[Albion] Alexis Mac Allister and the class of 2018-19

[Bozza]

Mac Allister joined us in the January 2019 transfer window. It's incredible to look back at the players that joined us immediately before, and during, the 2018-19 season...

Date from	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Joining squad	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	10	Florin Andone	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed	First Team	[24]
1 July 2018	CB	14	Leon Balogun	Mainz 05	Free transfer	First Team	[25]
1 July 2018	GK	23	Jason Steele	Sunderland	Free transfer	First Team	[26]
1 July 2018	LB	-	Joe Tomlinson	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	Academy	[27]
5 July 2018	LB	30	Bernardo	RB Leipzig	Undisclosed	First Team	[28]
9 July 2018	GK	-	Hugo Keto	Arsenal	Free transfer	Academy	[29]
16 July 2018	GK	27	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	First Team	[30]
17 July 2018	CM	8	Yves Bissouma	Lille	Undisclosed	First Team	[31]
20 July 2018	ST	26	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	First Team	[32]
25 July 2018	RW	16	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	First Team	[33]
7 August 2018	LW	-	Billy Arce	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	Academy	[34]
7 August 2018	RW	-	Anders Dreyer	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	Academy	[35]
9 August 2018	CB	-	Dan Burn	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	First Team	[36]
9 August 2018	LM	-	Peter Gwargis	Jönköpings Södra	Undisclosed	Academy	[37]
9 August 2018	RB	22	Martín Montoya	Valencia	£6,300,000	First Team	[38]
24 January 2019	AM	—	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	First Team	[39]
31 January 2019	DM	—	Tudor Băluță	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	Academy	[40]
31 January 2019	CF	—	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]

With the departure of Mac Allister, late-bloomer Jason Steele is the only one of the 18 signings still at the Albion, and what a mixed bag it turned out to be.

 

[albionalex]

Inadvertently, the signing of Billy Arce was one of our most important.

 

[Kosh]

Arce, Dreyer, Burn - doesn’t sound too pleasant… I recommended a cold compress.

 

[Jolly Red Giant]

When you have just been promoted and your squad lacks players capable of keeping the club in the PL you go out an buy anyone you think might be an upgrade and who is willing to join a team that will be fighting relegation all season. When Forest got promoted last year they signed 27 players spending something like £170million and brought in another few on loan - and they barely survived this season. In five years time it is very unlikely any of them will be at Forest (even if they get relegated next season which is a distinct possibility)

 

[Stat Brother]

Without putting any effort into the maths, I'm still gonna say the class of 2018/19 made a decent amount of cash.

 

[A1X]

Any chance we could have a list of longest serving Brighton players in the current squad like we do with RDZ in managers? Feels like it’d be fascinating but I’m way too lazy to do the hard work.

 

[chaileyjem]

Any chance we could have a list of longest serving Brighton players in the current squad like we do with RDZ in managers? Feels like it’d be fascinating but I’m way too lazy to do the hard work.

Guess the longest serving player from the Aston Villa line up ? Might not be who you think …

 

[scooter1]

Guess the longest serving player from the Aston Villa line up ? Might not be who you think …

Gross?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Mac Allister joined us in the January 2019 transfer window. It's incredible to look back at the players that joined us immediately before, and during, the 2018-19 season...

Date from	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Joining squad	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	10	Florin Andone	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed	First Team	[24]
1 July 2018	CB	14	Leon Balogun	Mainz 05	Free transfer	First Team	[25]
1 July 2018	GK	23	Jason Steele	Sunderland	Free transfer	First Team	[26]
1 July 2018	LB	-	Joe Tomlinson	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	Academy	[27]
5 July 2018	LB	30	Bernardo	RB Leipzig	Undisclosed	First Team	[28]
9 July 2018	GK	-	Hugo Keto	Arsenal	Free transfer	Academy	[29]
16 July 2018	GK	27	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	First Team	[30]
17 July 2018	CM	8	Yves Bissouma	Lille	Undisclosed	First Team	[31]
20 July 2018	ST	26	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	First Team	[32]
25 July 2018	RW	16	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	First Team	[33]
7 August 2018	LW	-	Billy Arce	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	Academy	[34]
7 August 2018	RW	-	Anders Dreyer	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	Academy	[35]
9 August 2018	CB	-	Dan Burn	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	First Team	[36]
9 August 2018	LM	-	Peter Gwargis	Jönköpings Södra	Undisclosed	Academy	[37]
9 August 2018	RB	22	Martín Montoya	Valencia	£6,300,000	First Team	[38]
24 January 2019	AM	—	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	First Team	[39]
31 January 2019	DM	—	Tudor Băluță	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	Academy	[40]
31 January 2019	CF	—	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]

With the departure of Mac Allister, late-bloomer Jason Steele is the only one of the 18 signings still at the Albion, and what a mixed bag it turned out to be.

You’d have got long odds on Steele being the last man standing

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Guess the longest serving player from the Aston Villa line up ? Might not be who you think …

I presume you mean who started? Surely it’s Gross?

 

[Machiavelli]

I presume you mean who started? Surely it’s Gross?

Gross, followed by Steele, then Mac or -- if we're talking about playing for us -- Webster.
That seems obvious to me, but I suspect I'm going to be proved wrong.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Guess the longest serving player from the Aston Villa line up ? Might not be who you think …

Pascal.

 

[GT49er]

Mac Allister joined us in the January 2019 transfer window. It's incredible to look back at the players that joined us immediately before, and during, the 2018-19 season...

Date from	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Joining squad	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	10	Florin Andone	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed	First Team	[24]
1 July 2018	CB	14	Leon Balogun	Mainz 05	Free transfer	First Team	[25]
1 July 2018	GK	23	Jason Steele	Sunderland	Free transfer	First Team	[26]
1 July 2018	LB	-	Joe Tomlinson	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	Academy	[27]
5 July 2018	LB	30	Bernardo	RB Leipzig	Undisclosed	First Team	[28]
9 July 2018	GK	-	Hugo Keto	Arsenal	Free transfer	Academy	[29]
16 July 2018	GK	27	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	First Team	[30]
17 July 2018	CM	8	Yves Bissouma	Lille	Undisclosed	First Team	[31]
20 July 2018	ST	26	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	First Team	[32]
25 July 2018	RW	16	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	First Team	[33]
7 August 2018	LW	-	Billy Arce	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	Academy	[34]
7 August 2018	RW	-	Anders Dreyer	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	Academy	[35]
9 August 2018	CB	-	Dan Burn	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	First Team	[36]
9 August 2018	LM	-	Peter Gwargis	Jönköpings Södra	Undisclosed	Academy	[37]
9 August 2018	RB	22	Martín Montoya	Valencia	£6,300,000	First Team	[38]
24 January 2019	AM	—	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	First Team	[39]
31 January 2019	DM	—	Tudor Băluță	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	Academy	[40]
31 January 2019	CF	—	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]

With the departure of Mac Allister, late-bloomer Jason Steele is the only one of the 18 signings still at the Albion, and what a mixed bag it turned out to be.

So. our recruitment team bought a whole lot of mainly rubbish, then.............

 

[Beach Hut]

Montoya was extremely underwhelming

 

[schmunk]

When Forest got promoted last year they signed 27 players spending something like £170million and brought in another few on loan - and they barely survived this season. In five years time it is very unlikely any of them will be at Forest (even if they get relegated next season which is a distinct possibility)

Most of the best ones have left already, and the transfer window hasn't even opened yet!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Mac Allister joined us in the January 2019 transfer window. It's incredible to look back at the players that joined us immediately before, and during, the 2018-19 season...

Date from	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Joining squad	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	10	Florin Andone	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed	First Team	[24]
1 July 2018	CB	14	Leon Balogun	Mainz 05	Free transfer	First Team	[25]
1 July 2018	GK	23	Jason Steele	Sunderland	Free transfer	First Team	[26]
1 July 2018	LB	-	Joe Tomlinson	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	Academy	[27]
5 July 2018	LB	30	Bernardo	RB Leipzig	Undisclosed	First Team	[28]
9 July 2018	GK	-	Hugo Keto	Arsenal	Free transfer	Academy	[29]
16 July 2018	GK	27	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	First Team	[30]
17 July 2018	CM	8	Yves Bissouma	Lille	Undisclosed	First Team	[31]
20 July 2018	ST	26	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	First Team	[32]
25 July 2018	RW	16	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	First Team	[33]
7 August 2018	LW	-	Billy Arce	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	Academy	[34]
7 August 2018	RW	-	Anders Dreyer	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	Academy	[35]
9 August 2018	CB	-	Dan Burn	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	First Team	[36]
9 August 2018	LM	-	Peter Gwargis	Jönköpings Södra	Undisclosed	Academy	[37]
9 August 2018	RB	22	Martín Montoya	Valencia	£6,300,000	First Team	[38]
24 January 2019	AM	—	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	First Team	[39]
31 January 2019	DM	—	Tudor Băluță	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	Academy	[40]
31 January 2019	CF	—	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]

With the departure of Mac Allister, late-bloomer Jason Steele is the only one of the 18 signings still at the Albion, and what a mixed bag it turned out to be.

Sack the board.

 

[chickens]

Mac Allister joined us in the January 2019 transfer window. It's incredible to look back at the players that joined us immediately before, and during, the 2018-19 season...

Date from	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Joining squad	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	10	Florin Andone	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed	First Team	[24]
1 July 2018	CB	14	Leon Balogun	Mainz 05	Free transfer	First Team	[25]
1 July 2018	GK	23	Jason Steele	Sunderland	Free transfer	First Team	[26]
1 July 2018	LB	-	Joe Tomlinson	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	Academy	[27]
5 July 2018	LB	30	Bernardo	RB Leipzig	Undisclosed	First Team	[28]
9 July 2018	GK	-	Hugo Keto	Arsenal	Free transfer	Academy	[29]
16 July 2018	GK	27	David Button	Fulham	Undisclosed	First Team	[30]
17 July 2018	CM	8	Yves Bissouma	Lille	Undisclosed	First Team	[31]
20 July 2018	ST	26	Percy Tau	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	First Team	[32]
25 July 2018	RW	16	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed	First Team	[33]
7 August 2018	LW	-	Billy Arce	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	Academy	[34]
7 August 2018	RW	-	Anders Dreyer	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	Academy	[35]
9 August 2018	CB	-	Dan Burn	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	First Team	[36]
9 August 2018	LM	-	Peter Gwargis	Jönköpings Södra	Undisclosed	Academy	[37]
9 August 2018	RB	22	Martín Montoya	Valencia	£6,300,000	First Team	[38]
24 January 2019	AM	—	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	First Team	[39]
31 January 2019	DM	—	Tudor Băluță	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	Academy	[40]
31 January 2019	CF	—	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]

With the departure of Mac Allister, late-bloomer Jason Steele is the only one of the 18 signings still at the Albion, and what a mixed bag it turned out to be.

Clearly the algorithm was still in need of a fair bit of tweaking at this stage.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Montoya was extremely underwhelming

Unpopular opinion, but for where we were at the time, I felt he was okay. A steady 6/10 type. He was great in that cup semi final, and I felt turned up against better players….

 

[Taybha]

Balogun should be awarded the best ever substitution award in the world since football was invented in 1999.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Clearly the algorithm was still in need of a fair bit of tweaking at this stage.

I wonder what changed? I presume it’s the analysis which is key, as the data must be available to others. I think the club have said this. I also presume Bloom/Starlizard analyse the data? Did Bloom get better? Did the club bring in a better analyst?