[Albion] Thomas Frank

[crodonilson]

Speaking of Richard Keys, never forget this gem:

"Loving Everton's business this summer. Here's an early call - they finish above Liverpool this season."

 

[Rookie]

Look at the league table, look at the game on sunday and look at how much they will spend Vs us in the summer.

Doesn’t quite equal what you said does it

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Three years left on his Brentford contract, combined with the Bloom/Benham dynamic, makes this highly, highly unlikely.

But, even setting that aside, he's always struck me as being a bit of a knob, so nah.

The problem is, after having an absolute gent like Hughton, all managers seem like a bit of a knob.

RDZ is hardly Calderon or Orlandi when it comes to judging him as a bloke.

 

[Eeyore]

Interesting.

It really isn't.

 

[W3 BHA]

It's clearly rubbish - there is NO WAY we'd ever appoint a manager who chews gum with his mouth open all the time. End of thread

 

[dwayne]

Doesn’t quite equal what you said does it

I've clarified it now. When I say they are a bigger club financially I mean they spend more than us.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I've clarified it now. When I say they are a bigger club financially I mean they spend more than us.

In other words, trolling yet again. You have the uncanny knack of saying things no one wants to read at exactly the time they don't want to read it.

If you can prove the above is even true, the last bit that your argument is actually reduced to, then they will be in breach of profit and sustainability.

One of the biggest whinges in the football media this season has been Martin Samuels, schilling for the Saudis, saying that Newcastle should be allowed to spend what they want, because they have the money available. But that's not how P&S works. A team with a ground a third our size, who are even less popular than us on telly, spending more than us are breaking the rules.

But can you prove they're doing it

 

[Hiheidi]

Bournemouth spent £130m on player purchases in 2022/23, with only £4m sales, you'd therefore expect that to reap some rewards. But, as we discovered, success brings bigger clubs swooping for your assets. Their technical director is off to Liverpool in the summer, and it won't be surprising if their manager starts getting talked up for 'big' jobs.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Three years left on his Brentford contract, combined with the Bloom/Benham dynamic, makes this highly, highly unlikely.

But, even setting that aside, he's always struck me as being a bit of a knob, so nah.

What a total knob celebrating a win with a fan who has Downs...

We don't need managers like that at our club ffs...

Another sulky careerist mercenary for me all day long

 

[Guinness Boy]

Bournemouth spent £130m on player purchases in 2022/23, with only £4m sales, you'd therefore expect that to reap some rewards. But, as we discovered, success brings bigger clubs swooping for your assets. Their technical director is off to Liverpool in the summer, and it won't be surprising if their manager starts getting talked up for 'big' jobs.

So a 126 mill loss before operational losses. Well over the cap.

 

[studio150]

Surprised a Frank out thread hasn't been started yet.

 

[Hiheidi]

So a 126 mill loss before operational losses. Well over the cap.

The player purchases will be amortised over five years, but unless they make a big sale (maybe a big club will go for Solanke?) they surely can't spend much this summer.

 

[Acker79]

I'm at work and can't read every post in every thread. Has anyone covered any responses/thoughts from Brentford fans? Are they disappointed with their season, claiming Frank's been found out, doesn't want to be there, is touting himself for every job and needs to go? Or are they completely relaxed about a BS article etc?

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Never trust anyone whose got 2 first names for their full name. It's absolutely a thing.

He'll be Thomas W@nk in no time.

 

[Zeberdi]

Isn’t it rather disconcerting this speculation about RDZ’s replacement is even going on? There’s absolutely no evidence yet that RDZ has announced he is leaving at the end of the season - in fact, his pressers, when pushed, have given nothing other than his feelings about the current performances, matches, squad and nothing about next season other than he has ambition for the Club and it depends on whether TB and PB share the same ambition in the same timescale (vis a vis investment) - presumably that talk will be going in the coming weeks:

March Pressers:

“When pressed on whether he would remain in his current role next season, he added: “Yes. I have a contract. I have decided nothing. My focus is on Brighton – 100 per cent.”

"I would like to play next season again in Europe because this season we are paying a big price on the first experience of the Europa League," added De Zerbi. "The second experience can be easier.”

“We didn’t find agreement, (on signing a new contract yet) but it’s only part of it. The big part is the plan (for the club).
“I need to speak to Tony Bloom (owner and chairman) about the plan for the club in order to decide my future, I want to know what is the project. I want to keep my ambition.

“My relationship with my players and the fans can’t change depending on the future. What we have done is history and no one can forget it.”

What is clear, is that fan support (or lack of it) can seriously influence a Club or Coach’s decision about his future- there’s been months of anti-RDZ threads on NSC and now we are into speculating on who has replaced him - if NSCers want him gone, I would say this is going the right way about it imo because all this chatter feeds into social media and mainstream media as “Brighton fans say” …

De Zerbi fully focused on Brighton and Hove Albion amid speculation over future

Brighton and Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi said that he would remain at the club beyond this season after

www.brightonandhovenews.org

Brighton news: Roberto de Zerbi says second experience of European football 'can be easier'

Brighton news: Roberto de Zerbi says second experience of European football 'can be easier'

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Stato]

At the end of the day, bmuff have billionaire investors who are willing to put in more money for transfers and more money on wages than Tony, and as we know there is a big correlation between these figures and league position. They have a more expensive squad and they will overtake us on wages next season.

It hurts to hear that but it's true.

Stadium size , revenue etc all fairly irrelevant in the world of EPL when you have crazy rich owners.

Wage levels are key, but you ignore sustainability.
@Hiheidi 's post of the Swiss Ramble 22/23 analysis shows £130m of player purchases against a revenue of £141m:

[Albion] - The OFFICIAL what’s gone wrong with our season thread

That's the fatal flaw in the club's business model sadly. Say we were to unearth the next Rooney or Messi or Ronaldo. As soon as they hit the first team they're in the shop window and - assuming they're not a one-season-wonder - they'll be ripe for plucking. And the club will be powerless to do...

www.northstandchat.com

That's doable for a short while, but it's not sustainable even over the medium term regardless of how rich the owners are.

 

[Beanstalk]

I wonder who he's hearing it from? The voices in his head or those at the bottom of the whisky bottle? I'd be astonished if this happened, not least because of the longstanding enmity between the chairmen.

Probably been chatting to his daughter's best mate about it.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I would be very surprised if the club is briefing it’s business to Richard Keys

Not sure how far reaching his daughters friendship circle is these days

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Speaking of Richard Keys, never forget this gem:

"Loving Everton's business this summer. Here's an early call - they finish above Liverpool this season."

Nor have I forgotten the ‘would you smash it’ comments.

Why anyone takes notice of the perverted old has been, I don’t know.

 

[worthingweird]

Who's gonna pay the 12m buy out clause and who's in the market for him...