Rate Albion’s Summer 2024/25 transfer window
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[Albion] Rate Albion’s Summer 2024/25 transfer window
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Weststander
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9.
Greedily, a CB with pace would’ve made it perfect (and understudy to LD and JPVH). Not complaining though.
Greedily, a CB with pace would’ve made it perfect (and understudy to LD and JPVH). Not complaining though.
JOLovegrove
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- Jan 30, 2012
- 2,055
Shame about Billy going, but chuffed with who we brought in.
9.
9.
Where's the don't know option? So many players coming in that some of us have never heard of, let alone seen - and so many of them that if you play them all at once it will be hard to recognise it as a Brighton team!
Sorry, I'll have to get used to them all before I can start raving about any of them!
Sorry, I'll have to get used to them all before I can start raving about any of them!
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,339
Outstanding and very much needed. Gone with 9, because ideally we might’ve seen Igor replaced with a quicker alternative, and question marks over the fee for Gilmour.
But extremely happy.
But extremely happy.
HastingsSeagull
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9 because cheap B.G. price and we let Barco leave instead of playing both him and Kadioglu. Shame Groß left but we couldn't do that to him. Exceptional window though.
m20gull
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Gone for a 7. It's too easy to rate the new players. Regardless of how they have done elsewhere they have to fit with the coach's style and the other players. I'm disappointed to be losing Barco, Gilmour, and Buonanotte. I still have concerns about the depth in defence and we haven't done a lot about that, especially at centre back.
On a positive note we are lucky to be in a position to exploit the PSR-affected market thanks to Tony's love of the club and his previous success. Long may this continue.
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On a positive note we are lucky to be in a position to exploit the PSR-affected market thanks to Tony's love of the club and his previous success. Long may this continue.
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sussex_guy2k2
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- Jun 6, 2014
- 4,067
A 6 from me, but it really could end up being a 2 or a 10 in hindsight, once we’ve seen the outcomes.
The negatives first - losing Gross and Gilmour weakens us substantially, on the face of it. We didn’t get a pacy CB which I’d have had as a priority signing, nor did we get an out and out number 9, despite selling one to a Champions League club. Left back still feels like a long term issue - fine assuming Estupinan gets back to his form of 2 years ago, but when he’s injured we still rely on a lot of right footed players playing out of position. Lastly, it feels like we’ve invested an incredible amount of money in purchases for the future, so players that will replace the current players, which is fine and all part of our model, but it’s a lot of cash for such a process. We’ve also sent a number of highly promising youngsters on loan, which has surprised me considering where they seemed to be in their development.
On the positives, we’ve spent a lot of cash on a lot of players who many rave about. It could be 3-4 years before we fully see the fruits of this labour, but many of them could prove very exciting indeed. We’ve also improved the first team in some key areas, such as full back, adding depth on the wing, and we have enforced in midfield, although we’re going to be relying on the new players gelling quickly, which is going to be tough seeing as we’ve lost one of them to injury already.
Anyway, fingers crossed it goes down the 10/10 route over the longer term.
The negatives first - losing Gross and Gilmour weakens us substantially, on the face of it. We didn’t get a pacy CB which I’d have had as a priority signing, nor did we get an out and out number 9, despite selling one to a Champions League club. Left back still feels like a long term issue - fine assuming Estupinan gets back to his form of 2 years ago, but when he’s injured we still rely on a lot of right footed players playing out of position. Lastly, it feels like we’ve invested an incredible amount of money in purchases for the future, so players that will replace the current players, which is fine and all part of our model, but it’s a lot of cash for such a process. We’ve also sent a number of highly promising youngsters on loan, which has surprised me considering where they seemed to be in their development.
On the positives, we’ve spent a lot of cash on a lot of players who many rave about. It could be 3-4 years before we fully see the fruits of this labour, but many of them could prove very exciting indeed. We’ve also improved the first team in some key areas, such as full back, adding depth on the wing, and we have enforced in midfield, although we’re going to be relying on the new players gelling quickly, which is going to be tough seeing as we’ve lost one of them to injury already.
Anyway, fingers crossed it goes down the 10/10 route over the longer term.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That’s exactly how I feel.
nwgull
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I agree with this. Can’t really rate the window until we’ve seen how these players get on in the Premier League.
Too early to over excited simply based on the money we’ve splashed out. Our best ever signings have generally been players we’ve signed for less than 10m.
brighton terra
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9/10 and Mats Hummels would make it 10/10
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
- 12,083
There is never any point in rating a window.
This could end up being the greatest or worst window ever, or possiibly just meh..
It's certainly exciting right now.
Bloom has played the situation superbly, however.
Using up 3 seasons worth of accrued wealth, to give Huerzler the best possible chance of success.
This could end up being the greatest or worst window ever, or possiibly just meh..
It's certainly exciting right now.
Bloom has played the situation superbly, however.
Using up 3 seasons worth of accrued wealth, to give Huerzler the best possible chance of success.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
- 12,083
Have to say I disagree.Down to 7 from what would have been a 9 after the sale of WBG and because most of what might be expensive classy incomings seem to have arrived here as sicknotes
we currently have Weiffer, O'riley, Baleba, Ayari, Hinshelwood, Milner, Moder competing for 2 starting places and 1 bench option.
We aren't Chelsea!
Something had to give and it was likely to be our best back up option.
Billy couldn't afford to have another season as our bench option.
Ayari and Hinsh can.
Sad, but completely understandable.
Personally I think Ayari, is the ideal replacement for Billy.
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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TB has certainly put his money where his mouth is. It's a long way from being excited about Alex Revell joining us.
Although we might have spent 200 million quid, the only new player who started last week was Minteh. The 2 wins to date have by and large come with last year's team so it is difficult to judge right now.
I really don't get the WBG sale. Especially after Gross leaving. There is also a fair few frozen out players we didn't shift unless I missed that.
7/10
Although we might have spent 200 million quid, the only new player who started last week was Minteh. The 2 wins to date have by and large come with last year's team so it is difficult to judge right now.
I really don't get the WBG sale. Especially after Gross leaving. There is also a fair few frozen out players we didn't shift unless I missed that.
7/10
8. It’s not a window where we've simply tried to strengthen for this season - it’s a long-term play. Virtually all young players with potentially very high ceilings and allowing us to send a couple of potential superstars out on loan for further development. Suspect the real benefits of this window will be seen next season and beyond.
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
- 6,051
Selling both regular starting central midfielders in the same window cost us last summer.
We have signed plenty of great talents who have improved our attacking options, many of them instantly. A bigger competitive squad that could push for another top 6 finish.
8 from me
We have signed plenty of great talents who have improved our attacking options, many of them instantly. A bigger competitive squad that could push for another top 6 finish.
8 from me