[Albion] Evan Ferguson

[hans kraay fan club]

The Ferguson who DESTROYED Newcastle, early last season, is a top level premier League striker. If he can get back to that level, he's comfortably our best number 9.

Welbeck has started the season really well, which is great, as it takes away any pressure to rush Evan. Once he is ready, I'd expect he and Welbeck to share the number 9, while Joao Pedro and Rutter share the number 10.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I’d wish him luck against Crawley but can’t see him being driven out to Hickstead Starbucks for the boost

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

The Ferguson who DESTROYED Newcastle, early last season, is a top level premier League striker. If he can get back to that level, he's comfortably our best number 9.

Welbeck has started the season really well, which is great, as it takes away any pressure to rush Evan. Once he is ready, I'd expect he and Welbeck to share the number 9, while Joao Pedro and Rutter share the number 10.

The performance the sticks in my head is the short spell he was on the pitch against Chelsea before he got injured (when we won 2-1 at their place). He looked unplayable.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I don’t know if it is my imagination but I don’t remember Pedro and Wellbeck playing together too many times last season? To me it seemed to be one or the other quite often subbed for each other. Maybe my memory is playing tricks (very likely) but that seems different this season so far meaning plenty of work for 4 strikers. Hope so. Injuries could have played a part, thinking about it.

 

[dazzer6666]

I can see your point, but we signed Neal Maupay. Business is business

This. Decent manager too.

 

[BrickTamland]

When back fully fit and firing he’ll be our first choice centre forward.

I know we have short memories as football fans but he was unplayable when last playing at 100%

 

[Marshy]

The Ferguson who DESTROYED Newcastle, early last season, is a top level premier League striker. If he can get back to that level, he's comfortably our best number 9.

Welbeck has started the season really well, which is great, as it takes away any pressure to rush Evan. Once he is ready, I'd expect he and Welbeck to share the number 9, while Joao Pedro and Rutter share the number 10.

spot on, And Julio in the mix

 

[severnside gull]

As soon as I read “Brighton are asking £70m..” I called bullshit. We are reactive not proactive on sales and never announce a fee up front

 

[JBizzle]

As soon as I read “Brighton are asking £70m..” I called bullshit. We are reactive not proactive on sales and never announce a fee up front

Yep, me too. We aren't asking anything. We're telling you, politely, to "do one". Then if you come in with an offer so totally thick that it can only be from Chelsea, we may accept.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/is-better-what-former-brighton-boss-said-about-incoming-portsmouth-loanee-mark-omahony-as-comparisons-to-ps100m-rated-ewan-ferguson-made-4756689

We'll sell Ewan and keep Evan then. Job done

 

[sparkie]

Tbh the fee needs to be over £100 million.

Maybe even higher than the Caicedo record.

 

[Hamilton]

Assuming Toney goes then it makes perfect sense for Evan to be loaned. He needs to prove himself at the highest level and we don’t have time to experiment with him.

For me, the jury is still out. But to be fair to the lad, we’ve perhaps not played to his strengths.

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

 

[BevBHA]

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

Or that we didn’t want them kicking the shit out of him

 

[Farehamseagull]

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

Thank f*** he didn’t come on, we’d have probably lost him for the season playing against those animals with his ankles.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

I suspect he was going to get some time, but the O'Riley injury changed things. He wouldn't have lasted 80+ minutes so O'Mahony comes on and effectively plays in his position.
Suspect Evan will be on the bench on Saturday.

 

[B-right-on]

Or that we didn’t want them kicking the shit out of him

Exactly my thoughts. Game was won, why on earth would we risk him getting injured again by that bunch of knuckle draggers?

Put a couple of U21s on. They'd get experience and not set us back by crippling one of our top strikers.

 

[Luke the Lucky]

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

Says to me Hurzeler didn't want to rush to get him out on the pitch for sake of it, maybe before he is ready - especially in a game that was already in the bag against a team playing dirty

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Evan couldn’t get on the pitch for a decent run out against Crawley.

Says to me that he’s surplus.

Absolute rubbish.

He hasn't played for months and has only just worked his way back. After seeing some of the Crawley "tackling" in that game, Hürzeler clearly didn't want to risk anybody important if he didn't have to. Hence (with respect) Peupion, Offiah and the rest came on. Estupiñan only got a run out as they wanted to give him some pitch time and because Samuels was having a horrendous time at LB.

 

[Hamilton]

Absolute rubbish.

He hasn't played for months and has only just worked his way back. After seeing some of the Crawley "tackling" in that game, Hürzeler clearly didn't want to risk anybody important if he didn't have to. Hence (with respect) Peupion, Offiah and the rest came on. Estupiñan only got a run out as they wanted to give him some pitch time and because Samuels was having a horrendous time at LB.

Bloody hell there’s some sensitive flowers on here. Yes, Williams should have been sent off, but by the second half we were in control much more and the game had settled. If he’s so fragile that he can’t handle twenty minutes of Crawley then he shouldn’t even be on the bench.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bloody hell there’s some sensitive flowers on here. Yes, Williams should have been sent off, but by the second half we were in control much more and the game had settled. If he’s so fragile that he can’t handle twenty minutes of Crawley then he shouldn’t even be on the bench.

If Ferguson had been subbed on and had got the two footer Ayari received at the end (plus a subsequent injury), I’d be asking some serious questions about Hürzeler’s judgement. This was not the match for him.