gbandit Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Agreed, the only way this doesn’t get sorted is if Jow is desperate to leave which I don’t think is the case. Keeping Bruno without CL football is a different challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Didn't Bruce walk in on Joelinton doing an interview when signing and you could tell Joe didn't have a clue who Bruce was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Ugh not to defend Ashworth but it’s indeed his job to hold down wages and keep us in line given our FFP constraints. most people in his position don’t just run out and give out the numbers agents demand, most contract negotiations for big players are strung out and often take a lot of back and forth to get resolved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 27 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Ugh not to defend Ashworth but it’s indeed his job to hold down wages and keep us in line given our FFP constraints. most people in his position don’t just run out and give out the numbers agents demand, most contract negotiations for big players are strung out and often take a lot of back and forth to get resolved. Definitely some truth in that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 35 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Ugh not to defend Ashworth but it’s indeed his job to hold down wages and keep us in line given our FFP constraints. most people in his position don’t just run out and give out the numbers agents demand, most contract negotiations for big players are strung out and often take a lot of back and forth to get resolved. If the NUFC offer drastically changes then it completely undermines Ashworth and the DoF role as players and agents will just start to drag out talks until they talk directly to Staveley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Doubt the owners are too worried about undermining the club gardener. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 20 minutes ago, GideonShandy said: Doubt the owners are too worried about undermining the club gardener. Until we get dead pigeons piling up around the stadium again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 24 minutes ago, GideonShandy said: Doubt the owners are too worried about undermining the club gardener. Agree on Ashworth himself but that's why I said the role too as you have to consider the next DoF. Take the individuals out of it, the club's offer shouldn't be that different to what was previously offered. Otherwise people will know the DoF doesn't have any real authority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 39 minutes ago, Pandamninator said: Until we get dead pigeons piling up around the stadium again. I'm sure our Dan does a thorough job of bird carcass disposal as he goes about his appointed rounds keeping the property in good order. All part of being the Hub of the Wheel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Really missing this guy in our team, he sets the bar in terms of work ethic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 minute ago, black_n_white said: Really missing this guy in our team, he sets the bar in terms of work ethic. And physically - he just bounces opposition players. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Jo being out definitely makes me appreciate his value to the team and system of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Nucasol said: And physically - he just bounces opposition players. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Jo being out definitely makes me appreciate his value to the team and system of play. We are really missing those attributes, and he's a better footballer than people give him credit for, but it does show up the mediocre standard of the rest of our midfielders. Longstaff and Miley are hardly waifs, both are six foot plus, but both lack athleticism and physicality. Miley makes up for it with other qualities, and he's just learning the game, but we need proper midfielders who can cope with the top teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 5 hours ago, r0cafella said: Ugh not to defend Ashworth but it’s indeed his job to hold down wages and keep us in line given our FFP constraints. most people in his position don’t just run out and give out the numbers agents demand, most contract negotiations for big players are strung out and often take a lot of back and forth to get resolved. Agreed. Brighton's wage budget is like 13th or 14th highest in the league. Excellently managed. I'm not against his approach. 4 minutes ago, TRon said: We are really missing those attributes, and he's a better footballer than people give him credit for, but it does show up the mediocre standard of the rest of our midfielders. Longstaff and Miley are hardly waifs, both are six foot plus, but both lack athleticism and physicality. Miley makes up for it with other qualities, and he's just learning the game, but we need proper midfielders who can cope with the top teams. Like Almiron - he often sets the tone for the team. Aggressive, first to the tackle etc. Both of them force the team up the pitch when out of possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Pizza Rob is making noises on twitter inferring he’s signed the contract. Good news if true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Ashworth gone and Howe moving to tie up his key players by the look of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Don’t worry guys, it’s a beautiful club, a beautiful city. I am Geordie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Prophet said: get this beast over the line. Needs to be smashing shit up all over the park for a few more seasons yet! Edited March 4 by PauloGeordio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 He is a key piece to retaining Bruno too. Bruno is going eventually but I think there is a much higher probability of him staying while Joelinton is here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Can’t wait until he’s back playing, hopefully in the black and white. I’ve missed his interchange with Willock on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Whilst I will be delighted if he stays, does having to have the owners come in to sort out Bruno and now Joelinton’s contract maybe show some issues with Ashworth ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 14 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Whilst I will be delighted if he stays, does having to have the owners come in to sort out Bruno and now Joelinton’s contract maybe show some issues with Ashworth ? Yes he’s a mercenary cunt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 5 hours ago, Joelinton7 said: Don’t worry guys, it’s a beautiful club, a beautiful city. I am Geordie! Then you’ll get what you’re given, bonny lad, and like it anarl! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Where’s he got that £180k a week from? I didn’t even think Bruno’s new deal was rumoured to be that much. Didn’t realise he might be back playing this season. That would be a boost if he was available for the last few games and we had something to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Lush Vlad said: Where’s he got that £180k a week from? I didn’t even think Bruno’s new deal was rumoured to be that much. Didn’t realise he might be back playing this season. That would be a boost if he was available for the last few games and we had something to play for. That would make him the top earner above Bruno so that's not going to happen. I think he'll be offered the 2nd best tier of £120k a week to put him alongside the likes of Isak, Tonali and Trippier. If he does not accept that he can fk off and we'll get back more or less what we paid for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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