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[Albion] Napoli interested in Billy Gilmour **Sold 30/08/24**
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Fred Oliver - Legend
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Ridiculous decision.
Weststander
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By Gilmour that he preferred Napoli.
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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IMO this is a poor decision, £12 million for a good PL proven midfield player is a poor price.
Nah not seen you say anything like that, but plenty did. Hurzeler likes Gilmour, that much is certain after last Saturday.
I don't think either of the club or manager was happy to sell. He was probably "promised" to replace Mac Allister but circumstances changed and the club kind of felt obliged on a human level to let him go when Napoli wanted him, given they'd might have guaranteed Wieffer a starting place intention.
Napoli key players (which I think he'll be given how hard they've chased him) also earn 3-4x what a Brighton squad player does and I imagine that makes the decision easier. Imho its a real loss but shit happens. Not the end of the world.
Yes! Totally.
The geniuses there called me a heroine addict... ya know... because I'm Scottish.... errrrr... yeah.
Weststander
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cpfc.org, readytogo, shedend and comeonboro …. you could be on another planet. Dominated by a few thick people trading aggressive insults, all posts seem brief, no one’s very analytical about football, politics.
Agreed.
Honestly, this is the best and most respectful club site I've ever registered to.
I definitely have a wee bit of affection for Brighton because of it. It's nice to be nice.
Redcafe is the worst for players. For x amount of years they give McTominay dogs abuse... now he's gone, they're sitting in Shiva.
It's very weird.
(Sorry if I'm derailing the thread)
You need to read the thread closer you Muppet.He did not play the full game you numpty and was most definitely not out of his depth against MU …
Hope the attached helps if not pop down to Specsavers
Good grief ….reading further into the thread I see you have carried over your hatred for another Brighton player onto the Billy Gilmour thread ….WTF!
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This was about Hinshelwood.
StonehamPark
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A shame, and quite uncharacteristic of Albion as of late.
Ah well, we move forward as ever.
Ah well, we move forward as ever.
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Who said the manager didn’t like him?
I said ‘he wanted shot of him’ (probably a too harsher way of saying it) because the system FB plays and the players we’ve recruited over the summer means he’s been pushed down the pecking order not because he ‘didn’t like him’.
FB said himself that players won’t always get the amount of football they want and if they don’t feel they can develop in those circumstances they are free to find a Club that can offer them more. No manager can say fairer than that. Players push for loans or transfers for that very reason.
Btw, you arguing with @Bozza suggesting you are more ITK than he is about what the Club wants when he clearly stated that he had heard that the Club was happy to let WBG go, came across as a little arrogant considering you are in another Country.
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We expect to buy players at local prices and then get pissed that we can't sell back PL prices, this is simply not sustainable. Wee Billy has had a bit of a hard ride, he came to us thinking he was going to play under Potter, who then pissed off to where Billy had come from. He only became part of the starting 11 last season because players were sold and we had that horrendous injury list. And I suspect he doesn't want the role of ok we are short, now where's dependable Billy.
Calling @Dr. No
sussex_guy2k2
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- Jun 6, 2014
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A strange decision by the club, and one I’m really struggling to get my head around, particularly for the paltry fee received, and particularly when Mctomminey, who had one year left on his deal, went for nearly 3x the price. It seems selling our best midfielders every summer is part of the Brighton fabric at this stage. Which is fine whilst it works… but eventually it won’t.
It also puts a lot of pressure on our new manager to get this right straight off the bat.
Anyway, good luck to Gilmour. He’s been a pleasure to watch.
It also puts a lot of pressure on our new manager to get this right straight off the bat.
Anyway, good luck to Gilmour. He’s been a pleasure to watch.
sussex_guy2k2
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The risk being taken is incredible really, when you consider last season.“New manager” picked “player” for a very tough first home match of the season. When there were plenty of other midfield options in the squad like Baleba, Ayari or Hinsh. If he doesn’t fancy “player”, what the hell does he think of those other guys?
Sorry this is not clear at all “to get”. The more plausible explanation is Gilmour moved heaven and earth to make it happen and we let it happen when we probably should have delayed it a few months to January to see if our other options are shaping up
Sorry to see you go Billy and thank you for your efforts with Brighton I hope you are very successful in Napoli and our two clubs meet at some point so we can give you a proper thank you and obviously beat Napoli 4-0 and you get two yellows just after scoring our fourth goal a stunning sliced clearance that screamed into the top corner
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I am guessing that WBG himself really pushed for this move as he wants the chance to be a first choice, not a back up
