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[Albion] Jan Paul Van Hecke
- Thread starter Mancgull
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Surely all our loanees will be back here for pre-season, unless there has been an agreement to make the loan permanent?
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
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He could also fit into a side like Chelsea, Wolves, Everton, West Ham or Tottenham who play 2 DM's. He has a particular set of skills and if utilised is a great asset. Unfortunately we won't get the fee he is worth if anyone does bid for him
Rover In Exile
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- Dec 7, 2021
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I definitely think JPvH has more to offer from the point of view of playing the ball out of defence creatively.
Also he has made quite a number of 40/50 yard runs with the ball. He has decent close control for such a gangly bloke, and the confidence to go with it.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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He sounds just like a Potter centre half. I'm looking forward to seeing him preseason.
HastingsSeagull
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As Matt Clarke is gone I think JPvH is a safe bet to stay as the Burn replacement so that we don’t have to play Duffy unless we want to against certain opposition. I’d also add one of the other two but feel they are more Ben White style and as if we won’t keep both long term and have to choose (or keep Roberts when the foreign lad who’s name escapes me at Genoa) realises he can start abroad. That’s a good unit with mixed skill sets just we’re a couple of bodies down currently.
HastingsSeagull
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Also feel Robert’s shouldn’t be loaned again as what he needs is a year watching and being mentored by Veltman. A left footed version of Veltman would be ideal for Potter’s squad.
nwgull
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I’d imagine that Roberts will almost certainly be loaned out. He’s hardly played this year, even during the spell when Dunk was suspended and Webster injured.
I struggle to think of a Brighton player who needs to go on loan more than Roberts needs it. Felt a little bad for him as he was seemingly going on loan in January but it didnt happen, presumably because of the BDB sale.
I don’t think he’ll make it. Every time I see him he looks undersized, and whilst comfortable on the ball, has a long way to go - which of course is why a loan is so important.
I still feel he could be reinvented in a DM type role.
Get the impression he is a bit of a home-boy and needs to be close to his family.
Hopefully as he gets a bit older, he’ll work out that he needs a good deal of loan time to develop as he’s got nowhere near the first team this season.
I've had the same thoughts but then I thought he was 22 or something, but he just turns 20 in a couple of days and its just too early to tell. But he definitely has a long way to go indeed.
Papa Lazarou
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Nice interview with him on the Club's YouTube channel
Kalimantan Gull
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Club posting this certainly suggests he will be in the first team picture this year
We're the Stripes
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Was gonna say - the contents of the actual interview would tend to suggest the same (looking for a permanent base in Brighton, eyes now on the PL etc).
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HellBilly
You could not look more western european if you tried, that was me until I went bald !
Player of the season at Blackburn age 21 ( and they had a decent season ... in mix for auto until faded )
He's ready
Sending him to Blackburn was a great move by whoever made the decision (Weir who was the loan manager, perhaps). Could easily have accepted the loan bid from Heerenveen (where he was playing and doing fine) or PSV (good at developing talent) but decided to put him in England instead of Eredivisie where they still play man-man defense.
Whitechapel
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Thought he looked really comfortable against Estroli, but was obviously outshone slightly by the attacking youngsters, especially Enciso. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s ahead of both Clarke & Duffy in the pecking order.