[Albion] Mohammed Kudus **Signed For West Ham 27/08**

[Greg Bobkin]

Maybe not

'HERE WE DON'T GO!'

 

[Hugo Rune]

I’m relaxed about this to be honest. I think Kudus wants us but the agent is doing the final ‘rinse’ to see how much more money (probably for himself) he can get.

I believe Romano has got this direct off the agent:
“More contacts will follow to get it done on player side.”

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I’m relaxed about this to be honest. I think Kudus wants us but the agent is doing the final ‘rinse’ to see how much more money (probably for himself) he can get.

I believe Romano has got this direct off the agent:
“More contacts will follow to get it done on player side.”

Re. that tweet, is it possible to start a player unofficially?
Could be a useful trick to pull against teams sitting back against us.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I’m relaxed about this to be honest. I think Kudus wants us but the agent is doing the final ‘rinse’ to see how much more money (probably for himself) he can get.

What on Earth makes you think that? Total speculation / daydreaming.

 

[dwayne]

Transfer deadline can't come soon enough. What a waste of life most of this speculation is.

 

[chickens]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

 

[The Fits]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

Agree with this although no sign it applies to Kudus. The reality is it's hard enough to keep our players, if they're joining reluctantly then realistically they're going to want to be off the moment a 'bigger' club shows interest. We need to be savvy about who we are signing now the profile of those potential signings is increasing. Absolutely no point getting in players who want out immediately.

 

[Farehamseagull]

This thread has become very funny in the last few hours!

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

I understand all that and agree. Trouble is, while Brighton is a more exciting football project under De Zerbi than almost anywhere else, if Chelsea, Arsenal, ManU etc are offering £250k+ a week, it’s going to be pretty hard to convince a young guy, especially from Africa or S America, that exciting football is the most important factor to consider. Particularly when there’s some parasite of an agent in the background to 'advise' him.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Transfer deadline can't come soon enough. What a waste of life most of this speculation is.

Not for some people. Apparently they actually love the blow-by-blow accounts of the transfer (or eventual non-transfers) of players

 

[Springal]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

Don’t forget Enciso originally turned us down / couldn’t agree a deal last summer and we had to go back in for him in January

 

[Icy Gull]

This place will be fun if we lose Moises and Kudus decides he doesn’t fancy it on the South Coast….I might buy a box of Kleenex if we end up with both.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

This place will be fun if we lose Moises and Kudus decides he doesn’t fancy it on the South Coast….I might buy a box of Kleenex if we end up with both.

I think you can cross your Kleenex off the shopping list. The first scenario looks far more likely at this point.

 

[dwayne]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

Who knows this is actually true though. More.likely just waiting for confirmation that caicedo is definitely going so we get the mullah.

 

[trueblue]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

I’m not sure you can hold this against the player. Anyone who’s any good would always have taken their time to make a decision if they had options. The difference now is social media cranking out constant, often speculative, updates from the first moment a player’s even been linked to a club. Before, when journalists dealt in facts, we’d have heard a deal was done and that’s about it.

 

[Icy Gull]

I’m not sure you can hold this against the player. Anyone who’s any good would always have taken their time to make a decision if they had options. The difference now is social media cranking out constant, often speculative, updates from the first moment a player’s even been linked to a club. Before, when journalists dealt in facts, we’d have heard a deal was done and that’s about it.

Indeed, I remember being on holiday in Spain during the close season and having to wait until the following day to buy a paper and read the Sports pages hoping to see news of Albion signings. Never happened as we were 3rd or 4th division at the time and hardly ever got a mention anyway. A real case of the hope that kills you every morning

Now I can’t open the internet without seeing what further rape and pillage Chelsea are intending on us as they try and turn themselves into the victims

I think I preferred the old days!

 

[Napper]

Ornsteins tweet from sat was poor

Thought he was like naylor but more like Romano

 

[trueblue]

Indeed, I remember being on holiday in Spain during the close season and having to wait until the following day to buy a paper and read the Sports pages hoping to see news of Albion signings. Never happened as we were 3rd or 4th division at the time and hardly ever got a mention anyway. A real case of the hope that kills you every morning

Now I can’t open the internet without seeing what further rape and pillage Chelsea are intending on us as they try and turn themselves into the victims

I think I preferred the old days!

We did have the occasional bumper close season with 6 or 7 signings, even back then. Trouble is, the combined fees wouldn’t have been enough to buy one of Caicedo’s earlobes - and it was pretty easy to guess that “Colin Hawkins” and “Jonny Dixon” wouldn’t be outrageously gifted South American wonder kids.

 

[raymondo]

I’m afraid as time goes on, I become increasingly reluctant to welcome the player to the squad. If he doesn’t want to be here, I don’t want him here.

I think we (as a club) have shown enough for players to either buy in, or f*** off.

I’m all for us increasing our ambition in terms of transfer target, and I accept we’re hardly a proven quantity in European competition, but if this project doesn’t excite a transfer target as a footballer, then I’d rather they went elsewhere and we targeted someone less hyped but more enthused.

I'm with you, and rdz prob feels the same. I'm not welcoming anyone until they're our player of the season!!!

 

[MattBackHome]

Transfer deadline can't come soon enough. What a waste of life most of this speculation is.

Too right mate