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You surely can't take all the credit personally for Brighton's successive failures in the playoffs?

Your magnanimous post deserves credit, and the supporters of CPFC and Derby County respectively thank you, your club, and its managers of the time for their lack of desire in achieving promotion for the time being.

Sounds like opinion to me, that you're of course entitled to, but shouldn't pass off as fact. If it is the sheer genius of the playing style over the facilitation of a favourable playing budget, why did this revolutionary realignment of the conceivable parameters of footballing possibilities...

Yes it does. And if we are the bottom team next season it will make us just that. By the same virtue, BHAFC is not a PL club until it actually plays a game in the division, regardless of what some say.

You're absolutely correct. Tony Bloom and his family bankrolled your playing squad some time before your stadium 'generated' the money to do so, which is exactly what I said. Unless of course you truly do believe Withdean attendances and League One prize money did fund the signing of CMS et al?

Well, the issue is that Brighton did spend beyond their means on the playing side, but they front loaded it during their League One season, and first season in the Championship especially. The hope was that, having established a squad of high quality in advance, come the advent of FFP, they...

130m has everything to do with where Brighton are at right now. You think you'd have the players to be able to carry out whatever this 'philosophy' is without it? The precise breakdown of where the money went is not of much consequence, except to Brighton fans with a holier than thou agenda.

It appears to be more tangible, numeric, proof than anything you've said, which seems to consist of vague claims of modest transfer and wage investments, in order to placate your wish for BHAFC to be seen as a plucky, rule abiding club that struggles against the odds. Anyone can do that. I...