Crispy Ambulance
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Why are Hull City signing a striker from Burgess Hill?
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Cough! Ryman South!
Tubby-McFat-Fuc
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Love reading this thread and all the theories.
Unfortunately the truth as I heard it from a very reliable source is a little more worrying.
We were aware of him, he's been watched many times.
However when we heard Hull City had offered him a two and half year contract, our team went to work and offered him a two WEEK trail with the development squad.
He choose Hull City's two and a half year contract!
Can you blame him if he made comments against the club on twitter! Appartently we even thought we would get him. Arrogance like that from the club, is not got going to make them many friends in local football.
Unfortunately the truth as I heard it from a very reliable source is a little more worrying.
We were aware of him, he's been watched many times.
However when we heard Hull City had offered him a two and half year contract, our team went to work and offered him a two WEEK trail with the development squad.
He choose Hull City's two and a half year contract!
Can you blame him if he made comments against the club on twitter! Appartently we even thought we would get him. Arrogance like that from the club, is not got going to make them many friends in local football.
drew
Drew
Don't you just love Brighton fans. We buy a player who scored 15 championship goals in a team that got relegated and who then gets slated as he fails to score in a poor team where opportunities are thin on the ground and then they moan about the club not signing a player from Ryman South, unproven at any professional level! Hull have money to spunk on a gamble where as we don't. Can anyone else remember the last non-league starlet we signed? Funnily enough, the last I saw of him was missing a penalty at Burgess Hill in a pre season friendly!!!
mona
The Glory Game
I take your point but Solly March was signed from non-league......going back in time Peter Ward and many others.
drew
Drew
True, but would our fans give him a chance given the track record of some on here to over react.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Sake. Anyone would think we've just missed out on the next Michael Owen. He could just as easily turn out to be the next Chris Holroyd.
I'm as macked off as anyone else at where we are right now, but these non-league "starlets" come and go all over the shop, clubs take a punt but the vast majority sink without a trace. Calm the CLUCK down.
I'm as macked off as anyone else at where we are right now, but these non-league "starlets" come and go all over the shop, clubs take a punt but the vast majority sink without a trace. Calm the CLUCK down.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Based on WHAT exactly ? Have either of you seen him play, or know anything about him, other than the fact that Hull have taken a punt ??
Feel free to bounce this thread if he turns up banging them in for a Prem or FL club within the next 5 years. You'll have earned your told-you-so's. Till then, its just another kid getting an extended trial somewhere other than here. The fact that Hull fancy him and we don't is neither here nor there, and bears no reflection on our youth recruitment policy.
Crispy Ambulance
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Yes, seen him several times and he's definitely got something about him. Young, tall, quick, scores and creates goals in equal measure. (See my post below from FA Cup weekend thread back in October). Of course he's nowhere near the finished article but I'm disappointed we haven't taken a punt on him and developed him still further.
Originally Posted by edna krabappel
What's happened to them this season that they're suddenly doing so well, out of interest?
Combination of Chappers (gonna do well to hang on to him), successful youth team stepping up to the plate (Greg Luer - will get sold for sh1tloads) together with settled team (8 of the 11 starting today have started every key game). Playing high tempo passing game and getting better and better with every game.
In fairness to Chappers, finished 8th 2 years ago, 6th last year so a continual progress albeit no-one could have envisaged just how good this season would be. Playing some fantastic stuff, good crowds, club on the up.
Originally Posted by edna krabappel
What's happened to them this season that they're suddenly doing so well, out of interest?
Combination of Chappers (gonna do well to hang on to him), successful youth team stepping up to the plate (Greg Luer - will get sold for sh1tloads) together with settled team (8 of the 11 starting today have started every key game). Playing high tempo passing game and getting better and better with every game.
In fairness to Chappers, finished 8th 2 years ago, 6th last year so a continual progress albeit no-one could have envisaged just how good this season would be. Playing some fantastic stuff, good crowds, club on the up.
Crispy Ambulance
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Thought you were at Sutton?
The Birdman
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Chappers step mother is a Palace Fan she turned his father maybe him as well.
Return of the Rev
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Brighton had a sniff once the hull thing became news but not a serious effort a couple of london prem clubs had a quick look also,i think brighton really have a big issues with developing talent and have lost out on quite a few youngsters who are now in the youth network at london clubs!
Brighton had a sniff once the hull thing became news but not a serious effort a couple of london prem clubs had a quick look also,i think brighton really have a big issues with developing talent and have lost out on quite a few youngsters who are now in the youth network at london clubs!
So what's the point, I wonder, in spending £30M+ on a state of the art training ground?
He has been known since he was a kid by the club, however I dont think the club thought it was obvious at that time that he might develop into perhaps he player he has become.
If what is said is true about the club showing some faint interest when Hull came on the scene, then you must presume that they still felt the same, nothing wrong with that only time will tell.
I think it got mentioned before and there is some truth in it that we sometimes can overlook the local talent or are less likely to take a punt on someone on our doorstep for a similar player further afield.
Sometimes you know just a bit too much about them and that can be a disadvantage for that player.
If what is said is true about the club showing some faint interest when Hull came on the scene, then you must presume that they still felt the same, nothing wrong with that only time will tell.
I think it got mentioned before and there is some truth in it that we sometimes can overlook the local talent or are less likely to take a punt on someone on our doorstep for a similar player further afield.
Sometimes you know just a bit too much about them and that can be a disadvantage for that player.
Return of the Rev
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So they can lift players from other pro clubs whose academies have a lower rating but have put alot of the development work in!
So they can lift players from other pro clubs whose academies have a lower rating but have put alot of the development work in!
Aah. I understand now.
drew
Drew
I was, what's your point?
Return of the Rev
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Crispy Ambulance
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I thought you said the last time you saw him, he missed a pen at BH.
drew
Drew
I was talking about Chris Holroyd.