[Albion] Simon Adingra - 20 year old Ivory Coast forward - Signed 24/06/2022

[Hugo Rune]

He looks rapid

Reminds me (very much so) of a young Mane.

A long way to go but seems a similar player.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Result. “We’re on our way, we’re on our way....”

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Looks like a proper player to get the crowd off their feet.

Well, what's left of a crowd when he's on loan to Middlesbrough

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[Cheeky Monkey]

Interesting. Not a word in Danish media yet but the club is not particularly big so things they do might go under the radar.

As under the radar as Flame and Citron. Legends the pair of them.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Reminds me of Asamoah Gyan with his pace and movement.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Where do Brighton get all the data on these cheap young players from nowhere?

StarLizard...

 

[Stat Brother]

State of this thread FFS.

https://youtu.be/tB8tc0PWDDE

I’m sure stat will be along with the wag pic soon.

We're fast approaching GILF territory.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Is it another Sima type signing to be loaned out?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Is it another Sima type signing to be loaned out?

Off to Stoke?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Good video (aren't they all?! (except Locadia!)).

Adding genuine pace to our already impressive attack could be really exciting.

 

[Swansman]

Where do Brighton get all the data on these cheap young players from nowhere?

Scouting software, such as Wyscout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QvFMMOdXy0

All clubs got a number of these tools... and then obviously before you sign a player, you want to see them in person as well, commonly first a scout (Adrian Whale probably in this case) and then in most cases you want someone higher up like Winstanley or Weir or even Potter to go take a look. Thats the usual procedure anyway, not sure exactly how Brighton works.

 

[Insel affe]

All clubs got a number of these tools... and then obviously before you sign a player, you want to see them in person as well, commonly first a scout (Adrian Whale probably in this case) and then in most cases you want someone higher up like Winstanley or Weir or even Potter to go take a look. Thats the usual procedure anyway, not sure exactly how Brighton works.

Well more than likely here at Brighton, we cut out all those middle men and just get the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise scout to go along and take his word for it.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Scouting software, such as Wyscout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QvFMMOdXy0

All clubs got a number of these tools... and then obviously before you sign a player, you want to see them in person as well, commonly first a scout (Adrian Whale probably in this case) and then in most cases you want someone higher up like Winstanley or Weir or even Potter to go take a look. Thats the usual procedure anyway, not sure exactly how Brighton works.

Well more than likely here at Brighton, we cut out all those middle men and just get the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise scout to go along and take his word for it.

Given that Tony's 'day job' company Starlizard is all about gathering data on a number of sports, but especially football, he will have access to a lot of data about specific players, probably over and above what is commercially available. Plus of course, we've invested a lot of time and money into our scouting network.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Looks good actually, worth a punt.

 

[Barham's tash]

Where do Brighton get all the data on these cheap young players from nowhere?

Asking for a friend?!

TB writes his own algorithms to find arbitrage based on key metrics from performance to physical attributes then no doubt comes up with a ‘potential ability’ value and no doubt a financial value. Either that or we just buy Football Manager every year

 

[Eric the meek]

StarLizard...

Sorry - I was being facetious.

What I don't know is how it works. I read somewhere that we used to have 12 scouts. Now we have 300, presumably many of them in front of a screen rather than out in the field.

Knowing what Tony Bloom is like, I guess we will never find out.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Or Gibb? or jibb?

Or, if he's any good a dribbling, Bib

 

[LamieRobertson]

Here’s his Insta- just back from a beach holiday - heading to another beach it appears !

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce5wZp1qQmX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

No beach at Brentford..obviously sold on Brighton with one

 

[Eric the meek]

Asking for a friend?!

TB writes his own algorithms to find arbitrage based on key metrics from performance to physical attributes then no doubt comes up with a ‘potential ability’ value and no doubt a financial value. Either that or we just buy Football Manager every year ��

Yes, that's how I understand it.

I'm guessing, but I would imagine he calculates his own 'current value' and compares this against the current market value such as on Transfermarkt. He may also calculate a 'predicted future value' for each player under the microscope. He will probably factor in the known and predicted ongoing costs of ownership. If it all stacks up, and the player looks cheap, then we go and buy him. If he does all this - and I suspect he does - he is greatly reducing the risk. I don't know if he confines his searches to players who could play for a) USG, b) Brighton, c) both or d), he is not confined by these considerations at all.

 

[chaileyjem]

Brian Owen reporting that club aren’t denying it

https://twitter.com/brian__owen/status/1539909033947168768?s=21&t=7QvJg_KKhi0NMK_Iqy8MIQ