grubbyhands
Well-known member
Yup, this. Let's get behind the chairman and the boys eh?
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Bloom's Open Letter
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Yup, this. Let's get behind the chairman and the boys eh?
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 17,102
Take your pick and throw money at them, easy. They are in a different game to us.
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drew
Drew
Can't believe the amount of so called fans demanding TB sends a blank cheque to a selling club/player/agent irrespective of the consequences of financial mismanagement when you consider our predicament just 20 years ago.
Also the idiots that think everything was left to the last minute. Get real.
Also the idiots that think everything was left to the last minute. Get real.
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
How can it be true when its merely an opinion?
Dunk £25m
Knockaert £20m.
Stephens £12m.
Izquierdo £13m.
Duffy £10m
Skalak £2.76
That's some warchest to raid League One and Championship clubs.
Seasidesage
New member
It could be what happened? If it is Winstanley will survive I assume. I'd be surprised if we have abandoned a wage structure. To run a club without one would be suicide or Pompey
How realistic that structure was with the new tv deal I doubt we'll ever know. FWIW I think we were too rigid with the plan to buy top performers from the lesser leagues in the early months. It was a good idea as buying the usual suspects that other relegated teams do hasn't worked for other teams in our place previously but it didn't address our move obvious problem with strikers. By the time we widened the search we had already made a poor start and that combined with our relative lack of finance when competing with the other PL clubs plus the time constraints and especially the swiss lad failing his medical meant we run out of time.
All of that is pure conjecture of course,
Seasider78
Well-known member
- Nov 14, 2004
- 5,937
Where have we said we are overpaying? We were reported to be chucking £10-18m at clubs last night so clearly the money was there we just did not get it done. I respect Bloom for coming out and making a statement and as a fan (behind his positive statement) he will be as disappointed as all of us particularly as this weakens our chances of staying up and becoming an established premier league club.
Let us not forget we had one fit striker in our last premier league match day squad which is unforgivable at this level. Even with Murray fit we do not have that alternative option that allows Chris to mix it up a bit. We suffered from this last season when Baldock was injured and we played Murray and Hemed together in a two and we missed the running in behind that a striker with pace gives you. We are now in a division that is far less forgiving and will be poorer for not having this option in the match day squad with no sign of Baldock returning soon.
However despite this the club should be congratulated for the business they did get over the line and in Izquierdo we have added pace and goals which will help relieve some of the pressure on the strikers and Brown when fit again will give us an added option. Krul adds much needed PL experience to the squad and a viable alternative to Ryan if needed and Schelotto looks like a great addition alongside the our other additions earlier in the window.
We are fans we will get over this and get behind the team with the players we have but hard not to feel we have left ourselves an uphill task to get to January still in the mix where the club can hopefully achieve what the club aimed for in this window and bring in much needed striking option(s).
Fingers crossed we can keep the current strikers fit and they pull it out of the bag for us and priority now is supporting them and giving them every confidence at this level
March ?
Johnny RoastBeef
These aren't the players you're looking for.
- Jan 11, 2016
- 3,157
A synical man might describe Jose's method as effective but dubious. To me it seems he does like to milk every club he manages for as much as he can on transfers, predominantly signing players who are represented by his agent and close friend Mino Raiola, for what might be considered as above market value. To an outsider looking in it has a whiff of 'conflict of interests' that may or may not result in financial benefits that might be seen as sleazy.
But then again, he does get results.
We think that we're really big and an amazing draw. But so do 35 other English clubs, some with billionaire owners, throwing all rules out of the window on fees/wages.
Niasse, Janssen, Babacar, Jovetic would not think of little old Brighton & Hove Albion FC as a footballing attraction.
Depends on his season. What do you reckon - £15m?
The_Viper
Well-known member
We'll see maybe 5 million of that to spend. Got to remember Barber and co will be pooping themselves with glee being able to talk about FFP again.
Have to admit I am still feeling ****ing disappointed after yesterday. After waiting 34 years getting back to the PL and being supposedly PLR since we first entered the Amex, I really thought the club would have managed to sort out their striker recruitment this window.
It pains to say that three clubs with smaller attendances, little old Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Burnley have shown us how to operate in your first season in PL. You could also add Swansea to that list. They didn't need to spend heavily this time, except HTFC, as they had already assembled reasonable squads.
However, having now got this off my chest will be back next week helping to be the twelfth man and attending all home and some away matches to help us achieve a reasonable position by the start of January. Hopefully, then, we will be able to, at last, find the elusive striker.
It pains to say that three clubs with smaller attendances, little old Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Burnley have shown us how to operate in your first season in PL. You could also add Swansea to that list. They didn't need to spend heavily this time, except HTFC, as they had already assembled reasonable squads.
However, having now got this off my chest will be back next week helping to be the twelfth man and attending all home and some away matches to help us achieve a reasonable position by the start of January. Hopefully, then, we will be able to, at last, find the elusive striker.
Could easily reach that figure and beyond but needs to show it now. Certainly has the ability.
- Jan 3, 2012
- 16,569
I realise that, but the point was they were trying to achieve something and didn't.
bravohotelalpha
Well-known member
Nail. On. Head.
Plus smirking cock Howe would swap squads in the blink of a (black) eye.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
Bloom's letter looks very fair to me. Alright, we did not get the striker that we wanted- but , hey... stuff happens in life and you don't always get what you want.
At least the man cares. He is a supporter just like us and for that we should be grateful. I don't want the club owned by some foreign CEO of of a far Eastern corporation who views it as an investment and a tax break .
It must be harder to 'sell' this club to the experienced players we want, when newly promoted with no Prem record. .
So how about keeping the faith , showing our support and demonstrating that we ,as well as the players have the stomach for the battles ahead.
At least the man cares. He is a supporter just like us and for that we should be grateful. I don't want the club owned by some foreign CEO of of a far Eastern corporation who views it as an investment and a tax break .
It must be harder to 'sell' this club to the experienced players we want, when newly promoted with no Prem record. .
So how about keeping the faith , showing our support and demonstrating that we ,as well as the players have the stomach for the battles ahead.
Then WE GO AGAIN.
A few years older and wiser, but the stoic Albion support are patient when it comes to getting to the top division. Season 2052/53 it is.
Chickenlittle
Active member
"Two strikers down,
who gives a f**k,
we're Brighton & Hove Albion
and we're stayin' up'....
and repeat...
