[Football] Ruairi McConville **sold to Norwich 03/02/2025**

[Jim in the West]

This looks like a wanted to go transfer.

Which is not good IMO.

Even with my b&w specs on, I can cmpletely understand McConville wanting to go - esp to a club like Norwich. He should get loads of playing time in the Championship, which is a great league....and potentially might get into the EPL, either via a Norwich promotion in a few years, or via a transfer when he has had a couple of good seasons playing against decent Championship opposition. By staying at BHAFC (esp after the Cashin signing) his opportunities were almost certainly going to be limited for the next few years. If I was a young footballer I'd be wanting to play football

 

[macbeth]

Wish him all the best.. seems all the young talent want to jump ship from our manager!

oh come on, seriously?

 

[cjd]

Good thing Tony doesn't care to do much business in the January transfer window. I'm exhausted already.

 

[nickbrighton]

cant believe people saying the talent is jumping ship to get away from FH. Don't people realise that its an academy-the whole point is to produce footballers and sell them for a profit!- only a few will start at the academy and end up playing for us in the Premier league.
There are BHA Academy players scattered through the EFL and beyond. We have been selling youngsters to the EFL and Europe for years-thats a major part of how the club operates.

The bedwetting on NSC and online is unbelievable with the club in a position that would have been beyond most of our wildest dreams when we were promoted.

WE simply can not expect to be top 5 all the time. WE have had some great progression in the last few years and a season of consolidation while new players and manger bed in was too be expected.

 

[Home and Away]

There goes another one... hope we made some money "for the future".

 

[GT49er]

And I thought McConville was being eased into the first team, with his substitute appearances and being on the bench.

Me too. Oh well, another youngster joins the exodus.

 

[Springal]

There goes another one... hope we made some money "for the future".

The fact this thread only got started in November…

 

[fisons]

what a great time to be a bedwetter! Enjoy it while it lasts you lot because its not going to be long. It is an uber joy for me to be a Brighton fan in my mid 60s after 54 years of more or less unmitigated mediocrity.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Do you really think it is FH sanctioning these transfers?

Interesting point, but without trying to stir the pot, how strong is our manager in terms of standing up to DW and PB?

He seems to have done a good job with the forward signing though….

 

[AmexRuislip]

cant believe people saying the talent is jumping ship to get away from FH. Don't people realise that its an academy-the whole point is to produce footballers and sell them for a profit!- only a few will start at the academy and end up playing for us in the Premier league.
There are BHA Academy players scattered through the EFL and beyond. We have been selling youngsters to the EFL and Europe for years-thats a major part of how the club operates.

The bedwetting on NSC and online is unbelievable with the club in a position that would have been beyond most of our wildest dreams when we were promoted.

WE simply can not expect to be top 5 all the time. WE have had some great progression in the last few years and a season of consolidation while new players and manger bed in was too be expected.

Albion are like one of those container ships at sea, where losing a few containers is expected, due to stormy periods.

 

[amexer]

Shame but must be a good reason. I should think the Cashin signing made up players mind. He has made great progres and got in Irish squad. Shame would have prefered we sold Webster

 

[pigmanovich]

Shame but must be a good reason. I should think the Cashin signing made up players mind. He has made great progres and got in Irish squad. Shame would have prefered we sold Webster

Thing is, we probably will sell Webster in the summer. But Ruairi would presumably still be fourth or fifth choice after Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor, and Cashin so you can understand him.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Feels like Fabian has isolated another youngster, who I really thought was going to be Dunky understudy. Especially even when we didn't give him any minutes in the premier league, he got a first cap for Northern Ireland.

Got a few minutes against Norwich in the FA cup, we are short at centre backs as it is. With Igor out injured for the rest of the season, Dunky picks up the odd injury here and there due to his age. Webster is partial to the odd spell out and it only leaves us with JVPH. Something doesn't sit right me with me on this!!!

 

[ewe2]

A move that suits all parties I think.

 

[junior]

There is something very very scary going on in this club at the moment.

It's clear to me that Hurzeler has lost the players and the dressing room and the youngsters all seem to be looking for any way out possible.

 

[Springal]

Feels like Fabian has isolated another youngster, who I really thought was going to be Dunky understudy. Especially even when we didn't give him any minutes in the premier league, he got a first cap for Northern Ireland.

That’s because we are in the premier league.

Northern Irish team is largely made up of championship and league one players

 

[Basil Fawlty]

That’s because we are in the premier league.

Northern Irish team is largely made up of championship and league one players

But then you can also say ROI players are in that same bracket now. Their talent pool isn't as strong as it once was and they haven't got to major tournament in many years, same as Northern Ireland.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

There is something very very scary going on in this club at the moment.

It's clear to me that Hurzeler has lost the players and the dressing room and the youngsters all seem to be looking for any way out possible.

I’m sure the youngsters are sensible enough to realise if FH has lost the dressing room he wont be around for long.

 

[Jackthelad]

Jack Hinshelwood won't be happy, that's his best mate gone.

 

[GT49er]

I’m sure the youngsters are sensible enough to realise if FH has lost the dressing room he wont be around for long.

Hyypia only wasn't around for longer because he resigned.