227 BHA
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Exactly what I was meaning - £17mill nowadays is nothing for a striker so if we don’t think he’s worth that then he’s not good enough
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[Albion] Ollie McBurnie
- Thread starter Seagull122
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Yeah ok, fair enough.
Oli McBurnie: Sheffield United sign Swansea striker for club record £20m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49207182
Perhaps they were waiting for the money from Leicester.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49207182
Perhaps they were waiting for the money from Leicester.
After the success of Utd’s Potter protege Daniel James last week with an Old Trafford goal on his debut, today see’s another player from the Potter school of magic football get another chance to impress.
Did we miss out by not grabbing McBurnie? I think not, I think Potter got the better striker in Maupay but that does not mean he won’t be a Premier League success.
Up against a weak Championship level defence, I fully expect him to get his debut Blades goal whilst terrorising his pathetic opposition.
Did we miss out by not grabbing McBurnie? I think not, I think Potter got the better striker in Maupay but that does not mean he won’t be a Premier League success.
Up against a weak Championship level defence, I fully expect him to get his debut Blades goal whilst terrorising his pathetic opposition.
BensGrandad
New member
Hindsight is great but unforgivable when like GP you know the player and his ability.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
It was probably Maupay or McBurnie, and then the transfer window shut, and then Andone left.
If Andone had gone earlier things may have been different.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Yeah, cos you know all the personal details of the clubs and player involved at the time. So I suppose you are right, GP should not be forgiven.
BensGrandad
New member
Yeah, cos you know all the personal details of the clubs and player involved at the time. So I suppose you are right, GP should not be forgiven.
My point is that we do not know the details of how or why a transfer happens but if GP was convinced that McBurnie would be a success he should have pushed to the limit to get him in rather than let a then fellow prospective relegation team snap him up. It may be that he wanted to move back up north so wouldnt have signed for us anyway, we do not know.
Why Potter didnt sign any Swansea players despite their ugly financial situation and a few of them definitely able to contribute to this Brighton squad, I think must be down to either:
1. Agreement between Brighton & Swansea
or 2. Potter not wanting to work with previous players because he didnt want to be accused or create the impression that he favored former players
In the case of McBurnie he would be excellent in this team and I love him, but he has a very active nightlife, got sick several times last season (probably because of his lifestyle) and had meetings with both Routledge and Potter about some of his habits, like playing video games long into the night and his excessive drinking etc. He was always performing and his attitude is otherwise great etc. but that "wild" style of living is not sustainable for most modern professional footballers. He got some issues and I think regardless of Potter philosophies on ex-players, we wouldnt have signed him, too risky.
Daniel James was another thing... Potter really wanted to bring him, he is a very special player/person too good to be excluded by any policys. He will show it once United stop being shit. In the best of worlds they are incompetent enough to **** him up next year or so and then we can get him here and heal him.
As for Oli I wouldnt mind him coming here if he gets his shit together. Wouldnt mind Connor Roberts either. Or Matt Grimes... Celina do things Trossardont. Should just rob Swansea before someone else does.
Yeah thought about the Andone timings after I posted you are right shame really
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Your point was that GP should not be forgiven. You added the reasonable bits when I pointed out your mistake.
BensGrandad
New member
The only contentious bit is that we have no knowledge of why or how a particular transfer happens. It appears that we never really pushed for McBurnie. But who knows?
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Here is today at enjoying his day out in Cardiff !
Guy next to him, presumably a friend, was wearing sun glasses... wild life yo
AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
HP Seagull
Danny Cullip: Hero
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Am I missing something here? Presumably the reason we didn’t sign McBurnie is because he’s not that good and we rate Maupay more highly.
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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Which has without doubt been the case so far and proven a good decision!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Aye ....there is also the possibility OM was ruled out under the no dickheads policy
