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Quite possibly. Although Gykores didn’t look like a special talent at the Albion. Maybe leaving the club was the making of him.

You’ve hit on the single biggest problem with Connorly. He was never that good, in particular technically. Hopefully he will get a shot somewhere else. Maybe abroad?

Yep. Remember that thread well. Anyone who backed a loan deal, (verbally) got their heads kicked in. Then a year or so later the narrative became “he should have gone on a loan spell / he was badly handled”.

People go on about wasted talent but in his most recent performances for Albion his basic technique was terrible. In particular heading the ball. Still, I wish him well. He is a character and enjoyed his money In the same way many of us would.

Good luck to Aaron. I still think it’s more of a case of missing talent than wasted talent. People talk about a career in the championship.…..that’s optimistic. He will probably end up in America, and he will have a good time.

You are right that some of our results have been without a recognised striker, or one who scores goals at least. I would say that Is more to do with us having outstanding quality in other parts of the pitch, in particular centre midfield. If , say, we had peak Glenn Murray in the team too, I’d...

Both those Spain and Man City squads had something in common - starting elevens full from top to bottom with world class players. So they didn’t necessarily clean up BECAUSE they had no recognised striker. Maybe if they had an out and out goalscorer, they’d have won even more comfortably. For a...

I seriously doubt a 19yo who believed he was ready for the premier league, would have taken it well if the club had taken a hard line. He probably would have gone to a championship with a chip on his shoulder and upset his club. Also worth remembering that at the time the vast majority on nsc...

The story goes that Connolly told Potter he didn’t want to on loan because he wanted to play in the first team at Brighton. Potter was impressed, and basically said ‘ok then’. The club didn’t let Aaron down at this point, nor he let himself down. it just didn’t work out.

The party boy image is a red herring. The bigger problem is that Aaron lacks the talent and ruthlessness to ever be a top striker. The hype boils down to one game years ago and a good youth record. Big deal. He will find his level. It was never going to be in the premier league though, more...

Blimey, you expect a lot. If Connolly got a couple of scruffy goals off his arse it would probably be enough to win me over.

Hopefully not, and he will come back to Brighton and prove his critics wrong.

He could help himself off the pitch but There is very little evidence that he’d ever have what’s needed to be a top player, however he behaved. His control, pace, football iq, heading, none of it is up to much. Many young players do well at youth/reserve level, don’t develop and then end up...

What makes you think that? One good performance several years ago? He wouldn’t be a Championship-standard striker even if he lived like a saint. He’s out of his depth. Fair play to him for earning all the money he has. Many Players with more ability have earned a lot less.

Very much hoping he smashes it at Boro then bangs in a load for us next season. It’s not too late for him, if he really wants it.