Just had a breeze through the Ulloa thread - which ran to 90 pages....
opening page: 'we are after this guy, he looks amazing, could do a job?'
by page 10: passport problems, no chance, what's plan B?
page 20: Ooooohhhh the spanish press says he coming to brighton, yay!
page 30: definitely on...
A lot can be lost in google translation, but sounds promising to me. 'mad bid' now also being translated as 'good offer'? Sounds like someone with a good attitude, wants to play, seems to be considering the benefits of Brighton beyond just money...but maybe all just part of the game, still...
Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the...