[Brighton] Levi Colwill *Signed on Season-Long Loan 05/08/2022*

[brighton_tom]

Few bits on twitter, seems to stem from The Athletic, saying Colwill is out for about 4-6 weeks with this injury.

 

[Weststander]

Few bits on twitter, seems to stem from The Athletic, saying Colwill is out for about 4-6 weeks with this injury.

I heard two fans saying that he's out injured.

How do folk find out these secrets?

 

[GT49er]

When is JPvH's contract up? .......and has he been offered a new contract, and is it a fact that he has refused to sign one, or is that just speculative rumour-mongering?
Certainly, if he walks out of the Albion on a free, that is a bad error by the club. If there is officially actually no chance that we'll be allowed to buy Colwill, best send him back now, good as he is, and play JPvH and do whatever we can to make sure that even if we don't want to keep him, we get a good fee for him. Better than Ostigaard, IMHO - got to be worth £10M to somebody, shirley.

Ideally, we'd do both - buy Colwill and keep JPvH. After all, like it or not, Dunk isn't going to perform at top PL level for ever ...............

 

[dwayne]

Oh well better to learn to live without him now rather than later !!!

 

[brighton_tom]

We're fine. He's been great but only stepped into the starting 11 because Webster was injured, but he's back.

 

[chaileyjem]

When is JPvH's contract up?

June 2023.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

We're fine. He's been great but only stepped into the starting 11 because Webster was injured, but he's back.

Yes, but Webster needs 6 weeks to get back up to speed after all his injuries. I reckon we'll start with JP as RDZ calls him.

 

[um bongo molongo]

I’d go with Van Hecke. Thought he looked very assured and I am not a big fan of throwing centre backs straight back in the team when returning from injury.

Webster does seem to take a while to get up to speed as well after injuries. But not sure how you get up to speed without playing…

 

[Bodian]

Maybe it's a 'tactical' injury to put Chelsea off from recalling him - leaving him available to us for the rest of the season?

 

[jcdenton08]

Webster does seem to take a while to get up to speed as well after injuries. But not sure how you get up to speed without playing…

I think I was hoping more of an easing back into things by u23s games as an overage player and a week or two more of quality training - but I absolutely trust whatever the manager decides. Just my thoughts

 

[GT49er]

June 2023.

In that case ......... whoops!

 

[albionalex]

Maybe it's a 'tactical' injury to put Chelsea off from recalling him - leaving him available to us for the rest of the season?

There's no recall clause in his loan.

 

[Napper]

JVH in for me. Looks better than webster what ive seen and webster coming back from injury is a calamity

 

[Swansman]

When is JPvH's contract up? .......and has he been offered a new contract, and is it a fact that he has refused to sign one, or is that just specuative rumour-mongering?
Certainly, if he walks out of the Albion on a free, that is a bad error by the club. Of there is officially actually no chance that we'll be allowed to buy Colwill, best send him back now, good as he is, and play JPvH and do whatever we can to make sure that even if we don't want to keep him, we get a good fee for him. Better than Ostigaard, IMHO - got to be worth £10M to somebody, shirley.

Ideally, we'd do both - buy Colwill and keep JPvH. After all, like it or not, Dunk isn't going to perform at top PL level for ever ...............

I don't think they would only sign a three-year-contract with a 19-year old like Hecke was when he was bought... I imagine there is definitely a clause to extend it 1-2 years.

 

[GT49er]

I don't think they would only sign a three-year-contract with a 19-year old like Hecke was when he was bought... I imagine there is definitely a clause to extend it 1-2 years.

I hope you're right - I'm sure there is a PL player in there, even if not quite a top PL player, but still one worth several £million quid.

 

[Swansman]

I hope you're right - I'm sure there is a PL player in there, even if not quite a top PL player, but still one worth several £million quid.

I think so as well but needs to get game time somehow somewhere. He's 22 and that is really a time when players need to play a bit.

 

[BLOCK F]

JVH in for me. Looks better than webster what ive seen and webster coming back from injury is a calamity

Harsh on Webster and I don’t know how you can rate JVH as better than him.
Until his injury last season he was being touted as an England call up and now ,meh.
Yup, he does take a bit of time to get back up to speed, but unless he plays, how can he get up to speed?

 

[Wardy's twin]

But he’s exceptional.

Why limit / disadvantage ourselves for no reason. JPVH would have gone out on loan but he wouldn’t / won’t sign a long term deal

Totally agree, whilst we need to develop we also we'd to maximize where we finish each season

 

[Badger Boy]

Quite a few "give me a pound today rather than £2 tomorrow" people on this topic. That isn't the policy the club have had for years under Ashworth and it is why we are where we are. We quickly will fall backwards if the successful policy is abandoned or more poorly implemented.

 

[trueblue]

Annoying about Colwill but we’ve got Webster and Veltman so not a huge issue. Just a shame it seems there’s next to no chance of making his move permanent. I assume Chelsea will travel on 3 separate coaches for every game next season: one apiece for the defenders, midfielders and attackers. Then a game of bingo at the ground to decide who’s involved and which 30’players will be watching from the stand.