Hammond will go in January.Wilkins to resign.

[B.W.]

Interestingly, I think the best way Dick can now steady the ship is to tie-up Hammond's contract... recent events wil strengthen Dean's agent's hand in those negotiations...

 

[Dave the OAP]

Interestingly, I think the best way Dick can now steady the ship is to tie-up Hammond's contract... recent events wil strengthen Dean's agent's hand in those negotiations...

also I would have thought that Dean H is in two minds now....it is obvious that DK's offer whatever that is , is the only offer on the table that Brighton will make ( that was the point I made recently about it being DickKnight and Hove Albion - ie it appears its not the managers job to offer contracts , its the chairman - does this happen everywhere?) and therefore it looks like there is no point hanging on umtil he gets a better offer as there isnt one.....is second choice is to refuse what is on offer and move, assuming anyone has actually showed an interest.

I assume he is on a Bosman at the end of the season?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Hammond will not be short of offers. Every club in league 1, plus a few in the championship would happily add him to their squad for nothing in the summer.

 

[NMH]

also I would have thought that Dean H is in two minds now....it is obvious that DK's offer whatever that is , is the only offer on the table that Brighton will make ( that was the point I made recently about it being DickKnight and Hove Albion - ie it appears its not the managers job to offer contracts , its the chairman - does this happen everywhere?) and therefore it looks like there is no point hanging on umtil he gets a better offer as there isnt one.....is second choice is to refuse what is on offer and move, assuming anyone has actually showed an interest.

I assume he is on a Bosman at the end of the season?

Of all league clubs, I would hazard to guess that the Chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion knows the budget and bank-account purse-strings better than any. He would, by now, be only too aware of what Brighton can afford to spend on wages, and on bringing in new faces.
The fates that conspired to NOT agree terms with O'Callaghan - now seem to have looked kindly on the club, in retrospect. We did NOT seal a deal with a potential troublestirring mouthpiece, who would over-assume his own place in the scheme of all things Albion.

It's likely that the tribulations of player contracts are taken off the manager's table altogether, so he can get on with purely managing the football, the tactics, and team selection. No doubt he would have an opinion, no less than we do, on other going's on behind the scenes. I'm sure he liaises with DK about the employees, their attitudes, whether he thinks them worth bigger contract incentives etc, but the final word and decision must surely belong to Mr Knight.

 

[Titanic]

Of all league clubs, I would hazard to guess that the Chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion knows the budget and bank-account purse-strings better than any. He would, by now, be only too aware of what Brighton can afford to spend on wages, and on bringing in new faces.
The fates that conspired to NOT agree terms with O'Callaghan - now seem to have looked kindly on the club, in retrospect. We did NOT seal a deal with a potential troublestirring mouthpiece, who would over-assume his own place in the scheme of all things Albion.

It's likely that the tribulations of player contracts are taken off the manager's table altogether, so he can get on with purely managing the football, the tactics, and team selection. No doubt he would have an opinion, no less than we do, on other going's on behind the scenes. I'm sure he liaises with DK about the employees, their attitudes, whether he thinks them worth bigger contract incentives etc, but the final word and decision must surely belong to Mr Knight.

Spot on NMH.

 

[The Large One]

Of all league clubs, I would hazard to guess that the Chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion knows the budget and bank-account purse-strings better than any. He would, by now, be only too aware of what Brighton can afford to spend on wages, and on bringing in new faces.
The fates that conspired to NOT agree terms with O'Callaghan - now seem to have looked kindly on the club, in retrospect. We did NOT seal a deal with a potential troublestirring mouthpiece, who would over-assume his own place in the scheme of all things Albion.

It's likely that the tribulations of player contracts are taken off the manager's table altogether, so he can get on with purely managing the football, the tactics, and team selection. No doubt he would have an opinion, no less than we do, on other going's on behind the scenes. I'm sure he liaises with DK about the employees, their attitudes, whether he thinks them worth bigger contract incentives etc, but the final word and decision must surely belong to Mr Knight.

I suspect that that's right, although Mr Banana on here will tell you that's not how it works at Brighton & Hove Albion.

 

[NMH]

I suspect that that's right, although Mr Banana on here will tell you that's not how it works at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Well it does still 'play into' the scenario that some here would cynically picture as 'DK and Hove Albion', but unless the whole city bought the business, or until there's a group of investors and a proper board, then that's what MOST clubs would be if there were only one main chairperson or controlling hand.
I hasten to add, that 'Archer and Hove Albion' was not a particularly great footballing concern, after all.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Of course DK has the final say on contracts but DW would make recomendations based on his team plans and how important any particular player may be. If it was left to managers to do contracts then they'ed offer all sorts of unaffordable deals. Isn't that what happened at Leeds?

The hammond deal, like any others, can only be based on our current position but would surely include bonuses and increases should we reach the play-offs of Championship. he surely could not expect Championship wages if we remain mid table in this league.

The ball is in his court. Play well and the team does well, he gets rewarded and noticed by bigger clubs, we all benefit. Or he could continue to be mediocre.

He has the talent, just needs the drive.

 

[B.W.]

I suspect that if we fail to re-sign Hammond then Dick will have made another mistake in the transfer market...