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Albion reject "final" Leicester bid for Ulloa
- Thread starter chaileyjem
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Or teams will think we now have money to spend and fleece us.
Paul Reids Sock
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Unless we have gone football manager style and agreed all the deals without having the cash and keep 'stalling' them for a week while we sell Leo and raise the cash?
Perhaps we'll see. I would suggest Brentford signing looks pretty shrewd.
London Irish
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As long as we defend Ulloa then there I see no reason why people should be that worried by our lack of signings.
The truth is we have a decent squad - perhaps some on here still buy into the myth that this was heavily damaged by the Gus bust-up? Of course it wasn't. Oscar didnt have a great record in the transfer market but we got Ward who seems likley to be back soon and Oscar brought some decent youth players through - so we are not in bad shape still. With Oscar gone we also see the best of Kemy also. Toko looks useful work by the much maligned Burke.
Yes we need another 4 or 5 in but we have time for that, as long as the club hold firm with Ulloa.
The truth is we have a decent squad - perhaps some on here still buy into the myth that this was heavily damaged by the Gus bust-up? Of course it wasn't. Oscar didnt have a great record in the transfer market but we got Ward who seems likley to be back soon and Oscar brought some decent youth players through - so we are not in bad shape still. With Oscar gone we also see the best of Kemy also. Toko looks useful work by the much maligned Burke.
Yes we need another 4 or 5 in but we have time for that, as long as the club hold firm with Ulloa.
Another good win tonight. But Dunky hobbled off, in the worst case scenario would you be comfortable with Maksimenko and Greer?
I think we have a squad with promise, but we need more than that. We need at least 2 before the start, and another 2 or 3 on top and that is assuming we keep Ulloa.
London Irish
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Well I'm intrigued that Sami is pairing Greer with Maxi - maybe that's another good player we havent used properly? Dunk we'll see if he's hurt. Certainly centre-back is one on the must list. Agree with your signing timescale OTM
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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No. Signings need to be in soonest. All players need time to settle in.
All this cr@p being spoken about 1 or 2 in a week or so, 2 more even later, just demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the seriousness of our plight. I estimate we need 6 or 7 players, the sooner the better (we should be well on the way by now). Of course, 1 or 2 may be promoted from DS, but there is way too much complacency on here.
All this cr@p being spoken about 1 or 2 in a week or so, 2 more even later, just demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the seriousness of our plight. I estimate we need 6 or 7 players, the sooner the better (we should be well on the way by now). Of course, 1 or 2 may be promoted from DS, but there is way too much complacency on here.
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- Feb 8, 2005
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I'm sure the club are on top of things, they are the professionals. It's not as easy as some people think to bring in new players.
All the moaning on here and twitter will achieve what?
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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It may not be easy but our club should be just about the easiest 'sell' outside the Prem. Plenty of clubs are signing new players in our division, some of those clubs are a far harder 'sell' than us. Admittedly the new players are of variable standard, but that means some are good signings as well as the obvious pony ones.
Hopefully, our failing recruitment machine will kick into life before it's too late.
I prefer the term constructive criticism rather than moaning. Perhaps the club will notice the general aura of dissatisfaction; here's hoping!
most activity happens a week or two before the season starts.......as the auction game with agents starts to have a run down clock.
also many players probably want to "get out" of pre-season, so tell their agents to hold off a while - so they can travel / enjoy their families.
also many players probably want to "get out" of pre-season, so tell their agents to hold off a while - so they can travel / enjoy their families.
Of course we're not. Clubs with more money and a greater chance of promotion this year will be a much easier sell.
Footballers are also quite dim sometimes and there's always the possibility of the unexpected like Glenn Murray's move to CPFC.
I'd rather live in Brighton than Middlesbrough though, even for a bit less dosh!
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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As would I, but our careers are completely different. Unless Middlesbrough was the national centre of excellence in what I do, I would only consider moving up there if I was married to an amazing bird from there who was so homesick it was threatening to end our marriage. Footballers I suspect have snap decisions to make given their relatively short footballing careers, so if a better offer (in terms of money and a higher placed club and increased international possibilities) is open to them, most will take it. Understandably so, but respect to those that don't.
You both seem to have overlooked the fact that, like most clubs and unlike Leeds, Middlesborough do not require their players to live within spitting distance of the ground. Newcastle to the north is less than an hour away.
You know that for a fact or is that just speculation? Any player that misses pre-season isn't going to be ready to hit the ground running when they join their new club! As for Ulloa, hasn't he been attending pre-season training then?
Totally ... it's all about money. Brighton might be a nice place and we get big crowds but if (insert name of shit northern town here) are going to pay more then they will generally be favourites
I just gave you a thumbs down by mistake, please excuse my fat fingers.
Ha ... I get used to it!
As much as Leicester is a 
hole the countryside around it is pretty nice.
The amount the players earn they don't need to live in one of the slums in city centre. Living by the seaside doesn't seem to be a attraction to football players.
Money and level of football sells.
hole the countryside around it is pretty nice.The amount the players earn they don't need to live in one of the slums in city centre. Living by the seaside doesn't seem to be a attraction to football players.
Money and level of football sells.