[Albion] £115m

[Littlemo]

Is so funny that Chelsea didn’t get him.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just woken to the news

Twitter salty
Fab and Jacobs no commission
Winstanley has to go

He’s done it again!
Hopefully clubs will now think twice about pissing off Bloom

What a guy

 

[trueblue]

Neymar, Mbappe, Caicedo in that order. Unbelievable. Sad, but strangely satisfying in a way.

 

[Napper]

Neymar, Mbappe, Caicedo in that order. Unbelievable. Sad, but strangely satisfying in a way.

Amazing money but hard to be happy . Needs replacing or bottom half . He was that good

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wakey wakey Chelsea fans, it's a great big beautiful Friday!



The only way this could get any funnier would be if Chelsea were to play Liverpool on Sunday. Oh.

 

[trueblue]

Amazing money but hard to be happy . Needs replacing or bottom half . He was that good

Top of the bottom half wouldn’t be much of a surprise anyway if we can mount a good challenge in Europe. Would that be so bad?

I agree it’s hard to be happy. But then look at the big picture - we’ve got some great talent and the nous to find more. Pretty much the envy of every fan in the country right now for what the club is achieving on and off the pitch. I’m just going to enjoy the ride.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Caicedo
He’s came from Ecuador (Aha)
To start a bidding war (Aha)
Tony Bloom wins agaaaaaain

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

That Chelsea clown Younes looks the biggest tool now.

He thought he was a mastermind coming up with all his shit takes

 

[osgood]

On a random other club’s forum, praise for us, whilst noting Chelsea’s incompetence.

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Chelsea played "Hardball"....

 

[Deadly Danson]

And PB has just been live on 5Live's Wake up to Money at 05.45. Bet he was delighted to have accepted that gig after a midnight auction!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

That Chelsea clown Younes looks the biggest tool now.

He thought he was a mastermind coming up with all his shit takes

Was he the one who did the careful breakdown of why the Liverpool rumour was bullsh1t made up by Brighton as a clumsy negotiating tactic?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

That Chelsea clown Younes looks the biggest tool now.

He thought he was a mastermind coming up with all his shit takes

Doubt he has the self reflection to feel like a tool. He'll be firing up his webcam again to make a video about Liverpool have overpayed etc.

 

[Monkey Man]

Glad the saga is over and we can move on but ultimately it’s just another case of “big club with bigger resources raids smaller club with smaller resources for best players”.

Great that we’re getting such a big fee but ultimately we go to the Amex to watch footballers do their thing, not to admire piles of cash.

That said, I do realise this is probably the best outcome we could have realistically achieved (unless Bayern had bid a similar fee).

 

[sparkie]

That last sentence is a scary thought.

Pay the money, get the player.

But have they learnt any lessons

 

[Icy Gull]

I hope the similarities between Saints when they were good and us now end here….

I’ll take short term solace in watching the Chelsea fans reaction to this. Can this be got over the line to allow Moises a few minutes against Chelsea?

 

[Doc Lynam]

From tracksuits for a fee to this.
Sweet baby Jesus we’ve come along way!

 

[BN41Albion]

More so than losing Caicedo, I worry that Roberto will lose faith in the club’s approach. But, bloody hell, he’s a smart bloke and this really must underline that his boss is a genius on the business side of football. It’s not to satisfy shareholders or line Bloom’s pockets AND he’s loyal to his bosses. We’ll never be Man City but there can’t be many better jobs.

Re our approach, what more can Bloom/the club do? We are always going to be in the shadows of the top clubs - all we can do when they come knocking for our players is hold off exactly as we have done until a club pays through the roof. Like WH with Rice, and WH are a much bigger club than we are!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Glad the saga is over and we can move on but ultimately it’s just another case of “big club with bigger resources raids smaller club with smaller resources for best players”.

Great that we’re getting such a big fee but ultimately we go to the Amex to watch footballers do their thing, not to admire piles of cash.

That said, I do realise this is probably the best outcome we could have realistically achieved (unless Bayern had bid a similar fee).

Think you might have forgotten TB's aim - to make the club sustainable. I'm all for selling our best prospects for silly money if it doesn't return us to the war years.

And to put this deal into perspective, this sale covers the initial build costs of the Amex - ONE player sale !

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

And to think Potter had him sitting on the bench for months...