[Albion] Divock Origi

[Icy Gull]

The only clubs that struggle to get signings over the line are the ones with their hands tightly in their pockets. The annual post transfer window letter to the fans will have you believe trying to sign a player is almost a near impossible task.

Are you driving a top of the range car you can’t actually afford just because your neighbours and mates are? Because this is effectively what you are asking Bloom to do with his club, which is probably haemorrhaging money. Remember he didn’t even furlough staff.

It’s bloody outrageous for us fans to demand expensive signings just because Villa, Leeds, Newcastle and Palace have done it imo

 

[Weststander]

Bloom isn’t a stupid man, there is a reason we’ve not spent much this summer. The club is probably suffering without fan income and other various things affected by COVID, I’ve been very surprised by how many clubs appear to be able to spend shed loads of money, given the financial loss most clubs are making at the moment.

Everton, ManU and Chelsea are ploughing on as if CV19 never happened.

That’s despite zero match day income going into a second season, a £30m rebate due from each club to Sky/BT this season for last and for CL clubs UEFA are reducing CL/EL prize money by £520m this season due to broadcaster rebates.

Strange.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Are you driving a top of the range car you can’t actually afford just because your neighbours and mates are? Because this is effectively what you are asking Bloom to do with his club, which is probably haemorrhaging money. Remember he didn’t even furlough staff.

It’s bloody outrageous for us fans to demand expensive signings just because Villa, Leeds, Newcastle and Palace have done it imo

Nailed

 

[Pavilionaire]

It’s bloody outrageous for us fans to demand expensive signings just because Villa, Leeds, Newcastle and Palace have done it imo

All this would be true if the club hadn't already bid £25million for Nunez. That shows a) The club has access to money it is willing to spend and b) They judge we need a striker.

Ergo, the cat is out of the bag.

 

[PersianNYer15]

As much as I like Maupay.....Origi would be a nice upgrade. Would be interested to see how potter would rotate between the 2

 

[Icy Gull]

All this would be true if the club hadn't already bid £25million for Nunez. That shows a) The club has access to money it is willing to spend and b) They judge we need a striker.

Ergo, the cat is out of the bag.

We might and great if we do but for the first time since we got promoted I accept we may not, I certainly don’t feel that we have to. I guess it has to be the right player rather than another punt (although it has to be a punt to a degree I suppose)

Incidentally do we know for a FACT that we bid 25 million for Nunez?

 

[Weststander]

As much as I like Maupay.....Origi would be a nice upgrade. Would be interested to see how potter would rotate between the 2

Or good to have both?

Different types of forward.

 

[The Wizard]

Of course a big money striker would be lovely, but I said earlier in this thread people have become delusional with who they think we can sign, particularly with the financial climate we are in, sure we probably do need back up but if we have to go with what we’ve got I won’t be unhappy, we are more than good enough for this season.

Gambling 40M on a striker with the current circumstances the club is in would be foolish, a loan with option to buy on Origi would be the ideal kind of signing we could make, all I see is people carping on about us needing a proven finisher at this level, ain’t going to happen, not for the budget we have, not a permanent basis anyway and the sooner people accept that the better.

Someone like Nunez or that other fella from Germany we were after are gambles, I know Bloom loves a gamble but they are unproven players, we see this every summer where our fans get obsessed by signing a new striker, we normally sign one and then next summer the pattern repeats.

 

[Justice]

Are you driving a top of the range car you can’t actually afford just because your neighbours and mates are? Because this is effectively what you are asking Bloom to do with his club, which is probably haemorrhaging money. Remember he didn’t even furlough staff.

It’s bloody outrageous for us fans to demand expensive signings just because Villa, Leeds, Newcastle and Palace have done it imo

Not at all I’m just asking to be competitive around our Survival rivals. What’s the point of getting a manager in to change the style of play and give him nothing to work with? I really thought the manager would be backed this window considering January was also quiet (pre covid). The highlights of the last two windows have been us getting our own players back of loan, one we had to pay for

 

[b.w.2.]

Against whom?

You tell me Stat Bro’


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[b.w.2.]

All this would be true if the club hadn't already bid £25million for Nunez. That shows a) The club has access to money it is willing to spend and b) They judge we need a striker.

Ergo, the cat is out of the bag.

Spot on. And the club will correctly take account of failing to invest leading to relegation. Then we really will be ****ed financially.


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[b.w.2.]

We might and great if we do but for the first time since we got promoted I accept we may not, I certainly don’t feel that we have to. I guess it has to be the right player rather than another punt (although it has to be a punt to a degree I suppose)

Incidentally do we know for a FACT that we bid 25 million for Nunez?

How can you think that we don’t need to strengthen up front!? On what basis, exactly!?


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[b.w.2.]

Of course a big money striker would be lovely, but I said earlier in this thread people have become delusional with who they think we can sign, particularly with the financial climate we are in, sure we probably do need back up but if we have to go with what we’ve got I won’t be unhappy, we are more than good enough for this season.

Gambling 40M on a striker with the current circumstances the club is in would be foolish, a loan with option to buy on Origi would be the ideal kind of signing we could make, all I see is people carping on about us needing a proven finisher at this level, ain’t going to happen, not for the budget we have, not a permanent basis anyway and the sooner people accept that the better.

Someone like Nunez or that other fella from Germany we were after are gambles, I know Bloom loves a gamble but they are unproven players, we see this every summer where our fans get obsessed by signing a new striker, we normally sign one and then next summer the pattern repeats.

I cannot believe ANY Brighton fan seriously thinks we do not need to strengthen up front. We currently have a top 10 defence, top 10 midfield, and bottom 3 strike force. You need to wake up TBH.


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[Weststander]

Not at all I’m just asking to be competitive around our Survival rivals. What’s the point of getting a manager in to change the style of play and give him nothing to work with? I really thought the manager would be backed this window considering January was also quiet (pre covid). The highlights of the last two windows have been us getting our own players back of loan, one we had to pay for

I think and hope that we will bring in a goal scorer.

It just won’t be for a £40m fee, £5m to a leech/agent and £7m a season in wages.

West Ham and Newcastle operate in those transfer circles, both making a costly blunder.

 

[The Wizard]

How can you think that we don’t need to strengthen up front!? On what basis, exactly!?


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Nobody has said we couldn’t do with strengthening up front, most of us just aren’t going to delude ourselves into thinking we can sign a proven PL striker, do you think its a wise financial decision to potentially outlay, say 30m on a striker when the club have had extremely reduced income for the last 6 months and for what looks like at least the next 6 months?

We should only sign a striker if its low risk IMO, Origi on a loan with option to buy would fit the bill.

 

[southstandandy]

We might and great if we do but for the first time since we got promoted I accept we may not, I certainly don’t feel that we have to. I guess it has to be the right player rather than another punt (although it has to be a punt to a degree I suppose)

Incidentally do we know for a FACT that we bid 25 million for Nunez?

Nothing officially proven. The media claimed we did but nothing officially mentioned by the Albion themselves.

It's pretty clear we were interested but how anyone can definitively claim we did make a bid is talking out of their a*se, unless they have spoken to Barber or Bloom personally and have had it confirmed.

 

[Justice]

I think and hope that we will bring in a goal scorer.

It just won’t be for a £40m fee, £5m to a leech/agent and £7m a season in wages.

West Ham and Newcastle operate in those transfer circles, both making a costly blunder.

I agree with you there ever noticed Liverpool for example spend £30m on a player and they get a player, the lower teams let’s say Newcastle as a prime example spend £40m and get a pile of turd. The top strikers from the championship are probably almost a safe bet. I can almost guarantee Watkins will score enough to keep Villa up again £30m well spent.

 

[Icy Gull]

How can you think that we don’t need to strengthen up front!? On what basis, exactly!?


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We do need to strengthen and Bloom is a fan, he’ll know it. What if we don’t have the finances to spend 25 million or so? Do you expect him to just say “feck it” I need to shut B.W.2 up, I’ll just do it ?

 

[PersianNYer15]

Or good to have both?

Different types of forward.

That’s my point - definitely good to have both, but, would Maupay be ok with taking a back seat to Origi? Unless of course potter switches things up and figures out a way to use both regularly

 

[Eeyore]

The only clubs that struggle to get signings over the line are the ones with their hands tightly in their pockets. The annual post transfer window letter to the fans will have you believe trying to sign a player is almost a near impossible task.

Perhaps TB didn't fancy paying £20m of his own dosh for Callum Wilson. That's what it comes to.

So many folk support a club and get snakey when the owner doesn't pay out their own pocket for stuff and isn't prepared to write-off losses.

Most do remember the rock from which they are hewn though. I'm very grateful for what we have and the development work that is being done. If the club can't justify heavy losses then I get it.

£20m on a striker's contract doesn't get much these days anyway. Some of time you are better off with a development player wanting to prove themselves. We've got one of those.