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Liam Brady leaving Arsenal in 2014
- Thread starter shaolinpunk
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ees complicated no?
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Hmm is he retiring or just wants to find a new challenge I wonder
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Seems good timing.
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
Perhaps he really liked what he saw on Saturday?
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
With the size of the planned operation, there would definitely be a role for him, perhaps as part of the setup / establishment phase - his experience at Arsenal would be invaluable.
Paris
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Didn't have a health scare while he was Republic of Ireland's assistant a few years back. I image he'll be wanting to put his feet up. He's had quite a career. Does a fair amount of punditry on RTE alongside 'the mouth' Eamon Dunphy. Would be good if the Albion could tap into his plethora of knowledge in some way.
Paris
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*Didn't he.....? :-/
Fred Oliver - Legend
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build it and he will come...
Poyetry In Motion
Pooetry Motions
Sign him up!
supaseagull
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wow would be awesome to have him back...unfinished business and all that. I named my cat after him
Liam Brady will always be a legend to Brighton fans for what he did for us.
I keep reading what a great job he did at Arsenal and that it is the end of an era but genuine question, how much success has he had there bringing players through in the past few years? I thought most of the players they brought through had been brought in from other academys/clubs? Ashley Cole just, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs are the only top players I can think of that they had from the beginning during his time. Players like Fabregas, Theo, Jenkinson, Ox-Chamb, Ramsey etc were all bought in. Lansbury and Bentley were highly regarded at youth level but havent really developed. Sidwell has done ok.
As I say, he is a Brighton legend and it would make sense in many ways coming to us but is he being over rated for his youth record at Arsenal? I might be wrong but I cant see that Arsenal have brought through many more top players since 1996 than top clubs such as United, City, Liverpool, Everton or even clubs like Southampton.
I keep reading what a great job he did at Arsenal and that it is the end of an era but genuine question, how much success has he had there bringing players through in the past few years? I thought most of the players they brought through had been brought in from other academys/clubs? Ashley Cole just, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs are the only top players I can think of that they had from the beginning during his time. Players like Fabregas, Theo, Jenkinson, Ox-Chamb, Ramsey etc were all bought in. Lansbury and Bentley were highly regarded at youth level but havent really developed. Sidwell has done ok.
As I say, he is a Brighton legend and it would make sense in many ways coming to us but is he being over rated for his youth record at Arsenal? I might be wrong but I cant see that Arsenal have brought through many more top players since 1996 than top clubs such as United, City, Liverpool, Everton or even clubs like Southampton.
Arguably Steve Sidwell and Matthew Uposon. Both started at Arsenal, and have both had or having top flight careers.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Graham Barrett, Gavin Hoyte, Joe O'Ceauruill (sp).
Philzo-93
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Would love to see him AND Wilkins team up in the academy front! 
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Agreed. For what it must cost, the Arsenal Academy has not been that successful.
HastingsSeagull
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Would be an exceptional appointment.
Dear god they were awful. Mind you Joe O was a "right back" who was about 6' 5" and never looked comfortable. Hoyte and Barrett were utter pants though. We've had some abysmal loanees from Prem clubs in the past. It just shows that Prem clubs sign up such vast volumes of players on the possibility that they may be decent. It means that 99% are utter tosh.