Knotty
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OK, who could and should we have bought? And why single out Barber? It's not his money! Surely the Chairman is at fault for not throwing limitless money at the problem?
Our recruitment why leave our business so late?
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OK, who could and should we have bought? And why single out Barber? It's not his money! Surely the Chairman is at fault for not throwing limitless money at the problem?
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Why is the striker transfer business being transacted late? Simply becuase this is the hardest position to fill. There is a limited pool of players to choose from and we are at the back of the queue as a newly promoted side considered a near certainty for relegation by most pundits (and I assume agents looking for landing spots for their players).
Whilst I am frustrated by the situation, particularly when our strikeforce is down to one, I am not in the least bit surprised. As deadline approaches our leverage increases with those players and clubs holding out for better deals and thus we have to sweat it out until the last minute.
Also it must be said if two medicals had been passed we'd be two players further along in the acquisition stakes, when combined with those we did buy early the club can hardly be accused of dragging its feet.
Whilst I am frustrated by the situation, particularly when our strikeforce is down to one, I am not in the least bit surprised. As deadline approaches our leverage increases with those players and clubs holding out for better deals and thus we have to sweat it out until the last minute.
Also it must be said if two medicals had been passed we'd be two players further along in the acquisition stakes, when combined with those we did buy early the club can hardly be accused of dragging its feet.
Albion Robster
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I wonder if Barber is now regretting not paying the £1m loan fee for Abraham's ?
Especially as I've read Everton are looking for £750k loan fee for Niasse.
Especially as I've read Everton are looking for £750k loan fee for Niasse.
Knotty
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Is that true about the £1m? Source? And what were the wages on top of that?
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,352
Hard to legislate for two players failing their medicals. The best laid plans etc. You're always going to be playing catch-up when that happens. Maybe time that all players came with a compulsory full service log to ensure that all previous medical history is on record.
Albion Robster
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http://http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/824022/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Tammy-Abraham-Brighton-Newcastle-Swansea-Agent-Move
"The Mail today report that Brighton and Newcastle were told they would have to pay £1million to cover signing-on fees for the player, his family and agent."
Wasn't it more to do with that everything was agreed. He then asked for the loan fee. If he'd been upfront from the start regarding the fee we may well have agreed to it. I wouldn't deal with someone that changed the term of an agreed deal.
luppers
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Anybody been watching Sky transfer update, several other prem clubs are also trying to get a centre forward. Have all their teams also be doing nothing all summer like a lot of people are claiming ours havent
We would only of been matching Swansea though. I epect they still would of won as more established and viewed as a bigger club.,
any other sides with just 1 fit ?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Our transfer window so far. The first player signed in May.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/summer-transfer-window-round-up/
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/summer-transfer-window-round-up/
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Having got quite wound up about this lack of strikers of the required quality, I have now moved to "**** it, if it happens it happens, if it doesn't we are 100% getting relegated"
Not even stressed any more. I am sure they have done their very best at all levels, whether it will be good enough we'll soon know. I just don't want to hear loads of excuses if we fail though.
Not even stressed any more. I am sure they have done their very best at all levels, whether it will be good enough we'll soon know. I just don't want to hear loads of excuses if we fail though.
fosters headband
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I can see two strikers leaving in that list, can't see any coming in and that was the most important position that needed filling ALL summer.
100% relegated? Absolute poppycock! We may be more likely than most other PL clubs to go down, but 100%? No, at this stage that's just bollocks. 10 points adrift with three games to go, that would be 100% - but 17th. place after three games.....there's only one thing that's certain at this stage, and that is that nothing is certain yet.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Goodness me, do you think anyone told the club?
fosters headband
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Oh great reply I nearly fell over laughing. So how does this prove the club have not left the the most important requirement to the last moment, which is the thread title.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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So with NO new proven strikers you would still give us a chance of staying up? OK
I am sure we'll get some strikers, whether they are of the required quality is the important point
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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I'm not really going out on a limb here because the striker shortage happens every transfer window, so I think we'll be panicking again this time next year, 2019, 2020, 2021...It's almost a non story at the Albion because of the same old same old regardless of who's manager or head of player recruitment.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Been happening since Poyet and the SPECIAL striker