I was on the fence until Ward ...

[Puppet Master]

Is that the Solly to Southampton rumours or something else.

Bid accepted apparently, 4.25 million

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Unfortunately BHA is becoming more entertaining off the field than on it!!

 

[British Bulldog]

Bid accepted apparently, 4.25 million

Hav'nt seen that one, would make sense though with our exit door policy.

 

[Quaid]

Better not, I only recently put 27 on my son's kit! I thought at our youth would be staying.... If Solly goes the kit goes back for a number change. Doubt the club will allow it but I never thought we'd be selling SM.

Will choose 99, or another safe number.

 

[Withdean11]

I'm 'wetting the bed'

Things are not right behind the scenes. They havent been for quite some time. I think Gus leaving had a lot to do with this.

We was not good enough for the play offs last season, surely we should of used this close season to stregthen our squad to make sure we are good enough? But instead sold our best players.

Some of you will tell me to calm down, it is not 1st September yet. But fact is, we have little over 2 weeks to sign 6/7 good quality player, having already missed out on our top targets.

To progress on from last season, we need;

Centre back - currently not enough cover there. Can't afford a repeat of Derby away.
Left back - Chicksen is good cover, but not a starter.
Creative attacking midfielder - In the Clayton role. This is what we was missing last season.
2 x wingers/inside forwards - with the loss of Buckley and Lingaard, we are 2 short.
1 or 2 strikers - one 'main striker' is a must. A 20 goal a season man. 3M at the least i would imagine. Possibly another option too.

I hope the club prove me wrong and pull these signings off, but i just cant see it.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

From that I take it you believe more transfer business has already been done from June to now, than will be done from now through to September.

Personally I don't agree.
I bet there will be a transfer pooh-storm.
I hope we are cash rich enough to take advantage.
I bet all of those team you deem to be more settled will still be doing lots of business.
I also bet of those teams you are pitting the Albion against they are the ones spending Premier League money.


We are not, and never will be, in competition with a parachute payment club.

Cash rich quote - Yes, I hope you are right.
More settled - No, I don't think they will
Parachute - No I'm not. I'm thinking Bournemouth, Brentford, Derby, Watford, in fact (it feels like) most of the teams in our division are in a better position. There may be loans, but as I mentioned in another thread loans should be complementing what you already have, and not be seen as a solution.

 

[Steve.S]

By the end of the transfer window we will have played four league games - 12 possible points - nearly 10% of the season. Those 12 points ( or any fraction of ) could mean the difference between staying in this league and relegation. Will you be so laid back if we're relegated by 1 point or miss out on the play offs by a point ?

The season start date is guessable months in advance - it's hardly rocket science that you want to ensure you have as many players signed up as possible by early August.

You answered your own question, you said if!!
Like I said its a long season,we have only played one game in this league and nobody knows how many players we will get in or how well we will play. You can only make judgements when the window shuts and we have played half a dozen games. We have only lost one game out of two, let's play a few more and see.

 

[Bladders]

Real insightful, very much like the rest of your posts. Now, what other clubs trying to leave it to last minute to trying and haggle a much, much lower deal rather than pay a small fee in a position we were pretty desperate to fill. From reports, the Wolves fee wasn't even big, but the club trying to grab a bargain shot themselves in the foot.

Just like your good self, I leave the real insightful stuff to others

 

[maltaseagull]

... but now I do have to seriously wonder what the hell the club are doing ? How on earth do you fail to sign a player that isn't wanted at their home club, has been playing for us for a while and has already agreed personal terms ?

I can only guess that we try too hard to drive down the price and deal to a point it drags the process out long enough for other clubs to sneak in.

So, if you were offered possibly double the money in wages and the club you were registered was offered a lot more money in transfer fee, it is our fault that we cannot offer premier league football or compete financially with the premier club? Get real please. WE ARE NOT A BIG CLUB. (YET- we might be one day. Better this way than being Portsmouth)

 

[algie]

So, if you were offered possibly double the money in wages and the club you were registered was offered a lot more money in transfer fee, it is our fault that we cannot offer premier league football or compete financially with the premier club? Get real please. WE ARE NOT A BIG CLUB. (YET- we might be one day. Better this way than being Portsmouth)

21k season ticket holders,highest attendances,new 120 million stadium, category 1 academy. Despite all this lets act like a small club on the pitch eh? When can we start to look to the future and actually say...you know what? we are a pretty big club! I thought we left our Withdean mentality behind a few years back.

 

[maltaseagull]

21k season ticket holders,highest attendances,new 120 million stadium, category 1 academy. Despite all this lets act like a small club on the pitch eh? When can we start to look to the future and actually say...you know what? we are a pretty big club! I thought we left our Withdean mentality behind a few years back.

The academy opened in June. Don't think it will have made much difference yet.


We have had 3 seasons at the new stadium. Not sure we have made much money from that yet.

Some of the clubs we are competing with have a recent history of premier league football and are in a much stronger position than us due to the ridiculous parachute payments.

So sorry to disagree, we are small fry compared to them. Didn't TB say that the profit from selling Ulloa was less than 1 parachute payment?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The academy opened in June. Don't think it will have made much difference yet.


We have had 3 seasons at the new stadium. Not sure we have made much money from that yet.

Some of the clubs we are competing with have a recent history of premier league football and are in a much stronger position than us due to the ridiculous parachute payments.

So sorry to disagree, we are small fry compared to them. Didn't TB say that the profit from selling Ulloa was less than 1 parachute payment?

No he said all the season ticket money, attendance, catering and sponsorship was less than one parachute payment.

 

[Steve.S]

The academy opened in June. Don't think it will have made much difference yet.


We have had 3 seasons at the new stadium. Not sure we have made much money from that yet.

Some of the clubs we are competing with have a recent history of premier league football and are in a much stronger position than us due to the ridiculous parachute payments.

So sorry to disagree, we are small fry compared to them. Didn't TB say that the profit from selling Ulloa was less than 1 parachute payment?

I think people forget that a lot of clubs get parachute payments as well as ticket and merchandise money. You are right we are small earners compared to a lot of clubs in this league, people need to see past 21,000 season ticket holders.

 

[maltaseagull]

No he said all the season ticket money, attendance, catering and sponsorship was less than one parachute payment.

OK thanks for the correction. Doesn't really change the situation though.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

So, if you were offered possibly double the money in wages and the club you were registered was offered a lot more money in transfer fee, it is our fault that we cannot offer premier league football or compete financially with the premier club? Get real please. WE ARE NOT A BIG CLUB. (YET- we might be one day. Better this way than being Portsmouth)

You've missed my point somewhat. The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago. If they hadn't spent so much time faffing around and achieving nothing Ward would have been our player.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You've missed my point somewhat. The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago. If they hadn't spent so much time faffing around and achieving nothing Ward would have been our player.

The club were involved weeks ago. I posted the links on the thread Ward to Burnley proving that Jackett was lying when he said Brighton hadn't been in touch 6/8/14. These were Wolverhampton links not Brighton. Either Ward, his agent or Wolves were holding things up.

 

[Stat Brother]

You've missed my point somewhat. The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago. If they hadn't spent so much time faffing around and achieving nothing Ward would have been our player.

How do you know that for a FACT?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

How do you know that for a FACT?

Well that depends on if you believe Andy Naylor or not.

 

[Stat Brother]

Well that depends on if you believe Andy Naylor or not.

So even though you've written The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago as a statement of fact, it isn't.

What it actually is, is a third hand comment from someone who took no part in the negotiations or is even employed by any of the parties involved.

I wonder what Naylor's reply would be if I asked him:-

"why did you say 'The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago'?"

 

[Westdene Seagull]

So even though you've written The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago as a statement of fact, it isn't.

What it actually is, is a third hand comment from someone who took no part in the negotiations or is even employed by any of the parties involved.

I wonder what Naylor's reply would be if I asked him:-

"why did you say 'The club had the ability to sign Ward at the price they finally agreed and at the wages finally agreed weeks ago'?"

Why don't you ask him - it's published in the Argus as clear as day.