I think this is the reason why the Caicedo situation has really angered me. I love this Albion side but it's really hard looking at our great players and knowing that if they have one good season with us they're likely to push for a transfer and be off. RDZ is even resigned to the best case...
What seems to escape 90% of the ex-player pundits is that maybe, just maybe we have our own goals in the season and therefore don't want to sell him? What's the point in £70 mil if it dents our chances of Europe, when the money will go on funding a player to...help us into Europe.
Most of them...
Stelling: Why would Brighton sell a player and weaken their chances at their first ever shot at Europe?
Merson: But why wouldn't Brighton roll out the red carpet to help Arsenal win the title?
The problem of employing ex-players as pundits personified in one man.
This. Screw Spurs, I'm focused on 7th!
Sadly, like Man United last season, the top teams can have bad seasons and still win often enough to finish in the European places. Teams like us have to play out of our skins and have virtually zero blips to qualify.
Not even 12 months ago Potter, Cucurella, Bissouma, Trossard and (perhaps to a lesser extent) Maupay were integral components to our success. Fast forward to today and all of them have gone but somehow we're even better for it.
I can't think of another club something remotely similar has...