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Why ? You have no financial stake in the club. You also have no inside knowledge on the negotiations or the alternative courses of action available. On what basis could you possibly be disappointed on the basis of that minimal knowledge ? I also have minimal knowledge of the circumstances btw.

Did you say the same when we signed him ?

Surely you are joking ? Please tell me you are joking.These talents wouldn’t join us if we didn’t allow them to move on. It’s a conveyer belt. The skill is in knowing when to sell and that’s the decision of the bloke who put in 500 million quid plus PB and their advisors.

I’m not sure shirt numbers mean much these days.

Indeed. And it’s true all the way down the pyramid, to the base of the lowest non league. Money is the biggest determinant of league position and well off people frequently by their local club and propel them up a few divisions. That’s why the experience of supporting a completely potless club...

I thought their plan was to continue to play in domestic leagues as well as ESL ? They would just change the rules to build larger squads, to win everything, and plunder clubs like Brighton even more. The only solution is to throw them out of the PL so that other clubs in their areas inherit...

I’m a little bit uncomfortable with the spelling of Seagle in our American friend’s username…..entirely innocent I hope.

What about the 25000 difference in stadium capacity and the respective global merchandising ? Do you not think that makes a difference to relative playing budgets ? (wages and transfer fees). We are not in for the kind of signings they make. We have a completely different business model and it...

I think we can all agree on that :)

So are you alleging that MacAllister broke contract rules ? What’s your evidence ? Can you please share it with someone actually involved in the negotiations to confirm rather than making unsubstantiated allegations on the internet ? The facts are that neither you nor I know anything about it...

No, that’s not what I said. Money is a part of it but so is the chance of playing in a team that had a greater probability of winning something next year.

Football fan ego. Like you, I trust Tony to trade the player market effectively.

There’s actually quite a lot of that creeping in. And that’s after ONE good season. We have done Sheffield Wednesday and the like a huge disservice.

Yes. And Liverpool aim higher. So you can see why MacAllister is going there. Older fans are not reverting to type.

It’s true because of the very large disparity in playing budgets. It’s true because players want the highest possible wages and potential of winning trophies right now. They have a limited career length and cannot possibly be expected to wait around whilst a club establishes itself at a higher...

You’re saying Tony is getting this football club lark all wrong and you could do better ? I’m sure he is open to offers.

I have never read anything to suggest our recruitment model doesn’t involve players represented and actively promoted by agents. Happy to be corrected but off the top of my head we were in competition with Man Utd for Caicedo. You’re saying he didn’t have an agent who was trying to get the best...

No, I’m a teacher in a state secondary school, serving the interests of students. I guess that theory of yours bites the dust. It isn’t patronizing to highlight hypocrisy.

Yeah, that’s obviously daft as Romano is only one side of a deal. He is employed by clubs and the players though. He wouldn’t exist without those commissions. There is no point though in people criticizing the role of agents if they are happy for their football club to to negotiate with them (on...

The BBC also say 55m but the truth is we will never know so people believe what they want to believe. Not sure I actually care as it’s not my money, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65764964