[Albion] Garth Crooks (made-up) Team of the Week 2023/24

Papa Lazarou said:

This article from 2017 suggests he's paid by an independent production company, as he's not on the published BBC salary list:

The famous faces not on the BBC highest earner list

Some of the BBC’s top talent are not on the list because they would have been paid by an independent production company

www.independent.co.uk

And the 2023 list doesn't include him

BBC pay 2022-2023: The full list of star salaries

The top 10 earners include Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Alan Shearer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Deadly Danson said:

I'd be very disappointed if he doesn’t include Mason Holgate in the 11.

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The Mole said:

I think Adringa will scrape in because he was in thewinning Ivory Coast team but no other Brighton player

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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo said:

He’ll get into the team, there will be 3 lines about him winning the AFCON, no mention of his 2 goals yesterday. There will then be 3 paragraphs about how rubbish Sheffield United are and the Holgate sending off.

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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo said:

He’ll get into the team, there will be 3 lines about him winning the AFCON, no mention of his 2 goals yesterday. There will then be 3 paragraphs about how rubbish Sheffield United are and the Holgate sending off.

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Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms said:

Or he earns less than £178,000, which I suspect is much more likely.

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Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion): It was Dunk's header across the face of the Sheffield United box that created Brighton's first goal and opened the floodgates as they won 5-0. Brighton were rampant, and clearly in no mood to repeat the performance they turned in against Luton Town, where they lost 4-0 to another team fighting relegation.

Sheffield United admittedly weren't helped by Mason Holgate's early red card for his tackle on Kaoru Mitoma, but the defender got what he deserved. If players are behaving like this in matches, it will have been spotted in training and it needs to stop.

It's no use the coaching staff telling the viewing public in post-match interviews that it's over zealousness or the player "will learn from this". The coaching staff are the teachers - and when players step out of line like that, then they have to bear some of that responsibility. Sheffield United have a rich history and a reputation to protect - and it should be protected.

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Jovis said:

Lol. Dunks the Brighton player that makes it in, by virtue of his back post header leading to the first goal. Then yes, all about Sheff Utd.

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Jovis said:

Lol. Dunks the Brighton player that makes it in, by virtue of his back post header leading to the first goal. Then yes, all about Sheff Utd.

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B-right-on said:

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You've just got to laugh at the predictablity of the old so and so. Clearly just saw the highlights and post match interviews.

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papachris said:

Crooks picked Liverpool's Mo Salah in his team of the week. But not even one word about Salah regarding the match!
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pasty said:

LiveScore a bit better

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dazzer6666 said:

It’s almost like the inane ramblings of a complete clown

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dazzer6666 said:

It’s almost like the inane ramblings of a complete clown

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