Chris O'Grady Signs for an Undisclosed Fee (Updated)

[Commander]

What a big **** you from the board.

What!? Bizarre.

 

[El Turi]

Don't get the club at the moment , prem off the pitch league one on the pitch. There is going to b a point when the club needs to up the wage budget . Financially the club has to get in the prem or we will be in trouble .

Spot on. I guess the club has spent so much money on the training ground and stadium, there is nothing left to invest in the playing squad.

 

[We're the Stripes]

Seems a bid has been accepted and talks will get underway tomorrow. Think the fee is somewhere more than £500k and less than £1 million.

Sounds about right. Taking the optimistic view, I'm going to assume O'Grady is Ulloa's replacement in as much as he is of a similar style and can lead the line, score with his head etc.. but Hyypia feels the incoming Leo money - or a larger chunk of it - could be better spent on other areas of the forward line, such as a goalscoring attacking-mid, pacy inside-forwards (that his formation seems to deploy). Or just another type of striker, which might explain our (shortlived) pursuit of Baldock. Maybe.

I'll only know for sure how I feel about this signing when the transfer window shuts on Sep 1st. If by that point O'Grady has been supplemented by sufficient quality in other areas of the attack and/or is merely a back-up option then I'll think.. well, that's alright then.

 

[Springal]

What!? Bizarre.

Not really. Biggest season ticket holders in Championship last 2 years, biggest crowds, sold Barnes & Bridcutt for £4-5m, Ulloa off for £7m, and we sign someone of this calibre.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

If O'Grady is the limit of ambition, we're loose. Absolutely terrible.

Seriously? How do players score 15 goals in a relegated side if they're absolutely terrible? Some of the reactions on here are absolutely terrible.

 

[TheBigUnit]

Brighton close to signing Chris O'Grady - Skysports

To be fair to the lad, he does looks pretty useful.

 

[TSB]

Not really. Biggest season ticket holders in Championship last 2 years, biggest crowds, sold Barnes & Bridcutt for £4-5m, Ulloa off for £7m, and we sign someone of this calibre.

Yeah. Signing Championships strikers is rubbish. Where's our bid for Neymar? So unambitious. Barber Out.

 

[Mowgli37]

I'm reserving judgement.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Season fighting to stay out of the bottom three looms. We used to enjoy those seasons.

 

[Icy Gull]

Can argue if decent or not but Lingards wages probably on par with Barnes and his goals/assists took us to playoffs. Toko,and Ince seen as replacements for Bridcutt.

I was thinking more of signings rather than loans tbh. Ince is not really a replacement for our player of the season, promising though he may be. I hope Toko is but we were left lightweight last season by a lack of investment....IMO.

That is not a moan by the way, I'll watch us if we end up in League 2 but I don't believe we are looking to make a serious promotion charge any more. We certainly did that in the second season at the Amex and I think quite a large proportion of our fans are expecting us to be "going for it " again.

 

[Seagulls1984]

Had 1 good season and he's 28 .

 

[The Wookiee]

These hidden gems are exactly the sort of players we should be looking at, cheap and proven at this level

 

[TSB]

Had 1 good season and he's 28 .

Delete.

 

[Springal]

Yeah. Signing Championships strikers is rubbish. Where's our bid for Neymar? So unambitious. Barber Out.

Except he isn't a Championship striker is he? IF he was under 25, I would be more enthusiastic, but he's 28, never really set the world alight

 

[chaileyjem]

Barnes & Bridcutt for £4-5m, Ulloa off for £7m, and we sign someone of this calibre.

Barnes was c600k and some reports put Bridcutt at 2.5m. We haven't actually sold Ulloa .

He would be if reports are correct Only Albions 4th ever £1m player. And nobody is expecting him to be 1st or even 2nd choice striker.

 

[Seagulls1984]

*cough* Jay Rodriguez *cough*

Jay rod 28 then

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

How many marshmellows can he stick up 1 nostrel? Bet he can beat his brother

Worlds stickiest bogie?

 

[TSB]

Except he isn't a Championship striker is he? IF he was under 25, I would be more enthusiastic, but he's 28, never really set the world alight

He bagged 15 Championships goals last year. He'll be too good for League 1. So...what is he then?

 

[Springal]

He bagged 15 Championships goals last year. He'll be too good for League 1. So...what is he then?

Can you remind me how many goals at what level in other seasons please?

 

[TSB]

Jay rod 28 then

Yeah. I was thinking of someone else. Not sure who now. Hence the delete. Plenty of players have 'made it' later in life.