[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]

[crodonilson]

He’s as well placed as anyone to know what’s what in relation to Brighton. I think we use him at times when we want to get a message ‘out there’.

I'm sure we do, he's no Brighton fan by any means despite being South Cost born and bred, he's an absolute Man U nut.

 

[HP Seagull]

Swapping players is not economically sensible in these times.
If Chelsea sell for £50 million, it will be pure profit being added to the PSR balance sheet, but buying a player for £50million on a 5 year deal can be offset as £10 million per year on the balance sheet.
Therefore, In the short run, selling 1 player for a lot of money allows you to buy several more expensive players and keep within the rules.
However, in the long run it may become unsustainable, unless lots of players from your academy come good. That is why many big teams, (the Manchester's, Arsenal, Chelsea and dare I say, Brighton) are trying to recruit lots of the worlds talent to their academies and U21s.)

I probably should know this but what’s the difference between selling an academy graduate and a non-academy graduate, in financial terms?

I get the impression selling academy players is better for the books. Is it purely because there was no transfer fee paid for them in the first place, whereas the original transfer fee paid for non-academy players is still factored into the PSR calculations?

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

He’s as well placed as anyone to know what’s what in relation to Brighton. I think we use him at times when we want to get a message ‘out there’.

Not exactly, but he certainly checks any stories with the club (unlike many). The only people I trust on Albion stories are him, Naylor and Owen. All know how to use a phone rather than just recycle other people's clickbait.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I probably should know this but what’s the difference between selling an academy graduate and a non-academy graduate, in financial terms?

I get the impression selling academy players is better for the books. Is it purely because there was no transfer fee paid for them in the first place, whereas the original transfer fee paid for non-academy players is still factored into the PSR calculations?

It is factored in but the cost of the transfer will have been amortised. Buy a player for 50 million and you will amortise the vost over a 5 year deal (for example, depends on the length of their contract) so by the time they are two years in the book value of the player is 30 million. Sell them then for 100 million there and your profit is 70 million.

NOT an accountant, but that is probably evident.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Life of Riley is the obvious one but let's go for something more shoe-horned

Ob-La-Di etc etc - Ringo and Friends



[Verse]
Brighton has an interest in the market place
Matty is a player in scotland
Brighton says to Maty, “wanna see our place?”
And Matty signs the contract, pen in hand

[Chorus]
O'Riley O'Rilah
It's his song, brah
Riley has his Brighton song

O'Riley O'Rilah
It's his song, brah
Riley has his Brighton song

 

[Hugo Rune]

 

[spence]

Can you translate please?

 

[WhingForPresident]

Can you translate please?

'Matt O'Riley, Celtic's jewel, is increasingly destined to leave his current club. He is a target of Atalanta, as we have reported several times, but in the last few hours Percassi's club has had to dedicate itself to other matters (Retegui) due to Scamacca's serious injury. Brighton, which has great financial availability, has always targeted O'Riley and in the last few hours has reportedly presented an offer of 25 million plus 4 bonuses which is really close to what the Scottish club has always asked for the 2000-born player. A piece of news that will certainly not please Atalanta, we will see if a deal will be reached in the next few hours.'

 

[Rookie]

Not exactly, but he certainly checks any stories with the club (unlike many). The only people I trust on Albion stories are him, Naylor and Owen. All know how to use a phone rather than just recycle other people's clickbait.

When you say use the phone who would they ring? Is it Barber directly or the press officer etc. and how would a new journalist get the right numbers (not that I’m becoming a journalist)?

 

[GrossTurn]

When you say use the phone who would they ring? Is it Barber directly or the press officer etc. and how would a new journalist get the right numbers (not that I’m becoming a journalist)?

I guess you would start by getting an accreditation in order to attend press conferences and get your name and face known to people at the club over time. Once that relationship is established possibly a Barber or Camillin might see it as in their interests to pick up the phone and share information as they see fit.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

It would be interesting, if quantifiable, to see the historical stats for our signings/non-signings based on

-Media alerts with players reportedly singing for ?Xm, huge fanfares everywhere then nothing comes from it.

-Players we sign with little or not previous media alerting as to our interest.

The poker player that Uncle Tony is makes me think that most of our recent signings would fit into the last category.

We are very much an 'under the radar' club, maybe not as much as we used to be, naturally with our great signing success rate.

TNBA

TTF

 

[prawnsarnies]

I was hoping we may have heard our offer had been excepted and medical booked.

 

[Mancgull]

I was hoping we may have heard our offer had been excepted and medical booked.

I think that Celtic will wait as long as they can to see whether another club will look to beat our bid.

 

[The Rivet]

Is this possibility dead in the water after Brendan Rodgers remarks?

 

[Mancgull]

Is this possibility dead in the water after Brendan Rodgers remarks?

What remarks? Give us a clue

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I was hoping we may have heard our offer had been excepted and medical booked.

Hopefully not, this is when we normally get gazumped

 

[beardy gull]

Is this possibility dead in the water after Brendan Rodgers remarks?

These remarks? I’d say not.
“If there’s an offer that comes in that fits the valuation of the player, that’s a different matter. We all know Celtic and the position that we’re in as a club.”

 

[dazzer6666]

What remarks? Give us a clue

Assume Google is broken, so…..

Brendan Rodgers on Matt O’Riley​

Speaking to Sky Sports, Rodgers stated when asked about O’Riley’s future and if there have been any recent developments: “No, nothing. I think there are obviously bids that will come in for Matt, but like I said, I repeat, there’s no need for us to sell; we don’t want to sell.

“If there’s an offer that comes in that fits the valuation of the player, that’s a different matter. We all know Celtic and the position that we’re in as a club.

”But until that moment, I’m fairly relaxed because, as I said, he’s training really well, he’s working really hard, and until that changes, we just continue focused on performing.”

Later, he remained coy on Idah, as he said: “There’s nothing to report at the minute. I think there’s clearly ongoing discussions with the clubs, but there’s no more to say on that.

 

[Mancgull]

Like we were saying re Denis Unduv?

 

[Frankworthington]

He not coming either!