Leekbrookgull
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Including last season and up to August 14th can someone please post the actual transfer balance that The Albion have been involved in as to buys and sales? Please.
Whilst you say even more unlikely……there’s a decent number of our current squad that would already make us absolutely enormous profits…..and we’re just starting to see the first ‘true’ academy products starting to appear. A bigger risk is there might be fewer idiots like Boehly around in future throwing money at any player he thinks is worth buying.By the way, the media has likened Brighton's approach to the famous Boroussia Dortmund talent production line. Here are Dortmund's transfer dealings: https://www.transfermarkt.com/borussia-dortmund/alletransfers/verein/16
Over the last three seasons, five transfer windows, Dortmund have sold Jadon Sancho, Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham and their balance over the period is +€92.6m. Over the same period ours is +€82.95m before the Caicedo deal. Once the €133.3m is added from that, minus what we spend on replacement(s), we will have made more money than Dortmund did whilst they were selling, (at the time of sale), three of the most feted players in World football. At the same time as doing this we have climbed 10 league places from the start of 21/22 to the end of 22/23 and qualified for Europe.
Let's stop for a minute and just acknowledge that this is an absolute miracle. This is the club that just 25 years ago were 91st out of 92, didn't own a ground and needed us fans to do a sponsored walk to raise £25k to sign Rod Thomas from Chester City!
A sobering note is that this level of success continuing would be further more miraculous, and seemingly even more unlikely. So, enjoy it while it lasts. We've crashed the party and need to neck as much free champers as quickly as possible. Surely it won't be long before the one of the hosts notices and calls security.
Two of the best signings in Premier League history. Gross wil have played 200 times for us in the PL in a few games time.Fascinating looking back through the years on this. Gross and Veltman really are incredible deals when you look at what they have given the team.
Just shows good recruitment doesn't require huge amounts of money, just an eye for a player.Fascinating looking back through the years on this. Gross and Veltman really are incredible deals when you look at what they have given the team.
A distinct memory was when we played Barnet who were sponsored at the time by Loaded magazine.Dunno, but it's a shame we're not sponsored by Skint any more.
An eye for a player and a detailed knowledge of the stats and contract situation of every suitable player in World football. I was talking to a Luton fan on Saturday and explaining that the monied teams have looked at our recruitment and employed anyone involved, when we all suspect that they should be trying to buy Starlizard.Just shows good recruitment doesn't require huge amounts of money, just an eye for a player.
I love they way we operate even if it does mean we lose some talent along the way. The future potential values of Mitoma, Pedro, Fergusson, Enciso, Adingra and others could be through the roof!
They tried that at Spurs last season but we managed to sneak back in the door again while nobody was lookingA sobering note is that this level of success continuing would be further more miraculous, and seemingly even more unlikely. So, enjoy it while it lasts. We've crashed the party and need to neck as much free champers as quickly as possible. Surely it won't be long before the one of the hosts notices and calls security.
And where would we be without a billionaire fan owner? It’s all relative I guess.By the way, the media has likened Brighton's approach to the famous Boroussia Dortmund talent production line. Here are Dortmund's transfer dealings: https://www.transfermarkt.com/borussia-dortmund/alletransfers/verein/16
Over the last three seasons, five transfer windows, Dortmund have sold Jadon Sancho, Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham and their balance over the period is +€92.6m. Over the same period ours is +€82.95m before the Caicedo deal. Once the €133.3m is added from that, minus what we spend on replacement(s), we will have made more money than Dortmund did whilst they were selling, (at the time of sale), three of the most feted players in World football. At the same time as doing this we have climbed 10 league places from the start of 21/22 to the end of 22/23 and qualified for Europe.
Let's stop for a minute and just acknowledge that this is an absolute miracle. This is the club that just 25 years ago were 91st out of 92, didn't own a ground and needed us fans to do a sponsored walk to raise £25k to sign Rod Thomas from Chester City!
A sobering note is that this level of success continuing would be further more miraculous, and seemingly even more unlikely. So, enjoy it while it lasts. We've crashed the party and need to neck as much free champers as quickly as possible. Surely it won't be long before the one of the hosts notices and calls security.
Being able to make loans to the club when finance could not be raised from investors has been important, but it's the vision of how a club should be run and operated that is the most important. We are damn lucky to have Tony Bloom whichever way you look at it though.And where would we be without a billionaire fan owner? It’s all relative I guess.