[Brighton] Transfer Deadline Day - 1st September 2022

[Icy Gull]

People thinking we don’t need a striker are seemingly missing the very obvious point that we’ve just sold our leading scorer. You could argue we didn’t need to panic re: getting someone in whilst Maupay was here, but it’s nuts to go into the season with just Welbeck.

Have you also consigned Undav to the bin?

 

[Zebedee]

Have you also consigned Undav to the bin?

No but it's clear already that he's nowhere near ready for the PL.

 

[Bozza]

People thinking we don’t need a striker are seemingly missing the very obvious point that we’ve just sold our leading scorer. You could argue we didn’t need to panic re: getting someone in whilst Maupay was here, but it’s nuts to go into the season with just Welbeck.

After five games it's an obviously small sample size, but the way we're playing doesn't seem to be lending itself to chances falling to the one striker we've been playing.

Can anyone recall any chances of note falling to Welbeck thus far this season? He may have had one if not felled for the penalty at West Ham, but other than that I'm scratching my head slightly. Trossard, March and Gross seem to have had the lion's share of our good goalscoring opportunities. To my mind, even Webster has had better chances than Welbz.

 

[Icy Gull]

No but it's clear already that he's nowhere near ready for the PL.

I have been waiting for you to reappear - so after a few mins on the pitch you know better than the club? Wow!!

I know you are a negative fecker who only appears to moan about lack of striker activity twice a year but.....

 

[Mancgull]

It's not as if we haven't spent anything this window :

Adingra £7m
Estupinan £16m
Enciso £9m
Colwill £4m loan fee

Where did you get the info on the Colwill loan fee? Seems high.

 

[Justice]

After five games it's an obviously small sample size, but the way we're playing doesn't seem to be lending itself to chances falling to the one striker we've been playing.

Can anyone recall any chances of note falling to Welbeck thus far this season? He may have had one if not felled for the penalty at West Ham, but other than that I'm scratching my head slightly. Trossard, March and Gross seem to have had the lion's share of our good goalscoring opportunities. To my mind, even Webster has had better chances than Welbz.

His hold up play has been key in most of those chances the outlet we missed on Tuesday. We looked lost without him.

 

[Bozza]

His hold up play has been key in most of those chances the outlet we missed on Tuesday. We looked lost without him.

Oh absolutely - I'd not downplay the role he plays in the side at all.

It was just a bit of devil's advocacy to the we *NEED* a goalscoring striker viewpoint.

(I'd like us to have the option of a fox-in-the-box for the record)

 

[GT49er]

There's a few rumours flying around Arsenal about Eddie Nketiah possibly moving to Brighton. Whether it would be on loan or permanently is unknown but I rate him very highly. A sort of Jermain Defoe like striker with his pace and ability to find goals. I think he'd be the missing piece in the jigsaw for the Seagulls. It'll be interesting to see if this deal comes off today. He wouldn't be cheap but he is real top quality.

The Eddie Nketiah (and his agent) whose wage and fee demands even Palarse couldn't agree to last summer? The Eddie Nketiah who's just signed a 5 year £100K a week deal with Arsenal? That Eddie Nketiah? Hmmm .............. what has FabRom got to say? 'Has agreed wages with Brighton*'? - I should coco!
If Arsenal want him to get some game time and decelopment, ad are willing to pay a substantial proportion of his wages for a year, then I guess we could consider a loan. Not for me, Clive.

* Just for the record, as far as I know FabRom hasn't said this!

 

[GT49er]

After five games it's an obviously small sample size, but the way we're playing doesn't seem to be lending itself to chances falling to the one striker we've been playing.

Can anyone recall any chances of note falling to Welbeck thus far this season? He may have had one if not felled for the penalty at West Ham, but other than that I'm scratching my head slightly. Trossard, March and Gross seem to have had the lion's share of our good goalscoring opportunities. To my mind, even Webster has had better chances than Welbz.

I seem to remember an eminently scoreable header over the bar? Newcastle perhaps?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

It's not as if we haven't spent anything this window :

Adingra £7m
Estupinan £16m
Enciso £9m
Colwill £4m loan fee

Hang on.

Colwill was reported as a free loan with no fee.

 

[dwayne]

Oh absolutely - I'd not downplay the role he plays in the side at all.

It was just a bit of devil's advocacy to the we *NEED* a goalscoring striker viewpoint.

(I'd like us to have the option of a fox-in-the-box for the record)

We need another wellbeck type player urgently. Even potter has said this. Can't rely on an Irish youth player to fill that gap.

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[amexer]

Early days for Undav. Unbelievable people writing him off. Just by watching he is learning what is expected in PL. Maupay did miss loads of chances and Undav will get his chance to prove he can do better

 

[Swansman]

Oh absolutely - I'd not downplay the role he plays in the side at all.

It was just a bit of devil's advocacy to the we *NEED* a goalscoring striker viewpoint.

(I'd like us to have the option of a fox-in-the-box for the record)

Undav is the fox in the box I think...

Personally I would prefer a 200 cm tall beast with decent technique, good aerial ability and great strength. Or some 150 cm sprinter with outrageous pace.

Optimally someone who is both but they don't grow on trees.

 

[Clive Walker]

Nothing gonna happen today. Might as well do some work.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Oh absolutely - I'd not downplay the role he plays in the side at all.

It was just a bit of devil's advocacy to the we *NEED* a goalscoring striker viewpoint.

(I'd like us to have the option of a fox-in-the-box for the record)

What you need is a front man who worries the defence. I remember last season in particular at home to Villa where they appeared completely relaxed with Maupay's presence and happy to go 1 on 1 with him, meaning they had men over to double on Trossard or other threats.

What I note with Welbeck is that he is a real concern for the opposition, he comes short, he cuts in from wide, his movement is good and intelligent - they cannot relax and teams want to mark and cover him which does leave space for others. Trouble is, the space left for others doesn't panic the opposition and so they are quite happy covering off Welbeck. If you're an opposition manager setting up against us, your priority is cutting off Welbeck and Trossard, and keeping an eye on Gross. If you've got that covered, then you can leave space for some of our other players knowing it's not quite such a risk i.e. you're not really going to prioritise doubling up on March hence he has got into some great goalscoring positions.

I'd be just as happy with a goalscoring midfielder being added to our ranks right now as another striker. I think ideally if you are playing 1 up front need 3 goal scoring midfielders in your side to chip in with 7 or so goals each and we have 2 basically, especially with MacA playing deeper.

 

[Seagull27]

Early days for Undav. Unbelievable people writing him off. Just by watching he is learning what is expected in PL. Maupay did miss loads of chances and Undav will get his chance to prove he can do better

Yep some people have short memories. Remember how gash Spanish Dave was in his early days. Bissouma looked dodgy. Plenty of others have taken a while.

Players often need time to fit into the team/league, and sometimes the coaches need to work out how to best use the player. We can't really judge him until around Christmas imo.

 

[GT49er]

We need another wellbeck type player urgently. Even potter has said this. Can't rely on an Irish youth player to fill that gap.

We don't actually know that yet (althugh if an 18 year old can cut it as a striker in the PL he will indeed be a remarkable prospect) - and maybe it's exactly what the club are going to do.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Nothing gonna happen today. Might as well do some work.

What....

give your self a slap with a wet fish man, work can do one today.

Today we wake up full of optimism, and slowly as it dawns on us that nothing major is going to happen, we shrug our shoulders, tell ourselves that we trust the board and Potter is happy with the squad, possibly we let out a little whimper, and then quietly die a little inside, knowing welbeck is going to get injured on Sunday.

That is the law of transfer day.

 

[spence]

We don't actually know that yet (althugh if an 18 year old can cut it as a striker in the PL he will indeed be a remarkable prospect) - and maybe it's exactly what the club are going to do.

He is 17.

 

[Clive Walker]

What....

give your self a slap with a wet fish man, work can do one today.

Today we wake up full of optimism, and slowly as it dawns on us that nothing major is going to happen, we shrug our shoulders, tell ourselves that we trust the board and Potter is happy with the squad, possibly we let out a little whimper, and then quietly die a little inside, knowing welbeck is going to get injured on Sunday.

That is the law of transfer day.

Just saw that Leeds got rejected by psv last night for a striker, moved onto Marseille this morning and got the job done.

He’ll end up being shite but due to the way we operate transfer deadline day is always a bore fest for us.