Whing

[Simster]

Leeds play in Leeds though, which would put off any right-minded individual.

Nothing wrong with Leeds.

(apart from Leeds United, obviously)

 

[Publius Ovidius]

If I was a pro footballer and someone said to me , you can come and play for us with our 40,000 stadium, average gate of about 25k, take an average of 5k to most away games, heaps of history and just about to be bought by someone with shed loads of money and known to pay decent wages, and housing in the Leeds area is reasonable.

Or us


mmmmmmmm....difficult choice.


12.777789 nano-seconds for that one

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If I was a pro footballer and someone said to me , you can come and play for us with our 40,000 stadium, average gate of about 25k, take an average of 5k to most away games, heaps of history and just about to be bought by someone with shed loads of money and known to pay decent wages, and housing in the Leeds area is reasonable.

Or us


mmmmmmmm....difficult choice.


12.777789 nano-seconds for that one

But you hail from oop North, so are used to the grime and squalor.
Other people may wish to live and raise their family somewhere nicer. [As preumably you did yourself].

 

[Barrel of Fun]

But he would also have to consider first team opportunities. He is pretty much guaranteed first team football here, whereas he may face limited opportunities with someone like Leeds. We may be an attractive port of call to elevate himself back into the Championship with another team.

 

[Wilka]

Hmmmm doesn't look good for signing him. Surely Wallsall would be the best for him as he wouldn't really have to move.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

But you hail from oop North, so are used to the grime and squalor.
Other people may wish to live and raise their family somewhere nicer. [As preumably you did yourself].

Yes but so is Whing

 

[Silent Bob]

Hmmmm doesn't look good for signing him. Surely Wallsall would be the best for him as he wouldn't really have to move.

Maybe he would want to move?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Leeds is no worse a place to live than Brighton.

 

[Icy Gull]

If that speculative list of clubs are really our rivals for his signature it looks like Reid, El Abd and Kerry will be our RB next season, whatever we offer Whing

 

[Seagull73]

Ha ha I like that term 'closing in' in the article, when if you look at the list of clubs after him, we couldn't be more unappealing!!

Even Walsall is a more attractive offer than us right now, which speaks volumes about us at the moment!

I will guarentee a relegation battle next season, where we don't get any higher than about 16th all season. Whing is not coming here, so we can forget that one as quickly as the story started.

 

[Silent Bob]

I will guarentee a relegation battle next season, where we don't get any higher than about 16th all season.

No you can't!

 

[CHAPPERS]

I think Mr Whing seems like the kind of guy that would actually want to come down here. It was encouraging to see him at the first Albion v Whitehawk game after his loan spell had finished knocking around with Tommy Fraser and his pals. Personally I reckon he'll come.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Leeds wont be big hitters next year unless they sort out a lot of things.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

If this other team is Walsall, then I can't see him coming down here. Hopefully I'm proved wrong, and he does decide to play for us.

 

[RM-Taylor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Whing

It was announced at the end of the 2006/07 season that Whing would be released from the club, it is expected that he will rejoin Brighton & Hove Albion, although a handful of clubs have shown an interest in him such as Walsall and Leeds United.

 

[The Large One]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/6568973.stm

 

[RM-Taylor]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/6568973.stm

From the 18th April

 

[Icy Gull]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/6568973.stm

More than a month old and really of not much relevance with the lastest rumours of other presumably more attractive clubs (not hard) being interested in him

 

[The Large One]

From the 18th April

Yes, but what's changed in those five weeks? Albion given up interest?

Because he has been down here, and because he knows the place, and because he said he wants to be here, and because he fits in and because he is more or less guaranteed first team football surely makes us the favourites - or at the very least, one of the favourites - for his signature.

Having said that, we'll just have to wait and see.

But one thing is for certain, if he doesn't come here, it's not because the Albion didn't want him.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Yes, but what's changed in those five weeks? Albion given up interest?

Because he has been down here, and because he knows the place, and because he said he wants to be here, and because he fits in and because he is more or less guaranteed first team football surely makes us the favourites - or at the very least, one of the favourites - for his signature.

Having said that, we'll just have to wait and see.

But one thing is for certain, if he doesn't come here, it's not because the Albion didn't want him.

Spot on.

Was just clarifying it was over a month old though.