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Which manager would you want to tie your long term future too?
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Sound like Perry from Kevin and Perry. ...are you a teen?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It's fashionable to dislike Poyet at the moment.
Players will go for the best contract regardless of manager.
Players will go for the best contract regardless of manager.
symyjym
Banned
Not necessarily, you have players like Giggs, Scholes, the Neville’s and then you have the Bellemy’s, Crouch’s.
Brighton have a lot to offer and Bridcutt needs to be his own man and not in the Gus and Oatway gang. No offence to them but Bridcutt isn’t an outgoing in your face character, they are like chalk and cheese.
Time for him to move on and stay with us for now where Oscar wants him to play progressive football and express himself, and not the ridged role that Gus wants him to play.
Another Prem Club, then it's a different story.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Depends which club they are at.
Sunderland is not a long term successful prospect given recent experience in the top flight
Brighton is a completely unknown prospect due to lack of recent experience in the top flight
Sunderland is not a long term successful prospect given recent experience in the top flight
Brighton is a completely unknown prospect due to lack of recent experience in the top flight
drew
Drew
Ridiculous thread as most managers only last 2 maybe 3 years and most players contracts are about the same although they probably move on a bit quicker than that. Stupid to sign for a club because of the manager only to find he is sacked within months!!!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The players that you have named were hardly likely to get better contracts elsewhere when they were already at the top of their game. Much as I love Brighton it's only players like Kerry Mayo who turn down other clubs to stay here for their whole career.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
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Tough call, if Gus had kept his dummy in his mouth and stayed I reckon he would have got the Spurs job that recently became available.
I much prefer OG's class as a person though I have to confess. Give it another year and I hope he'll be above Gus in the achievement stakes for the Albion
Gus made it quite clear he saw us as a fast track to better job, Oscar may think the same but fortunately he doesn't keep telling us about it.
I much prefer OG's class as a person though I have to confess. Give it another year and I hope he'll be above Gus in the achievement stakes for the Albion
Gus made it quite clear he saw us as a fast track to better job, Oscar may think the same but fortunately he doesn't keep telling us about it.
People have genuine reasons to dislike Gus, not just to follow mere fashion.
Creaky
Well-known member
Hmmm - I hope OG tops GP's achievements by getting us promoted but I don't remember GP making the sort of comments you mention during his first half season at the Albion - I guess OG still has time
Taking off the rose tinted glasses how could any player select BHAFC in the Championship over playing in front of much larger crowds with Sunderland against much better opposition in the Premiership and to top it all a higher pay packet! - No way.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
They may in their own minds but the criticisms I have seen on Nsc have been exaggerated.
Icy Gull
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Hmmm - I hope OG tops GP's achievements by getting us promoted but I don't remember GP making the sort of comments you mention during his first half season at the Albion - I guess OG still has time
Taking off the rose tinted glasses how could any player select BHAFC in the Championship over playing in front of much larger crowds with Sunderland against much better opposition in the Premiership and to top it all a higher pay packet! - No way.
Maybe but Gus was a complete rookie, Oscar isn't, so had to achieve something to tout himself, otherwise he'd have come across as a complete twerp
How about the idea that Barnes would be willing to DROP a division? Worrying, if true.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He has achieved a lot already with Brighton. Rescuing us from the relegation zone within 5 months of starting. Achieving a record number of points, record number of weeks at top spot and third best ever win ratio for a Brighton manager, then our highest position for 30 years. Not bad for a manager who was going to be sacked by Boxing Day eh?
He's in the Prem in his second ever job and has now gone 5 games unbeaten. He may well keep Sunderland up, and then go onto a better job. He's still only in his 40s.
symyjym
Banned
I don't know, we have El Abd, Greer, Calde who will end their careers here and I would guess that Upson will be here to the end as well. All of them will probably play a big part in the academy and our future.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Greer Calde & Upson have come to us past their prime, that is well into their 30s. El-Abd is like Kerry Mayo insomuch that he's a local lad content to play at this level, but if we get promoted, then he would go.