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Because we are not in that position realistically
 

TomRad85

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  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #139
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Surely the premier league is more appealing than Napoli and Juve
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Cov over Napoli or Juve? That's Sunderland forum levels of madness.

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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 22, 2023
  • #140
TomRad85 said:
Cov over Napoli or Juve? That's Sunderland forum levels of madness.

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Haha, at times you'd think we're a reincarnation of 1980's AC Milan based on this forum.
 
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