Who is left in the first team squad?

[b.w.2.]

We are 6 (six) players down. Sami has gone on record saying just that. He is spot on. It is idiotic to assume we can compete without plugging the obvious gaps in our team and squad. The complacency of some on here amazes me.

 

[skipper734]

Will the Hypia/Burke signings be Poyet/Burke standard or Garcia/Burke standard do you mean?

Neither. It's been going on long before David Burke was born.

 

[spanish flair]

Neither. It's been going on long before David Burke was born.

You mean like the signing of Bobby Smith who doubled our gate or the signing of Mark Farrington who probably halved it, I get your drift.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

The Argus is reporting that Toko is going to be the midfield enforcer in front of the back four , will Ince be tried out as a centre back alongside Dunk in a 4-1-4-1 ?

 

[keaton]

Do people really believe anything other than the development squad will play

Last years team

Walton (G. Smith 46), Barry, Hunt, Asmundsson (Collar 88), Lall (Harris 58), Rea, Deen (Rowe-Hurst 64), Benham (Horncastle 58), Agdestein, Starkey, Muitt (Davis 73).

Unused Sub: Wiltshire.

That was a Development Team friendly though. When we played a first team friendly the year before we played a pretty much full strength team

 

[Betfair Bozo]

The Argus is reporting that Toko is going to be the midfield enforcer in front of the back four , will Ince be tried out as a centre back alongside Dunk in a 4-1-4-1 ?

Really hope not. Would much prefer to see Ince tried out as the midfield marauder though accept he needs to work on his stamina. That'll come though.

 

[brightonmark1234]

i expect us to play a strong team with some development players like goodwin rea and others

 

[Gazwag]

Based on the comments on the Lewes ticket site I think there will be quite some disappointment if first team players are not playing;

"The Dripping pan will be rocking for this all-ticket Friendly - absolutely no ticket sales on the gate.

Both sides are fielding their First Teams and for Brighton fans it's the chance to welcome the new Manager."

That was a Development Team friendly though. When we played a first team friendly the year before we played a pretty much full strength team

Ah I didn't realise last year was billed as a DS match

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Really hope not. Would much prefer to see Ince tried out as the midfield marauder though accept he needs to work on his stamina. That'll come though.

A new centre back signing would be nice to provide competition in defence and allow Ince to develop into a utility player (4-2-3-1 option)

 

[sparkie]

<GK1>
Ankergren
Walton

Bruno
Calderon
<LB1>
Chicksen

<CD1>
Greer
Dunk
Maksimenko

Crofts
Stephens
Ince
Toko
JFC
Agdestien

Buckley
Lua Lua
March
<ATM4>

Ulloa
CMS
<ST3>
<ST4> or Goodwin

 

[withdeanwombat]

You are talking about days when badly injured players limped up an down the wing to keep the numbers balanced or goal keepers carried on playing in cup finals with a broken neck. Not like the highly toned athletes of today, when they disappear down the tunnel at the slightest twinge in the hamstring. We have got enough players for the old days but not enough of the new breed, the injury prone highly paid flowers of todays game.

Quite, though I can only recall one cracked vertebra goalkeeper (Bert Trauttman). Come on the ten men meant someone was crocked - properly crocked - not got a tight hammie, or a deadleg, or PMT. Nowadays, it seems, as long as a player has a good goal celebration dance, all is good. And one suspects that as much time is put into this as training. It's trash, pure and simple.

 

[glasfryn]

this is brighton, stand by to be blown away....................................or not, by some new signings.

it will be "or not" mate

 

[OzMike]

Spare seats on the bench next season.

 

[Mousse]

4-2-3-1

Actually 4-3-2-1, the "christmas tree".

 

[Mousse]

4-3-2-1 means there are no wingers, but instead there are extremely attack-minded sidebacks. I'm not familiar with the current Brighton squad, so I don't know what's the situation regarding sidedefenders. Do you have good attacking defenders on both sides? They are vital to make the "christmas tree" light up.

The second lowest branch of the tree usually consists of a playmaker in the middle and a tough guy on each side of him. The second highest branch has two quick players capable of making runs in behind the defensive line and helping the sidedefenders when they join the attack.

 

[We're the Stripes]

4-3-2-1 means there are no wingers, but instead there are extremely attack-minded sidebacks. I'm not familiar with the current Brighton squad, so I don't know what's the situation regarding sidedefenders. Do you have good attacking defenders on both sides? They are vital to make the "christmas tree" light up.

The second lowest branch of the tree usually consists of a playmaker in the middle and a tough guy on each side of him. The second highest branch has two quick players capable of making runs in behind the defensive line and helping the sidedefenders when they join the attack.

Hmm, as it stands I'd guess the following would best fit that formation as you describe it.

Whoever

Bruno -------- Greer -- Dunk -------- Chicksen

↓ 00 Toko -- Stephens -- Ince/Crofts 00 ↓

March ---- LuaLua

Ulloa​

 

[portslade seagull]

Spare seats on the bench next season.

Maybe they could raffle it to the highest bidder for FFP purposes of course

 

[southstandandy]

I'm not expecting many new faces to come in and those that do will likely be free transfers, loans, or gambles from a league none of us are familiar with. I have a feeling behind the scenes money is pretty scarce with the club's aim to comply with FFP.

Barber was quoted as saying last month that 10 or 11 clubs in the Championship have parachute payments this season, and even though our revenue from our large crowds sounds great and brings in more revenue on a match day than most, apparently over a whole season it comes nowhere near that of a one year parachute payment. The £8m debt from the second season should hopefully at least be halved with the sales of Barnes, El-Abd, and Bridcutt in January but don't expect much of that revenue to go back into the playing side. I'm not trying to be a doom merchant but I think people have to start living in the real world. I'd rather see Chicksen at left back than see the club blow wages of £10k a week on Ward who was a solid but unspectacular player.

I think gone are the days of paying £1m plus for players for The Albion for the next couple of years and I reckon with the new academy starting the emphasis over this season and next will be to develop our own players ever more. Interesting to hear about Ince being now considered for a centre half berth with Toko playing the defensive cover role, which might now save us from wasting money on another centre half.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Really hope not. Would much prefer to see Ince tried out as the midfield marauder though accept he needs to work on his stamina. That'll come though.

Ince running past defenders with the ball at his feet is a great sight. He was awesome against Bournemouth (a), hope he carries that into the new season.