Johnny RoastBeef
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Not sure you can use only income to determine the wealth of a club.
Half a dozen Chinese Clubs are loaded and there are 3 Azerbaijani clubs alone which have Oil Rich owners who have bought clubs over there.
Galatasary nor Fenerbache arent on that list. There are Middle eastern Clubs owned by the State in Qatar and Saudi - Deloittes produce these lists but their research in producing them is very limited.
I know Deloitte very well - Their research in producing such lists is not exhaustive
Tiptoe through the NSC
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I like Chris Hughton as a man and I rate him as both a manager and a coach. I also feel a debt of loyalty to him because of what he has achieved for us since his arrival. That said, the last match I enjoyed was that Ben Foster masterclass in February. The home performances since have been dire and the away ones risk-averse and devoid of ambition. Our budget for both transfers and wages will make it hard for us to become a top-half team and I totally accept that. As a consequence, I also accept and expect that this will not be the last nail-biting end-of-season in the Premier League. In short, I am a loyal supporter with no illusions about what my allegiance to the Albion is likely to bring.
However…
When Dan Gosling put Bournemouth ahead at the Amex in March they had six players in our penalty area. Six! It was in the middle of the first half in a match where they were the away team and a draw would have been a perfectly acceptable result. When Pazza equalised against Newcastle on Saturday we were behind at home in the second half of a “must-win” game and the only other player in the box was Glenn, with Solly hovering on the edge.
In my opinion, the key questions for Chris Hughton are not those of recruitment, budgets, player quality, squad depth, style or selection. They are those of bravery, ambition and flexibility. Right now, both in his interviews and his tactics, Chris seems scared of his own shadow and the team are reflecting that fear. Don’t agree? Consider this. The same players that scored three against Man United in the first half of the first home game of these season are now petrified of the sight of Paul Dummett with the ball at his feet!!!
However…
When Dan Gosling put Bournemouth ahead at the Amex in March they had six players in our penalty area. Six! It was in the middle of the first half in a match where they were the away team and a draw would have been a perfectly acceptable result. When Pazza equalised against Newcastle on Saturday we were behind at home in the second half of a “must-win” game and the only other player in the box was Glenn, with Solly hovering on the edge.
In my opinion, the key questions for Chris Hughton are not those of recruitment, budgets, player quality, squad depth, style or selection. They are those of bravery, ambition and flexibility. Right now, both in his interviews and his tactics, Chris seems scared of his own shadow and the team are reflecting that fear. Don’t agree? Consider this. The same players that scored three against Man United in the first half of the first home game of these season are now petrified of the sight of Paul Dummett with the ball at his feet!!!
Thunder Bolt
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I've forgotten which team you support, but I applaud your common sense post. Hopefully those ingredients can be bought this summer.
Jolly Red Giant
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Brighton might be in the top 30 - but they are pretty much at the bottom of the pile for PL clubs. Stick this team into the Belgian PL and they win it with little difficulty - not in England.
Jolly Red Giant
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Take a look at all the managerial changes in the PL since Hughton took over at Brighton - and check how many have had any success - very, very few of them.
Johnny RoastBeef
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They are one of the leading accountancy firms on earth, with annual revenue in excess of $40billion, I don't think they would publish anything without thouroghly researching it, that is what they do.
But for arguments sake, I'll rephrase my statement. We are one of the world's top 30 highest earning clubs, but we don't play like one.
Icy Gull
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Can we tempt your manager? Maybe a swap?
Johnny RoastBeef
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Benfica are below us on that list, stick them in the Premier League and they wouldn't start playing like us.
Jolly Red Giant
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I would swap Mick McCarthy for Chris Hughton in a heart-beat.
Stick them in the PL and they would be fighting against relegation instead of fighting for the title.
Over the past 3 season Benfica have a surplus of something like €280million from selling players - they couldn't survive doing that in the PL. What people should be looking at is how Benfica are able to produce a conveyor belt of players they then sell on for €30-€40million each.
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Thunder Bolt
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Hmm. My daughter did her Chartered Accountancy with Deloitte.
Johnny RoastBeef
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I think we have stricter employment laws, stopping us from raiding South American talent.
Totally different society in Portugal - You still get loads kids playing football in the streets and parks in Portugal, whereas here in the UK, people are frightened to let kids out of their sights for two minutes so they end up playing indoors on computer games all day.
You would like Mick Mc Carthy as a replacement manager - Good luck with that one. I am sure he would be interested though...…...Give him a ring
Icy Gull
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That doesn’t explain the many talented players at London clubs. Half of them are likely to be more scary out and about on the streets than the prowlers on the same street
Nixonator
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The same reason Porto are also as good if not better, because of Portuguese ties with South America. Impossible for any club in England to do the same. We pay full price for the finished article for any players outside Europe.
That doesn’t explain the many talented players at London clubs. Half of them are likely to be more scary out and about on the streets than the prowlers on the same street
Many London Clubs invite every 7 year old plus kids from all London schools to Trial for them at ''Open Days''
Thunder Bolt
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They do the same in Sussex.
Ah OK - Must be better players in London
Nah, only joking - Probably just due to larger population that there are more naturally gifted youngsters arise
Icy Gull
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I know you’re a comparative newbie to Brighton so wonder if you knew that Sussex hasn’t provided a decent striker in living memory as far as I’m aware. Solly may be the first if he continues to improve, if we can be generous in calling a goal scoring winger a striker.
Could be wrong though, maybe it’s Albion that have never taken one on who became great, but I am struggling to remember one at all from Sussex regardless
Bloody Southern Softies
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