Kalimantan Gull
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Calderon agrees Brighton deal | Sky Sports | Football | Transfer Centre | Done Deal
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Calderon new deal
- Thread starter Kalimantan Gull
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S'hampton Seagull
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Those with club texts will be pissed!
GOM
living vicariously
I think that is good news, but will be interested to see how he copes as a right back defender this season.
I am sure he will do just as well as a right back marauder this season as he did last.
I am sure he will do just as well as a right back marauder this season as he did last.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
- 21,654
Didn't he sign a new deal last season, or was it just 2 years?
Reinelt12
Sick Note
He signed a three year deal last summer, so would imagine if its true that its a one year extension?
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Thought Calde was our worst player during the run in. Hopefully that was just fatigue as he had been fantastic up until then.
I hope you're right - he's my one real worry ... he was brilliant going forward and well deserved the accolades he got for that but we were running over teams for the most part last year ... I only ever got to see highlights so maybe my fears aren't justified by I saw some pretty big howlers at the back - albeit not frequently. Next year we can't be anything like as charitable or they'll target him and put him under way too much pressure. Defo cover needed imo
It's good news, I know we have been spoilt recently but this is more reason to party
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The Large One
Who's Next?
10th best. (You're forgetting Chris Wood here).
Still '10th best' was miles better than the vast majority of footballers in that division.
alan partridge
Active member
I really don't understand this. Like you I rely on radio com and highlights.
I got to the Rochdale game at Withdean and saw another 5 games in full on the net. I still feel like I don't know enough about the players.
How you can worry on the basis of only highlights is beyond me.
seagullwedgee
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- Aug 9, 2005
- 3,010
Pretty soon in the new season he will need to learn that at this higher level he will spendinga lot more time in his RB quarter of the pitch, much less RM or RW overlapping, up for every corner.
We will be put on the back foot a lot more this season and he more than anyone needs to adapt to that. Teams at champ level break at such speed that if we get caught with only 3 at the back we will be punished.
We will be put on the back foot a lot more this season and he more than anyone needs to adapt to that. Teams at champ level break at such speed that if we get caught with only 3 at the back we will be punished.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
- 22,172
I am not worried about Calde at all. 
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
You are right! How on earth could I forget about Wood!!!!!
severnside gull
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great news.
I have no worries about him defensively - his errors last season ony came when we were already home and hosed as champions and before that he was immense. When he goes forward we set up to cover with Greer moving across deep and Bennett (will presumably now be Buckley) covering at wide midfield. As long as the players understand the system and play to it then Calderon can continue to fly forward just as effectively as last year. Indeed I think he would do as well in the Premier League and a contract extension now seems to indicate that the club agree!
I have no worries about him defensively - his errors last season ony came when we were already home and hosed as champions and before that he was immense. When he goes forward we set up to cover with Greer moving across deep and Bennett (will presumably now be Buckley) covering at wide midfield. As long as the players understand the system and play to it then Calderon can continue to fly forward just as effectively as last year. Indeed I think he would do as well in the Premier League and a contract extension now seems to indicate that the club agree!
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,093
Good news. Again, it's a sign of how far we've come. It wasn't so long ago he was looking to move to Southampton, now he wants to commit to us long-term.
Shooting Star
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Totally agree with severnside gull. In my opinion Calde was one of our best players last season and I don't understand the mass concern. He is absolutely fantastic going forward, and defensively all he needs to learn is that sometimes you need to boot the ball away when under severe pressure, which is a product of Gus' style of football and therefore is something all our defenders need to appreciate at times.
Monsieur Le Plonk
Lethargy in motion
Hope this is not the start of the boys all trying to renegotiate their contracts now a big money signing has appeared. Inevitable maybe.
Well highlights, live TV and every 90 minutes on the player ... I agree it's no substitute but I reckon I could make a pretty fair judgement on all of our reg's which would be fairly consistent with those that go week in week out. Even those can't always agree Painter/Barnes are good examples I think. So I did qualify the statement but can't disagree I'd have a more informed view if I'd been there throughout
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Good news that we're tying our good players up before their contracts run out. Proper football club.