Albion Dan
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Errr, you must have missed his 10 minutes on the 606 phone in with Lovejoy straight after the game then.
He certainly likes the glory, but guess you get that right when you are the Chairman.
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Dick Knight
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Errr, you must have missed his 10 minutes on the 606 phone in with Lovejoy straight after the game then.
He certainly likes the glory, but guess you get that right when you are the Chairman.
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He was on the box, saw him a couple of times.
Dancin Ninja BHA
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Dick Knight obviously has not heard of the saying (if indeed there is one!) that a good chairman should be seen, but not heard
Loves the the sound of his own voice, and will often take the credit when it is not his alone to take (Zamora signing for one) and has annoyed me in the past when he has come out with the "we tried to sign X player and had a bid on the table" but the deal never materialised...
But he took over during the dark days of 1996/97 when most wouldn't have touched us with a barge-pole and he has stood by the club through thick and thin - deserves his place in the spotlight if/when Falmer is eventually realised, but have never really cared for the man
Loves the the sound of his own voice, and will often take the credit when it is not his alone to take (Zamora signing for one) and has annoyed me in the past when he has come out with the "we tried to sign X player and had a bid on the table" but the deal never materialised...
But he took over during the dark days of 1996/97 when most wouldn't have touched us with a barge-pole and he has stood by the club through thick and thin - deserves his place in the spotlight if/when Falmer is eventually realised, but have never really cared for the man
SICKASAGULL
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If Knight had stood down a couple of years ago when he realised he could no longer afford to keep us in the Championship he would have secured himself a very special place in the clubs history, by staying on he spoilt his earlier efforts.
Knight is doing an amazing job....no its not a job,its a a calling. Be happy we have fan in charge, rather than an Ashley who was always in the job to earn a pound, Knight .....what will he earn,i will tell you ,nothing and with some of the crap that is said about the the man,i say to these "fans " do something positive.
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Apart from moving us ever closer to a brand spanking new stadium? :thud:
It is not as simple as stepping down if he couldn't afford to keep us in the Championship. Firstly, what sort of person would have wanted to invest in a club without a stadium and without planning permission. Secondly, it is not simply about handing over the reins to any old sailor with money (See Archer etc). Thirdly, I can't think of a third at the moment.
The Large One
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Oh dear. :thud:
Go on then. Follow that thought process through, and let us know how it would have concluded in your eyes...
Elder for England
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Completely agree!
British Bulldog
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- Feb 6, 2006
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Out of a point of interest what would we do if a rich person did want to invest in the Albion given the stance of no one person will ever own the club? I mean surely if somebody was willing to invest £millions in the club they'd want ownership?
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That does seem to be a bit of a sticking point. Do we really want some multi-millionaire to have complete control of proceedings? For every decent owner (Madejski), for example) there are plenty of swines who do not know how to run a club properly, price out the average supporter, throw millions about, waste millions, put the future of the club at risk etc.
Football is a danger unto itself. I am not saying I wish Brighton to stay small time and a tinpot organisation with an amatuerish feel, but I wouldn't want us to sell our soul. The romantic in me would want us to make our way to the top flight (and stay there) through guile, panache and living within our means, but that is now nigh on impossible.
British Bulldog
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That does seem to be a bit of a sticking point. Do we really want some multi-millionaire to have complete control of proceedings? For every decent owner (Madejski), for example) there are plenty of swines who do not know how to run a club properly, price out the average supporter, throw millions about, waste millions, put the future of the club at risk etc.
Football is a danger unto itself. I am not saying I wish Brighton to stay small time and a tinpot organisation with an amatuerish feel, but I wouldn't want us to sell our soul. The romantic in me would want us to make our way to the top flight (and stay there) through guile, panache and living within our means, but that is now nigh on impossible.
It got me thinking about it when there was a lot of talk about David Gold investing in the club, Loads of fans seemed keen on the idea but under club policy it's very unlikely to happen. I understand why Knight said it when he took over from Archer but football has moved on from there and clubs who want success look for a sugar daddy to provide it. It would be a shame to miss out on our chance if it ever arose.
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The thing is, I don't think we are a hugely attractive prospect. We only have planning permission for a c24,000 seater stadium and I think it would be highly unlikely that we would be able to build massively upon that. Unless you have someone like Dave Whelan (a born and bred), I can't see anyone wanting to invest huge sums in Brighton. Do we have any multi-millionaires (other than the current lot) that are Brightonians?
Take Portsmouth for example. They are potentially in sever financial strife, yet they have the possibility of a huge stadium to keep up with the Joneses. I think we are just going to have to make do with The Championsip and maybe a place in the Premiership, if there is a Euro-League breakaway.
Why would a non-Brighton fan want to invest in the club when he might be able to buy a number of other clubs with much more potential?
Box of Frogs
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DICK KNIGHT - LEGEND What exactly shit has he put up with .... ??
I will accept that he has fought, many times losing the fight for survival, however it now seems that we have secured the new stadium. maybe !!
He loves every god damn minute of it .....
He is generally revered by most on here and no more so than himself !!
Without the struggle he would be the one person he would hate to be and thats the unknown marketing bloke.
But he has assumed the role of marketing guru and many suck up to him, fine, but never feel too sorry for self appointed saviours.
Surf 'n' Turf
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Nemesis
SERIOUSLY!
Stood down for who exactly?
I don't recall hordes of Billionaires fighting each other to buy the club. In fact, I don't recall anybody making a serious offer for the club. Cue the cleaner woman bleating about 'Steve' and his consortium...
So enlighten us all, what exactly happened ??
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He faces a fair amount of criticism.
We are in a much higher league position and with a permanent home on the way. How exactly has he lost the fight for survival many times?
Does he post on here?
I would imagine that he did not forsee himself being the chairman for such a long time. I am sure he was looking forward to a long and happy retirement. Then his wife died and he was dragged into saving OUR club.
He IS a selg appointed saviour as no-one else was willing to step in and put in the man hours.
Your dislike for the man is completely and utterly moronic. There must be something personal to it. Time and time again you make yourself look like a ignoramus and never EVER have a decent word to say for the guy. Of course he has made mistakes, as we all do, but your criticisms know no bounds.
Whitterz
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Its easy to pick holes now, when we are having a bad run of league form, Falmer situation getting a bit eary as it draws closer. But I bet you buggers wernt saying that when the bloke took over before we very nearly went down the shitter.
Ive got total respect for the guy. Dick Knight is an Albion ledgend, and long may his services to the club continue.
Ive got total respect for the guy. Dick Knight is an Albion ledgend, and long may his services to the club continue.
Scotty Mac
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that mcghee thought he wasnt good enough, hence why he didnt offer him a contract after the friendly game (lewes?) he played in
yet because he was found by a contact of dick knight, we are suddenly offering him a contract and paying a ludicrous amount to an agent