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That said, GG didn't leave as a £4m player. I understand the deal for Duffy, it makes perfect sense esp for a team desperate to hold it's own in the Premier League. Now we both know what my next point is, don't we?

It is and always has been stupid sums of money. If a fat postie has known that, for years, it's pretty disingenuous to now be told that by the MD of a championship football team. It was ridiculous sums of money long before Mr Barber even got into the sport. Just because Brighton need a player...

I certainly am not 'anti cheap signings', but football is, esp strikers even more esp strikers involving English clubs. What I'm anti, on this subject, is no signings. It's so frustrating because we can all see it. The squad looks great. We all have confidence in the manager, we all love the...

Don't be so pathetic, the pair of you, it's beneath both of you. Bozza is clearly more eloquent than me, as that's the point I've been trying to make. The striker market isn't 'over heated', it's been this stupid for over 30 years. To be 'surprised' about it now, is disingenuous, and treating...

Don't you think it's somewhat disingenuous to say the striker market is 'over heated'? It makes the club look like the first hicks down from the mountain. Here's a little tip for Mr Barber, and he can have this one for free. In January and next summer the transfer market for strikers will...

Either it's about money or not. If the club had enough money but didn't want to pay 'over heated' prices then it's throwing even more money away by doing nothing. Strikers aren't getting cheaper. Keeping a player for 12 months, allowing him to walk away for nothing, then having to not only...

I didn't set a time. But all this guff about over heated markets and overspending with someone else's money, is all beginning to sound like an Arsene Wenger wet dream. 1 job, 1 striker, 1 failure. The next thing will be one of the only 3 first team strikers will get injured. Either H or M...

Certainly not in this over heated market. If only we'd bought a couple of strikers when the market was lukewarm. Although I guess all the clubs projections must be showing that the market is about to cool right off. We'll be laughing at those chumps spending £8m now, when players will be sold...

Somewhat amazingly this thread is beginning to read as if had Burnley paid Brighton's (potentially over heated) valuation of Stephens, they still wouldn't have bought a striker.

So we have the deep joy of lumbering slowly towards January and not buying a striker then either, because once again Barber will be surprised just how expensive they are.

Did the club NEED to sign 5 ex prem and/or international players - no Did the club NEED to sign another specific striker - yes. I thought the pilchard deal was nearer 'only' £5m with extensive add-ons (fookin ridiculous money) Has the club spent this mythical money elsewhere - no. All...

This has to be the right answer. Applying logic to buying footballers is fine and dandy for 2/3rds of the pitch. That's just not possible with strikers, and everybody knows it. Yet the AMEX era Albion have still only ever shopped in the bargain basement even though time and again it's blown up...

Fair comment, about the quality of staff. But the point I was, badly, making is best recruitment team in the world can't do the job if they aren't given the money. It seems pretty clear that the recruiters aren't given 'striker' money when out shopping for a striker. Chances are they're...

You mean the 24 year old, Everton scholar, who knows the Championship inside out, has played all levels of international football, and was last seen in the last 16 of the Euro's. Granted he's been shitehouse for us, but that's not the point :lol:

I have no idea who did/does what when it comes to recruitment, and to be honest on a level I don't think it really matters. The bottom line is MONEY. It's clear every penny still has to be spent with a 'moneyball' justification, and, a la the Hyypia season, there just wasn't enough money to go...