[Albion] Pascal Groß the raumdeuter - officially leaves for Dortmund :(

[Gill's White Jumper]

I remember (along with many others I suspect) saying who when he was our first premier league signing. Then he scored our first goal! Upwards and upwards since then. Pascal - thanks for the memories and good luck for the future.

 

[JBizzle]

Unquestionably, this has been a big emotional hit to see him leave. Not comparing quality of course, but I haven't felt this sad about a player leaving since Calderon left. A Brighton Premier League line up without Pascal Gross feels unthinkable, but with any luck (and no shortage of data) I'm sure we know what his replacement looks like.

 

[Albion in the north]

Gutted. I don’t care about the fee, how many years he has left playing top class football or how many years left on his contract. We’ve treated him with the same respect and appreciation that he has treated us. I don’t personally know him, never met him but he comes across as a thoroughly decent and sincere human being and that is a rarity in this world. Sad to see him go, happy that he can finish his career at the top.

 

[dazzer6666]

Don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened. Thanks for everything Der Kaiser. Absolute legend.

 

[peterward]

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Best Albion player in my lifetime.

Thanks Pascal.

 

[jcdenton08]

Time for a thread title update…

 

[JetsetJimbo]

We've had his peak years, and it was an absolute privilege to see him in the stripes. Still feel sad about this though, despite the fact it's probably the best thing for everyone at this stage.

 

[BBassic]

I'm struggling to think of my favourite Pascal moment.

Right now it's his scoring of our first Premier League goal against West Brom. We'd drawn blanks in the defeats to City and Leicester and then another blank in the 0-0 against Watford and I remember losing my absolute mind when he put the ball in the net.

It'll be a different moment later but for now its the first goal against West Brom.

 

[peterward]

Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says:



"Bugger"

 

[wolfie]

I watched my first Brighton game in 1956. Hundreds of players have passed through the club in those 58 years. Never, never has a player left with so much respect and admiration as demonstrated by the club's statement.

Don't forget us Pascal - we will never forget you!

I think you've lost 10 years along the way !
Mine was 1959 and I'm about to start my 66th season.

 

[papachris]

Nice that he has his favourite number

 

[Albion in the north]

Edited. Managed to post the same thing twice.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I'm struggling to think of my favourite Pascal moment.

Right now it's his scoring of our first Premier League goal against West Brom. We'd drawn blanks in the defeats to City and Leicester and then another blank in the 0-0 against Watford and I remember losing my absolute mind when he put the ball in the net.

It'll be a different moment later but for now its the first goal against West Brom.

The “it’s over” celebration vs Chelsea in the 4-1 win for me

 

[peterward]

You'd imagine they would have stretched a bit further than just the shirt for welcome pics, unless the official kit is Puma shirt and Adidas shorts!

 

[Mad as my Mother]

I just wish we had the opportunity to give him the send off he deserves.
I really hope he leaves knowing just how much he means to all of us.
A true Albion Legend.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Will miss him enormously.

As the kids would say, he is probably the most clutch player we’ve ever had.

 

[Albion in the north]

The “it’s over” celebration vs Chelsea in the 4-1 win for me

For me too. Just something about it that showed he knew how deeply we all felt at the time.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

A true Albion legend. Humility and quality in abundance. One of my favourite ever Albion players and we thank him for his time with us and wish him well for the future. Hopefully he can come over for a real home game celebratory send off.

TNBA

TTF

 

[dazzer6666]

Crazy stats