Vicente - "I'd love to come back [next season]"

[beorhthelm]

It'll come down to the money.

he didnt move for money before dont see that he'll do so now. Its Brighton or Spain, and who can argue with a chap wanting to return to thier country and family for to have a baby?

 

[chucky1973]

i will shed tears today when he finally walks down that tunnel, I fear it is good bye.

Gonna be a long summer!!

 

[desprateseagull]

There's surely only one chant today...

OleOleOleOlePleaseStayVicente

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

His off then....as much as I love Vicente and he is right up there with the best that have ever graced the stripes. Our points per game is better when he is not in the team. Bizzare as it maybe, this is a fact.

Well he was out for half the season

Does sound like hes saying "Id love to stay, but i cant" almost like the typical "Its not you, its me". Its going to be leaving a big hole which Gus will need to replace, maybe we could get another Spaniard in Raul in.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

His off then....as much as I love Vicente and he is right up there with the best that have ever graced the stripes. Our points per game is better when he is not in the team. Bizzare as it maybe, this is a fact.

Yeah, so as the statistics say that we shouldn't bother with him and perhaps draft in lesser (let's face it anyone else in our league and a great many players in higher leagues) players.

Crazy.

 

[damo1971]

Maybe the reason why Gus has publicly said that he will leave the choice to Vicente is that he is confident he knows his plans. I am sure they have had some sort of private conversation at some point. That is what makes me think that if he is going to stay in this country it will be with Brighton.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

he didnt move for money before dont see that he'll do so now. Its Brighton or Spain, and who can argue with a chap wanting to return to thier country and family for to have a baby?

Obviously we all hope he stays and yes, if he goes back to Spain, everyone would say fair enough but the big difference from last summer is that now he's injury free, fit and we can all see that he can play at a higher level. When we signed him it was a gamble which might or might not work but as he was on a free from Valencia (!!) most were prepared to see what would happen. And now we know how good he is and a fit Vicente will attract a lot of interest from clubs with deeper pockets than ours. I won't be surprised if he ends up at Villa or Fulham or somewhere like that. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[upthealbion1970]

His off then....

His what is off then?

 

[Meade's Ball]

Is me thinking of the song "Ole, ole, ole, ole. Become gay, Vicente." offensive at all?

 

[fork me]

because we are going to have another child so that makes it more complicated.

LOL

Ees compleecated.

I hope he stays, him and Gus are made for each other. (But not in the biblical sense, obviously).

 

[dingodan]

Well I take from that that he is staying.

Doesn't want to make any early promises because things can change, but sounds to me like the plan is to stay for another season.

 

[brunswick]

probably will go - babies are drooled over by everyone in spain, and breastfeeding is seen as natural - in england it is the opposite - whether he stays depends on the domestic argument/chat - and a pregnant women is hard to win arguments with - those that know this, know this.

 

[Frutos]

Well I take from that that he is staying.

Doesn't want to make any early promises because things can change, but sounds to me like the plan is to stay for another season.

My thoughts (and hopes, obviously) exactly.

 

[Diego Napier]

Here is a man who puts his family first, which in today's world is refreshing. If Valencia come knocking on his door it will be a done deal but they do say never go back.

Setting the Amex alight is a lot different to being able to cut it at Valencia again

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Bit of a non story really... nice but the door isnt closed so we still no nothing.

 

[John Bumlick]

probably will go - babies are drooled over by everyone in spain, and breastfeeding is seen as natural - in england it is the opposite - whether he stays depends on the domestic argument/chat - and a pregnant women is hard to win arguments with - those that know this, know this.

yeah, this is pretty much why i drift away from nsc periodically....

speculation about Spanish attitudes towards breast feeding and how they may affect BHAFC's squad for next year...

haha. wow.

i'm out of here (hope Vicente stays as i won't make it to the Amex for the first time until next season and i would love to see him in person).

 

[JetsetJimbo]

His off then....as much as I love Vicente and he is right up there with the best that have ever graced the stripes. Our points per game is better when he is not in the team. Bizzare as it maybe, this is a fact.

Is it that bizarre? I'm just speculating here, but it's possible, perhaps even likely, that he's on the pitch against tougher opposition. Without a list of which games he has and hasn't featured in it's hard to say, but I've seen this factlet thrown around here a few times with the unspoken implication being that we're better without him. Maybe we've just been playing him in more difficult games.

 

[ewe2]

His place in the team is critical,Gus will want a fairly quick answer,in order to recruit another to replace him,if he goes.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

If he stays it will be like signing a 10 million pound player.

 

[brightn'ove]

Maybe we've just been playing him in more difficult games.

we have, which is why these 'statistics' are nonsense.