Poyet - can spot a bargain!

[Notters]

 

[Notters]

 

[Tricky Dicky]

So when they work out, it's down to Gus. When they don't, it's down to Burke?

Personally I now have more faith in our recruitment team than ever before.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Titanic]

so when they work out, it's down to gus. When they don't, it's down to burke?

Personally i now have more faith in our recruitment team than ever before.

This.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

So when they work out, it's down to Gus. When they don't, it's down to Burke?

Personally I now have more faith in our recruitment team than ever before.

This.

What about Harley, Hoskins, Dobbie and CMS? Oh.

And this as well.

 

[StonehamPark]

 

[chaileyjem]

David Burke joined in January 2012. His team have signed these players in the last 2 and a half years...

Kuz
Crofts
Bruno
Bridge (on loan)
Orlandi
Dobbie
Lopez
Hammond (on loan)

Ulloa
Upson (on loan/signed)

Ince

Agustien
Chicksen/Maksimenko
Walton
Ward (on loan)
Andrews (on loan)
Lingard (on loan)
Stephens

Obika/Lita/Rodriguez (on loan/short term contracts)

Toko
Hughes
O Grady

Good record or bad record...

Window closes on Sept 1st...

 

[Baaaald]

So when we make good signings that make us money Poyet did well but when we sign duffers it's burke's fault? Interesting.

 

[Ali_rrr]

Poyet vocalised problems he had with Burke from the start, from the Bergkamp signing. It's safe to say that a manager as vocal as Poyet would have a huge say in transfer activity, whereas Oscar was just a yes man - I think it's reasonable to assume the extremely poor transfer activity of last season was down to Burke.

Berkamp wasn't Burke's signing. I believe that was John Stephenson's.

 

[Bwian]

One of the biggest mistakes in the history of this football club, getting rid of Gus like we did. If we "gave in" to his demands, we would undoubtedly be a Premier League team by now.

If we gave in to his demands he would be manager of Reading.

 

[Rookie]

Poyet vocalised problems he had with Burke from the start, from the Bergkamp signing.

Erm, wrong Director of Football (or whatever they are called) but good try

 

[fat old seagull]

Poyet is a footballing genius the like of which we may not see again. He will manage at the very top level for sure.

You are of course quite entitled to that opinion. I however think he was a disloyal prat. And who knows whether if it wasn't for his shenanigans in the play offs with Palarse we might be in the Prem right now.
The problem for us I guess is fans are fans and the Club always come first. Managers and players in the main think primarily of themselves with the understanding they need to perform to add value to their own status.
But it would be a dull and boring World if we all agreed.

 

[Acker79]

Of course, there are also posters who any time there is criticism of burke for signings rush to let everyone know that managers have the final say (check out his appearance on the roar!), yet when managers are praised for signings they like to emphasise Burke's work. Swings and roundabouts.

 

[upthealbion1970]

What about Harley, Hoskins, Dobbie and CMS? Oh.

They are put down to Burke

 

[GreersElbow]

Poyet vocalised problems he had with Burke from the start, from the Bergkamp signing.

If you're going to continue your unfounded dislike for Burke, could you please get your facts right before slating him?

I don't see how the "extremely poor transfer activity" of last season was down to Burke. We don't know, you don't know. So bloody stop pretending like you have any clue as to what is going on in the player recruitment department.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I however think he was a disloyal prat.

I know. Brighton born and bred and then he leaves us after only 4 years after we got him from bottom of league one to Championship playoffs. All whilst making him play good football.

Makes me SICK.

 

[Withdean11]

Would be interesting to compare money spent buying on players vs money gained by selling. With Bridcut on free(?) and Ulloa for 2m we must of gained 8m on just two players.

Perhaps the club should buy more!

 

[Billy the Fish]

The problem with discussing this stuff as fans is that none of us really know the process of signing a player - from scouting them in the beginning to getting their signature at the end.

I'd like to know what Poyet was doing differently, if at all. I'm pretty sure that he's not going to games watching these players initially so they need to come from tip offs either from scouts or agents. Is it that Poyet has his own little network that he takes with him wherever he goes? (I'm sure that is true for every manager to some extent)
Was Poyet just better at picking the players that were presented to him by Burke? (remember that Burke manages the scouts)

Or are we just a slave to the budget and had Poyet stuck around for another season the quality of "his" signings would've naturally dropped because of FFP.

 

[AZ Gull]

Would be interesting to compare money spent buying on players vs money gained by selling. With Bridcut on free(?) and Ulloa for 2m we must of gained 8m on just two players.

Perhaps the club should buy more!

Or sell more!

 

[WATFORD zero]

One of the biggest mistakes in the history of this football club, getting rid of Gus like we did. If we "gave in" to his demands, we would undoubtedly be a Premier League team by now.

If we continued funding Gus's 40% playing budget increase year-on-year we may have been premier league by now but we would have definitely been bust