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The Glory Game
Of course, the decline in the value of sterling against the euro since the brexiteers won the referendum won't help in situations like this. Will it?
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Antony Knockaert
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He looked good tonight. Took the piss a bit.
Icy Gull
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We are going to have to agree to differ on this. On this thread I said we'd sell AK if the money was right not that I expected us to sell.
I was/am hoping for a season to rival last season and maybe we will sign the players we need, right now I am not filled with confidence that we will go into the season with all our best players. We have made some decent looking development squad signings and of course re signed Murray and Sidwell.
Time will tell but I'll carry on being a bit concerned if that's OK
Finchley Seagull
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We are going to have to agree to differ on this. On this thread I said we'd sell AK if the money was right not that I expected us to sell.
I was/am hoping for a season to rival last season and maybe we will sign the players we need, right now I am not filled with confidence that we will go into the season with all our best players. We have made some decent looking development squad signings and of course re signed Murray and Sidwell.
Time will tell but I'll carry on being a bit concerned if that's OK
A bit concerned is fine. Constantly being a doom and gloom merchant is just depressing.
As I've said on other threads, I would have liked us to have signed a couple more players by now and sorted Kayal and Stephens contracts but we've still got a strong squad and have not sold anyone yet so I'll keep having faith in a manager and backroom team that took us from 20th in 2014/15 to 3rd last season.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I thought so too, he also looked a bit pissed off at times with his teammates efforts. Love his enthusiasm.
Jimmy Grimble
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It's very easy to exaggerate your own players, but knockaert is without doubt one of (if not the) best in the league. Absolutely integral if we are to maintain a serious promotion race this season.
Neville's Breakfast
Well-known member
Excellent player and I hope he stays. However I disagree with the certainty of your last sentence. This time last year we had barely heard of him and we also did not know of the contributions to be made by March, Goldson, Stephens, Kayal, Stockdale, Hemed, Murphy and Bruno. If Knockeart or anyone else leaves then the odds (given Hughton's record) are we will find an exciting replacement.
Brinkmanship? I don't see it as that. Suppose the club have decided not to sell AK, Kayal, Dunk or Stephens - well, in that case we just turn down any incoming bids. If and when a bid of psunami proportions comes in and forces our hand, well, that's football these days; there's not much you can do about it. It's not brinkmanship to try to hold on to your best players.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
If he says fit and stays at the club I think we'll go up.
If he's sold then . . .
If he's sold then . . .
Icy Gull
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If you are right, that is very fair comment
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
[MENTION=19]Icy Gull[/MENTION] is getting some unfair stick here. I started one (1!) thread outlining my concerns re the summer following the latest PO failure. In summary I suspected contracts would go unsigned, and players might seek to 'create' a move following on from the disappointment of the Wednesday/Boro saga. I also surmised we'd see a lack of quality 'in's' and Murray aside, I'm not too sure we're as prepared as we need to be to compete (again) at the business end of a parachute payment filled division.
My original fears are still there and we're now sitting at the end of July.
The out rumours, although just that, concern me most - it turns players heads, effects key relationships and subconsciously erodes team spirit.
Hmmmm I still feel two will go, with more in Jan if we're in mid-table. Again, we shall see...
My original fears are still there and we're now sitting at the end of July.
The out rumours, although just that, concern me most - it turns players heads, effects key relationships and subconsciously erodes team spirit.
Hmmmm I still feel two will go, with more in Jan if we're in mid-table. Again, we shall see...
On the bright side, we seem to be doing a lot better than Leicester at holding things together!
middletoenail
Well-known member
Yeah, they won the premier league and we lost in the semi finals of the championship!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
I remember quite a few peeps being seriously underwhelmed when Mr K was signed ..as he wasn't that multi million pound striker ..we've all moved on and see how important he is..just as quite a few others are.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
not me
and if we found him we can always find another
although I hope we can keep him and Stephens
Yes, I had noticed that, actually. They, however, have lost Kante and look like losing Mahrez; we haven't lost any of our essential midfielders. Ergo, our squad retention is going better than theirs. Simples.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
He wants to prove himself in the Premier League after not being given the chance with Leicester.
I don't believe for a second he'd go to a poor Ligue 1 side.
I don't believe for a second he'd go to a poor Ligue 1 side.
brightn'ove
cringe
He absolutely loves it here, can't see him leaving unless for an astronomical fee as he's on a long contract. Tolouse can't afford him.
