how is that any different from our current transfer policy? the whole 'not standing in the way' thing is pretty much our bottom line, is it not? so as I said, a formal recognition between club and player that he can go for x price, as opposed to verbal
No it isn't. Nothing like it. Not even close.
Oh what a little sweetie! You could just pick him up and cuddle him, couldn't you?
That's what i meant!! perhaps poor wording but that is what i meant by 'formal recognition'. i.e there's no way for us to backtrack as it is there written in ink, though I'm not convinced we'd do that anyway. If a player has a price we'd sell them at, then that's that, whether via a releasea clause or merely our word to the player that we wouldn't stand in the way
You don't see the difference between a written contract and an unwritten verbal agreement? Really?
www.theguardian.com
That's a great articleThe Mac Allister family: friends with Maradona to a World Cup with Messi
Carlos Javier Mac Allister played with Diego Maradona for Argentina, now he’s watching his son link up with Lionel Messi
"Mac Allister [senior] speaks warmly of Brighton and of a future in which Alexis continues in the Premier League, stats he runs through underlining his evolution, especially since shifting position. "
Totally agree about keeping it flexible . We had a policy of not taking loanees but that changed this year. Do what is right not what the policy says....that also how you make your first billion...
Be fair. It happens. Dibley believed Beaky when he said "sign the 5 year contract and we'll let you leave next year".
depends how good you think the clubs word is. obviously there's less room for manoeuvre when it's written down, but I honestly believe if we verbally said a player could leave for x price and then we got an offer at x price we would let them go.
www.thetimes.co.uk
Legally, in the UK there isn't a difference. An unwritten verbal agreement still counts as a binding contract under UK law.
Yep………and as time goes buy there are fewer and fewer teams that are a more attractive option for a player than us, so we’ll either let players go because they’re not good enough (and likely still make money on them) or get top dollar from the almost literal handful of clubs that represent a step up.Whilst constantly losing our best players certainly isn’t ideal, it’s a much nicer situation to be in than most clubs. There is not one single player I want to lose from this squad - all of the dead wood is gone. We are fresh, dynamic and a constant machine under Uncle Tony’s statistical magic and the large recruitment team.
Back in my day, growing up in the 90’s with the worst Albion side in history, almost every single one of our players left us to play non-league football. Now they are leaving to join the best teams in the world for figures which would’ve made my head explode.
I think we all know the reality of moneyball. When the offer is right from the right club, with the right need and the disposable income, any single one of our players will go onto bigger things.
In the next few years - perhaps sooner - we are likely to lose MacAllister, Caicedo and Trossard as a minimum. Possibly Sanchez too. Then Groß and Welbeck are winding down.
There will be a lot of signings by us in the next year I think - getting the conveyor belt going, working through work permits/acclimatisation/development with the next talents. Buy one for £5-10m, sell one for £30-50m. This is the model and we need to accept it.
I’m just enjoying it while it lasts and expect every single player to give 100% in the stripes while they are here. When the offer comes in, cheerio, onto the next one.
Sustainability is the goal. We are massively improving and overperforming in every single metric, ultimately leading us to our league position.
Still need a striker to lead the line, though.
I’d say none, possibility of the 31st, I’d say more likely for Everton.
