3 in - a disappointing striker on loan a la Akpom, a half decent CB and a keeper no one's heard of. Goldson out on loan.
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[Albion] How much BUSINESS will we do on transfer deadline day?
- Thread starter Bozza
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I only focus on first team signings coming in.
Genuinely I must be looking at a basic webpage of the Argus. Looking at it right now I can only see recent stories on Murray's injury, Hemed bid rejected, Goldson loan, another on Murray, Britos says sorry, Zurich slagging us off, MKDons beat us.
None about first teamers being chased by us. But [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] has just explained to me how it works with Naylor/Owen.
Plus the Argus doesn't appear to publish transfer gossip, unlike other 'news' outlets.
P.S. I've never been part of the mob that appears to have it in for Naylor.
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Bladders
Twats everywhere
How it works with Naylor
Name crops up we have no interest In
Feed Naylor it's a No
Name crops up we have major interest in
Feed Naylor it's a No
Name crops up we've enquirer about but is way down the list
Toss Naylor a bone and say there's some interest
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Name crops up we have no interest In
Feed Naylor it's a No
Name crops up we have major interest in
Feed Naylor it's a No
Name crops up we've enquirer about but is way down the list
Toss Naylor a bone and say there's some interest
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portslade seagull
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Can only see two out with no incoming
He is very good at criticising others ideas/suggestions without ever coming up with any of his own.
Marshy
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Bozza is more in the know than Mr Naylor...
But simply cannot give anything away or his sources will dry up..
That's what I reckon anyway
But simply cannot give anything away or his sources will dry up..
That's what I reckon anyway
So 4...
Bladders
Twats everywhere
He's mentioned nothing so pretty pointless for the rest of us
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There was a point where Andy wasn't getting a single scrap from the club and still had a column to write. He filled it with barely disguised bile about NSC and how Brighton fans were so much worse than Palace fans, in a self destructive bout of clickbait.
Now he's back in favour he's able to confirm and deny rumours at will but as [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] says he never, ever breaks them.
So far we've had a 6/10 window, despite a massive spend, and so has he. Both could take it up to 9 tomorrow. But neither are there right now.
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AmexRuislip
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It's like when you shopping with your misses.
9/10 they'll go back to the first item they viewed first when looking at the display.
That's how I see Albions transfer adventure going, we'll get business done by the transfer deadline day, but at a cost mind you.
9/10 they'll go back to the first item they viewed first when looking at the display.
That's how I see Albions transfer adventure going, we'll get business done by the transfer deadline day, but at a cost mind you.
Machiavelli
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Tis all true, but it works the other way too. Surely any potential incoming signing is in an unusually fine situation with us, as they'll avoid our stringent medical examination. Darren Anderton, come on down, and meet Sam Baldock.
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- #72
Not at all these days, no.
As I say the club is very tight on this stuff, and I think that tightness is in place internally too. If you don't need to know you won't. If you see something and slip word out, you risk losing your job.
Maybe if I asked the questions, I would get the same "not interested" and "on the list" answers but there seems little point. Someone else is already doing that and I'll not get different answers. I'm happy to just be a fan and find out when everyone else does (or maybe 10 minutes earlier if I happen to notice the email arrive).
sir albion
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2 players in but sadly not very good players on silly wages.
We won't get our main targets as it's too late...!!!
We won't get our main targets as it's too late...!!!
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I don't know AN. I'm just defensive of local football journalism and journalists which i really value.
but yep. If the club do most of their work, scouting in Germany, Spain, Italy etc rather than in Burnley, Salford or Bristol then its perhaps not surprising that the foreign press often break names and not the Argus although their spanish contacts provided plenty of stories at the height of Oscar, Ulloa, Bruno , Spanish Dave era and frequently other reporters working for Newsquest cough up names.
Of course many of those foreign transfer scoops, as you say, are often wide of the mark and left for AN etc to confirm or not. Usually not. A valuable service this summer.
But ultimately the Argus has, as far as i can tell, fewer than 2 journalists reporting on the Albion at any one time, writing multiple stories a day, interviews, profiles, match reports etc. it. And i think it didn't get more support when albion were promoted. Local football journalism is sadly fighting for its life. Its not surprising its not breaking news left,right and centre. Perhaps the editor should hire a few more reporters.
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INS
Hopeful: two strikers, a utility defender in the Gomez mould and then after window closes a free agent GK
realistic: two, at a push three of those listed above
OUTS
Goldson - Championship loan
Ahannach/Skalak - possible loans for either or both
Towell - would sell him but will probably end up staying
Mateju to stay and fight for place, Hemed to stay and run down last year of contract
Hopeful: two strikers, a utility defender in the Gomez mould and then after window closes a free agent GK
realistic: two, at a push three of those listed above
OUTS
Goldson - Championship loan
Ahannach/Skalak - possible loans for either or both
Towell - would sell him but will probably end up staying
Mateju to stay and fight for place, Hemed to stay and run down last year of contract
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i think he had the temerity to say merely that Selhurst was a bit noisy.
But agreed. It was a bit of a cheek.
Well done. I thought you were at Uni, not Infants School. Where shall I send your bright green "I can do sums, me" badge to?
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Transfer dealings aren't ideas or suggestions. They're either happening or they're not. Its not his fault if they're not. Its the club. Which he reports on.
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- #79
I'm not doing that. As I say - I don't look at twitter much and I don't look at the Argus site much as it's an utter abomination IMO.
And you're twisting my words in a way that disappoints me. I thought you were better than that.
But, frankly, I'm not going to enter an argument about it. I think Andy has a very difficult job, for reasons you've stated and more besides. I wouldn't want to have to fill column inches (and web pages) with the volume of well-crafted content he does day in and day out. I had a brief stab for a while on here and it's bloody hard.
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