Transfer Deadline Day ***OFFICIAL*** Thread

[Sam Ovett]

The rumour the BBC has been quoting comes from Shorteyboi on twitter who is claiming that Murray is going out to reading (presumably to make the finaces work?)

but then we would be in the same position. Two strikers with no top quality backup. To be honest, I think we should give ol' Chris more of a chance. He seems a nice lad, and definitely sounds to have improved his strength since last season.

 

[y2dave]

Frank Nouble of West Ham is apparently being chased by both Norwich and Swansea for a loan move. Would free up two rumoured targets, Kuqi and Johnson.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Frank Nouble of West Ham is apparently being chased by both Norwich and Swansea for a loan move. Would free up two rumoured targets, Kuqi and Johnson.

Do they intend to split him in two?

 

[Sam Ovett]

I heard that Croftsy is actually the inventor of a cloning device. Norwich payed not only for his footballing prowess, but also his genius.

 

[Iggy]

New signing according to Norwegian papers

According Norwegian newspapers the norwegian striker Thorbjorn Agdestein has signed for Brighton.

I don't know to much about him. He is a left winger. 19 years old. He has been playing on the third level in Norway for a club called Stord.

He seems to be an regular in the squad and Brighton paid 25000 pound for him. Stord was a bit pissed off about the price and the way it was done, but eventually agreed to the deal.

He has been on trial for two Norwegian top division clubs this season, and according to the papers (if you trust them) impressed one of the clubs.

I guess it is not what you are waiting for, and his not LuaLua, but still.....

 

[greenfordgull]

but then we would be in the same position. Two strikers with no top quality backup. To be honest, I think we should give ol' Chris more of a chance. He seems a nice lad, and definitely sounds to have improved his strength since last season.

I'm inclined to agree, we will find out in the next couple of hours! I can't believe that Roberts would not have better options than us for a start...

 

[Springal]

According Norwegian newspapers the norwegian striker Thorbjorn Agdestein has signed for Brighton.

I don't know to much about him. He is a left winger. 19 years old. He has been playing on the third level in Norway for a club called Stord.

He seems to be an regular in the squad and Brighton paid 25000 pound for him. Stord was a bit pissed off about the price and the way it was done, but eventually agreed to the deal.

He has been on trial for two Norwegian top division clubs this season, and according to the papers (if you trust them) impressed one of the clubs.

I guess it is not what you are waiting for, and his not LuaLua, but still.....

We've got Lua Lua ?

 

[Sam Ovett]

According Norwegian newspapers the norwegian striker Thorbjorn Agdestein has signed for Brighton.

I don't know to much about him. He is a left winger. 19 years old. He has been playing on the third level in Norway for a club called Stord.

He seems to be an regular in the squad and Brighton paid 25000 pound for him. Stord was a bit pissed off about the price and the way it was done, but eventually agreed to the deal.

He has been on trial for two Norwegian top division clubs this season, and according to the papers (if you trust them) impressed one of the clubs.

I guess it is not what you are waiting for, and his not LuaLua, but still.....

Toby is obviously a shortening of his name, ergo I believe this to be true.

 

[y2dave]

According Norwegian newspapers the norwegian striker Thorbjorn Agdestein has signed for Brighton.

I don't know to much about him. He is a left winger. 19 years old. He has been playing on the third level in Norway for a club called Stord.

He seems to be an regular in the squad and Brighton paid 25000 pound for him. Stord was a bit pissed off about the price and the way it was done, but eventually agreed to the deal.

He has been on trial for two Norwegian top division clubs this season, and according to the papers (if you trust them) impressed one of the clubs.

I guess it is not what you are waiting for, and his not LuaLua, but still.....

Seems to be true.....

 

[dwayne]

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[vulture]

2 players down 2 to go

 

[hornet]

According Norwegian newspapers the norwegian striker Thorbjorn Agdestein has signed for Brighton.

I don't know to much about him. He is a left winger. 19 years old. He has been playing on the third level in Norway for a club called Stord.

He seems to be an regular in the squad and Brighton paid 25000 pound for him. Stord was a bit pissed off about the price and the way it was done, but eventually agreed to the deal.

He has been on trial for two Norwegian top division clubs this season, and according to the papers (if you trust them) impressed one of the clubs.

I guess it is not what you are waiting for, and his not LuaLua, but still.....

Is he a striker or a winger or both?

 

[Sam Ovett]

Is he a striker or a winger or both?

This is brilliant. He can provide cover for both LuaLua and Barnes/Murray

 

[Stoo82]

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Interesting...

 

[y2dave]

Torbjørn Agdestein - 15k on a years deal.

 

[Sam Ovett]

Wouldn't it be funny if we now signed Le Fondre?...

 

[trueblue]

It's true... ermmm...... well, there's a big picture of Gus at the top of this article anyway:


Gustavo Poyet har hentet en norsk 18-åring. Foto: Digitalsport
Poyet henter Stord-spiller

Du har kanskje ikke hørt om Torbjørn Agdestein (18) fra Stord før? Han er vår nye Englands-proff.


Med mindre du kommer fra Sør-Vestlandet skal du være rimelig oppdatert på norsk 2. divisjonsfotball for å ha merket deg navnet Torbjørn Agdestein.

Nå er det imidlertid klart at talentet fra Stord blir vår neste fotballproff. 18-åringen skal prøve lykken i England og klubben Brighton & Hove Albion i League One (tredje øverste nivå). Trener der er den tidligere storspilleren Gustavo Poyet – med fortid i store klubber som Real Zaragoza, Chelsea og Tottenham.

– Det er en skikkelig guttedrøm som har gått i oppfyllelse. Alle unge spillere har en drøm om å komme seg til England og nå er jeg her, sier Agdestein til Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå (ANB) etter av kontrakten ble signert tirsdag.

Han skal i første omgang være i klubben i ett år, og gleder seg til å jobbe under velkjente Poyet.

– Han virker som en fantastisk flott fyr med god humor, og virker å ha et ønske om å hjelpe meg opp og fram, sier Agdestein.

Spilleren er 185 centimeter på strømpelesten og betegnes som en rask og lur spiss som er kald foran mål.

Ville ikke stoppe overgangen

I regi av Stord Fotball-gründer og spilleragent Terje Simonsen dro Agdestein, som fyller 19 år i november, på prøvespill i England sist uke. Der imponerte han såpass at Brighton henvendte seg til Stord før helga.

Den norske 2. divisjonsklubben ønsket et økonomisk krav på rundt én million kroner for stordspissen, melder avisen Sunnhordland. Denne prisen prutet Brighton kraftig på, og overgangen så lenge ut til å stoppe. Men sent mandag kveld valgte Stord å godta summen.

Overgangssummen skal ligge på 15.000 pund (rundt 150.000 kroner), pluss 15 prosent av eventuelt videresalg.

– Det var viktig for oss å ikke stikke kjepper i hjulene for Torbjørn. Det er klart det er synd å miste en så god spiller midt i sesongen, men samtidig er det kjekt for oss som klubb – og han som spiller – å få denne sjansen. Det viser bare at det er mulig for unge talenter å komme seg ut selv om de spiller i små klubber, sier sportslig leder i fotballklubben Stord, Audun Baardsen, til ANB.

Selv om Agdestein kun har scoret tre mål for Stord i årets 2. divisjon, tror han stortalentet vil lykkes i England.

Brighton foran siviltjenesten

– Jeg skjønner jo at jeg ikke kommer til å gå rett inn på laget, men jeg er ung og har lyst til å utvikle meg som spiller. Forhåpentligvis får jeg muligheten til å vise meg fram, og da må jeg bare ta de sjansene jeg får, sier spissen selv.

18-åringen, som har vært i både Brann og FK Haugesunds søkelys, noterte seg for imponerende 11 nettkjenninger i fjorårets 2. divisjon.

Agdestein sier videre at det passer bra med et år i Brighton nå, for alternativet hadde vært et år i siviltjenesten hjemme i Norge. I første omgang skal han bo på hotell i byen, som ligger idyllisk plassert på Englands sørkyst, inntil klubben finner leilighet til nordmannen.

Brighton ligger på sjuendeplass etter de fire første kampene i League One.

Stord ligger utsatt til på 13. plass av de 14 lagene i avdeling 1. Nå bytter altså unggutten ut kamper mot lag som Fana, Os og Åsane til fordel for Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton og Charlton.

– He he, ja det er ikke direkte feil, sier Agdestein og ler, og røper samtidig at han alltid har fulgt med på engelsk fotball, og spesielt Manchester United. (ANB)

 

[glasfryn]

Torbjørn Agdestein - 15k on a years deal.

so this is not the guy we had on trial in the friendlies then?

 

[vulture]

so this is not the guy we had on trial in the friendlies then?

no its not

 

[WhingForPresident]

Sounds pretty promising.