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

[sagaman]

In his interview he didn’t sound very Scottish or Irish.

Matt sounded like Andy Murray,

 

[Hotchilidog]

I'm sure this has been posted before - well worth alisten (roughly half an hour)

Matt O'Riley on the Albion podcast with Glenn and Paul Hayward

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/pages/en/podcasts

Very interesting chat about quality of mind and being in the present moment. Very exciting if the rest of the squad start start to adopt this kind of presence of mind.

It's a fantastic interview. A very impressive player and person indeed.

 

[The Wookiee]

Matt sounded like Andy Murray,

That has been bugging me ever since I heard him in his first interview - just couldn’t work out who he sounded like

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Muscle memory apparently

Celtic fans 'greetin' at O'Riley's botched celebration as old habits kick in

The Denmark international was on top of the world at the final whistle and returned to his Parkhead roots

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Embarrassing.

 

[mattyo]

 

[Arthur]

Born in Hounslow. Chose to play for Denmark as his mother is Danish. Apparently he can speak reasonable Danish.

Happy to admit that until I read the report in the paper on Sunday that I had no idea he is Danish (with the emphasis on ish).

Putting this down to being footballed out after the Euros and paying very little attention to who we were signing.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Just another recommendation (and opportunity to bounce the thread) to listen to the podcast. It is a fascinating story and he sounds mature beyond his years, confident with just the right amount of arrogance (I.e. not too much) and always looking to improve.

No wonder all the Celtic fans were raving about him. I think he's going to be a star for the Albion.

 

[neutron]

...I think he's going to be a star for the Albion.

One of a constellation of stars. Amazing stuff.

 

[Justice]

He’s a Danish Centre mid
Scores for fun and he assists
In Blue & White he can’t be missed
O’Reily I’m in Love


Celtic version plagiarism

 

[Wozza]

Happy to admit that until I read the report in the paper on Sunday that I had no idea he is Danish (with the emphasis on ish).

Putting this down to being footballed out after the Euros and paying very little attention to who we were signing.

Pretty wild that this wasn't mentioned on the podcast.

 

[golddene]

Posh spice is a slapper
She thinks she’s effing kylie
When she’s shagging beckham
She thinks of Matt O’Riley !




(Well, someone had to do it !)

 

[Arthur]

Pretty wild that this wasn't mentioned on the podcast.

Even wilder I haven't listened to a podcast in about 4 years.

 

[Milano]

Posh spice is a slapper
She thinks she’s effing kylie
When she’s shagging beckham
She thinks of Matt O’Riley !




(Well, someone had to do it !)

Spat coffee

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Posh spice is a slapper
She thinks she’s effing kylie
When she’s shagging beckham
He thinks of Matt O’Riley !




(Well, someone had to do it !)

Or one tiny modification.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I saw a comment on another thread (Kiernan DH) about the long contacts dished out by Chelsea. It wasn't long ago that we would have regarded Matt's five year deal as a very long contract. Have we moved in the same direction as Chelsea by amortising deals over longer time periods?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Quite impressed (from the podcast) that his parents have moved to Hove already.

Nice that he's got his family around him. Can only help with the settling in.

 

[pigmanovich]

I saw a comment on another thread (Kiernan DH) about the long contacts dished out by Chelsea. It wasn't long ago that we would have regarded Matt's five year deal as a very long contract. Have we moved in the same direction as Chelsea by amortising deals over longer time periods?

My take is no. I feel that amortization, the Chelsea way, is little more than an accounting trick, whereas we clearly have a plan for how each player will develop over the length of their contract, from going out on loan or playing with the U21s to being part of the first team to leaving for a decent fee, in some cases after agreeing an extension. By contrast, Chelsea seem prepared to offload some relatively recent acquisitions, such as David Datro Fofana and reportedly even KDH. Sure, we binned Dahoud after one season, but that was quite unusual for us and unlike the Chelsea signings in question, he arrived on a free.

tl;dr Both clubs favor lengthy contracts so as to protect player value but we seem to have a plan for each player's development whereas Chelsea don't and so end up keen to sell players who have only recently joined.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

My take is no. I feel that amortization, the Chelsea way, is little more than an accounting trick, whereas we clearly have a plan for how each player will develop over the length of their contract, from going out on loan or playing with the U21s to being part of the first team to leaving for a decent fee, in some cases after agreeing an extension. By contrast, Chelsea seem prepared to offload some relatively recent acquisitions, such as David Datro Fofana and reportedly even KDH. Sure, we binned Dahoud after one season, but that was quite unusual for us and unlike the Chelsea signings in question, he arrived on a free.

tl;dr Both clubs favor lengthy contracts so as to protect player value but we seem to have a plan for each player's development whereas Chelsea don't and so end up keen to sell players who have only recently joined.

Nice summary. I tend to agree that the driver for the longer contracts is coming from a different place.