Mahoneys Tache Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said: I think signing players on a free to then sell-on in the future for a good profit will form part of Ashworth’s thinking too. Would expect a couple of frees to come in this summer. Sound business thinking. In a totally hypocritical fashion though, Ashley was a shitbird when he did it… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Does anyone think we may keep Hayden for defensive mid, if we can't get what we want in the window he's limited but should be decent enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Just now, Mahoneys Tache said: Sound business thinking. In a totally hypocritical fashion though, Ashley was a shitbird when he did it… The problem with Ashley is that either: 1. we targeted players who were poor-quality or at an age where you wouldn’t expect a great return in a future sale 2. putting them in an awful coaching set-up where they wouldn’t develop sufficiently. Cant really remember us signing many players on a free mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, andycap said: Does anyone think we may keep Hayden for defensive mid, if we can't get what we want in the window he's limited but should be decent enough. Absolutely not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, andycap said: Does anyone think we may keep Hayden for defensive mid, if we can't get what we want in the window he's limited but should be decent enough. He's spent most of this season on the treatment table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepharite Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Papavasiliou said: He's spent most of this season on the treatment table. Makes a change from lying down in the Centre Circle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelrouser Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said: Cant really remember us signing many players on a free mind. Ryan Frasier, Jeff Hendrick, M. Gillespie, Andy Carrol, Kyle Scott, Jake Turner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflap Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Ki, Colback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Jack27 said: good player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Brighton are so impressive man. My goodness. Getting things done nice and early. Guess it makes sense as they expect to lose Mac Allister very soon after the season ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Feel like Brighton are shooting their shot this Summer. Rather than signing unknowns they mould into world beaters, they're adding some established nous to go alongside what they already have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Just now, sushimonster85 said: Feel like Brighton are shooting their shot this Summer. Rather than signing unknowns they mould into world beaters, they're adding some established nous to go alongside what they already have. Yeah, they're likely to be in Europe and so I think it makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 They're capitalising on the fact that a few clubs don't know what market they're going to be shopping in yet. Fair play to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 De Zerbi is intensely competitive and has been attracting interest back in Italy so it feels like strong early moves to persuade him to stay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Fucking Brighton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Gallowgate Toon said: De Zerbi is intensely competitive and has been attracting interest back in Italy so it feels like strong early moves to persuade him to stay. Seems like he's quite happy to stay from what I've been reading. The Prem is the place to be right now, and with how well he's done at Brighton, likely getting them into Europe, at least one more year there makes a lot of sense. Apparently that Mahmoud Dahoud is someone he tried to sign for Sassuolo when he was in charge there. He's also apparently trying to sign one of his players from Sassuolo for Brighton too, in Davide Frattesi. Doesn't seem like he's even going to be leaving anytime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, KaKa said: Seems like he's quite happy to stay from what I've been reading. The Prem is the place to be right now, and with how well he's done at Brighton, likely getting them into Europe, at least one more year there makes a lot of sense. Apparently that Mahmoud Dahoud is someone he tried to sign for Sassuolo when he was in charge there. He's also apparently trying to sign one of his players from Sassuolo for Brighton too, in Davide Frattesi. Doesn't seem like he's even going to be leaving anytime soon. He had a presser a few weeks ago where he said he'd need to speak to the owner about future plans (think it was a question from a reporter about next season and squad depth) and was a bit vague. They've looked to be making moves ever since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I thought Inzaghi was due for the chop a few months back and the Inter job could be De Zerbi’s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, KaKa said: Any chance we prefer him over Diaby? I was looking at their numbers and he looks much better defensively in comparison to Diaby, which could be a big factor due to the way we press. Mainly on the left isnt he? We need the finished article on the right side (and left for that matter) for the next signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) Seeing how Brighton are getting their business done early is very impressive. Identifying targets, going after them aggressively, knowing exactly what they want to do. Given Dan Ashworth's influence on proceedings there, I suspect we'll be doing similar, though I think we've identified several really top-level candidates. We're going to have to wait a bit on them until we know where we're going to play next year. Once we know for sure about next season, I'd expect a couple of "out of the blue" signings to be announced very quickly - we would have been lining them up for months, mind you. Edited May 12, 2023 by Memphis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, nufc123 said: Mainly on the left isnt he? We need the finished article on the right side (and left for that matter) for the next signing. He's left footed and is comfortable on either side if you look at where he has played over his career, also played a fair bit as a second striker and even sometimes up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, KaKa said: He's left footed and is comfortable on either side if you look at where he has played over his career, also played a fair bit as a second striker and even sometimes up front. Dont find any reason why we should go him over Diaby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Brighton will decline imo. You can’t keep losing players time and time again, eventually it will all catch up with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I'm a sucker from proven-Prem ability. James M. Kulu. A left back. Lavia. A young CB. Some youngsters. I'd be chuffed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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