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.
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.
He likes scoring with Oxford
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.Jamie Paterson 18th time lucky
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?
Looked very alert and busy, could blend nicely with Vik
Always rated Yates, did cross my mind yesterday that he could be a good pickup
Like the look of Reda Khadra from Brighton. On loan at Blues currently. 21yo attacking midfielder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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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He definitely scored from open play against us. Header at the back post
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why not both, but agree likely to be expensive.
Cov over Napoli or Juve? That's Sunderland forum levels of madness.
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