northstandsteve
Well-known member
No brainer just tell the Rams to do one. Not for sale. Seems they keep wanting to unsettle other Championship Clubs/Players. Butterfield no, Antonio (he wants a pay rise??)
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[Albion] Dale Stephens
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glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
as Isaid on another thread
we are in the driving seat tell them to go away and maybe come back with a really silly offer otherwise just do one and manage like we had to last season
Best is available
we are in the driving seat tell them to go away and maybe come back with a really silly offer otherwise just do one and manage like we had to last season
Best is available
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Nail on head. I don't think that JFC, Ince and Holla can do the CM job that Stephens and Kayal do. Crofts 5 years ago could, but as you say after his injury we just don't know. They all fit into a certain role in a 3 man centre midfield.
It will be interesting to see if any of the others can adapt their game to fill in when Stephens and Kayal inevitably get injured or suspended. Going on previous seasons none of them have the attributes needed at the moment, but players can learn and adapt. I'll bow down to our coaching team's skill if they can turn any of those three into a box to box midfielder.
*edit* Good to see most are of the same opinion on this, totally agree with everything [MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION] [MENTION=14364] [MENTION=28365]Codner's Wallop[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6560]lethaldrizzle[/MENTION] have said
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Brighton & Hove Albion
A big no from me, would rather lose Dunk IF we had to sell one of them
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Clearly a page-filler with zero to back it up.
Chance of happening 0%.
Chance of happening 0%.
Johnny Byrne superstar
New member
Others seem to rate him slightly more highly than I do but for the sake of stability and the partnership forming with King Kayal I definitely wouldn't sell
Johnny Byrne superstar
New member
Not keen on his twitter profile saying Bolton/Brighton - backs up the theory he likes it up north (family etc) - irrespective of this I can't see us selling
dr415414
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- May 6, 2015
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And also was at Charlton quite a while before us so it's not as if he's not used to it darn sarf. Reckon the Bolton bit is that he's just proud of his home town
Agreed. Does a lot of good work that many wouldn't notice. When he plays well, we play well. Important player to hang onto IMO.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
This aint happening. The midfield is well balanced and working, Hughton won't tip the balance this close to the window close. He's too good a player for £2.5m too.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Precisely why I think it would need to be a very, very good price to prise him away - far more than his "market" value.
Spearritt of the Albion
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 220
His family are big Bolton fans. Not surprising as that's where he comes from. His dad was on Homes Under the Hammer buying a property for Dale to let out. No doubt he'll end up there later in his career, just like Zamora has come back to us. Nobody could blame him for that.
In the meantime he's a Brighton player and long may it stay that way!
Puppet Master
non sequitur
- Aug 14, 2012
- 4,055
Stephens is tidy.
Wouldn't sell for two and a half mill, not with today's prices being bandied about.
Wouldn't sell for two and a half mill, not with today's prices being bandied about.
Machiavelli
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After the past two years, I'm pleased to be able to do this about this comment, and how B&HA are doing vis-a-vis Derby:
Machiavelli
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spring hall convert
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Given our recent business, Stevens is worth more to us than Dunk, I reckon. The ability to play 4-4-2 with two B2B midfielders is crucial to our success this year.
If Crofts were to return capable of performing the role, the offer increased and we had a suitable replacement ready to go, I'd consider it but until then it's a very firm no.
If Crofts were to return capable of performing the role, the offer increased and we had a suitable replacement ready to go, I'd consider it but until then it's a very firm no.
bobby baxter
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- Jan 31, 2014
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If we continue with the current run of good form, we will have to get used to clubs expressing interest in our players.
It's positive as long as players heads don't get turned.
BrianWade4
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Our best player after Kayal
Derby can suck one.
Derby can suck one.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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It does show that we have got some good players, but they are players we need to keep if we are going to mount a serious challenge for promotion.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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CM with Kayal and Stephens is very strong. Do not see why we would cash in on a player who if fit will start most games this year. Especially to a side in our division. We playing hard bal with Fulham over dunk and will do the same I think with anyone after Stephens. Take 5million plus to get him as we don t need to sell and he seems happy