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[Albion] £2m bid rejected by Sunderland for Paddy McNair
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Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
It’s a crap situation when a club is after one of your best players, it makes you realise how little these contracts mean. We’ve been in this situation a few times and it always leaves a bit of a sour taste.
Yeah that's quite often the case, but not always. Stephens wanted out, but the contract meant he stayed.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Yes. But they mean an awful lot financially to both the player (pay rise) and to the buying club (more expensive to buy out).
Will Dunk get, for example, get his 4th or is it fifth new contract this summer (ie: a few more quid) to keep him happy and put off clubs sniffing about. ?
I doubt he wants to play in League One, though.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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And got his head down once he was over the disappointment. No guarantee of this happening with a player who has dropped two divisions in two years. I’d say Sunderland have no chance of hanging on to him, just playing hardball. A rethink before the deadline if it doesn’t work though I expect.
That is a relatively rare exception. Contracts enable selling clubs to get more money and, in the meantime the player gets a higher wage. You'd rather your best players were on contracts than not!
S'hampton Seagull
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Interesting. A national team manager wouldn't be worried about an impending transfer though?
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ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
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And started @ No 17 !
Seems to be, according to BBC, set up for left channel in a 3:5:1
Just to remind, the match is on BBC Red Button - Excellent Picture !
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BensGrandad
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Is he able to play as a right wing back in the Schellotto mould or more defensively as per Bruno?
ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
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Apparently he was featuring as an AM since he came back from injury hence he scored 5 in 6 at the end of the SAFC season !
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
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Not exactly eye catching
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
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Reading an interview the new owner is being very pragmatic about the situation.
They have some players on ridiculous wages who want to leave and simply think they will get their same wages elsewhere.
It's obviously more complicated than that as the club is debt free with an enormous budget for a league one club.
The players will go but at a realistic price. Not Premier League prices but the club are not going to be turned over.
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They have some players on ridiculous wages who want to leave and simply think they will get their same wages elsewhere.
It's obviously more complicated than that as the club is debt free with an enormous budget for a league one club.
The players will go but at a realistic price. Not Premier League prices but the club are not going to be turned over.
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Hillian1
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Got to respect that really.
Codner pharmaceuticals
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Bruno more defensive than Shlet? Really?
Postman Pat
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A bit more realistic than some of the supporters who can't see why he would want to leave massive Sunderland for little Brighton!
Definitely. Schelotto is not up to it defensively.
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Gritt23
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Bruno is definitely more skilled as a defender.