Yes, that makes me chuckle a bit. I mean, Trossard is a senior player himself at the club !! I think it's really poor from him that he trained in a way that resulted in Lallana or the skip calling him out. Trossard should have been helping the younger players by setting an example himself. I think it would have been more mature and respectful of him to train well and slap in a transfer request.
In fact I think Potter helped to put Biss in the shop window himself..."he is very good and deserves to play CL football" if I remember correctly. I thought it a bit odd at the time.
The thing with this is that the #teamslikeBrighton viewpoint is there with the players too.
Why would you take a punt on kids from South America or Africa if you can afford to purchase proven Premier League players like Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Alexandr Zinchenko, Aaron Ramsdale that go on to help make you a table-topping side?
"I know Roberto, train or play badly for him three times and he'll bench you" (even if you're an effing international and senior squad player).
There you go, putting GP down again. He never fell out with Ali
Somedays I think I wouldn't want us to end up as a big 6 team... we'd all become unbearably, entitled twats. One PL and CL win and then slip back into mid table so we've got teams to chase each year. That would be fine for me.
You may be forgetting, Andone, Ryan, Connolly, Maupay....
Who would you rather win the title then? I've no allegiance to Arsenal, but I would rather see them win than anyone else because loads of people said they wouldn't. Also a bit because Ben White (even though the bucket-botherer made him the player he was) is a product of our club. On a related note to that, I've no issue who buys Brighton's players – I doubt the hierarchy of the club does, either – as long as we get the 'right' money for them.
As for the business model – it's doing exactly what you describe (and what it is designed to do): provide players with a platform to develop and showcase their talents, before being sold on for a large profit. If other clubs looked for their own talent (i.e. the players we are bringing through), the BHAFC is missing out – from a financial and a quality player point of view
yeah , he's definitely the ace in his pack .......bloody joke.
Or maybe RDZ was in on the whole thing? He mentioned him a LOT since he arrived, saying he could play better, etc – even after a hattrick at Anfield. It could be a cleverly orchestrated move from the club as a whole to maximise his value, let him move on and re-invest in the 'next Trossard'...
