[Albion] Predicting future signings

[amexer]

I think Potter saw himself as just a coach and was very much a yes man as far as players concerned. apart from of course Webster. Zerbi I think will be very hands on and even at this stage will have players in mind.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Amazing analysis Swanny. I’m saving the thorough read for after the final however.

Not sure why you’ve not fingered Édouard as a potential signing?

 

[fruitnveg]

CAM:
Would like a new 10 player, but ideally someone who can play anywhere. That would be Xavi Simons, for me. Would be pricey as PSV wouldn’t want to sell, but I think he would be an incredibly good buy, and can play as a 10, right wing left wing, anywhere across the front.

Simons in particular is destined for a bigger move than to Brighton. One can dream though.

That said, CAM is the area i think we need to most right now. Lallana is great but already well into his twilight playing years and we have no depth in the position. Maybe a job for Moder on his return? If not and we're to spend big anywhere, it has to be on a CAM.

 

[Swansman]

Spain and Italy will be very interesting markets the next summer, likely even more so than SA (where I expect Brighton to remain active) when it comes to signing finished products.

In Spain, all the clubs are piss poor. They took a loan this summer on a percentage of future TV fees, just to keep their businesses going. Any PL team coming in to buy their players will be greatly appreciated in a lot of clubs. There's great business to do there because La Liga is virtually just as good as the Premier League since despite the lack of transfer activity, they have absurd youth production.

Italy will be interesting more due to RDZ & co coming in. Clubs in Italy are also generally poor. The quality is a bit lower overall than in La Liga but in each Serie A team you can find players who could improve this squad.

 

[Mackenzie]

Last summer I, immediately after Cucurella was sold, suggested that Pervis would replace him. Mainly for two reasons: 1. he was at the top of fbref.com's "similar players" when I looked at Cucurellas page, and 2. we had heard of him before.

Its not the first time fbref makes these comparisons between Albion players and players linked with the club. For example, Nicolas Gonzalez is seen as the most similar player to Leo Trossard.

Fbref is one of the sites with the most data points, making it somewhat interesting and better compared to most sites.

Players are only compared with other players from the top 5 leagues so any hidden Eredivisie gems etc. will not appear here.

Possible replacements for Robert Sanchez:
1. Jose Sa, Wolves
2. Maxime Dupe, Toulouse
3. Emiliano Martinez, Villa
4. Lukas Hradecky, Leverkusen
5. Antony Lopes, Lyon
6. Kevin Trapp, Leverkusen
7. Guglielmo Vicario, Empoli
8. Wojzszszszs Szcznenynenznny, Juventus
9. Marvin Schwäbe, Köln
10. Steve Mandanda, Rennes

Out of these we can rule out a number of players (Sa and Martinez) due to being too good/expensive. Most are too old (Dupe, Trapp, Mandanda, Hradecky, Lopez, Polish guy).

This leaves us with two candidates: Schwäbe (26 year old, Köln) and Vicario (27, Empoli), if Sanchez would be sold and replaced this summer. It appears that Vicario recently was picked for the Italian national team and seems to generally be considered a very good keeper.

Possible replacements for Lewis Dunk:
1. Jose Fonte, Lille
2. Gian Marco Ferrari, Sassuolo
3. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
4. Gerzino Nyamsi, Strasbourg
5. Joe Rodon, Rennes
6. Raphael Varane, Manchester United
7. Philipp Lienhart, Freiburg
8. Gabriel, Arsenal
9. Robin Le Normand, Real Sociedad
10. Eric Dier, Spurs

A bunch of these can be ruled out for either being too old or too established, leaving us with Nyamsi (26), Rodon (25), Lienhart (26) and Le Normand (26) as potential Dunk-esque players who could swop in if the club feels it needs another players like that or if he's off to Chelsea or something... As Joe Rodon has been rumoured to Brighton before, I wouldn't be too surprised to see it happening.

It could be mentioned that five or six of these names also appear in the Webster comparison, indicating that Brighton indeed are looking for a certain kind of CBs.

Possible replacements for Perverto Carlos:
1. Adrien Truffert, Rennes
2. Alex Telles, Sevilla
3. Johan Mojica, Villarreal
4. Jose Luis Gaya, Valencia
5. Javi Galan, Celta Vigo
6. Mathias Oliveira, Napoli
7. Diogo Dalot, Manchester United
8. Zeki Celik, Roma
9. Lucas Digne, Aston Villa
10. Caio, Monaco

21-year-old left back Adrien Truffert from Rennes tops the list. Celik, Oliveira, Gaya and Caio are all between 25-26 and could also be possible candidates. But why make it difficult? Young mr Truffert seems like he fits all the criteria when Perv moves to Melchester Rovers for £92.5m in the summer.

Possible replacements for Moises Caicedo:
1. Oriol Romeu, Girona
2. Marc Roca, Leeds
3. Johann Lepenant, Lyon
4. Charles Aranguiz, Leverkusen
5. Valentin Rongier, Marseille
6. Manuel Locatelli, Juventus
7. Dominik Kohr, Mainz
8. Nabil Bentaleb, Angers
9. Rodrigo Bentacur, Tottenham
10. Cheick Docoure, Crystal Palace

20-year-old French midfielder Johann Lepenant and 26-year-old Juve midfielder Locatelli are probably the only ones who are any likely if you consider age and availability etc. Don't know much about the French guy, but Locatelli would be a very interesting player who might not be entirely out of reach.

Possible replacements for Alexis Mac (pause) Allister:
1. Oscar Arnaiz, Celta Vigo
2. Giacomo Bonaventura, Fiorentina
3. Santi Comesana, Rayo Vallecano
4. Ruben Alcaraz, Cadiz
5. Franck Kessie, Barcelona
6. Tanguy Ndombele, Napoli
7. Kevin Stöger, Bochum
8. Samuel Moutoussamy, Nantes
9. Nicolas Dominguez, Bologna
10. Youssouf Fofana, Monaco

24-year-old Oscar (who are nice) tops the list ahead of a bunch of slightly older men (Santi is 26 and could be considered, I guess). Further down the list we find 24 yo Argentinian midfielder Nicolas Dominguez from Bologna who does smell a bit Albion. Fofana is also 24, but might be out of reach... maybe. One of these might replace Alexis.

Possible replacements for Adam Lallana
1. Emil Forsberg, Leipzig
2. Nikola Vlasic, Torino
3. Gianluca Caprari, Monza
4. Giacomo Raspadori, Napoli
5. Mario Götze, Frankfurt
6. Rodrigo, Real Betis
7. Jonathan Ikone, Fiorentina
8. Nedim Bajrami, Sassuolo
9. Aleksei Miranchuck, Torino
10. Mario Pasalic, Atalanta

Lots of quality here, much of which might be difficult to get. Emil Forsberg tops the list but is too old (31) and well-paid (Red Bull). Giacomo Raspadori got his debut and breakthrough under RDZ in Sassuolo but might be very difficult to sign as he is playing in what might be the best team in the world currently. 22-year-old Rodrigo from Real Betis looks like a decent candidate, 24yo Ikone and 23yo Bajrami (who also pops up as a possible replacement for the AMC version of Alexis) are also worthy of a mention. Personally I would like the slightly older Mario Pasalic from Atalanta.

Possible replacements for Pascal Gross
1. Benjamin Bourigeaud, Rennes
2. Luis Alberto, Lazio
3. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
4. Nicolo Barella, Inter
5. Christian Eriksen, Manchester United
6. Martin Ödegaard, Arsenal
7. Piotr Zelinski, Napoli
8. Teun Koopmeiners, Atalanta
9. Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City
10. Carlos Soler, PSG

Plenty of "yeah, seems like a good idea, whats the problem?" here but in reality some of them might be difficult to get. The 29-year-old Frenchman topping the list is also high on the list when comparing Gross against AMCs rather than MCs (which is the case above). But he is a bit old. Nicolo Barella (26), Koopmeiners (24) and Carlos Soler (26) are probably the only somewhat realistic signings on the list, at least if the latter could move/reduce wages in order to get some more game time. Most likely none of these are ever going to play for Brighton though.

Possible replacements for Kaoru Mitoma
1. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
2. Jadon Sancho, Manchester United
3. Martinelli, Arsenal
4. Kingsley Coman, Bayern
5. Jack Grealish, Manchester City
6. Tete, Leicester
7. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal
8. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
9. Mattia Zaccagni, Lazio
10. Hirving Lozano, Napoli

A lot of class here. 26 year old Jonathan Bamba from Lille and 27 year old Mattia Zaccagni might be the only realistic candidates. Seems to easier to just keep Mitoma, so lets go with that.

Possible replacements for Solly March
1. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
2. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
3. Aleksandr Golovin, Monaco
4. Matteo Politano, Napoli
5. Jack Harrison, Leeds
6. Junior Messias, Milan
7. Raphina, Barcelona
8. Lorenzo Pellegrini, Roma
9. Florian Sotoca, Lens
10. Cengiz Under, Marseille

Bamba again. Maybe a sign of some sort? I'm convinced. Sign him up. Golovin (26) from Monaco might be another candidate, or why not Lorenzo Pellegrini (26) from Roma. But lets go with Bamba.

Possible replacements for Leandro Trossard
1. Nicolas Gonzalez, Fiorentina
2. Tete, Leicester
3. Martinelli, Arsenal
4. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
5. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
6. Jesper Lindström, Frankfurt
7. Raheem Sterling, Chelsea
8. Moussa Diaby, Leverkusen
9. Phil Foden, City
10. Riyad Mahrez, City

Tross left but was arguably not replaced. This list includes some of the players also seen as similar as Mitoma/March, and also includes former (?) target Nicolas Gonzalez. But we're already signing Jonathan Bamba as the new fancy winger.

Possible replacements for Danny Welbeck
1. Ollie Watkins, Villa
2. Danny Ings, West Ham
3. Kai Havertz, Chelsea
4. Moussa Dembele, Lyon
5. Gaetan Laborde, Lille
6. Giovanni Simeone, Napoli
7. Che Adams, Southampton
8, Breel Embolo, Monaco
9. Alvaro Morata, Atletico
10. Tammy Abraham, Roma

Want a shite, expensive striker who does not want to play for Brighton? Well, look no further! Two or three of them would be fine to see in a Brighton shirt but there's really no one all that tempting.

Possible replacements for some other players
- Flavius Daniluc (21, Salernitana) or Nehuen Perez (22, Udinese) for Veltman (CB). Bafode Diakite (22, Lille) or Jean-Kevin Duverne (25, Brest) for Veltman (RB).
- Issa Kabore (21, Marseille), Miguel Gutierrez (21, Girona), Nicola Zalewski (21, Roma) or Sergio Akieme (25, Almeria) for Tariq Lamptey.
- Warmed Omari (21, Rennes), Jon Pacheco (22, Real Sociedad), Edmond Tapsoba (24, Leverkusen) or Srdan Babic (26, Almeria) for Levi Colwill.

We'll see if any of these end up in Brighton at some point... but I'm at least fairly sure many of the players mentioned in this post will be at least rumoured to the club.

That must have taken a while to research. Well done on the effort, it’ll be interesting to see how many of these lads end up with us.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Great thread.

As always, I’d prefer it if we focussed on the French league as it is the most similar in style to the PL and it is the league new signings adapt quickest from.

With that in mind, I really like the look of Lillian Thuram’s younger son Khephren as the Caicedo replacement. Slightly mixed season but I think he’s got all the attributes. Realistic signing at this time in his career too I feel.

 

[Machiavelli]

Thanks Swanny. The board is a better place with you around.

 

[Swansman]

Great thread.

As always, I’d prefer it if we focussed on the French league as it is the most similar in style to the PL and it is the league new signings adapt quickest from.

With that in mind, I really like the look of Lillian Thuram’s younger son Khephren as the Caicedo replacement. Slightly mixed season but I think he’s got all the attributes. Realistic signing at this time in his career too I feel.

France is definitely a gold mine. So much talent and quality. Comes with downsides to go for that market though: everyone has been following it for a long time now, since Wenger used to find top class players in every little corner of France. Also it is one of those countries (similar to how England used to be) where the football is quite ghetto and you might find yourself buying trouble if you don't research a players personality and behaviour.

 

[Farehamseagull]

France is definitely a gold mine. So much talent and quality. Comes with downsides to go for that market though: everyone has been following it for a long time now, since Wenger used to find top class players in every little corner of France. Also it is one of those countries (similar to how England used to be) where the football is quite ghetto and you might find yourself buying trouble if you don't research a players personality and behaviour.

All good points.

I also really like Fofana at Monaco and he would be a wonderful Caicedo or Mac Allister replacement but agree with you that he would be unrealistic. Certainly expect to see both him and Thuram playing for elite sides in the near future. Both powerhouses in midfield.

The French strength in depth is amazing. Their list of central midfielders alone is ridiculous.

 

[The Fits]

All good points.

I also really like Fofana at Monaco and he would be a wonderful Caicedo or Mac Allister replacement but agree with you that he would be unrealistic. Certainly expect to see both him and Thuram playing for elite sides in the near future. Both powerhouses in midfield.

The French strength in depth is amazing. Their list of central midfielders alone is ridiculous.

I would say if we sell both Mac and Moises it's almost certain we will sign a young French/African French DM.

 

[Hugo Rune]

K

I would say if we sell both Mac and Moises it's almost certain we will sign a young French/African French DM.

I think a midfield of the following next season (minus the two £70m players) could work if we don’t want to spend too much:

Groß
Moder
Alzate
Ayari
Gilmour
Johnny (or similar £10m max SA kid)

This would be assuming we’re playing Facundo or Sarmiento in Lallana’s position regularly.

 

[The Fits]

K

I think a midfield of the following next season (minus the two £70m players) could work if we don’t want to spend too much:

Groß
Moder
Alzate
Ayari
Gilmour
Johnny (or similar £10m max SA kid)

This would be assuming we’re playing Facundo or Sarmiento in Lallana’s position regularly.

Lot of BIG if's there. We haven't even seen Ayari play. Alzate is out on loan. Moder injured. Vs two of the best CMs in the game. We will need to replace in some way if they both leave

 

[Swansman]

K

I think a midfield of the following next season (minus the two £70m players) could work if we don’t want to spend too much:

Groß
Moder
Alzate
Ayari
Gilmour
Johnny (or similar £10m max SA kid)

This would be assuming we’re playing Facundo or Sarmiento in Lallana’s position regularly.

With that midfield, I'd bite someones hand off for 17th place.

 

[Hugo Rune]

With that midfield, I'd bite someones hand off for 17th place.

Let’s hope we spend then because that’s what we’re looking at if we just sell.

 

[KZNSeagull]

We need to sign Wojzszszszs Szcznenynenznny just for Warren.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Last summer I, immediately after Cucurella was sold, suggested that Pervis would replace him. Mainly for two reasons: 1. he was at the top of fbref.com's "similar players" when I looked at Cucurellas page, and 2. we had heard of him before.

Its not the first time fbref makes these comparisons between Albion players and players linked with the club. For example, Nicolas Gonzalez is seen as the most similar player to Leo Trossard.

Fbref is one of the sites with the most data points, making it somewhat interesting and better compared to most sites.

Players are only compared with other players from the top 5 leagues so any hidden Eredivisie gems etc. will not appear here.

Possible replacements for Robert Sanchez:
1. Jose Sa, Wolves
2. Maxime Dupe, Toulouse
3. Emiliano Martinez, Villa
4. Lukas Hradecky, Leverkusen
5. Antony Lopes, Lyon
6. Kevin Trapp, Leverkusen
7. Guglielmo Vicario, Empoli
8. Wojzszszszs Szcznenynenznny, Juventus
9. Marvin Schwäbe, Köln
10. Steve Mandanda, Rennes

Out of these we can rule out a number of players (Sa and Martinez) due to being too good/expensive. Most are too old (Dupe, Trapp, Mandanda, Hradecky, Lopez, Polish guy).

This leaves us with two candidates: Schwäbe (26 year old, Köln) and Vicario (27, Empoli), if Sanchez would be sold and replaced this summer. It appears that Vicario recently was picked for the Italian national team and seems to generally be considered a very good keeper.

Possible replacements for Lewis Dunk:
1. Jose Fonte, Lille
2. Gian Marco Ferrari, Sassuolo
3. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
4. Gerzino Nyamsi, Strasbourg
5. Joe Rodon, Rennes
6. Raphael Varane, Manchester United
7. Philipp Lienhart, Freiburg
8. Gabriel, Arsenal
9. Robin Le Normand, Real Sociedad
10. Eric Dier, Spurs

A bunch of these can be ruled out for either being too old or too established, leaving us with Nyamsi (26), Rodon (25), Lienhart (26) and Le Normand (26) as potential Dunk-esque players who could swop in if the club feels it needs another players like that or if he's off to Chelsea or something... As Joe Rodon has been rumoured to Brighton before, I wouldn't be too surprised to see it happening.

It could be mentioned that five or six of these names also appear in the Webster comparison, indicating that Brighton indeed are looking for a certain kind of CBs.

Possible replacements for Perverto Carlos:
1. Adrien Truffert, Rennes
2. Alex Telles, Sevilla
3. Johan Mojica, Villarreal
4. Jose Luis Gaya, Valencia
5. Javi Galan, Celta Vigo
6. Mathias Oliveira, Napoli
7. Diogo Dalot, Manchester United
8. Zeki Celik, Roma
9. Lucas Digne, Aston Villa
10. Caio, Monaco

21-year-old left back Adrien Truffert from Rennes tops the list. Celik, Oliveira, Gaya and Caio are all between 25-26 and could also be possible candidates. But why make it difficult? Young mr Truffert seems like he fits all the criteria when Perv moves to Melchester Rovers for £92.5m in the summer.

Possible replacements for Moises Caicedo:
1. Oriol Romeu, Girona
2. Marc Roca, Leeds
3. Johann Lepenant, Lyon
4. Charles Aranguiz, Leverkusen
5. Valentin Rongier, Marseille
6. Manuel Locatelli, Juventus
7. Dominik Kohr, Mainz
8. Nabil Bentaleb, Angers
9. Rodrigo Bentacur, Tottenham
10. Cheick Docoure, Crystal Palace

20-year-old French midfielder Johann Lepenant and 26-year-old Juve midfielder Locatelli are probably the only ones who are any likely if you consider age and availability etc. Don't know much about the French guy, but Locatelli would be a very interesting player who might not be entirely out of reach.

Possible replacements for Alexis Mac (pause) Allister:
1. Oscar Arnaiz, Celta Vigo
2. Giacomo Bonaventura, Fiorentina
3. Santi Comesana, Rayo Vallecano
4. Ruben Alcaraz, Cadiz
5. Franck Kessie, Barcelona
6. Tanguy Ndombele, Napoli
7. Kevin Stöger, Bochum
8. Samuel Moutoussamy, Nantes
9. Nicolas Dominguez, Bologna
10. Youssouf Fofana, Monaco

24-year-old Oscar (who are nice) tops the list ahead of a bunch of slightly older men (Santi is 26 and could be considered, I guess). Further down the list we find 24 yo Argentinian midfielder Nicolas Dominguez from Bologna who does smell a bit Albion. Fofana is also 24, but might be out of reach... maybe. One of these might replace Alexis.

Possible replacements for Adam Lallana
1. Emil Forsberg, Leipzig
2. Nikola Vlasic, Torino
3. Gianluca Caprari, Monza
4. Giacomo Raspadori, Napoli
5. Mario Götze, Frankfurt
6. Rodrigo, Real Betis
7. Jonathan Ikone, Fiorentina
8. Nedim Bajrami, Sassuolo
9. Aleksei Miranchuck, Torino
10. Mario Pasalic, Atalanta

Lots of quality here, much of which might be difficult to get. Emil Forsberg tops the list but is too old (31) and well-paid (Red Bull). Giacomo Raspadori got his debut and breakthrough under RDZ in Sassuolo but might be very difficult to sign as he is playing in what might be the best team in the world currently. 22-year-old Rodrigo from Real Betis looks like a decent candidate, 24yo Ikone and 23yo Bajrami (who also pops up as a possible replacement for the AMC version of Alexis) are also worthy of a mention. Personally I would like the slightly older Mario Pasalic from Atalanta.

Possible replacements for Pascal Gross
1. Benjamin Bourigeaud, Rennes
2. Luis Alberto, Lazio
3. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
4. Nicolo Barella, Inter
5. Christian Eriksen, Manchester United
6. Martin Ödegaard, Arsenal
7. Piotr Zelinski, Napoli
8. Teun Koopmeiners, Atalanta
9. Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City
10. Carlos Soler, PSG

Plenty of "yeah, seems like a good idea, whats the problem?" here but in reality some of them might be difficult to get. The 29-year-old Frenchman topping the list is also high on the list when comparing Gross against AMCs rather than MCs (which is the case above). But he is a bit old. Nicolo Barella (26), Koopmeiners (24) and Carlos Soler (26) are probably the only somewhat realistic signings on the list, at least if the latter could move/reduce wages in order to get some more game time. Most likely none of these are ever going to play for Brighton though.

Possible replacements for Kaoru Mitoma
1. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
2. Jadon Sancho, Manchester United
3. Martinelli, Arsenal
4. Kingsley Coman, Bayern
5. Jack Grealish, Manchester City
6. Tete, Leicester
7. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal
8. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
9. Mattia Zaccagni, Lazio
10. Hirving Lozano, Napoli

A lot of class here. 26 year old Jonathan Bamba from Lille and 27 year old Mattia Zaccagni might be the only realistic candidates. Seems to easier to just keep Mitoma, so lets go with that.

Possible replacements for Solly March
1. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
2. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
3. Aleksandr Golovin, Monaco
4. Matteo Politano, Napoli
5. Jack Harrison, Leeds
6. Junior Messias, Milan
7. Raphina, Barcelona
8. Lorenzo Pellegrini, Roma
9. Florian Sotoca, Lens
10. Cengiz Under, Marseille

Bamba again. Maybe a sign of some sort? I'm convinced. Sign him up. Golovin (26) from Monaco might be another candidate, or why not Lorenzo Pellegrini (26) from Roma. But lets go with Bamba.

Possible replacements for Leandro Trossard
1. Nicolas Gonzalez, Fiorentina
2. Tete, Leicester
3. Martinelli, Arsenal
4. Felipe Anderson, Lazio
5. Jonathan Bamba, Lille
6. Jesper Lindström, Frankfurt
7. Raheem Sterling, Chelsea
8. Moussa Diaby, Leverkusen
9. Phil Foden, City
10. Riyad Mahrez, City

Tross left but was arguably not replaced. This list includes some of the players also seen as similar as Mitoma/March, and also includes former (?) target Nicolas Gonzalez. But we're already signing Jonathan Bamba as the new fancy winger.

Possible replacements for Danny Welbeck
1. Ollie Watkins, Villa
2. Danny Ings, West Ham
3. Kai Havertz, Chelsea
4. Moussa Dembele, Lyon
5. Gaetan Laborde, Lille
6. Giovanni Simeone, Napoli
7. Che Adams, Southampton
8, Breel Embolo, Monaco
9. Alvaro Morata, Atletico
10. Tammy Abraham, Roma

Want a shite, expensive striker who does not want to play for Brighton? Well, look no further! Two or three of them would be fine to see in a Brighton shirt but there's really no one all that tempting.

Possible replacements for some other players
- Flavius Daniluc (21, Salernitana) or Nehuen Perez (22, Udinese) for Veltman (CB). Bafode Diakite (22, Lille) or Jean-Kevin Duverne (25, Brest) for Veltman (RB).
- Issa Kabore (21, Marseille), Miguel Gutierrez (21, Girona), Nicola Zalewski (21, Roma) or Sergio Akieme (25, Almeria) for Tariq Lamptey.
- Warmed Omari (21, Rennes), Jon Pacheco (22, Real Sociedad), Edmond Tapsoba (24, Leverkusen) or Srdan Babic (26, Almeria) for Levi Colwill.

We'll see if any of these end up in Brighton at some point... but I'm at least fairly sure many of the players mentioned in this post will be at least rumoured to the club.

Er... who the hell is Perverto Carlos?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Thorough

I must confess: TLR

My bad.

 

[Winker]

When Southampton go down, then Che Adams would be a decent punt.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Isn't @Swansman point that we are using these stats (or at least stats like this contribute to TBs database) IE Gonzalez and Pervis.
We don't just sign kids. And we haven't just been linked with kids. Sounds like we've been close to signing Gonzalez a couple of times.

Our policy is a secret, but it is rumoured to involve sourcing the best available talent at a competitive cost, particularly by identifying players with potential, normally young, and under the radar. Plus some other types who have unique talents that make a mockery of their market price.

I'm just hoping that the Albion being 'comfortably top ten and improving' and 'trophy potential', as we may be becoming, may focus the minds of ambitious youngsters who fancy a proper crack at the EPL. That said. I still think that Darwen Nunez is a bit of a wanka.

 

[Albion Robster]

Superb topic of discussion Swanny. Fantastic research.
Like others said, it’s great to have you contributing on our board.