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I think Leeds would be a great option, and would make their fans feel better for losing Rutter — if that ever gets confirmed. 40 high tempo games for Leeds would be brilliant for all three parties.
[Albion] Amario Cozier-Duberry - SIGNS 4 YEAR CONTRACT
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Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Based purely on how the Albion is run, I'm pretty sure Dave Weir and Co would've explained the situation to him during negotiations. Luring a young player in under the pretence that they would be in the first team squad - and then shipping them out would be a shitty (and very un-Brighton) thing to do.
It's a proven model - JPVH, Ayari, Sarmiento and White to name just four.
Like I said very early in this thread:
Or we offered him a clear plan and a path to first team PL football. Doesn't mean he isn't going on loan now.
We have a 37 man first team squad and some of them are going on loan somewhere. This looks like a likely candidate.
It was fairly obvious then and equally obvious now. The idea that we would PROMISE first team football THIS SEASON to a player with NO FIRST TEAM EXPERIENCE... the club isn't run by amateurs.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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He'll develop to a great PL player and we'll have a lot of use of him next season while they're crying in a corner somewhere?Fack that - they can do one!
It'll be Ben White - the sequel
Doesn't sound like the worst scenario.
Plus we get to refer to Leeds as our “feeder club”
The Mole
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Only downside is that Dirty might get promoted
That's alright - that went rather well for us, IIRC!Fack that - they can do one!
It'll be Ben White - the sequel
Oh no, 6 free points per season...
London Irish
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Whoever it is will get a bloody good player who would have been starting regularly for us if he’d been here in January
Sobering thought.
- Oct 17, 2008
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He looks the business - the “problem” is ALL of our wingers look the business. I mean take yesterday, Mitoma and Minteh were electric, then Adingra came on and was the same. Then we have Solly coming back, and players who can also play there while covering other positions (Sarmiento, Gruda).
An embarrassment of riches. He should be joining one of the better Championship sides and then take another look next summer. Realistically it would take injuries, a severe drop in form or a player sale for him to get a look in though even if he tears it up.
An embarrassment of riches. He should be joining one of the better Championship sides and then take another look next summer. Realistically it would take injuries, a severe drop in form or a player sale for him to get a look in though even if he tears it up.
Just imagine the team we could put out against Crawley in the League Cup though.
Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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I can't figure out why Arsenal didn't loan him out.
Baldseagull
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They wanted him to sign a new contract, if he had, they would have loaned him out, he didn't, so they cashed in rather than let him run out of contract.
Edit, he was already out of contract.
Better pathway with us.
Does it? Arsenal loan him out to a Championship/Dutch/Belgian team, he does really well, goes back to Arsenal and doesn't get in the team (Saka), gets loaned out again and again or just rots on the bench (see Nelson, Nketiah, ESR etc) and career regresses.
Or, join Brighton, get loaned to a Championship/Dutch/Belgian team, he does really well, goes back to Brighton and becomes a first team PL player at a good PL team (see Mitoma, Adingra, Mac Allister, White, Caicedo etc) at just 20 years of age still with the opportunity to get a big move if he wants it in a year or two.
Seems a totally logical move to me.