[Albion] Diego Coppola (Italian CB)

[Hotchilidog]

Nobody who attended those final games could honestly believe this.

I'll never forget Bournemouth away. I've never watched a game like it, where things were so obviously OVER between a manager and the club. It was worse even than the 1-5 home defeat to Stoke at Withdean!

And whilst you could try to absolve RDZ of the blame, because we 'had' to resort to playing Offiah and O'Mahoney - we had Veltman, Webster, Moder, Baleba, Fati, Enciso, Lallana and Welbeck all on the bench!

https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-28-april-2024-383994/

That game was utter dogsh*t.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Can we pack it in with turning every thread into a RDZ vs FH thread? It's so boring.

I get it during the season when performances/results are up for debate but a close season thread about a new potential signing? f***ing hell!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Can we pack it in with turning every thread into a RDZ vs FH thread? It's so boring.

I get it during the season when performances/results are up for debate but a close season thread about a new potential signing? f***ing hell!

Agree…..

Have to say I am as excited (probably more actually) of the Coppola signing than the Greek players….

Think he could be great.
Always enjoy watching Italian players…..

 

[Hotchilidog]

Can we pack it in with turning every thread into a RDZ vs FH thread? It's so boring.

I get it during the season when performances/results are up for debate but a close season thread about a new potential signing? f***ing hell!

Amen to that.

 

[Justice]

have you forgotten how dire the football was under RDZ the last couple of months?

Still our most successful manager regardless of a couple of bad months.

….and Hurzeler has managed to do it all without the help of 27 different assistant coaches

Do what?

 

[Machiavelli]

Still our most successful manager regardless of a couple of bad months.


Do what?

Think you'll find that on results, FH is

 

[Justice]

Think you'll find that on results, FH is

There is probably some boring stat that finishing with less points and not achieving Europa league football is being lapped up by a few.
Are we looking forward to next seasons European tour? We really should be but it’s been done to death why we aren’t.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Think you'll find that on results, FH is

In terms of actual achievements and finishing position, he's not. And that's the most important metric personally.

Nothing to suggest FH won't be at the some point, but right now he's simply not.

 

[severnside gull]

So my point stands - the football has definitely improved under Hürzeler

I agree. I suspect there is an element of rose tintedness in looking back at de Zerbi's time. It fizzled out badly but I doubt it was ever any better/more exciting to watch when going forward than Hurtzeler's Brighton. Defensively is more an argument

 

[Whitechapel]

Can we pack it in with turning every thread into a RDZ vs FH thread? It's so boring.

I get it during the season when performances/results are up for debate but a close season thread about a new potential signing? f***ing hell!

Apparently not. Imagine opening this thread hoping for an update on the player it’s named after… rookie mistake.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

There is probably some boring stat that finishing with less points and not achieving Europa league football is being lapped up by a few.
Are we looking forward to next seasons European tour? We really should be but it’s been done to death why we aren’t.

Let it go (or go to the many threads about this) ffs

 

[Javeaseagull]

There is probably some boring stat that finishing with less points and not achieving Europa league football is being lapped up by a few.
Are we looking forward to next seasons European tour? We really should be but it’s been done to death why we aren’t.

Compare RDZs first full season and FHs first full season and I think you will find that Fab improved our position in the League. Doesn’t suit RDZ fanboys like me but facts are facts. 2024 finish was 11th and this year was 9th.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Compare RDZs first full season and FHs first full season and I think you will find that Fab improved our position in the League. Doesn’t suit RDZ fanboys like me but facts are facts. 2024 finish was 11th and this year was 9th.

Erm 8th…

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

FFS - I keep coming back to this thread to get an update on Diego and all I get is the same tired circular RDZ arguments.

Can one of the Mods block anyone from posting people who are only using this thread for the RDZ stuff?

 

[Ace Grace]

What's the latest on this? All seems to have gone quiet or am I imagining it?

 

[brighton_tom]

What's the latest on this? All seems to have gone quiet or am I imagining it?

Its gone quiet, but thats possibly because it basically done. Just dotting the i's and crossing the t's on the contract I assume, or waiting until the transfer window re-opens to announce it. All the usual journalists have said its done.

 

[pigmanovich]

What's the latest on this? All seems to have gone quiet or am I imagining it?

Probably needs to return from the U21 Euros for the photo shoot.

 

[Ace Grace]

Ah, fair enough.