[Albion] Graham Potter joins on four-year deal

dingodan said:

"It is understood the length of Potter’s contract with the Seagulls was one of the matters under discussion yesterday."

You know when the negotiations on contract length happen and sometimes they take a while, I always wonder how stuff like this actually goes down?

I imagine it works something like this:

Paul Barber: "We are thinking a four year contract"
Potter: "I was thinking five years"
Paul Barber: "Four years"
Potter: "Five years"
Paul Barber: "No, four years"
Potter: "Come ooooon, Five years"
Paul Barber: "Four"
Potter: "Come ooooooooon"
Paul Barber: "Okay Five"
Potter: "Yay!"

I could be wrong.

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dingodan said:

"It is understood the length of Potter’s contract with the Seagulls was one of the matters under discussion yesterday."

You know when the negotiations on contract length happen and sometimes they take a while, I always wonder how stuff like this actually goes down?

I imagine it works something like this:

Paul Barber: "We are thinking a four year contract"
Potter: "I was thinking five years"
Paul Barber: "Four years"
Potter: "Five years"
Paul Barber: "No, four years"
Potter: "Come ooooon, Five years"
Paul Barber: "Four"
Potter: "Come ooooooooon"
Paul Barber: "Okay Five"
Potter: "Yay!"

I could be wrong.

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MattBackHome said:

Hurry up Barbs

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dazzer6666 said:

Patience...........they're now talking about what kind of coffee machine Potter can have in his office.

WalesOnline have given up - only reporting on likely replacements now
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport.../graham-potter-brighton-live-updates-16299725

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MattBackHome said:

This could take a while couldn't it.

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Lifelong Supporter said:

Hopefully a shortish contract but with a nice bonus if he keeps us up.

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dazzer6666 said:

In all seriousness depends what you mean......football appointments are really very, very rapid to be honest. It would take several weeks - usually months - to tie up an appointment at this level in my place. The fact that these things typically get done within a few days is quite surprising. Fact is he'll probably have signed within a 2-3 of days of (officially) opening a conversation with us.

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dingodan said:

"It is understood the length of Potter’s contract with the Seagulls was one of the matters under discussion yesterday."

You know when the negotiations on contract length happen and sometimes they take a while, I always wonder how stuff like this actually goes down?

I imagine it works something like this:

Paul Barber: "We are thinking a four year contract"
Potter: "I was thinking five years"
Paul Barber: "Four years"
Potter: "Five years"
Paul Barber: "No, four years"
Potter: "Come ooooon, Five years"
Paul Barber: "Four"
Potter: "Come ooooooooon"

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Bold Seagull said:

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Da Man Clay said:

Good luck. We won’t be paying 3m + compo and giving him any less than 3 or 4 years.

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Lifelong Supporter said:

He may want 4 I guess. His CV though only justifies 3.

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FatSuperman said:

I don’t see how it makes much difference. In either of those timeframes we will find out if he’s good enough. Just make sure there is a relegation / only winning 3 games in 23 clause and go for it

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Richy_Seagull said:

Press conference later to confirm

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dazzer6666 said:

Other than having to pay the contract up when/if we sack him........................

In other news :

https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclu...6ZfV2EKVRHh8gCQxNP9k9Zm3LO5Febgbd8uggHnCa4CCc

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