[Albion] Ferdi Kadioglu **Singed 27/08/24**

[Triggaaar]

But that’s the point - we had an owner that bankrolled us himself. We were incredibly fortunate to have someone to do that with his ‘own’ money

I think you're missing the point. Yes I completely agree that we're lucky our owner is a fan, and it's his money not some investment group. But our success is not simply because we've spent more money than the teams below us. We haven't. When we got promotion from the Championship, we weren't one of the top few spenders.

And when we got to 6th, we weren't among the top 10 spenders. Our squad was relatively cheap.

Yes we love that Bloom is a local fan, but the real credit is how he's built an impressive squad while spending less than the opposition, using his data driven model to bring in people like Gross for £3m. I seem to remember us battering Everton 4-1 away, and our entire team cost the same as just one of their players.

That's what Jordan doesn't give us credit for. I've listened to his co-host praise Brighton's method and success, and him interject and say it's simply that we've spent £400m and we've simply bought the success. That's incorrect/disingenuous.

 

[Not Spanish Dave]

When Ferdi arrives, the next fucker to moan about boats crossing the channel can go and support Burnley.

You'd think he would come by plane given the money he must be getting.

 

[Professor Plum]

I think you're missing the point. Yes I completely agree that we're lucky our owner is a fan, and it's his money not some investment group. But our success is not simply because we've spent more money than the teams below us. We haven't. When we got promotion from the Championship, we weren't one of the top few spenders.

And when we got to 6th, we weren't among the top 10 spenders. Our squad was relatively cheap.

Yes we love that Bloom is a local fan, but the real credit is how he's built an impressive squad while spending less than the opposition, using his data driven model to bring in people like Gross for £3m. I seem to remember us battering Everton 4-1 away, and our entire team cost the same as just one of their players.

That's what Jordan doesn't give us credit for. I've listened to his co-host praise Brighton's method and success, and him interject and say it's simply that we've spent £400m and we've simply bought the success. That's incorrect/disingenuous.

Agreed. The fact that we were the only PL club to show a trading profit last year is another illustration that the progress we’ve made on the pitch isn’t down to being bankrolled by a wealthy backer. We’ve bought low, developed, then sold high and reinvested. That’s the key to our playing success.

 

[Eeyore]

I think you're missing the point. Yes I completely agree that we're lucky our owner is a fan, and it's his money not some investment group. But our success is not simply because we've spent more money than the teams below us. We haven't. When we got promotion from the Championship, we weren't one of the top few spenders.

And when we got to 6th, we weren't among the top 10 spenders. Our squad was relatively cheap.

Yes we love that Bloom is a local fan, but the real credit is how he's built an impressive squad while spending less than the opposition, using his data driven model to bring in people like Gross for £3m. I seem to remember us battering Everton 4-1 away, and our entire team cost the same as just one of their players.

That's what Jordan doesn't give us credit for. I've listened to his co-host praise Brighton's method and success, and him interject and say it's simply that we've spent £400m and we've simply bought the success. That's incorrect/disingenuous.

I love the word 'disingenuous'. Such a post millennial word. Isn't it a cuddly way of calling someone a liar ?

 

[seagullwedgee]

There was a home game a few seasons ago, when it was 7 subs, that Man City’s 7 man bench cost more than our entire squad AND the cost of our new stadium, and the cost of our training centre, all added in. That brings it home..

 

[Triggaaar]

I love the word 'disingenuous'. Such a post millennial word. Isn't it a cuddly way of calling someone a liar ?

Yep. He's a fcuking liar!

 

[BrickTamland]

So excited about this one.

If he’s as good as he’s made out to be, and Pervis finds his pre-injury form, I think we’re going to be a hard team to stop

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I love the word 'disingenuous'. Such a post millennial word. Isn't it a cuddly way of calling someone a liar ?

You are right, but the word has been used by those of us in the know for decades before.

 

[Pavilionaire]

What is happening this window at the Albion is revolutionary, and yet it is completely going under the radar.

It has taken us several seasons to amass a sufficiently sized war chest to bring in the raft of players we have, I don't think we've seen anyone outside of the big established clubs do anything like this before.

Ferdi is a crucial player because he has genuine pace and we lack that in defence.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I love the word 'disingenuous'. Such a post millennial word. Isn't it a cuddly way of calling someone a liar ?

It's one of those words MPs and civil servants use to avoid directly accusing somebody of lying.

 

[El Turi]

Evening announcement on this one?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I love the word 'disingenuous'. Such a post millennial word. Isn't it a cuddly way of calling someone a liar ?

No.

"not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does".

I think your comment was a little disingenuous.

 

[Professor Plum]

It's one of those words MPs and civil servants use to avoid directly accusing somebody of lying.

Similar to "Mistakes were made, lessons will be learnt." rather than "I made a massive cock-up but I'm not resigning."

Sorry, going OT.

 

[sparkie]

Evening announcement on this one?

I hope so.

 

[Birdie Boy]

You'd think he would come by plane given the money he must be getting.

Easyjet like O'Reilly?

 

[Shaktarman]

This one in and it’s done with no need for deadline day drama. Maybe the PSV bloke but that seems to have gone quiet and isn’t a necessity. Just got to find some decent loans to get some wages off the books and development time for some - the odd sale too but nobody really important…

Amazing window it seems.

 

[Dibdab]

I don't think we've seen anyone outside of the big established clubs do anything like this before.

I think quite a few teams have spent vast sums of money before. Villa recently (unless you are calling them a big established club), Forest werent far off when they got promoted, and Blackburn the best example when they won the league by buying far bigger stars than we have this season.

 

[marlowe]

No.

"not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does".

I think your comment was a little disingenuous.

I think @Eeyore 's comment was more misapprehensive than disingenuous

 

[Bakero]

What is happening this window at the Albion is revolutionary, and yet it is completely going under the radar.

It really has, amongst pundits and fans at least.

 

[Stato]

Hopefully get this one tied up today or tomorrow. If we're completely done early this week, do we all have to head up to stand behind Sky's deadline day reporter with pyjamas and duvets, playing lullabies and offering them mugs of Horlicks?