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Tommy Elphick
- Thread starter The Wizard
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Agree with this - I don't think we could afford the time for him to improve
Sorry, should've said: I don't think we thought we could afford the time for him to improve!
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I agree, the lad seems to have filled out now (which was always on the cards) and i feel he could have stayed but he was probably a little bit too English for GUS and who could ever doubt Gus's decision making.
Strange because we've been at the top end of the Championship for the best part of two seasons. You must read your paper upside down.
Thunder Bolt
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He was happy to stay here, especially the way the club paid for the top surgeon in the world to re-do his achilles op. He was then approached by Bournemouth with a 3 year deal of regular football, so went to see Gus who said he wouldn't stand in his way but would like him to stay. It was Elphick's decision.
Brighton Breezy
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I think people are perhaps missing the point of a squad. Elphick was probably not going to be a starting centre half for a top end Championship side, but he would have been a vital squad player during suspensions, injuries, or when players needed resting.
A better centre back than Painter is a left back but people are happy to have him in the squad.
Also, with no development squad central defenders seemingly good enough to sit on the bench in recent games, would have been handy.
That said, a move was better for his career.
A better centre back than Painter is a left back but people are happy to have him in the squad.
Also, with no development squad central defenders seemingly good enough to sit on the bench in recent games, would have been handy.
That said, a move was better for his career.
The Truth
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Looked top class when defending alongside Butters. Once Butters was gone he never seemed to find his old form again.
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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He didn't play at all last season, no. His return was in the pre-season friendlies this summer just gone. Once he had proven he was back to fitness, Bournemouth SWOOPED for his signature.
That is disgusting. Looking again at the picture, he's at KNEE height ffs!!! That is BEYOND a disgrace of a tackle and deserves as many games as then can allow. I would say that 3 games is nowhere near enough to punish for THAT lunge. It is absolutely disgusting. You get a 3 game ban for gently nudging a ball boy with your foot when he's being a prick, and the same for throwing yourself two footed into someone's leg like this.
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Thunder Bolt
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Were you in the room then ThunderboltHow do you know how it was put to Tommy
Poyet has said it himself in interviews either in the Argus or on Player. Tommy had only signed a one year extension to his contract 4 months earlier.
Elphick commits to Seagulls | Football News | Sky Sports
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Do you believe all that is said through the media, because i would have thought a competitor such as Tommy would have preferred to play for the Albion on the way up, than Bournemouth. Maybe Gus could have phrased it slightly different to Elphick and his agent
Top six is top end. The rest are also rans, but lets see at the end of the season. That is when it counts, not in September.
The Large One
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When i stated English i was meaning non flair clear your lines type of geezer.
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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Like Upson?