So Gus has signed 46 players as Albion boss, how many do you think were/are good?

[Deleted member 18477]

These are the shit ones:

Michael Poke
David Gonzalez
Lee Hendire (loan)
Diego Arismendi (loan)
Augustin Battipiedi
Ryan Harley
Abdul Razak (loan)
Andrew Crofts
Dean Hammond (loan)
Seb Carole
Christian Baz
Gai Assulin (loan)
Fran Sandaza
Chris Holroyd
Will Hoskins
Roland Bergkamp
Billy Paynter (loan)

Adgestein and Dickenson the jury is still out.

Sandaza was quality!

 

[8ace]

Do you really not think Crofty will come good?

I didn't think he was all that the first time around.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Sandaza was quality!

1 goal in 7 in the Scottish 3rd Division

Still, will never forget his goal against Oldham to send us top! We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!

 

[Finchley Seagull]

The poll section will be a little misleading as I voted for those I would call good signings but that doesn't mean all the others were bad signings. Some, like Sandaza, did a decent job for us but maybe not enough to be called good signings. The likes of Crofts and Dobbie will still hopefully come good and a number of the others were cheap gambles, e.g. Baz and Battipiedi, so did not cost the club much and might have paid off. Overall I don't think there are that many bad signings that he has made just a number who contributed a bit but not enough to be called good signings.

 

[seagully]

I don't remember Naisbitt? Who the f*** was that? I looked on his Wiki page and it's there. Have no recollection of that at all.

Signed on loan the same time as Barnes apparently but I'm struggling to remember it!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8587183.stm

 

[Hyperion]

Signed on loan the same time as Barnes apparently but I'm struggling to remember it!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8587183.stm

Thanks for the link. Maybe it was the astonshment of signing Barnes that overshadowed the Naisbitt loan

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Signed on loan the same time as Barnes apparently but I'm struggling to remember it!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8587183.stm

He never played. From memory, he was signed around transfer deadline as Kuipers was injured so we needed back up to Brezovan if he got injured.

 

[JBizzle]

Goalkeepers
Casper Ankergren Great for L1 but shouldn't have been extended
Michael Poke Shit
Peter Brezovan Great back-up which is role bought for
Danny Naisbitt (loan) Who?
David Gonzalez Short term flier/gamble didn't work
Steve Harper (loan) Very good
Tomasz Kuszczak Immense

4 for Gus 2 against

Defenders
Inigo Calderon Excellent
Gordon Greer Excellent
Marcos Painter Excellent and worth keeping now as back-up only
Joe Mattock (loan) Very good
Jara Reyes (loan) Very Good
Bruno Excellent
Wayne Bridge (loan) Insanely Immense

7 - 0 to Gus

Central Midfielders
Radostin Kishishev Excellent and right length of deal
Lee Hendrie (loan) Barely played?
Liam Bridcutt Insanely awesome
Diego Arismendi (loan) Poor but was a loan, meh still minus
Matt Sparrow Good but not now stuck with him so a minus
Augustin Battipiedi Poor gamble tho meh
Romain Vincelot Thought was good but then we ditch him, first neutral vote as think he did a job
Ryan Harley POOR
Abdul Razak (loan) Was great then went off his nut so rightly ditched, want to say + but is neutral as dumped at right time
Andrea Orlandi Good (sofar)
David Lopez Neutral (sofar but would have gone + if could cos of pens lol)
Andrew Crofts [x2] Good
Dean Hammond (loan) Good

5-4 to Gus since Hendry not sure what we paid etc.

Wingers
Sebastien Carole [x3]
Craig Noone Good
Christian Baz Poor
Vicente Neutral (yes)
Will Buckley Exceptional
Kazenga LuaLua Very good
Gai Assulin (loan) meh neutral as did OK and was a loan

3-1 to Gus and yet again negative is a loan, permanents +

Forwards
Fran Sandaza Poor (just)
Chris Holroyd Very Poor
Ashley Barnes Very very Good
Chris Wood (loan) Neutral
Craig Mackaill-Smith Good
Will Hoskins Poor (sofar)
Roland Bergkamp Shit but wasn't his choice apparently
Torbjorn Agdestein Neutral as yet
Ben Dickenson Good
Billy Paynter (loan) Poor
Sam Vokes (loan) Neutral
Stephen Dobbie

Neutral as too early

3 - 5 the only category he looses



Rather rushed and no weighting to the bigger deals........... just my views 22 - 12 to Gus and I think more minor short term loans were bad which skews it if anything[/QUOTE]

I agree with all of these except possibly Crofts who has been woeful. However he's only been back 6 months to a bit soon to fully judge.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

1 goal in 7 in the Scottish 3rd Division

Still, will never forget his goal against Oldham to send us top! We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!

96th minute wasn't it? Incredible scenes! Oldham were a horrible lot so it was a sweet moment! Fran was the man!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

What a superb list of players. Gus has got some real talent in without spending millions. I can't understand why anyone would question him. These things take time.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Sandaza was quality!

Absolutely DEADLY from 2 yards

 

[Titanic]

Taking 80% approval as a 'decent' signing... Gus has a record of 10 from 46... so to get the three decent players we need this transfer window, he will need to make 14 signings.

 

[Dave the OAP]

all of them.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

32 out of that list are down as GOOD for me.

Most of the others such as POKE were always backup so you cant read too much in to them.

Theres only about 2 or 3 FLOPS which is not bad going from bottom of league 1 to playoff contenders in the championship.

BRILLIANT recruitment.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

How has Orlandi got more votes than Greer? God, people are so thick.

 

[JCL666]

How has Orlandi got more votes than Greer? God, people are so thick.

Are you this angry/cynical all the time or is it just when posting on NSC?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Are you this angry/cynical all the time or is it just when posting on NSC?

only when the football's dire

 

[Brighton Breezy]

How is Liam Bridcutt not 100 per cent? HONESTLY.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Dickinson is what, 18? Bit harsh to include him in the poll.

SHIT signings:
Dobbie, Hoskins, CMS (based on the fee), Harley, Lopez, Hammond, Crofts, Sandaza, Holroyd, Hendrie, Arismendi, Vincelot, Baz, Battipiedi, Paynter, Reyes (2nd time round), Carole, Naisbitt (who), Gonzalez, Assulin, Razak, Bergkamp, Agdestein, Poke

Good signings:
Greer, Painter, Calderon, Ankergren, Kuzczak, Bruno, Bridge, Mattock, Noone, Buckley, LuaLua, Barnes, Bridcutt, Kishishev

somewhere inbetween - everyone else

 

[StonehamPark]

Good Signings:

Kuszczak - Premiership quality keeper
Caldderon - Great job in L1 and still doing just ok
Greer - as above
Reyes - on and off performances, but a quality Prem player
Bruno - as above
Bridge - STAR SIGNING
Bridcutt - Arguably best signing
Sparrow - Great job in L1 and did ok last season
Vincelot - Under-rated, good player
Razak - Prem quality
Orlandi - as above
Lopez - Getting better, will become a star signing
Hammond - Good player, will improve
Noone - Great player, good return if nothing else
Vicente - Fantastic player when playing, waste of resources the rest of the time
Buckley - Arguably best signing
LuaLua - Great Player, could become a star signing
Assulin - Amazing player, wished we could have signed him
Barnes - Did a great job in L1 and top scorer last season
Wood - Did an ok job, would have like to have signed
CMS - Great player, not played to his potential by the manager
Hoskins - as above
Dobbie - Again, as above