[Albion] Was it right to clap Macca yesterday?

[El Presidente]

Personally delighted to see him back at the Amex, and clearly RDZ happy to see him too, but appreciate other views are available as evidenced here

 

[JetsetJimbo]

Literally the only person in the whole of this planet's existence who has won the world cup as a Brighton player. Of course it was right to clap him.

 

[JOLovegrove]

I thought it was a nice touch. The fact RDZ lead it gave me the stamp of approval I needed.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yep. Good servant to the club, left on good terms, RDZ clearly still has time for him, gave us the first goal. What more can you ask?

 

[Farehamseagull]

Yep it was.

Personally I won’t be doing the same to Caicedo though.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Why not. Humble guy who appreciated what the Albion had done for him. No animosity surrounding his departure.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Yep it was.

Personally I won’t be doing the same to Caicedo though.

I’m booing Caicedo.

 

[tigertim68]

Maybe a good servant to the club , if he thought that much of the club would not of put a cheap transfer fee into his contract ,
the club did as much for him as he did for us

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Terrific player for us and seems a decent fella, so yes of course.

Wasn't afraid to hack one or two down though was he?

I don't think he'll do much for Liverpool playing in that deeper lying position

 

[Hotchilidog]

Not only was it right, it was incredibly heartwarming. I'm glad RDZ took him on a lap of appreciation so we could all express it.

 

[Nibbler]

Well loved at our club. Why wouldn't we clap him?

 

[JetsetJimbo]

Maybe a good servant to the club , if he thought that much of the club would not of put a cheap transfer fee into his contract ,
the club did as much for him as he did for us

TBF it didn't look so cheap at the time. He was expected to be a bit-part player, at best, in an Argentina side that many doubted could win the world cup.

Then he then went on to be a star player in the Argentina side that won the world cup, which obviously made his value shoot up. But if that hadn't happened, selling him for around the same amount that we'd sold Bissouma for would have looked like a decent bit of business.

 

[Midget]

Yes as he played well for us and left in "the right way".

Just this time though, his first time back. Meh hereafter.

Unless he does something booable in a later game like cause one of ours an injury, in which case booooooo etc.

 

[Arthur]

Personally delighted to see him back at the Amex, and clearly RDZ happy to see him too, but appreciate other views are available as evidenced here View attachment 167840

That's a Leeds fan attitude!

We're way down the football food chain. Good players will come and the bigger boys will start circling. You can't blame any player for wanting to better themselves by wanting to go to bigger clubs. Mac went about his transfer with dignity and respect for Brighton therefore nothing but respect from me.

Caceido on the other hand. f*** him!

 

[BN41Albion]

Personally delighted to see him back at the Amex, and clearly RDZ happy to see him too, but appreciate other views are available as evidenced here View attachment 167840

The grammar in that Twitter post tells you all you need to know

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

He's a true legend in my book. Lovely chap, gave his all and as a BRIGHTON player played an instrumental part in Argentina winning the world cup. That's one of the recent stats that I never once considered a possibility until RDZ came along.

 

[El Presidente]

Maybe a good servant to the club , if he thought that much of the club would not of put a cheap transfer fee into his contract ,
the club did as much for him as he did for us

Bought for £9m and sale price up to £55m seems a decent deal to me

 

[1066familyman]

Of our recent departures, I have a brief league table of clapping to complete indifference or booing. It's all theoretical though, as I rarely get to games these days.

Ali Mac and big Dan Burn are table topping for clapping. Both parted on very good terms.
Sulky Trossard is firmly rooted at the bottom of the table and I'd happily join in any boos for him.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Well loved at our club. Why wouldn't we clap him?

Not only did we clap him, he clapped us. What a deeply respectful gesture by a top man who clearly still loves our club

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Maybe a good servant to the club , if he thought that much of the club would not of put a cheap transfer fee into his contract ,
the club did as much for him as he did for us

Or he could have not signed the new contract and would have left for even less this this past summer with just a year left on his previous deal. This was one occasion where both parties realised the benefit of a release clause/mechanism and it worked out well for all concerned.