Anybody Else Starting To Actually RESENT The Club For Their Lack Of Focus On The Pitch?

[ofco8]

It could not be clearer, this is now a 5 to 8 year academy lead plan. In about 7 years time we will be producing senior team talent in the same way that Southampton were doing 2 years ago. Talent we can use to win things on the pitch, and talent we can sell on to harvest huge profits for the playing side, and to keep the academy lead machine running.

That is how it is going to be. And in about 5 or so years time the fans will begin to truly thank the club for the long term plan they implemented. In the meantime of course, get used to mediocrity, on the pitch, and in the mid table status.

Wedgee

This may be so, but how many fans will be left (probably only the Withdean fans). In the meantime Bournemouth, Brentford et al have shown Premiership football can be gained on a wisely spent modest budget. Just not sure about us being able to organise going that route though.

 

[Juror#13]

If you look at ST renewals for the last TWO seasons, they are down over 20%. I suspect that has focussed minds.

How much has that drop cost the club?

 

[El Presidente]

During the games this season or off the field you mean? Difficult to tell on ythe field, cant comment about their spare time..

I've heard a rumour WCP that the staff were arguing over respective attendance levels of the Albion and Palace since 1930, and debating whether Rick Astley or T'Pau were the best modern music combo.

No wonder they were still at it at 2:30 in the morning.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

If you think the board monitor this forum and will be swayed on what you post, you really are absolutely ****ing deluded.

Don't really give a shit either way to be honest

 

[symyjym]

Yeah, if he brought him on earlier and we lost the game, even the ******s on here wouldn't have made him the scapegoat. Would they?

I think even the worst ******s on here would give him the benefit of the doubt for 10 mins. JFC would have been the scapegoat anyway.

 

[el punal]

No. No it isn't. For us maybe. But the play-offs haven't even started.

I was referring to us. Thank goodness it is all over and that we're still in the Championship. Summer is now here, recharge our batteries and gird our loins (however you do that!) for next season.

 

[El Presidente]

How much has that drop cost the club?

Ticket income in 2014 was £10.4 million. That includes away fans and pay on the day purchases too.

If we lose 20% of ST income by 2015/16 then I reckon it would be about a £1.2 million drop in revenue.

 

[Working class pride]

I've heard a rumour WCP that the staff were arguing over respective attendance levels of the Albion and Palace since 1930, and debating whether Rick Astley or T'Pau were the best modern music combo.

No wonder they were still at it at 2:30 in the morning.

Ive heard thats what they do on the pitch on a saturday afternoon and edplains why our forwards cant hit a barn door from 5 yards.. as Murray scores another goal in the top flight. It would be interesting to make a team of players let go for not being good enough and compare them to our current lot. One day we might have a coaching staff who knows something about football

 

[El Presidente]

Ive heard thats what they do on the pitch on a saturday afternoon and edplains why our forwards cant hit a barn door from 5 yards.. as Murray scores another goal in the top flight. It would be interesting to make a team of players let go for not being good enough and compare them to our current lot. One day we might have a coaching staff who knows something about football

T'Pau or Rick Astley though. That's the BURNING question, especially now that it's the close season.

 

[London Irish]

At what point did building the infrastructure and add-ons become the main focus of our football club?

I'm sure a very lovely training complex exists somewhere in the county. I'm sure the players swan around within it like GODS wearing bathrobes and slippers.

It's all Emperors New Clothes tho eh?

None of that sh*t will get you promoted to the hallowed ground of the Premier League, then finishing bottom 3 and scooping the parachute payments. You need serious investment and/or team spirit to make that leap. How do we recreate that team spirit nowadays? Used to be easy in the Withdean days cos there was f*ck all else going for us. How do we do that NOW?

Many suspected this when the sacking of Gus happened and got shouted down on here.

This was never about Gus - yes he was an egoistic sod like all of sport's big winners - but about what would come after Gus. And we got two years of downward sliding mediocrity and could get a third coming up unless the board change their approach.

I say this as a massive fan of Hughton but he's been on a hiding to nothing last few months

 

[andy1980]

Yeah, if he brought him on earlier and we lost the game, even the ******s on here wouldn't have made him the scapegoat. Would they?

Do you honestly believe that? If he missed an open goal loads of people would be saying he wasn't ready for the first team. I don't think the situation was about him being ready. It was about the whole experience with getting on the pitch being the icing on the cake. He is going to spend the summer feeling on top of the world, instead of reading Brighton fans writing that he isn't ready, I'm sure.

 

[glasfryn]

many suspected this when the sacking of gus happened and got shouted down on here.

This was never about gus - yes he was an egoistic sod like all of sport's big winners - but about what would come after gus. And we got two years of downward sliding mediocrity and could get a third coming up unless the board change their approach.

I say this as a massive fan of hughton but he's been on a hiding to nothing last few months

yep thats just about right

 

[symyjym]

I was referring to us. Thank goodness it is all over and that we're still in the Championship. Summer is now here, recharge our batteries and gird our loins (however you do that!) for next season.

You need to buy a tunic first though.

 

[Juror#13]

Ticket income in 2014 was £10.4 million. That includes away fans and pay on the day purchases too.

If we lose 20% of ST income by 2015/16 then I reckon it would be about a £1.2 million drop in revenue.

How about all the lost revenue, pies, drink and merchandise that'll be lost due to people not buying season tickets or match day tickets, if that included?

 

[Fungus]

Do you honestly believe that? If he missed an open goal loads of people would be saying he wasn't ready for the first team. I don't think the situation was about him being ready. It was about the whole experience with getting on the pitch being the icing on the cake. He is going to spend the summer feeling on top of the world, instead of reading Brighton fans writing that he isn't ready, I'm sure.

Coming on for only three seconds suggests the manager thinks he isn't ready. How that will affect his summer, I don't know.

 

[Working class pride]

T'Pau or Rick Astley though. That's the BURNING question, especially now that it's the close season.

We will never know as cms has left and the blike from barnsley is probably off as well

 

[El Presidente]

How about all the lost revenue, pies, drink and merchandise that'll be lost due to people not buying season tickets or match day tickets, if that included?

No more than £100-150k to the bottom line. Given that the average player costs the club £500k a year it doesn't make a huge difference.

 

[symyjym]

Do you honestly believe that? If he missed an open goal loads of people would be saying he wasn't ready for the first team. I don't think the situation was about him being ready. It was about the whole experience with getting on the pitch being the icing on the cake. He is going to spend the summer feeling on top of the world, instead of reading Brighton fans writing that he isn't ready, I'm sure.

If the club is going to sign experienced strikers, he won't even get on the bench next season. Now his mates will probably tease him with 10 second Tilley puns over the summer .

 

[brightonmark1234]

we are in for another season like this one

 

[andy1980]

Coming on for only three seconds suggests the manager thinks he isn't ready. How that will affect his summer, I don't know.

Read his tweets. The manager will be more diplomatic than the fans will ever be. Just look at JFC