[Football] Is this the slowest transfer window yet?

[Weststander]

Do you think that maybe Potter thinks Baluta and Alzate might be the answer to this problem. Didn't Dan Ashworth not so long ago say something like, sometimes the answer lies within the club.

That would be neat.

 

[Barham's tash]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/july/crofts-back-for-a-third-spell-as-coach/

Well that’s a relief. *facepalm*

*yes I know it’s only for the U23’s

 

[GT49er]

Do you think that maybe Potter thinks Baluta and Alzate might be the answer to this problem. Didn't Dan Ashworth not so long ago say something like, sometimes the answer lies within the club.

Certainly valid questions. Don't know the answers, of course - haven't a clue! They weren't involved at all with the U23s at Ebbsfleet though, so ........................

 

[Triggaaar]

at least we're going into the season not expecting another half season of utter dirge

If we keep losing, it'll feel just as bad.

 

[Nobby]

Do you think that maybe Potter thinks Baluta and Alzate might be the answer to this problem. Didn't Dan Ashworth not so long ago say something like, sometimes the answer lies within the club.

Dan Ashworth can say what he likes, it won’t be his head on the block until we’ve worked our way through a couple more managers

 

[GT49er]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/july/crofts-back-for-a-third-spell-as-coach/

Well that’s a relief. *facepalm*

*yes I know it’s only for the U23’s

Interesting idea, though - the U23s are likely to be pretty young and raw this season, as most of their top players have gone out on loan. Playing alongside an experienced player will be good experience for the youngsters too, learning off him as they play; exactly what they are likely to have to do if ever they get a shot of first team action.

Will he be allowed to play in the Checkatrade?

 

[Triggaaar]

Every signing is a punt BTW. But the punts we need to make need to be lower risk than normal for us IMHO. So Championship or SPL or maybe major Euro league, rather than minor Euro league.

Sorry, you're counting leagues like Belgium and Holland as minor, but would be happy for us to buy from the Scotland?

 

[GT49er]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/july/crofts-back-for-a-third-spell-as-coach/

Well that’s a relief. *facepalm*

*yes I know it’s only for the U23’s

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?374338-Crofts-back-as-player-coach

 

[Icy Gull]

If we keep losing, it'll feel just as bad.

There’s losing and there’s losing. I doubt it will feel as bad to me if we get over halfway line a few times.

I really don’t expect anything but a season long struggle but not with 10 men behind the ball every game and no ambition to attack with more than a couple of players over the halfway line.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Didn't Dan Ashworth not so long ago say something like, sometimes the answer lies within the club.

That would certainly go a long way towards explaining the lack of activity in the transfer window.

Seems like they're going to go largely with trying to make silk purses out of players that many of us have written off as sows ears.

You often hear new managers (over?) confident in their own ability saying 'I can change him' about players who have thus far proved to be problematic in one way or another for previous managers.

So... looks like we're going with an ageing Murray up front, and counting on Locadia and/or Andone coming good. Fair enough. But wouldn't leave it much beyond the end of September for reaching a verdict, else we'll be already playing catch-up and will need to pay even more over the odds in January for last gasp saviours than we would have done in the Summer, both on and off the field.

 

[Icy Gull]

That would certainly go a long way towards explaining the lack of activity in the transfer window.

Seems like they're going to go largely with trying to make silk purses out of players that many of us have written off as sows ears.

You often hear new managers (over?) confident in their own ability saying 'I can change him' about players who have thus far proved to be problematic in one way or another for previous managers.

So... looks like we're going with an ageing Murray up front, and counting on Locadia and/or Andone coming good. Fair enough. But wouldn't leave it much beyond the end of September for reaching a verdict, else we'll be already playing catch-up and will need to pay even more over the odds in January for last gasp saviours than we would have done in the Summer, both on and off the field.

We won’t even pay the going rates, what makes you think we’ll be paying over the odds in January?

 

[dazzer6666]

If we keep losing, it'll feel just as bad.

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At least for now its if, not when....

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[Triggaaar]

There’s losing and there’s losing. I doubt it will feel as bad to me if we get over halfway line a few times.

Maybe that is how you'll see it, but I suspect a fair number of people think the same, but if push comes to shove will find that they'd rather we were defensive and scraped over the line, than plucky losers.

I really don’t expect anything but a season long struggle but not with 10 men behind the ball every game and no ambition to attack with more than a couple of players over the halfway line.

If it's a struggle we win, I'll be happy.

 

[Icy Gull]

Maybe that is how you'll see it, but I suspect a fair number of people think the same, but if push comes to shove will find that they'd rather we were defensive and scraped over the line, than plucky losers.

If it's a struggle we win, I'll be happy.

We weren’t even plucky losers for most of last season we just kept losing.. Out thought and outplayed in nearly every game I doubt I’ll feel worse about losing this season, even if we keep losing Time will tell

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

We won’t even pay the going rates, what makes you think we’ll be paying over the odds in January?

Depends on whether the board think relegation is a more attractive financial option than paying the going rate to avoid it

 

[Triggaaar]

We weren’t even plucky losers for most of last season we just kept losing

Yes I know, but over the whole season, we did enough.

I doubt I’ll feel worse about losing this season, even if we keep losing Time will tell

Let's hope time doesn't tell.

 

[Icy Gull]

Depends on whether the board think relegation is a more attractive financial option than paying the going rate to avoid it

I have seen nothing to suggest we’ll pay over the odds or even the going rate to avoid relegation. We are on a wing and a prayer and gambling big time.

I will be absolutely astounded and delighted if we bring in ANY proven quality players before the window closes.

 

[SollysLeftFoot]

At first, I thought we were being patient and felt we had enough time. Now, I’m beginning to get concerned that it isn’t just a slow transfer window is at least, but we’re not being as active as we should given some evidential deficiencies in the squad.

I just hope the football is better than last season to soften the blow of relegation.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I have seen nothing to suggest we’ll pay over the odds or even the going rate to avoid relegation. We are on a wing and a prayer and gambling big time.

Which I hope you'll agree with me is just plain daft, if the club is serious in its stated intent to become an established PL club, with the obscene levels of global income stream(s) that goes with it.

 

[Barham's tash]

Interesting idea, though - the U23s are likely to be pretty young and raw this season, as most of their top players have gone out on loan. Playing alongside an experienced player will be good experience for the youngsters too, learning off him as they play; exactly what they are likely to have to do if ever they get a shot of first team action.

Will he be allowed to play in the Checkatrade?

Yeah my post was tongue in cheek for sure. Think Rosenior played a couple of games for the U23s as he took his badges so it probably helps both ways.

Another example of us being progressive