LV Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 35 minutes ago, wormy said: If this guy is as worthwhile to the club's future as the board seem to think then I'm surprised they're not paying it. I get that it's extortion for someone in a role like this but if we've already proven we're prepared to get bent over in desperation for the likes of Chris Wood and that £5m is all that's standing between having a figurehead moving things forward this summer.. While a high price, I’m not sure you can call it us getting bent over when it was a release clause. It’s not like Burnley shafted us through a negotiation and we bent over. We were desperate for a body that had PL experience and we took a calculated risk. If the club start showing they are willing to get shafted in negotiations then we’re in trouble going forward. I think they’ve got this right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 57 minutes ago, wormy said: If this guy is as worthwhile to the club's future as the board seem to think then I'm surprised they're not paying it. I get that it's extortion for someone in a role like this but if we've already proven we're prepared to get bent over in desperation for the likes of Chris Wood and that £5m is all that's standing between having a figurehead moving things forward this summer.. Nah fuck that. Keep leaving notes under the south west quadrant of Grey’s Monument halfway through the Equinox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 5 Million... No wonder they won't pay it. Let's hope the team can pull off a few more Bruno type signings whilst we wait for a proper structure to put in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 8 hours ago, LV said: While a high price, I’m not sure you can call it us getting bent over when it was a release clause. It’s not like Burnley shafted us through a negotiation and we bent over. We were desperate for a body that had PL experience and we took a calculated risk. If the club start showing they are willing to get shafted in negotiations then we’re in trouble going forward. I think they’ve got this right. Fair points. I'm someone who saw the Wood purchase as a needs must situation and don't blame them for it in any way fwiw. But I guess I just don't feel like other clubs will see much of a distinction in us being negotiated up to £25m and us choosing to activate a £25m clause. Either way we were prepared to pay over the odds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, wormy said: Fair points. I'm someone who saw the Wood purchase as a needs must situation and don't blame them for it in any way fwiw. But I guess I just don't feel like other clubs will see much of a distinction in us being negotiated up to £25m and us choosing to activate a £25m clause. Either way we were prepared to pay over the odds. Because we needed a striker immediately. We need a DoF for the long haul. The team that negotiated January can manage post-season. If DoF is a salary of £1m pa at Brighton then asking for £5m is an insult to Ashworth; they have been under paying him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, wormy said: Fair points. I'm someone who saw the Wood purchase as a needs must situation and don't blame them for it in any way fwiw. But I guess I just don't feel like other clubs will see much of a distinction in us being negotiated up to £25m and us choosing to activate a £25m clause. Either way we were prepared to pay over the odds. Because we needed him yesterday. In the summer we will have time to say no to any unreasonable demands. That impression shouldn;t last long. Edit: Also, will our response to the Botman and Carlos deals leave no impression? Edited April 7, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Who’s Noel Whelan ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Former Leeds striker isn’t he? Well, a nobody. No one from Brighton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: The ex Cov player? I thought that then wondered why he would have an opinion on us appointing a DOF ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Noel Whelan is a former player (Leeds, Coventry, Middlesborough). Works as a comentator on BBC Radio Leeds nowdays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, Ikon said: True, but I respect them not having the piss taken out of them. Helps us not feel like we've 'just' bought our way to the top in record time too, and makes our development more organic. Also, from what Ashworth says about his job role, I don't expect him not being here (and unable to yell advice to us from his garden in Brighton...) to be very detrimental to us this summer. If it holds us back, it'll be more on the youth development, recruitment and training ground side. Which is a shame, but manageable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Fucking disgusting how Brighton have forced Ashworth to live at the bottom of Mariana Trench, leaving him without access to the outside world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Amazing that Whelan still gets any media work after what he tweeted a few years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: What was that? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-aberdeen-striker-noel-whelan-9450626.amp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Apparently we’re trying to get Neil Bath and Jim Fraser from Chelsea. Never heard of them but apparently they’re the top two bods in their academy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said: Apparently we’re trying to get Neil Bath and Jim Fraser from Chelsea. Never heard of them but apparently they’re the top two bods in their academy. Can share your source for this please? Chelsea have one of best academies in the country poaching staff whilst they are in distress is excellent. googled and the source appears to be the Sun. Edited April 12, 2022 by r0cafella Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, bowlingcrofty said: Apparently we’re trying to get Neil Bath and Jim Fraser from Chelsea. Never heard of them but apparently they’re the top two bods in their academy. Sound like two attendees at the Partridge event with Sue Cook, who subsequently pulled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, bowlingcrofty said: Apparently we’re trying to get Neil Bath and Jim Fraser from Chelsea. Never heard of them but apparently they’re the top two bods in their academy. Im sure they were involved in setting up hubs here with various NE kids’ grassroots clubs to scout our best young talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I have no idea who they are but I’m loving the fact we are making new appointments within the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Newcastle Blue Star and Newcastle City Juniors have affiliations with Chelsea and a few Mackem based grassroots clubs IIRC… Edited April 12, 2022 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Remember, the source is the Sun, it’s likely bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Ashworth will be appointed as soon as the club are mathematically safe from relegation. Things will start moving at a pace then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 minute ago, UncleBingo said: Ashworth will be appointed as soon as the club are mathematically safe from relegation. Things will start moving at a pace then. Do we have a source for this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 minute ago, r0cafella said: Do we have a source for this? I'm guessing it's probably UncleBingo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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