João Pedro

[PauloGeordio]

28 minutes ago, Heron said:

Like anyone else who isn't willing to open their minds and join an ambitious club, in an incredibly friendly, football loving city, he can get fucked if he thinks we need to scramble around for him and he can sit and be a benchwarmer at Chelsea instead.

 

If folk don't want us then we don't want them.

Amen brother 

[Elric]

Hopefully we've learned from the Guehi saga, if the signs are there that a player isn't that arsed we need to move the fuck on, and quickly. I know that was mainly down to Parish, but we can't afford to piss away weeks and months chasing something that isn't going anywhere. 

[Novocastrian]

He’d be a great signing but I hope Chelsea do come in for him. He can join the circus or be a fucking legend, up to him.

[Chris_R]

2 minutes ago, Novocastrian said:

He’d be a great signing but I hope Chelsea do come in for him. He can join the circus or be a fucking legend, up to him.

 

Chelsea finished above us last season. I get that they're just hoying money around in a ridiculous way, but it's not like they're Man U.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Heron said:

Like anyone else who isn't willing to open their minds and join an ambitious club, in an incredibly friendly, football loving city, he can get fucked if he thinks we need to scramble around for him and he can sit and be a benchwarmer at Chelsea instead.

 

If folk don't want us then we don't want them.

 

I'd like to think Howe's people have sounded out Pedro about coming here and he's presumably up for it. We don't even know if Chelsea are in for him. 

[jack j]

2 hours ago, KennyUtd said:

It was in The Chron mate. 

 

Fucking hell

[AyeDubbleYoo]

33 minutes ago, Elric said:

Hopefully we've learned from the Guehi saga, if the signs are there that a player isn't that arsed we need to move the fuck on, and quickly. I know that was mainly down to Parish, but we can't afford to piss away weeks and months chasing something that isn't going anywhere. 

 

Don't think Guehi had anything to do with it, he was just professional and continued to play for Palace. 

[KennyUtd]

30 minutes ago, jack j said:

 

Fucking hell

Ha. Aye, needs to be taken with a massive pinch of salt. 

[toontownman]

26 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

Don't think Guehi had anything to do with it, he was just professional and continued to play for Palace. 

Aye it was widely reported he would jump at the chance to come here and was close with some players after England duty. 100% palace or us not wanting to pay more. He was a consummate pro on the face of things at least.

[Holloway]

That's 3 players who we covet that have been reported as wanting to join us. We need to start landing.

*Then Chelsea turn up 

[Heron]

4 hours ago, TRon said:

 

I'd like to think Howe's people have sounded out Pedro about coming here and he's presumably up for it. We don't even know if Chelsea are in for him. 

I agree

[ExiledGeordie]

4 hours ago, TRon said:

 

I'd like to think Howe's people have sounded out Pedro about coming here and he's presumably up for it. We don't even know if Chelsea are in for him. 

That’s usually what happens before a bid goes in isn’t it? The Guehi transfer became a tedious saga but it seems like he was keen to come.

[huss9]

7 hours ago, Nucasol said:

They all do, particularly if they come from overseas. Doesn’t mean he wouldn’t want to come here. However I’d wager we’re fucked if Chelsea come in for him as they appear to be Brighton’s parent club.

surely he's had a word with Jow and Bruno?

[The Prophet]

His team mate claims his preference is to live in London.

[JT24]

5 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

His team mate claims his preference is to live in London.

O’Riley wants to leave already? What’s gone on there?

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by JT24

[Groundhog63]

Just now, JT24 said:

O’Riley wants to leave already? 

 

 

 

Oh, realy?

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, JT24 said:

O’Riley wants to leave already? What’s gone on there?

 

 

 

They have a lot of players but very few of them are elite or have elite potential. 

[Nucasol]

7 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

His team mate claims his preference is to live in London.

This is what happens when you base your whole existence as a club on buying players to sell them on for profit. See Mike Ashley’s NUFC in the “French era” for an earlier iteration.

 

Loving it, Tony Bloom’s cuck cunt club getting what it deserves.

[SUPERTOON]

15 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

His team mate claims his preference is to live in London.

Should lower the price a little (if he’s asked to leave).

[Scoot]

17 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

His team mate claims his preference is to live in London.

 

He's also said he was disappointed the move to Newcastle broke down in 2022 as ge wanted to come here.

[Optimistic Nut]

Guess that's the nature of Brighton's policy. Just a hip version of Ashley. Arrive cheap with the promise after a few years you can go to a big club. Rinse and repeat. No ambition. 

[junkhead]

I still think Brighton's transfer policy and squad management are top notch. They consistently collect amazing talents at great prices. Even somebody like Gruda, who started to make an impact towards the end of the season, would've been among our most creative players. Not convinced by their manager though and imo the real limitation there is THEIR FANS :lol:.. I might be wrong, but they simply lack the ambition, the desire to be successful there.. Their seasons always start strong and fizzle out in silence at their stadium in the new year.. Tony Bloom has done wonders but I think for the next step he might need to scout some new fans.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I find Brighton’s approach depressing in a lot of ways but you could never compare it to Ashley. Brighton do it because it’s the way they think they can survive/compete in the PL best. 
 

I think it’s boring and soulless and I would never want it for us, but I guess if they can’t generate the money for a more ambitious approach. It’ll keep them around the right end of the PL for as long as they get the signings right. 

[Andy84]

Didn’t they spend £250 mill last summer?  

[Nucasol]

7 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Guess that's the nature of Brighton's policy. Just a hip version of Ashley. Arrive cheap with the promise after a few years you can go to a big club. Rinse and repeat. No ambition. 

The plucky Brighton story isn’t quite the glorious underdog tale the media loves to make out. Between Bloom taking over the club and the end of the 2020/21 season, Brighton spent £259m on players and sold £40m as they went from League 1 to the Premier League. Bloom also weighed them in with just under £500m of interest free loans to build the AMEX and fund the club.

 

Since 2021/22 they’ve had the reputation of being canny buyers and sellers - fine, but they’ve still signed £410m of players and sold £337m, a net deficit of £72m. Add that to the £218m deficit from the prior decade, the majority spent in lower leagues.

 

The fact is Bloom has done a good job to create an established club with good balance sheet value. However, let’s not make out it’s all been through canny trading and youth team products. That’s why it rankles when the capitalist shithouse bleats on about FFP and playing by the rules whilst backing his paymasters to pull the ladder up on other clubs. The private equity wanker he is.