Loan players could be back

[algie]

Matt Richards and Albion's other loan recruits could have a future at the club under Micky Adams.

Ipswich leftback Richards, Charlton's French midfielder Therry Racon and Leeds midfielder Ian Westlake were all borrowed by the Seagulls this season when Dean Wilkins was manager.

Adams spent hours last week studying DVDs of Albion matches and he is keeping an open mind about the trio now that he is back in charge.

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He said: "All three are good players and I have seen enough of them to realise they would be decent acquisitions to the squad.

"Don't rule anything out and don't rule anything in but certainly I will be speaking to the Board about them. The thing is they are other people's players, so it's not really what I want but what they want and their clubs want."

Richards and former Albion leftback Dan Harding are among five players transfer-listed by Ipswich.

Both have a year left on their contracts at Portman Road and Ipswich boss Jim Magilton said: "We will listen to offers and see what that brings."

Adams is warning League One will be tougher for Albion to get out of next season. He believes there are more clubs with financial power operating in the third tier of English football than when he left the Seagulls for Leicester seven years ago.

Adams said: "There are bigger and better teams in the league now with wealthy benefactors. That wasn't the case then. People didn't really seem to want to buy clubs at that lower end.

"Now there are people like Pete Winkelman at MK Dons, Darragh MacAnthony at Peterborough, Ken Bates at Leeds, and Milan Mandaric at Leicester.

"There is a bit of money floating around in this League and a lot of teams will be desperate to get out of it next season and back into the Championship. I think it will be tougher league next season with the quality of the teams coming down and those coming up, especially MK and Peterborough."

11:33pm today

 

[Scotty Mac]

would LOVE to see harding back

 

[Bluejuice]

So the story here is that Micky has noticed that some of our best players last season weren't actually our own and realised that they'd make his job easier if they came back.

Well DUH

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Adams said: "... There is a bit of money floating around in this League and a lot of teams will be desperate to get out of it next season and back into the Championship. I think it will be tougher league next season with the quality of the teams coming down and those coming up, especially MK and Peterborough."

Sounds like Micky telling us not to get our hopes up

 

[Da Man Clay]

Sounds like Micky telling us not to get our hopes up

Quite rightly too, the league was AWFUL this year.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Sounds like Micky telling us not to get our hopes up

Yep - trying to manage the hype and some unjustified expectation. Probably a good thing that he's starting early although some on here will neither care, nor want, to notice.
Maybe we should revisit this post next May?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

"Now there are people like Pete Winkelman at MK Dons, Darragh MacAnthony at Peterborough, Ken Bates at Leeds, and Milan Mandaric at Leicester.

He thinks Leeds are staying in League One!

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Sounds like Micky telling us not to get our hopes up

Sounds like a man getting his excuses in early.

 

[dougdeep]

Sounds like Naylor filling the back page from a 5 second conversation to me.

 

[Braders]

would love to get Westlake back , the other two i think we can do better...

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Sounds like a man getting his excuses in early.

Certainly does. I always thought Wilkins was always ambitious in his pronouncements and I liked him for it.

 

[Mendoza]

People wouldnt want these players back, they are associated with that shit manager Dean Wilkins. Adams can attract much better players than this!!

 

[7:18]

would love to have all 3, but think Richards and Westlake are crucial

 

[Seagull73]

Sounds like a man getting his excuses in early.

Absolute rubbish. He knows what Brighton fans are like, and that they will suddenly expect immediate success.

I remember being at a BBQ with him at the very beginning of the Div 3 championship season, the opening day after we had lost 0-2 at Southend. He was absolutely furious that the fans were singing 'we are going up' before the game had even started, so I understand what he is saying completely.

To be fair, he was more upset with the players for the performance that day..!

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

People wouldnt want these players back, they are associated with that shit manager Dean Wilkins. Adams can attract much better players than this!!

Not bitter I hope, Mr Mendoza?

Think it would be fantastic to see any of the three return, personally.

 

[Mendoza]

Not bitter I hope, Mr Mendoza?

Think it would be fantastic to see any of the three return, personally.

I was being sarcastic, not bitter, forgot the jester smilie.

Would love them back, just some people think Adams can attract much better signings than Wilkins could ever muster up, even though Wilkins got Whing, Forster, Murray.

 

[sten_super]

I was being sarcastic, not bitter, forgot the jester smilie.

Would love them back, just some people think Adams can attract much better signings than Wilkins could ever muster up, even though Wilkins got Whing, Forster, Murray.

You mean we aren't signing Ronaldinho, Kaka, Drogba and Thuram?

 

[RM-Taylor]

All three and I'll be ecstatic

 

[Pavilionaire]

I remember being at a BBQ with him at the very beginning of the Div 3 championship season, the opening day after we had lost 0-2 at Southend. He was absolutely furious that the fans were singing 'we are going up' before the game had even started, so I understand what he is saying completely.

Yeah, but the fans turned out to be right, and we're right about wanting Westlake, Richards and Racon back toot de sweet.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If DW had stayed in charge, anything less than top 6 [ie an improvement on this season] would have been considered a failure. Is that not still the case?