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[billyblademan]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being a twice as big as ours probably didn't hurt either.

And as we know from the Maupay deal, happy to pay an agent an extra £300k at the last minute because he feels like it.

 

[Wards]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being twice as big as ours probably didn't hurt either.

Remember Kieran Maguire doing a piece on them in relation to us. They certainly gambled a lot more than us and paid the wages. Think their wage bill was almost double ours (and Norwich's) and they were probably the 3rd lowest in the division at the time. The conclusion was they probably gambled a bit too much and us not nearly enough - which is a bit mental when it felt like we were spending more money than we ever have done.

 

[LewishamBlade]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being twice as big as ours probably didn't hurt either.

Think the only harsh one there is Izquierdo, he was a real talent but got injured like a mother fucker

 

[brownblade]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being twice as big as ours probably didn't hurt either.

A lot of transfers fail, at all clubs. Pretty sure all those three had just had very tempting seasons (from memory all in Dutch League).

 

[Champagneblade]

And as we know from the Maupay deal, happy to pay an agent an extra £300k at the last minute because he feels like it.

Incidentally he'll be out of contract at the end of the season. If we get promoted we can pick him up for 'nothing'; it would make us feel better about McBurnie and the 20m we spent on him walking for nothing!

 

[nopigfansintown]

No. They recruit intelligently, off the radar, and then develop.

Also pay huge wages for a club of their size.

 

[jt64]

Also pay huge wages for a club of their size.

After how many seasons in the Premier League in a row do you stop thinking about them as playing out of greyhound stadiums and Kent, and start thinking about them as an established top flight club? It's clearly not six, so if not, how many?

 

[Bladesman]

After how many seasons in the Premier League in a row do you stop thinking about them as playing out of greyhound stadiums and Kent, and start thinking about them as an established top flight club? It's clearly not six, so if not, how many?

I'd like Brighton if we didn't have that tosser that frequently comes on here to remind us how great Maupay is over McBurnie.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being twice as big as

Interesting that for Brightons mixed recruitment in an attacking sense - and they have had some hits. Gross etc

Their recruitment at the back has been terrific seemingly.

Duffy
Bissuma
Burn
Webster
Lamptey
Cucurella
Thier keeper seems pretty good also.

Definitely helps to have an owner who can take chances / isn’t bothered about the misses

 

[Bladeinleeds]

I'd like Brighton if we didn't have that tosser that frequently comes on here to remind us how great Maupay is over McBurnie.

 

[Guesty]

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He is right but he's not as right as he thought he was, given Maupay's stunning regression in the last two seasons.

 

[Bladethebrian]

Neil Maupay?

What the fuck?

 

[BushBlade]

Brighton spunked millions on shite too. They spent as much on Jahanbakhsh as we did on McBurnie for less return. £14m on Izquierdo, £15m on Locadia etc. These are every bit as bad as our signings of Mousset, Freeman etc.

The difference is that they have richer owners and survived at the top level for longer, so they can afford to be hit and miss. Their wage bill being twice as big as ours probably didn't hurt either.

They signed players who barely played for them, whose names I can’t even remember now. Spent huge amounts under Hughton on foreign players who weren’t suitable. There was a big improvement when Dan Ashworth became DoF, but he’s now at Newcastle.

Bloom’s done a fantastic job, getting them into the new stadium (plenty of Brighton wankers didn’t want the club to be near Brighton, the same types who kept objecting to any plans to redevelop the old west pier, until it collapsed) and into the PL but he’s spent serious money in doing so. I doubt he cares because he can afford it.

And, Withdean was an athletics track, not greyhounds, I lived next door to the fucker.

 

[tyke1889]

Classy advert. If that was based on my browsing history it'd be "Older women looking for love in the Rotherham area"

And then I go and click on Roy's View From

 

[SufcBilly]

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Peter O'Rourke is usually a very good source.

Also sounds like it will be a permanent given he's in the final year of his contract.

I hadn't appreciated he's only 21 and that last year was his first in senior football.
This mitigates a lot of my concerns about his inconsistencies and decision making.

All things considered, I think he'd be a very astute signing with - potentially - a lot of upside.

 

[Blade56]

Is this the new Dan Burn thread?

 

[Blade58]

Peter O'Rourke is usually a very good source.

Also sounds like it will be a permanent given he's in the final year of his contract.

I hadn't appreciated he's only 21 and that last year was his first in senior football.
This mitigates a lot of my concerns about his inconsistencies and decision making.

All things considered, I think he'd be a very astute signing with - potentially - a lot of upside.

Is O’Rourke the footy insider?

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Peter O'Rourke is usually a very good source.

Also sounds like it will be a permanent given he's in the final year of his contract.

I hadn't appreciated he's only 21 and that last year was his first in senior football.
This mitigates a lot of my concerns about his inconsistencies and decision making.

All things considered, I think he'd be a very astute signing with - potentially - a lot of upside.

He’s got bags of potential, torn us apart twice

 

[Mesut Özil's Lawnmower]

He’s got bags of potential, torn us apart twice

never seen O’Rourke play myself

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Is O’Rourke the footy insider?

The article is credited to him at the top.

 

[247Blade]

Peter O'Rourke is usually a very good source.

Also sounds like it will be a permanent given he's in the final year of his contract.

I hadn't appreciated he's only 21 and that last year was his first in senior football.
This mitigates a lot of my concerns about his inconsistencies and decision making.

All things considered, I think he'd be a very astute signing with - potentially - a lot of upside.

Wer'st brass coming from?

 

[SufcBilly]

Wer'st brass coming from?

I doubt it will be permanent so don’t panic

 

[Bladesman]

The article is credited to him at the top.

He just confirmed on twitter anyway:

 

[PaddysMad]

 

[S64 Blade]

Looked excellent when we played Blackburn. Him, Ndiaye and Berge behind a main striker is a very exciting prospect (assuming the said striker isn’t McBurnie).

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Am I being a moron if I say I'm more excited about this signing than any for a long time ? Especially if permanent

 

[Bladesman98]

Am I being a moron if I say I'm more excited about this signing than any for a long time ? Especially if permanent

Not really no. He looked excellent against us. He may have been shite in every other match but against us he showed what he’s capable of. Permanent move? Very exciting if it is.

 

[Fatlad666]

Am I being a moron if I say I'm more excited about this signing than any for a long time ? Especially if permanent

Not at all we all have an opinion say what you like. I'm in the same opinion very interesting signing if the fax machine is working and he got on the right train

 

[Luke1993]

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