[Albion] Napoli interested in Billy Gilmour **Sold 30/08/24**

[Han Solo]

Btw, you arguing with @Bozza suggesting you are more ITK than he is about what the Club wants when he clearly stated that he had heard that the Club was happy to let WBG go, came across as a little arrogant considering you are in another Country.

I'm not suggesting to be more ITK than he is. I suggest none of us are ITK.

Two people with no horse in the race, afaik both living as much in Sussex (or at least England) as @Bozza does, have gone through the effort of sending me PMs (one here and one on Facebook) telling me otherwise. PM here said "what Bozza has heard/posted isn’t what I’ve heard", and PM on Facebook explained in some depth that the club has been trying to convince Billy to stay all summer but denying him this move (that Napoli has been pushing very hard) wouldn't be fair as they couldn't guarantee he would be a starter.

Meaning I have people claiming to be ITK telling me opposite stuff from what Bozza, also claiming to be ITK, said.
Its almost as if most town gossip is utter horseshit.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

A physically limited player who did the easy things tidily.
The club won’t cave in because Billy Gilmour has left.

Just about spot on.

 

[Uncle C]

So what is the fee?

 

[dazzer6666]

So what is the fee?

Undisclosed

 

[dejavuatbtn]

We are now in the realms of not getting too attached to our favourite players because the club now been forced to treat them as commodities. A sad consequence of how far we have come.

 

[dazzer6666]

We are now in the realms of not getting too attached to our favourite players because the club now been forced to treat them as commodities. A sad consequence of how far we have come.

If Billy was very keen on the move, but we ideally wanted to keep him, the club have done exactly the right thing and in keeping with everything PB et al have said about not standing in the way of players when they want to move on. No-one appears to have been ‘forced’ to do anything.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

He wanted to go.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Thought JP had a great game but played them on once too often. I digress.

So much change in the middle. Mwepu, retired with Ali Mac, Caciedo and Gross all gone. Letting WBG go at a knock down seems a bit of a risk especially with the crocking from Tuesday.

Appreciate Grandad played well last week but I suspect it will really hit home when the lines up come out today and we see who is matching up Rice, Party and Odegaard.

I suspect most teams feel like that though to be fair, and am not sure seeing Gilmour on the team sheet would have made me feel any easier.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Undisclosed

According to the BBC
“Gilmour has moved to Italy from Brighton for an initial £12m, with add-ons worth a potential further £4m.”

A steal in my view. -half what that paid Man U for Mctominy

 

[dazzer6666]

According to the BBC
“Gilmour has moved to Italy from Brighton for an initial £12m, with add-ons worth a potential further £4m.”

A steal in my view. -half what that paid Man U for Mctominy

If it was that much of a steal there would have been some higher offers from elsewhere…….

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

We are now in the realms of not getting too attached to our favourite players because the club now been forced to treat them as commodities. A sad consequence of how far we have come.

The club do seem to moving into the realm of being Wholesale Player Brokers. We're pretty good at it, obviously, but seems a very long time ago when you kept the same core team from season to season and maybe augmented it with a couple of key signings every summer. Hope we don't lose sight of the core activity of maintaining a healthy presence in the EPL. Gadzooks! I'm starting to sound like Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

[Justice]

According to the BBC
“Gilmour has moved to Italy from Brighton for an initial £12m, with add-ons worth a potential further £4m.”

A steal in my view. -half what that paid Man U for Mctominy

Mcton scores goals which is the difference. Walking red card without the Manure ref protection though.

 

[Bold Seagull]

We are now in the realms of not getting too attached to our favourite players because the club now been forced to treat them as commodities. A sad consequence of how far we have come.

Up until this transfer window I have kind of felt we’ve had less turnover of players than when we in the lower leagues.

 

[Flounce]

If it was that much of a steal there would have been some higher offers from elsewhere…….

Perhaps WBG wanted Napoli or he was going to stay and refuse to go elsewhere? Maybe we did get better bids but didn’t disclose because WBG said no. Is that even a possibility?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

If it was that much of a steal there would have been some higher offers from elsewhere…….

Of course.

Didn’t we sign him for circa £7-8m, and Chelsea fans were saying similar things to some of our supporters?

If I recall we weren’t in a bidding war then either, there seems to be something about WBG that doesn’t work with/for teams.

 

[amexer]

If we had bought O;Riley for £9m plus Gimore many would have considered that good business and a big improvement to squad

 

[MJsGhost]

So what is the fee?

Undisclosed

According to the BBC
“Gilmour has moved to Italy from Brighton for an initial £12m, with add-ons worth a potential further £4m.”

A steal in my view. -half what that paid Man U for Mctominy

I'm pretty sure the up-front fee is the cost of a seagull tattoo under £12m

 

[scwiffy]

Of course.

Didn’t we sign him for circa £7-8m, and Chelsea fans were saying similar things to some of our supporters?

If I recall we weren’t in a bidding war then either, there seems to be something about WBG that doesn’t work with/for teams.

What doesn’t work is what others have pointed out, he doesn’t score goals and isn’t the best defensively (although IMO he improved defensively and strength wise significantly over the last 12months). If you only want to play 2 in the middle of the park you need more dynamic players (O’Riley). He would thrive in a 3 man midfield. For Hürzelers tactics it seems he needs/wants 2 very dynamic players that can contribute more defensively and in the box. I think WBG could have been that player with another year or two and improved shooting, but his size will always play against him slightly

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

What doesn’t work is what others have pointed out, he doesn’t score goals and isn’t the best defensively (although IMO he improved defensively and strength wise significantly over the last 12months). If you only want to play 2 in the middle of the park you need more dynamic players (O’Riley). He would thrive in a 3 man midfield. For Hürzelers tactics it seems he needs/wants 2 very dynamic players that can contribute more defensively and in the box. I think WBG could have been that player with another year or two and improved shooting, but his size will always play against him slightly

Yes, largely agree. It was a statement rather than a question
Just felt that he wasn’t strong enough physically, and the PL is unforgiving in that respect, never mind the goals or lack of.

 

[Han Solo]

For those going on and on about Gilmour not scoring goals, how many do you expect from Wieffer and Baleba this season and should they be sold next summer if they don't score a couple? Or is this specific for Billy?