Pigeon fancying, whippet racing, Ryan Senior, needs to get his financial facts straight.
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Barnsley vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
- Thread starter Dick Head
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Fake News !
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
It would seem that Yarkshire folks are the least informed. Yarkshire born. Yarkshire bred. Strong in't arm. Thick in't 'ead.
When Murray and Baldock are firing on full cylinders they're incredible.
Sheebo
Well-known member
- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
I've had a chat with the lad on Twitter - he seems to have a head in his shoulders at least. I explained it's the Prem Sky £s & parachute money that makes football this way. Also that we have not sold players to offset loss like previous yrs but will have to if don't go up. I did say 'how can we compete with a team with a much bigger budget' may be a better way to word it. Also pointed out in our Withdean days in this div we could have said that about pretty much every club we played.
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
I've seen your chat with him and he is effing clueless. As are his mates on their forum. They see published losses and can't see beyond that. The old 'new stadium, plastic fans' bullshit is on there too.
Wardy's twin
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2014
- 8,443
What is even more clear is that they don't see a club rising out of the ashes of the goldstone, they don't see inspiration but just see us as a club who is (now) able to spend (a lot of) money. Shame really as with regard to the spend we are still not major league when compared to a lot of others who have been in the championship.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Laughable. They're a decent club with a good history, but we took 1300 up there today which is better than anything I've seen from them at the Amex.
JC Footy Genius
Bringer of TRUTH
- Jun 9, 2015
- 10,568
Announced at the game, just under 13 (or 14) hundred. Agree it seemed more though.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Shed load of positives from today, players looked more in control, more determined and more importantly were a unit all working hard for each other.
Hopefully we move on with this type of work ethic
Hopefully we move on with this type of work ethic
To be fair to Barnsley, it's tough to take when you have to sell some of your best players as they've just done with Hourihane, Winnall and Bree to make ends meet.
Of course there are many teams spending money they don't have, which we're not - thanks to TB - but it's not a level playing field for them is it?
Back on the game itself and our second goal - wasn't Knockeart trying to shoot rather than square it to Baldock? Might have got a touch lucky there?
Of course there are many teams spending money they don't have, which we're not - thanks to TB - but it's not a level playing field for them is it?
Back on the game itself and our second goal - wasn't Knockeart trying to shoot rather than square it to Baldock? Might have got a touch lucky there?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
No, Knockaert passed it into the box, Baldock shot.
Yeah, but was Knocky actually trying a shot on goal not a pass? That's how it looked to me
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
No, as I said previously. I think it would have gone wide, with no other contact.
BBassic
I changed this.
- Jul 28, 2011
- 12,318
I think people see 'losses of £30m' and assume we're running like Pompey or QPR aka buying a shit load of mercenaries on obscene wages when we're actually buying cheap (ish) and getting established players on long contracts. Then Bloom is also pumping cash into the training ground etc, which I think counts as football cost, to secure a future.
We're doing it the right way, championed by a Brighton bred chairman. Admittedly to clubs not quite so fortunate I could see how it'd seem like we're buying our way up the leagues but really all anyone would have to do is look past the headlines and possibly read about just how close we've come to oblivion.
We're doing it the right way, championed by a Brighton bred chairman. Admittedly to clubs not quite so fortunate I could see how it'd seem like we're buying our way up the leagues but really all anyone would have to do is look past the headlines and possibly read about just how close we've come to oblivion.
Nixonator
Well-known member
Well done to the 1.4k who went up (seemed like more, certainly in noise levels).
GT49er
Well-known member
No......it was obvious that Knocky played a cannon off Baldock to get it round the keeper! The man's a genius!