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[Albion] Locadia tonight



Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
It'd be helpful if Winstanley could share his target list with us, so we can start booing them now.

Finally someone talking sense.
 


Not Andy Naylor

Well-known member
Dec 12, 2007
8,787
Seven Dials
I'm worried that some of our signings represent false economy. We are signing players from poor leagues (I don't count the Bundesliga here) because they supposedly represent better value for money. But then they have to adjust to British physicality and the intensity of the Premier League and sometimes they just won't be good enough. Whereas we may have to pay more for a proven Premier League player but they can adjust far more quickly. What's better, risking £12m + £22m on Locadia and Ali J or £34m on, say, Danny Wellbeck?
 


Kneon Light

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2003
1,818
Falkland Islands
I'm worried that some of our signings represent false economy. We are signing players from poor leagues (I don't count the Bundesliga here) because they supposedly represent better value for money. But then they have to adjust to British physicality and the intensity of the Premier League and sometimes they just won't be good enough. Whereas we may have to pay more for a proven Premier League player but they can adjust far more quickly. What's better, risking £12m + £22m on Locadia and Ali J or £34m on, say, Danny Wellbeck?

AJ wasn't £22 million. Both Locadia and AJ will have sell on value (even if less than we paid) IF we sell them on.
Some foreign players will work, others won't but I'd hate to pay £34m for a player like Wellbeck!!
The wages demanded by British players are also insane. Wellbeck probably on 3x more than Locadia and AJ combined.
The biggest shame was that Newcastle refused to sell Mitrovic to us as relegation rivals when we and he were both keen - would have been ideal.
 


portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
16,979
The main problem isn’t that a Locadia’s not very good, it’s that all the top teams hoover up those strikers who might otherwise play at a smaller club like ours. In the old days, the great leveller was the fact that big or small you could still only field 11 players and it was usually the same 11 too each week. Now, 3rd, 4th, 5th in line for the no.9 shirt are very happy to be as such because the pay is so eye wateringly different. 20-30 years ago they’d be leading the line at another club.
 






Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
I'm worried that some of our signings represent false economy. We are signing players from poor leagues (I don't count the Bundesliga here) because they supposedly represent better value for money. But then they have to adjust to British physicality and the intensity of the Premier League and sometimes they just won't be good enough. Whereas we may have to pay more for a proven Premier League player but they can adjust far more quickly. What's better, risking £12m + £22m on Locadia and Ali J or £34m on, say, Danny Wellbeck?
If only we'd bought Benteke!

I love the great unknowns, and given the choice would take them over a Danny Welbeck every single time.
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Come back here and say that after the Junior Seagulls Christmas disco.

Bring you own glowstick & whistles.
Would Piglet's consider an ecstasy pie?
 


Acker79

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Nov 15, 2008
31,763
Brighton
It'd be helpful if Winstanley could share his target list with us, so we can start booing them now.

Perhaps we should sort out shifts at various hospitals around the world, to boo the maternity wards. A number of those buggers are going to grow up and sign for us eventually...
 




sydney

tinky ****in winky
Jul 11, 2003
17,736
town full of eejits
We could have got CMS back for a one off special to chase around in a style that is ultimately pointless but endearing to supporters....

We have moved on. I have complete faith in Chris Hughton and find the NSC Saturday night shift managers to be highly risible.

oh well ...do excuse me for joining the debate , we were never going to get anything from this game
 


BN41Albion

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Oct 1, 2017
6,356
The main problem isn’t that a Locadia’s not very good, it’s that all the top teams hoover up those strikers who might otherwise play at a smaller club like ours. In the old days, the great leveller was the fact that big or small you could still only field 11 players and it was usually the same 11 too each week. Now, 3rd, 4th, 5th in line for the no.9 shirt are very happy to be as such because the pay is so eye wateringly different. 20-30 years ago they’d be leading the line at another club.

Same with the top English youngsters coming through. All hoovered up by the top teams and most of them barely getting any first team experience bar perhaps the league cup. Surely they'd be better off at a club like ours where theyd gain more experience and game time, but we all know that won't happen.
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
Perhaps we should sort out shifts at various hospitals around the world, to boo the maternity wards. A number of those buggers are going to grow up and sign for us eventually...

Perhaps we just have to have shifts at every hospital waiting for Winstano to come in with a ream of paper and a pen.
After all hospitals would seem to be where he does his scouting.
 




chaileyjem

#BarberIn
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Jun 27, 2012
13,770
Perhaps we just have to have shifts at every hospital waiting for Winstano to come in with a ream of paper and a pen.
After all hospitals would seem to be where he does his scouting.

Except this isn’t even remotely true even for strikers. The fitness of Albion’s new signings in the last few years and games missed is tiny compared to other clubs . (1st in the champ in 16/17, 3rd in the prem in 17/18)
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Here comes the fun sponge.
 






Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
Hope you don't mind me asking but do you have some form of Posting Tourette's Syndrome whereby you feel compelled to continually post without any modicum of humour or insight?

Just asking like :shrug:
That's tough to answer!
 


Tony Meolas Loan Spell

Slut Faced Whores
Jul 15, 2004
18,067
Vamanos Pest
Hemed was used in a very similar way. Man City at home. Tottenham away. Chelsea home and away, didn't get a sniff, fans used this as more evidence for getting rid, casting off to championship and sticking with Murray. It's why fan reaction to Locadia yesterday is so predictable. We've seen it before.

Actually Hemed DID. Against Chelsea he missed a GLORIOUS chance for a far post header, if Glenn was there that spelt GOAL. Also Spurs away gilt edged chance fell to him so he tapped it straight at the keeper. Again if FFS was there 1-1.

In fairness to Locadia (and Im no fan of his) he didn't even get that one chance that Hemed did in those two games.
 


RandyWanger

Je suis rôti de boeuf
Mar 14, 2013
5,994
Done a Frexit, now in London
He seems to have vision and pace that our other players are unaware of. By the time he's made the run, the ball still hasn't been played and he's off side. If only our other players has his abilities he'd have been 1 on 1 a few times at City.
 


Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,110
Surrey
Based on his form at PSV (not a small club), I'm clinging to the hope that he's a confidence player who just needs something to go right. He needs one to go in off his arse or something, because he's been toilet most of the time and has only been "the team average" at best. I just don't want to write him off just yet.
 









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