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** Update: Will Buckley moves to Sunderland confirmed, three-year deal **
- Thread starter seagullsovergrimsby
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Yep all versatile players who can play anywhere in the last 3rd although you wouldn't get adomah for £1 million
No, I agree, but that's what 'Boro paid for him, and to be fair he was already a very good Championship winger at that time for Bristol City.
sir albion
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Yeah that got a bloody good bargain there....Our scouting network of late seems to be based at old peoples home's,or at the hospital's
That odijeyi or whatever his name is at brentford will also be a bargain you watch,super fast and powerful.
According to my bee mate he's never seen such a pacey player and he will get you off your seat,great potential for 750k odd.
Lifelong Supporter
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Ohhh dear. Buckley is wanted by Premiership clubs to play in the Premiership. We should therefore be looking for a Premiership player with pace who plays wide and can score goals in the Championship. The player needs to cost £2.5 million and fit our wage structure. Who ?
On his day Buckley is Premiership class. That is why he is wanted there.
On his day Buckley is Premiership class. That is why he is wanted there.
sir albion
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Didn't realise buckley scored goals?
We don't need out and out wingers anymore!!!
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I suppose you missed my post?
We could have got Grabban for £1m. Lee Tomlin for £1.5m. Chris Burke for 500k. All score goals, and on a much more consistent basis than Buckley.
Whitechapel
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On his day, he's one of the best players in the league. If he was consistently that good then he'd be up there with Adam Johnson in the "outside chance of an England call-up" group of winger.
However, he's injury prone and sadly his good days are becoming more and more infrequent. With the hit-and-miss LuaLua, the impressive looking March & the young, raw Fenelon I don't think we can carry another winger who will go months without a telling contribution. £2,500,000+ is good business, especially if the funds allow us to bring in another, more well-rounded wide player (a-la Orlandi MK2). He'll always be an Albion legend, for that performance v Doncaster but we can't let fond memories get in the way of what sounds like a good deal for all parties.
However, he's injury prone and sadly his good days are becoming more and more infrequent. With the hit-and-miss LuaLua, the impressive looking March & the young, raw Fenelon I don't think we can carry another winger who will go months without a telling contribution. £2,500,000+ is good business, especially if the funds allow us to bring in another, more well-rounded wide player (a-la Orlandi MK2). He'll always be an Albion legend, for that performance v Doncaster but we can't let fond memories get in the way of what sounds like a good deal for all parties.
Lifelong Supporter
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Buckley scores, that is why he is on the way to the Premiership. 19 in 96 games for Brighton. That is one in five, not bad for a winger. How come you missed them. How many did you think he had scored ?
bobby baxter
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- Jan 31, 2014
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Buckley is one of the two players we have left that we know has the ability to win games, it appears many contributors believe that he's a spent force at 24, Gus disagrees, I know whose opinion I would take.
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Not interested in what we could have got, that is history. I am interested in what we could do now.
sir albion
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I know he scored 3 last season if that helps...point is he doesn't fit our system anymore and he's a crock.
How about you pay for a player as cover for buckley this season?
Can you spare 10k a week?
portslade seagull
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If he goes there can't be many of Gus old team to dismantle, sadly the replacements are somewhat wanting. He could spot a player though and we are missing that at the present time
Borini was quality last season
I thought he was very ordinary.
sir albion
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Why did you see him play a lot then?
Must've been pretty good if sunderland want to splash that on him
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Systems change and we are not blessed with sufficient quality players to get them to adapt to systems that do not suit them. Calderon and Bruno as 'advanced' full backs will not work.
He is not that much of a crock in that he has played 96 times in 3 seasons and was fit to play on Saturday
Son, I do not pay players' wages. I leave that to TB and the club. I just have a view which is different to yours. It happens all the time in football.
I presently have no confidence in us recruiting a suitable replacement so I want us to keep him. It is as simple as that.
sir albion
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I respect your opinion....the appearance stats are deceptive to say the least as he hardly ever plays 90 mins.
Agree the recruiting side is nothing but shambolic at the moment and it doesn't look like its going to improve anytime soon.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
really? personally i'm pleased with recent aquisitions of stockdale, hughes, and i thought ogrady did ok with his one chance v sheff w (made the keeper save it). we definitely need more signings and it's frustratingly slow but shambolic? no. also the sale of ulloa was canny not shambolic.
edit- anyway, i'd be sad to see buckley go....... based on some outstanding performances from him... but all some time ago, so sell now please
Ecosse Exile
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I know what you're saying mate and kind of agree but it seems to me that the heart of what was a very successful team has long since been ripped out and the rebuilding has only just begun.
Buckley and Kaz both have the same problem as far as I can see, they are both wingers in a team that appears to be playing without any, so while both are capable of playing the inside forward role, unfortunately both are also an injury waiting to happen.
For now we have interest in Buckley does it not make sense to get as much as we can and try and use this to rebuild the team into one that can play the new system?
As far as I am aware there has been no interest in kaz as yet, but if there is I would expect him to be allowed to leave to. Its not unusual for a new manager to want to build a team his way, it seems to me like this is happening with our club right now. But I am concerned that we have under 3 weeks left for permanent signings and still a lot of work to do.