[Albion] Moises Caicedo - New contract signed until summer 2027 with 1 year extra option.

[Weststander]

They're already doing that, signing some second division Brazilian before this transfer window.

Historically, PL teams haven't bothered with SA talents before they prove themselves in another European league. Too much hassle with scouting, work permits, dealing with wonky ownerships and adapting these youngsters to England. Think that is about to slowly change however, but Brighton seem to be in the drivers seat when it comes to picking up good SA talent (except for Brazilians as they are quite expensive).

Chelsea have been doing this for 20 years. Gazumping clubs across Europe by taking on highly regarded 16 to 22 year olds, literally 100’s and 100’s of players. A few eventually became stars in football eg Lukaku, Salah, De Bruyne, but for the vast majority Cobham became a football career graveyard.

https://www.planetfootball.com/quic...an-to-sign-for-chelsea-in-the-abramovich-era/

Brighton’s thing (for now) appears to be a high hit rate on players succeeding in and around the first team.

 

[GT49er]

Agreed, but surely it would be cheaper for Chelsea to go and get players like Caicedo before us. Would save them a fortune. Man Utd could have had him 2 years ago but messed about and missed out. Chelsea should do some homework and copy our strategy.

Copy it? - more likely go out and buy it. The worry is, with their raids on our back-room staff they might already have..........................

 

[The Pilsbury Echo]

Copy it? - more likely go out and buy it. The worry is, with their raids on our back-room staff they might already have..........................

Brighton need to get Tim Vickery on the payroll and get him doing the scouting, he knows his onions!

 

[GT49er]

Brighton need to get Tim Vickery on the payroll and get him doing the scouting, he knows his onions!

I expect we are already well acquainted with that gentleman!

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Strange since he has been using wingers frequently in all of his clubs so far.

You should have realised by now, if a player hasn't been nailed to the touchline they can't be called a winger on NSC.

 

[um bongo molongo]

Brighton need to get Tim Vickery on the payroll and get him doing the scouting, he knows his onions!

Love TV. Best TV football journalist by a country mile.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Chelsea have been doing this for 20 years. Gazumping clubs across Europe by taking on highly regarded 16 to 22 year olds, literally 100’s and 100’s of players. A few eventually became stars in football eg Lukaku, Salah, De Bruyne, but for the vast majority Cobham became a football career graveyard.

https://www.planetfootball.com/quic...an-to-sign-for-chelsea-in-the-abramovich-era/

Brighton’s thing (for now) appears to be a high hit rate on players succeeding in and around the first team.

Not just 16 - 22 year olds. They ‘sign up’ kids from the age of 6 from all over, they’re relentless!

 

[Weststander]

Not just 16 - 22 year olds. They ‘sign up’ kids from the age of 6 from all over, they’re relentless!

Whose parents suddenly find themselves the owners of very expensive homes.

 

[dwayne]

Confusing. Anyway here we go again.

 

[Swansman]

Very small agency... wonder what they promised in order to get him to sign.

 

[Springal]

 

[Springal]

Very small agency... wonder what they promised in order to get him to sign.

Probably paid off all the cartels claiming to ‘own’ him

 

[Munchkin]

Fabrizio hates us doesn’t he. Always stirring the pot.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Fabrizio hates us doesn’t he. Always stirring the pot.

To be fair for two and a bit months each year is the centre of attention, for the other ten or so he’s the annoying prick down the pub who thinks he's every bodies mate. Pier Moron of the footballing world.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Strange since he has been using wingers frequently in all of his clubs so far.

As wingbacks generally! That’s their punishment for being a hated winger!

 

[A1X]

Romano that bottom-feeding scumbag again. Doubtless still smarting after we trashed his fragile ego in the summer.

 

[Rookie]

To be fair for two and a bit months each year is the centre of attention, for the other ten or so he’s the annoying prick down the pub who thinks he's every bodies mate. Pier Moron of the footballing world.

No, even for the two and a bit months he is still an annoying prick. Bloke is a cretin who has created a weird cult of teenage boys following his every word, really strange

 

[trueblue]

Chelsea have been doing this for 20 years. Gazumping clubs across Europe by taking on highly regarded 16 to 22 year olds, literally 100’s and 100’s of players. A few eventually became stars in football eg Lukaku, Salah, De Bruyne, but for the vast majority Cobham became a football career graveyard.

https://www.planetfootball.com/quic...an-to-sign-for-chelsea-in-the-abramovich-era/

Brighton’s thing (for now) appears to be a high hit rate on players succeeding in and around the first team.

Very true. I remember talking to a guy from FC Copenhagen back then who was furious because they’d taken a kid to Chelsea at a really young age. They gave his Dad a “job” at the club as their excuse for uprooting the family. I think that may still have been allowed at the time but seem to remember rules were put in place to prevent that type of behaviour. I’m sure there are still loopholes.

 

[Weststander]

Very true. I remember talking to a guy from FC Copenhagen back then who was furious because they’d taken a kid to Chelsea at a really young age. They gave his Dad a “job” at the club as their excuse for uprooting the family. I think that may still have been allowed at the time but seem to remember rules were put in place to prevent that type of behaviour. I’m sure there are still loopholes.

The Dad received £650k in payments for work he never did.

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation...licit-payments-to-andreas-christensens-family


Chelsea were investigated by FIFA twice, 8 years apart, for illegal inducements to youth players and punished for it.

 

[trueblue]

The Dad received £650k in payments for work he never did.

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation...licit-payments-to-andreas-christensens-family


Chelsea were investigated by FIFA twice, 8 years apart, for illegal inducements to youth players and punished for it.

I’m pretty sure this preceded that one as it would have been around the time Abramovich first pitched up. Not sure if the kid ever made it. They’ve obviously been at it for decades.