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

[PILTDOWN MAN]

First time I think I've seen Naylor so bullish. He has obviously been "allowed" to be so blunt.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

No the general posts on here - not you!

Haha ok!

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Fantastic NSC binfest! All we really know is that a week ago he said how grateful he was to Brighton and how happy he is playing every week. He also added that our club is the best place for him right now. A few clickbaits on Twitter and the crap hits the fan. NSC at its best!

Admit i did fall a little into the trap, but, i agree and it is fantastic! Would be boring on here if not!

 

[Javeaseagull]

David Ornstein isn't really one to be filed under clickbait to be fair. If he says a bid has been rejected then I'm pretty sure it has.

True but submitting a bid is one thing. People on here jumping to conclusions makes me wonder at their motives.

 

[Sheebo]

Yep. Me too. Plastics at work laughing this morning about it, believing anything that is written online.

Yep. Me too. Plastics at work laughing this morning about it, believing anything that is written online.

I know what you mean - I’ve had texts from 2 gooners. Doesn’t help with the worry or mood but I’m staying as bullish as Naylor on this one and literally think those journalists who unfortunately have access to Twitter accounts, are complete bellends. As are most agents who shit stir and unsettle players (often their own clients )

 

[WhingForPresident]

This exactly what I hate about the Premier League, the big six or seven now, see any threat or talent and just pick your team apart.
The money that they generate for the media, and the whores that circle high in the sky swooping down to attack from height sowing seeds of doubt, spewing bullshite, and finally incircle a carcass picking it too pieces.

I do wonder what the point is of assembling over time a club that can challenge for it to inevitably be ransacked and whimper back down the table, eventually dropping down the leagues.

Yup. Pretty much exactly what happened to Southampton is now happening to us. It's unfortunately always going to be a case of us needing the recruitment team to keep pulling rabbits out of hats.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

True but submitting a bid is one thing. People on here jumping to conclusions makes me wonder at their motives.

A bid will not be submitted unless the buying club and the players representatives have roughly agreed basic terms/willingness to move in principle.

A bid coming in comes way after clubs/agents have already had discussions.

Thinking Caicedo would likely want to move to a bigger team on more money is hardly a damning judgement of character or showing some motives as you'd say. It's being a realist. I'd want the move in his situation.

 

[A1X]

By bidding £60m for a player?

Anyone fancy pissing me off?

Hi, can I buy your house for two-thirds of its value and no more?

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Yup. Pretty much exactly what happened to Southampton is now happening to us. It's unfortunately always going to be a case of us needing the recruitment team to keep pulling rabbits out of hats.

Is it though? So far the only player from the starting 11 (and on a long contract) that we didn't want to sell was Cucu. Biss, Burn and Tross had served their time as had Potter to be fair and White, whilst quality, was hardly key to our defence.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Hi, can I buy your house for two-thirds of its value and no more?

I mean, that doesn't make any sense in this context for so many reasons.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Yup. Pretty much exactly what happened to Southampton is now happening to us. It's unfortunately always going to be a case of us needing the recruitment team to keep pulling rabbits out of hats.

There's no doubt that the recruitment team will always be under pressure to deliver quality, but they have a bigger budget, a far better sales pitch and a much bigger pond to fish in now, than they did 2,5,10 years ago. The club is certainly giving them all the help it can. Glass half full

 

[Javeaseagull]

A bid will not be submitted unless the buying club and the players representatives have roughly agreed basic terms/willingness to move in principle.

A bid coming in comes way after clubs/agents have already had discussions.

Thinking Caicedo would likely want to move to a bigger team on more money is hardly a damning judgement of character or showing some motives as you'd say. It's being a realist. I'd want the move in his situation.

Can see what you mean and wonder if this is why we jump to conclusions. I mean, most of us would be off for lots more money and a shiny Premier League winners medal so we readily assume that he must be the same. No doubt his agent has talked to Arsenal, a way round tapping up. How Moises reacts will tell us what we want to know.

Just get this window over please!

 

[herecomesaregular]

It's like mumsnet on here

We're still a small club, we've suddenly unearthed a mass of talent, the big boys want them and some will want to join them asap. It's just the way it is and always has been.

 

[Mustafa II]

It's like mumsnet on here

We're still a small club, we've suddenly unearthed a mass of talent, the big boys want them and some will want to join them asap. It's just the way it is and always has been.

Are we still a small club?

We're still some way from being big six, but compared to where we were ten years ago, we're massive - in both stature and in wealth.

As we have a chance of qualifying for Europe, then we have every chance of keeping our best players, for this window at least.

I predict that the only way we are going to lose Caicedo this window, is if someone makes us an offer that we can't refuse.

 

[Springal]

Are we still a small club?

We're not big 6, but compared to where we were ten years ago, we're massive - in both stature and in wealth.

As we have a chance of qualifying for Europe, then we have every chance of keeping our best players, for at least this window.

I predict that the only way we are going to lose Caicedo this window, is if someone makes us an offer that we can't refuse.

Our wage bill is bottom 3 - bottom 5 maybe. So yes still pretty small club

 

[Stato]

These bids may be real, but they're obviously not serious. Potter was asked about a £42m Liverpool bid for Caicedo back in August and laughed it off, saying that, knowing our chairman, that might buy his boots. Less than six months later and after very impressive performances in the EPL and World Cup have only enhanced his reputation and raised his value, these timewasters, in a January window (seller's market) are still not at two thirds of the £100m that Potter said that day might start us talking. Getting these ridiculous lowball offers into the media narrative is obviously a tactic to make the correct valuation later seem unreasonable. Its a tactic that, as Man City will testify, doesn't work on Tony Bloom.

 

[Mustafa II]

Our wage bill is bottom 3 - bottom 5 maybe. So yes still pretty small club

No, that's called being a sensible club.

We COULD spend more - but we choose not to.

 

[Springal]

No, that's called being a sensible club.

We COULD spend more - but we choose not to.

Perhaps - but not sure ambitious money driven footballers think like that

 

[Sheebo]

Our wage bill is bottom 3 - bottom 5 maybe. So yes still pretty small club

That’s how to measure big clubs now is it?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

It's like mumsnet on here

We're still a small club, we've suddenly unearthed a mass of talent, the big boys want them and some will want to join them asap. It's just the way it is and always has been.

Pretty sure Bloom said we want to play in Europe.

Selling all your best players window after window won't make that happen, it will push you back down the table.

It's called a diminishing return.