Yes a lot of NSC'ers will hold differing opinions on "those 2", and several others - including Cox too. Personally I can't agree with a lot of NSC since I have long and still do rate el-Abd - who has been a lot of people's surprising pick for rave reviews of late. Also, I see Cox coming on and running his guts out, making excellent passes, and transforming the midfield - while others have been creating very little. You will see Cox doing chips, and getting into forward positions and making openings that weren't there until he got involved. So, those two players at least would be kept and played if it was up to me.
There are names in the reserves, who have not, and will not make the grade. If Gus brings in anyone decent - then they're NOT going to be getting any closer to playing for us in a progressive future - so, off they jolly-well go.
Hart will make it to the end of the season, and Nicky Forster will likely see out the rest of his playing career with us, but many are now bottom-drawer and should really do themselves a professional favour and head for the Division 2 teams to try and get at least some 1st-team action. What's good for the goose, is good for the goslings!
One things for sure, we didn't bring Gus Poyet to this club to weigh him down shackled with dead-weights that will never buoy him or us to a higher surface. If Tony Bloom can have his way with his (and our) football club, he will be saying "Gus please do whatever you think is necessary to get us the right players for success. Constraints are only wage-comparable to the rest of the squad, and we don't want to pay over the odds if players aren't worthy or capable. Weed out the surplus to requirements, it's all yours".
If that's not been said, or something close to it - then I will be quite surprised.
I imagine there would have been something like that alluded to in the half-time chat, too.
Players should be playing for their very careers, every week.
If not - then they are not what we need, or want at Brighton and Hove Albion.
