[Albion] Kudus vs Palmer: Which of the recent "ones that got away" who do you think would have worked out best

kelvinnewman

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Felt like we were seriously in for both, so which do you think would have worked out best?

And any others we were in for recently that slipped away that you're gutted about?

 

Sheebo

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Palmer - if we were actually in for him which I’m not sure we were.

 

Wozza

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Nunez.

 

kelvinnewman

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Sheebo said:

Palmer - if we were actually in for him which I’m not sure we were.

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I don't know how close it got but there was plenty of reporting we were interested

 

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kelvinnewman said:

Felt like we were seriously in for both, so which do you think would have worked out best?

And any others we were in for recently that slipped away that you're gutted about?

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Palmer is the better player all round, is Chelseas best player and is worth the most.

But I reckon the physicality and type of goal scoring MF Kudus is, is what we're missing more in our squad.

 

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Like Nunez, I doubt we were really close to getting either. Palmer would be amazing in our midfield.

 

GT49er

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Palmer. Was there ever a serious discussion? Better than Jonathan Calleri anyway, any day of the week!

 

kelvinnewman

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Alex Crook who's normally pretty reliable on brighton news...

 

Triggaaar

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Wozza said:

Nunez.

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van Djik

 

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I swear the only place I ever saw Palmer being linked with us was on here

 

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Triggaaar said:

van Djik

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Ian Wright?

 

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Michael Owen.

 

Triggaaar

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Wozza said:

Ian Wright?

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van Dijk is at least still playing

 

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Was Palmer not going to be a loan. As a sale not sure we had much chance.

So I’d say Kudus

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

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Wozza said:

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Ian Wright?

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Kanchelskis

 

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Roy Keane

 

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Triggaaar said:

van Djik

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Yeh - don't think I'll get over that one but doubt if he'd have been here long, is the consolation

 

Beanstalk

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Springal said:

Was Palmer not going to be a loan. As a sale not sure we had much chance.

So I’d say Kudus

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Basically yeah. Palmer was supposed to be very keen for the loan but we weren’t prepared to pay the fee Chelsea were going to.

City always planned to get that pure FFP profit from Palmer then get Doku in to fill his spot in the squad, and Chelsea were all too happy to facilitate it.

 

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Triggaaar said:

van Djik

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Yeah, Van Dijk in the championship, playing next to Lewes Dunk, under Poyet. Boy oh boy.

 

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Don’t think it would have mattered either way, they would have been inevitably injured at some point, probably all season, knowing our luck.