Five to Keep

[Icy Gull]

Don't be surprised if Dunk is in a Palace shirt by August

Brighton lad, I doubt it.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Approach this from another direction [bare with me]

Imagine you are Brighton manager and you have to pick a team for next Saturday and ALL players are available [ignore injuries and suspensions]
Now, start filling in the team sheet, one name at a time, in order of "must play".

1. Stockdale
2. Dunk
3. Goldson
4 & 5 Stephens & Kayal
6. Bruno
7. Knockaert

Then I'd pause to consider
a) LB - Bong / Rosenior
b) 2nd winger or extra mid-fielder - Skalak / March / Murphy / LuaLua / Sidwell / Towell
c) 2 x striker options - Hemed / Baldock / Sir Bobby

I accept the 1-7 can change in order but I don't think any of the other squad players would push into the first 7.

 

[clippedgull]

Approach this from another direction [bare with me]

Imagine you are Brighton manager and you have to pick a team for next Saturday and ALL players are available [ignore injuries and suspensions]
Now, start filling i the team sheet, one name at a time, in order of "must play".

1. Stockdale
2. Dunk
3. Goldson
4 & 5 Stephens & Kayal
6. Bruno
7. Knockaert

Then I'd pause to consider
a) LB
b) 2nd winger or extra mid-fielder
c) 2 x striker options

I accept the 1-7 can change in order but I don't think any of the other squad players would push into the first 7.

I think Hemed would be an automatic choice.

 

[Gwylan]

I accept the 1-7 can change in order but I don't think any of the other squad players would push into the first 7.

Hemed would be there - none of the other strikers is a real option

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

Don't be surprised if Dunk is in a Palace shirt by August

Only if you're willing to offload Bolasie to us + £15 mill + offer Dunky 3x his current wages

 

[sir albion]

Kayal and goldson will stay....Stephens hopefully,but think dunk and Stephens will be off sadly.

 

[studio150]

Whoever ends up leaving (hopefully non unless inflated fee) or coming in, lets hope that the deals are all dome early and we have a full squad in place at the end of July ready to go from game 1.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

My 5 personnel I would keep are as follows:

Hughton
Kayal
Knockaert
Bong - decent left backs are rare, as we have seen
Goldson

I love Bruno but at his age he will not have loads left in the tank.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that Bruno could take over the role that Calderon had this season. My one hope is for Chicksen to be replaced so that we are not in the same position again this season as regards injuries and back up and hopefully not by Ridgewell. who was only a very slight improvement but the deal was too little and too late.

 

[Mackenzie]

Don't be surprised if Dunk is in a Palace shirt by August

Maybe, you'll need a replacement for Danns when he goes to a better club.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

you'll need a replacement for Danns when he goes to a big club.

Edited for you.

 

[driller]

Don't be surprised if Dunk is in a Palace shirt by August

Dunk is an albion fan
He bleeds blue and white
He would never NEVER sign for palace.

 

[Triggaaar]

In my mind there are five key people we need to hang on to this summer, and if we do then I'm sure this season will be a springboard for the next.

Hughton, Dunk, Goldson, Kayal, Stephens

No shit Sherlock

I'm pretty sure the rest will stay if we want, Knockaert and Skalak have only just got here and in any case, are easier to replace (March, Murphy, etc).

Dunk and Goldson will be in demand, but central defenders are not as difficult to replace as someone like Knockaert, IMO. Although we have some good wingers, they're not like him.

If we start the season with as good a squad as we have now, a lot of teams will be parking the bus, and someone like Knockaert who can a) run at them and get passed them and b) score from free-kicks, will be invaluable,

 

[BensGrandad]

We will need AK and a fit rejuvenated Solly March to run at defenders when a team parks the bus. Was it not said SM wont be back to 1st6 team standard until Christmas so plenty of opportunity for our wingers to shine before then.

 

[Perkino]

Goldson, Dunk, Knockaert, Kayal & Stephens are 5 to keep

 

[Mackenzie]

Dunk is an albion fan
He bleeds blue and white
He would never NEVER sign for palace.

Liverpool fan isn't he?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

And Solly March.
As with LuaLua he may return only half the player he was, but let's hope.

Injured until December so not an issue until the January window.


We have to keep Kayal and Knockaert at all costs.


Dunk could be the one to go, maybe Stephens, but surely Tony won't sell more than 1 or 2.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Don't be surprised if Dunk is in a Palace shirt by August

I, for one, won't be.

Hope the fee is massive though

 

[chaileyjem]

We will need AK and a fit rejuvenated Solly March to run at defenders when a team parks the bus. Was it not said SM wont be back to 1st6 team standard until Christmas so plenty of opportunity for our wingers to shine before then.

Not quite. The only public thing that Hughton has said on SM injury was that the op went well and it would normally be 6-9 months for that type of injury.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/14160065.Seagulls_face_nervous_wait_over_injured_March/
That was mid December. So he's looking at June/July best case and Sept worst case on that type of timeframe. Solly has been out and about posing for pictures with fans at recent games and the beamback for Boro at the Amex etc.
https://twitter.com/breadesign/status/729037395019059202

 

[lizard]

Approach this from another direction [bare with me]

Imagine you are Brighton manager and you have to pick a team for next Saturday and ALL players are available [ignore injuries and suspensions]
Now, start filling in the team sheet, one name at a time, in order of "must play".

1. Stockdale
2. Dunk
3. Goldson
4 & 5 Stephens & Kayal
6. Bruno
7. Knockaert

Then I'd pause to consider
a) LB - Bong / Rosenior
b) 2nd winger or extra mid-fielder - Skalak / March / Murphy / LuaLua / Sidwell / Towell
c) 2 x striker options - Hemed / Baldock / Sir Bobby

I accept the 1-7 can change in order but I don't think any of the other squad players would push into the first 7.

1 - Stockers
2 - Kayal
3 - March (Presuming it's the same March from just prior to his injury, I know that's a big ask.)
4 - Goldson
5 - Bruno
6 - Dunk
7 - Stephens
8 - Hemed
9 - Knockers
10- Bong
11- Zamora

Although I suspect my ordering may be somewhat skewed, and this will no doubt not even be an option for a starting 11 by the next time the Albion kick a football.