BensGrandad
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IMHO totally unrealistic for a 20 year old played 20 or so games, unless 1 of the top 4 see potential and wish to cash in on him and take a chance..
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Elphick
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IMHO totally unrealistic for a 20 year old played 20 or so games, unless 1 of the top 4 see potential and wish to cash in on him and take a chance..
Simon Morgan
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A very far-fetched comparison I know, but how much did Arsenal pay for a 16-yr-old The Walcott, who had played a similar number of games?
Superphil
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There are reps from all sorts of teams at every game. Including occasional managers. And Prem ones too. Could be any one of them.
saafend_seagull
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How much did the Luton defender go for? How old was he, and after how many games? 3M wasnt it?
Silent Bob
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They sold Curtis Davies for £3m after a full season in League One and 6 games in the Championship, and Leon Barnett for £2.5m after one season in the Championship.
I don't why everyone is so keen to flog off all our youngsters for peanuts whenever any speculation comes up. £100k, £500k, I would be DISGUSTED if we sold Elphick (or Lynch, or Cox) for so little. Is it because we got ripped off with Zamora? I just don't get it.
Barrel of Fun
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Elphick, Lynch et al - These guys are the future of Brighton. We may as well close our doors if we are to sell our stars. Thankfully, I would imagine this is just a rumour. Decent performances, scouts at games etc. - People are going to put two and two together to make five. I dread to think what would happen to our attendances if we were to lose some key players.
My thoughts exactly. I honestly believe that these two (and a few of the other youngsters) could be helping us fight towards the upper end of the champoinship in a few years time.
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
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But the club may need the money?
Since we lose on every Withdean game and the average gate is down by 1,000 (say) this season then there's an additional shortfall (assuming a ticket price of £20) of approx £20,000 per game = £460,000 for the season. All very topline and full of assumptions sure but unless something, someone or the bank is funding this, then some money needs to be found.
Regrettable if we have to sell anyone but just look around the division over the past 2-3 weeks - Bournemouth, Luton, Swindon?
Since we lose on every Withdean game and the average gate is down by 1,000 (say) this season then there's an additional shortfall (assuming a ticket price of £20) of approx £20,000 per game = £460,000 for the season. All very topline and full of assumptions sure but unless something, someone or the bank is funding this, then some money needs to be found.
Regrettable if we have to sell anyone but just look around the division over the past 2-3 weeks - Bournemouth, Luton, Swindon?
Seagullible
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a team has a good run is going to have scouts watching, that is their job - to look at players and see if they are worth buying. Teams doing resonerably well will do so because players are playing well making them more watchable to other clubs. doesn't mean they have to be sold
Which was why Currie, Virgo and Harding (although he was always going) had to be sold.
Perry Milkins
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Ho Ho Gerbs...
Stumpy Tim
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Lynch, Elphick & Cox shouldn't be sold for less than a million each. Pointless otherwise
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A £500K bid for Coxy was turned down last season.
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Perry Milkins
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