Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish

[Black Country Seagull]

Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish
04-08-2006 09:29
Brighton chairman Dick Knight has revealed he will accept a mid-table finish this season - if the club develops it's promising youngsters.
The Seagulls were relegated from the Championship last season but the Albion supremo is warning supporters that a promotion push may not be on the cards.

Knight told the Brighton Evening Argus: "A lot of people expect us to bounce straight back, as we did three years ago. That would be great but we have to be realistic. What is very important is that we have got a lot of new young players coming through who we had the confidence in to give pro contracts.
"It's very important that we develop them this year because the future of this club, until we are well established at Falmer in six or seven years time, will have to be mainly on finding our own players, not spending £2 million on a new player.

"I'm not being defeatist, I am being realistic and pragmatic. We know some clubs in this League have big budgets, much bigger even than clubs in the Championship.
"I'm not accepting mid-table anonymity, I'm just saying if it happens and we bring these young players through into the first team, that will be very good for the future of this club, which is what I'm concerned about."

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Falmer in 6 or 7 years time

Edited: Ah! Well established.....Phew!

I will be in my early 30s!!

I think it is important to set a realistic target and as he said blood the youngsters as they are our future.

 

[Wozza]

Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish
04-08-2006 09:29
Brighton chairman Dick Knight has revealed he will accept a mid-table finish this season - if the club develops it's promising youngsters.

This is from an amateur site, right?

 

[Napper]

I think thats a shit statement personally, never accept mid table ... or if you do , please dont broadcast it after ive parted with my hard earned cash.
Think its more a case of covering his arse when we have a very average season. Should always aim higher , better financial incentives for the club , attract better players , falmer more in the media , the loyal fans deserve it . .

 

[aftershavedave]

Re: Re: Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish

This is from an amateur site, right?

you certainly wouldn't get that appalling standard of apostrophe use on here!

 

[bhafc99]

you certainly wouldn't get that appalling standard of apostrophe use on here!

Never!

thats ... dont ... ive ... its . .

 

[Skaville]

What kind of target is that Surely a minimum of a top ten finish should be the target. That suggests that McGhee will have to have us in the relgation zone before being under pressure.

 

[Superseagull]

That should help attract a few signings to the club. Come and join Brighton and help us reach our target of a mid table finish. We don't want to be promoted as we can't afford the wages.

 

[Napper]

Never!

Who give's a f uck ? I have a decent job + have to write in the smallest of internet windows in a rush to not get rumbled.

Does it really matter ....... NO !

 

[Black Country Seagull]

Re: Re: Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish

This is from an amateur site, right?

A link from NewsNow to Club Call

http://www.clubcall.com/index.jsp?storyID=286996

It's not like they have had to prepare much content either, about 10 words of their own and the rest are quotes.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I'll have a mid-table vegan roast. Huge, boiled parsnips and just the inedible screams of cheese impressionists all chopped and sliced with fleshless scimitars.

 

[Icy Gull]

Thinly disguised proof,imo, that DK knows we cannot survive in the Championship as he can't find the funds to make us competitive. Don't expect any sort of funding for a promotion push then

 

[Black Country Seagull]

I think if we rely on to many youngsters, we will be in a relagation struggle, we just don't have senior players that you could rely on to bring them on.

Up front who is our senior striker to influence gatting, robinson etc.

Midfield, Chippy has got enough problems with his own game and oatway is injured.

Defence, we don't have one defender who can talk and command the line, so hmmm


ranting ended

 

[Wozza]

Re: Re: Re: Knight: I'll accept mid-table finish

A link from NewsNow to Club Call

I was right then.

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

It seemed like a statement of the bleedin obvious to me. If we get anywhere near promotion this year it will be another welcome bout of overachievement. Given the resources at our disposal mid-table is a realistic assesment of how our season is likely to pan out.

 

[algie]

Why is everyone moaning abouts and Knights prediction for f*** sake ?He is being relistic knowing we have alot of kids in our team.He also said some of the league one clubs have bigger budgets then the championship sides.We cannot compete and have lack of funds.We are relying on the kids to improve this season.A mid table finish is quite respectable and relistic

 

[sparkie]

The problem is that if you aim for mid-table, then inevitably you'll be in a relegation dogfight for part of the season as there is not too many points between mid-table and the 4th from bottom spot, and of course 4 go down from this league.

I imagine that DKs ideal season would be to be around the playoffs all season, keeping interest high, followed by a money-spinning playoff final defeat, setting up more of the same for next season.

Aim for mid - table and we'll be in trouble with both crowd levels and with the proximity to potential relegation.

 

[Napper]

Why is everyone moaning abouts and Knights prediction for f*** sake ?He is being relistic knowing we have alot of kids in our team.He also said some of the league one clubs have bigger budgets then the championship sides.We cannot compete and have lack of funds.We are relying on the kids to improve this season.A mid table finish is quite respectable and relistic

some teams do have bigger budgets , we do have have funds though

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The problem is that if you aim for mid-table, then inevitably you'll be in a relegation dogfight for part of the season as there is not too many points between mid-table and the 4th from bottom spot, and of course 4 go down from this league.

I am sure DK stated that it would be an acceptable finish, not that they are aiming for midtable. He is trying to inject some reality into the situation, as we have a very good record of getting out of this league in one go.

 

[algie]

some teams do have bigger budgets , we do have have funds though

Peanuts compared to Forest,Doncaster,Swansea,Huddersfield,Bristol city posibbly Millwall,Crewe and Blackpool