[Albion] Hell's Bells - another one's gone on loan!

[GT49er]

Dendoncker to St. Johnstone! Apologies if fixtures if I missed it elsewhere.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2240754/lars-dendoncker-joins-st-johnstone-on-loan/

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Makes sense for his developement. Comes back with league experience. Next step.
Too good for U 23s and not yet ready for 1st squad. Also it would stop the developement of this years U23s if he carried on there

 

[zefarelly]

It must stack up as a business model to be loaning players out, if 1 in 10 or 20 make the grade and/or get sold on for a profit. It does however 'appear' from the outside to be a bit detached from the reality of improving the first team squad to stay away from the squeaky bum zone. . . although

 

[Badger Boy]

Do we generally get fees from loaning the kids out?

 

[The Fits]

Link up with Hibs working well

 

[junior]

I'm not sure why you are using the comment hells bells. I thought the whole business model now was to develop players with the intention of bringing them into the first team and/or selling them on for a profit. This is just an essential part of that plan.

 

[vegster]

Do we generally get fees from loaning the kids out?

We don't have to wash as much training gear though.

 

[Bozza]

It must stack up as a business model to be loaning players out, if 1 in 10 or 20 make the grade and/or get sold on for a profit.

£50m for a centre-back who played more times for Newport County than he did for us, and a goalkeeper in the current Spanish squad who featured more times for Rochdale than he has for the Albion suggests there is some merit to our approach.

 

[Silverhatch]

Do we generally get fees from loaning the kids out?

Elite academy players… Fees for the Championship loans or where competition for signature is high. Pay the wages (or high proportion) too. The Albion’s P&L must look a helluva lot more rosey now.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Dendoncker to St. Johnstone! Apologies if fixtures if I missed it elsewhere.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2240754/lars-dendoncker-joins-st-johnstone-on-loan/

Bizarrely this 'news' was embargoed by the club until 23.30 last night. Quite why there would be a media embargo on an U23 going on loan to Scotland is a mystery. Hardly a major hold the back page headline job. All fits in with a transfer window final day that all seemed a little surreal.

 

[amexer]

Only PL club similar method is Chelsea. Think in last year spent about £110m and sold players for £130m. of which £90m plus from academy players. I suppose this is our aim. Of course will only work if we stay in PL

 

[Pevenseagull]

Only PL club similar method is Chelsea. Think in last year spent about £110m and sold players for £130m. of which £90m plus from academy players. I suppose this is our aim. Of course will only work if we stay in PL

What if every club did it?

 

[GT49er]

Bizarrely this 'news' was embargoed by the club until 23.30 last night. Quite why there would be a media embargo on an U23 going on loan to Scotland is a mystery. Hardly a major hold the back page headline job. All fits in with a transfer window final day that all seemed a little surreal.

More or less greeted with a shrug on the Perth fans forum - they're much more up in arms about their favourite players being sold too cheaply (and it looks as if Dendoncker is going to have to replace one of them, so good luck to the lad!). They seem to have taken the trouble to do a bit of research though ........................

"Sell Kerr for £500k.
Replace Kerr with kid with no senior games who only stepped up to U23 level last season.................

A great window."

 

[Hampster Gull]

We need a “B” team in the Championship or League One. Perhaps we should buy Palace