I didn’t realise it’s a little longer than expected, hopefully to our advantage.
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[Albion] 2025 January Transfer Window OPEN - incoming/outgoing
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AZ Gull
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Wealdstone brought on a 47-year-old (who had a kidney transplant nine years, and retired from playing 16 years ago) against our U-21s on Tuesday.He’s 44 and retired so you would hope not
- Oct 20, 2022
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St Pauli might be a reasonable loan destination - similar style to Hürzeler?
(they’ve just signed a new striker but one that will need to develp)
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Such an odd coincidence that the mysterious injury was reported just before the transfer window opened and cleared up in time for a move before the window closed. And seemingly there's been interest from all over the place in an injured player. I don't know what to think!!
macbeth
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we do it literally all the time!
Justice
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I’m surprised the Lizard is happy with yet another baffling decision by our top draw manager.
Enciso, Goodnight and now Ferguson and we have to endure one shot on target against Everton at home. What joys.
Enciso, Goodnight and now Ferguson and we have to endure one shot on target against Everton at home. What joys.
The Fits
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I think EVERY Albion supporter simply wouldn’t have believed that those three would be out on loan now, with at least Enciso likely never playing for us again, if you’d ask them two years ago.
Where to start with this?!
Firstly, it was Bloom's decision to bring this manager in and who exactly has said he's a top drawer manager? He's a young, promising manager who has made mistakes as everyone, including Bloom, would expect.
Secondly, it wouldn't just be Hurzeler's decision to loan these players out. As we've know for a long time now, it would be a collective decision made between a number of people including the head coach, assistant coach's, recruitment department, Weir, Greer and probably some input from Bloom and Barber. The days of a manager making all of the transfer decisions are long gone. We know that our head coach doesn't have that much say over the decisions we make because our previous head coach spent all of last season bleating about our transfer policy.
And thirdly, if you think Ferguson and Enciso would have made any difference to the Everton game, I would suggest you haven't watched either of them play for the last year.
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Mancgull
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I doubt all these decisions are based on FH’s sole views. Buonoanotte was on his way out on loan before the start of the pre season tour wasnt he?
Expect that David Weir also has an input.
Expect that David Weir also has an input.
I agree, but at the same time if Evan and Enciso have a great second half of the season in new teams, fit and firing in the goals, it would make me question what's going on here.
The Fits
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Enciso I get. He backs himself in a way that simply isn’t about confidence, there’s a real arrogance there. No huge problem with that but you can see how it could lead to an expectation that he plays more. Deep down he probably thinks and always has that he’s better than us. His actual output contradicts that. But I get why he’d feel the way he does, why he wants out and why we won’t stand in his way.
Evan is different. If he goes on loan and it’s more of the same. Struggling with injury, looking unfit, unhappy and out of form then nothing to worry about beyond how the hell do we get the kid out of this rut? If he goes somewhere, plays from the off, looks fit and motivated and scores goals, well that’s a real worry to me.
brighton_tom
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The thing I dont understand about the Evan loan is that if he goes then thats potentially us a striker down for the rest of season, at a time when we've been lacking goals. Because of that the consensus seems to be that he'll only go if another comes in (Tzimas maybe). & thats great if the incoming striker is someone Premier League ready. It provides an immediate upgrade. But with the rumoured strikers we're after, and knowing our 'type', it looks almost certain to actually be a young striker that will need time to adapt. So that begs the question that if we're going to bring someone in that might take months to get upto speed & show some form, then why not instead use those minutes getting Evan upto speed?
Stumpy Tim
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So you would rather he went somewhere else and was sh*t? That's baffling to me.
No, I think it will just beg the question - why haven't we be able to get the best out of him? We are known for developing young players and that's why Ferguson apparently chose us over bigger clubs.
Stumpy Tim
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Because he hasn't been playing enough, and nor should he when Welbs has been undroppable
Forster's Armband
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I do think this is odd given our out-and-out CF options will simply be Welbz. I suppose Rutter can play there and even JP (although he isn't at his best as a number 9.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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That is the problem at the moment. From being a shining example of a pathway club, we're now looking like one where you can get some games, do well, the manager will change, the club will then spend £25m on someone in your position, you'll get sent on loan.
The Albion prospectus isn't what it was.
Yes, this is what I think. We can't dine of Mac Alister and Caicedo forever, people will start to look at Barco, Enciso, Ferguson, Buonanotte, Adingra.