Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Reckon that as a by-product of playing at this level we're just going to have to resign ourselves to a similar kind of situation arising on a more regular basis than previously
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[Football] Leandro Trossard **Sold To Arsenal 20/01/2023**
- Thread starter Zeberdi
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GhandiYou'll never guess who I had in my cab earlier
Yep. I'm right there. I do think we need to get a relatively experience do a job now player in. I'm hoping we get the attacking equivalent of the Cucu / Perv switcheroo.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Holding on to a player who wanted to go was precisely what Southampton did with Virgil Van Dijk. He was longish term injured as well at the time from what I remember. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him going nowhere this window.
I understand him wanting a CL move too. Which is all the more odd. Because all he had to do was wait out another few months, playfully in a good team that's in form and he would have waltzed out to a CL club in the summer with applause ringing in his ears. All he had to do was not be a dickhead for 5 months. It seems he couldn't manage it.
Part of me also wonders whether his heads gone at the emergence of Mitoma and Ferguson.
Shouldn't think so. Presumably this is from the coach's sit-down with the written press after the televised press conference. I assume that's how it works with Albion. Usually, managers speak to the TV/radio. The newspaper journalists sit in on that. Then the boss has separate sessions with the daily papers and the Sunday papers.
I think the timing of the press conference left De Zerbi no option but to tell it as it is. Trossard was already on his way to Belgium. The hacks in the room would have been tipped off.
The press release from his agent was awful, very amateurish.
Trossard has always looked like his not a "team" player. It's obvious De Zerbi is a taskmaster and those that don't buy in are out. As today's statement says it's up to Trossard.
The press release from his agent was awful, very amateurish.
Trossard has always looked like his not a "team" player. It's obvious De Zerbi is a taskmaster and those that don't buy in are out. As today's statement says it's up to Trossard.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Call me old fashioned, but if you sign a contract, you should stick to it, and not get your agent to offer you around for a better contract elsewhere.
How do you think we sign players ? We spent at least a year courting Alexis MacAllister
Baldseagull
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Maybe not the plan, but in being dealt what looked like a shit hand, the club couldn't have played it better and came out with £80M of Chelsea's money, Pervis Estupinan and Roberto De Zerbi, even the Colwill loan that I was not too impressed with has turned out to have been very useful too.
Ultimately, it is Bloom, even if it is only that he hires the guys that make the good decisions, but where a valuable asset to the club, and tens of millions of pounds is involved, I think TB is very much involved, I f***ing would be if it was my money.
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Only he and the club know i suppose. But the psychology is so weird.
Football has moved on from 10 years ago, and Brighton have been very open about realising publicly where they are in the food chain.
There must have been approaches which have been knocked back i suppose.
I have a bit of a problem with that when it happens immediately. In return for their £60,000 a week, players should at least show a bit of respect for the club they've joined. Overall, no problem with Leo though. He's been a fine player for us on his day. Has the talent to put in much better performances week-in, week-out. An attacking team at the Amex would seem to be the perfect place to fulfil his potential rather than the much more pressured environment of a richer club but I suppose he wants his pay-day. I expect a desire for European football will be the argument - which could be possible here next season, if everyone knuckles down and there aren't any bellends sulking because they think they're better than the rest.
Horses Arse
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Player with poor attitude and not giving his all at training joins atleti? Not sure that's a good fit
Cannot believe Tross and his agent have done this. As has been said, he has contributed big time, he could have just waited for the offers in Jan and, as necessary, the summer, then left a hero. Instead, he looks a d1ck and potential suitors will be put off by his/ his agent’s moronic behaviour.
He also said
"“My office is, was and will be open for all players and for all people.”
So I'm going to pop down on Monday and have a chat.
I suppose the emergence of those two is the threat to his big summer move. Mitoma is a more dangerous left winger. Ferguson is a raw but 'proper' front man with huge potential. Lallana is better in the hole. Mac Allister too. Gross can play there. Leo may well have ended up a bit part player for the rest of the campaign, particularly if he's not going to put the effort in. Hence, the desperation to get out now.
GrizzlingGammon
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- Dec 15, 2018
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Trossard doesn't strike me as someone who would cope well with the crowd constantly at him.
Lifelong Supporter
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Until now I believe we have been tolerant of LT's wide disparity in performance in the knowledge that he will, by his skill, win enough games to keep us out of relegation trouble. Things have changed a little bit now in that we are increasingly seeing ourselves as a middle of the table side looking to advance higher. Thus we are being less indulgent towards LT at a time when his agent is becoming more active in actions he believes are to LT's financial best interest.
I see a problem for LT is that he is wildly inconsistent and at a top 6 club he would not be able to keep his place performing that way. He might be good enough for Spurs to buy him but as Biss has found he will meet new challenges. For one thing he is not going to get Harry Kane doing the running for him. He is going to need to get on his bike there or get hooked early doors there. He would certainly learn that the 'respect' to which he and his agent refers needs to work both ways. You need to give it to receive it. Mr Z has shown he will tolerate players acting for themselves rather than the team and it is a refreshing approach, one to be welcomed.
I see a problem for LT is that he is wildly inconsistent and at a top 6 club he would not be able to keep his place performing that way. He might be good enough for Spurs to buy him but as Biss has found he will meet new challenges. For one thing he is not going to get Harry Kane doing the running for him. He is going to need to get on his bike there or get hooked early doors there. He would certainly learn that the 'respect' to which he and his agent refers needs to work both ways. You need to give it to receive it. Mr Z has shown he will tolerate players acting for themselves rather than the team and it is a refreshing approach, one to be welcomed.
Purvis said similar in an interview.
GrizzlingGammon
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- Dec 15, 2018
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After he went home very early with splinters in his arse from the World Cup, maybe he is also jealous of World Cup winner Mac Allister.