Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Us Brighton fans have previously been known for our patience.
The deal has got to be right for us. Besides I rate Grabban below Barnes and wayyyyyyy below Mason if he turns out to be our next target.
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The deal has got to be right for us. Besides I rate Grabban below Barnes and wayyyyyyy below Mason if he turns out to be our next target.
Captain Sensible
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Well this whole thing has cost Bmuff a few quid and us nothing. Perhaps he didn't fit in personality and money wise. He was keen enough to talk to us.
Anyway if we sign Conway and Mason then great! We have CMS coming back and Obika so while I think selling Barnes was a mistake, we seem ok not to have to shell out for a player that might not have been worth 1mil.
Anyway if we sign Conway and Mason then great! We have CMS coming back and Obika so while I think selling Barnes was a mistake, we seem ok not to have to shell out for a player that might not have been worth 1mil.
Thank goodness. I really do wonder regarding some of our targets.
Not that bothered about Mason either, but preferable to Grabban in my view.
Not that bothered about Mason either, but preferable to Grabban in my view.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
Good luck to him, I thought he would have been a good replacement for Barnes but Bournemouth have obviously been good to him and we were not a big enough step up for him to merit the move.
jonny.rainbow
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Or, conversely, we showed interest in Grabban to 'play' Cardiff over Mason.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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Not sure why people see this as a lack of ambition? We made what we deemed a fair offer for him. It seemed that he was happy but his agent wanted more. I think the club has done the right thing. We should not be dictated to by some greedy agent.
The loser in this in my mind is Grabban. He could have made a step up in his career but due to advice he has not.
Don t see it as us who lost out. There are other players of a similar of better ability who will be more than happy to come here. Mason maybe being one of those.
The loser in this in my mind is Grabban. He could have made a step up in his career but due to advice he has not.
Don t see it as us who lost out. There are other players of a similar of better ability who will be more than happy to come here. Mason maybe being one of those.
HawkTheSeagull
New member
We simply sold Barnes as he was stalling on a new contract and we didnt want another Murray scenario.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
I don't see Grabban as the loser here. He's undoubtedly got a much improved contract out of Bournemouth from this. AFCB are the only 'loser' if you need to find one, as they will have had to allocate a chunk of their budget to his new contract.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
He needs to change his name from Lewis to Money. 
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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The holiday to Brighton was fun-packed
The contract with Bournemouth, still intact
The Grabban hands grab all they can
All for himself (and his agent) - after all
The Grabban hands grab all they can
All for himself (and his agent) - after all
It's a competitive transfer market
Everything counts in large amounts
Spanish Dave's 2013/14 performance graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now see just how
The lies and deceit gained Grabban a little more bargaining power
Confidence - BHA taken in
By a converted penalty at The Amex north end
The Grabban hands...
The contract with Bournemouth, still intact
The Grabban hands grab all they can
All for himself (and his agent) - after all
The Grabban hands grab all they can
All for himself (and his agent) - after all
It's a competitive transfer market
Everything counts in large amounts
Spanish Dave's 2013/14 performance graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now see just how
The lies and deceit gained Grabban a little more bargaining power
Confidence - BHA taken in
By a converted penalty at The Amex north end
The Grabban hands...
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
I hope you aren't suggesting that we have a chairman and back office team capable of negotiation tactics? If you read NSC you'll know that they are penny pinching morons who never buy good players and refuse to spend any money to even compete with non-league side wages.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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I see him as a loser as personally i see us as a step up. Although this could balance out with the additional money he is getting.
I agree Bournemouth are losers if they have allocated a large chunk if wages to keep him.
I think it says it all if he could not fit into our wage structure.
I don t know who our top earner is but i would not be happy to see us paying Grabban the same or more than a fair number of our players.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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This.
ps hope you don't mind me adding the highlighted lines, Cheeky.
Ten times better Twinky!
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Ten times better Twinky!
You (via the mighty 'Mode) provided all the chances, Cheeky.
Always a pleasure to complete a lil' tap-in.
Jim Van Winkle
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Sounds like Bournemouth have been played like an upright bass. Glad TB told him to do one.
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
Or maybe he didn't like what he saw at brighton? Obviously we wouldn't pay his wage, so it's a no brainer really
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Bloom doing a Dick Tight by hiding in the OUTBACK until February 1st as he doesn't want to SPEND any money