colhint Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Nah big these guys up. Don't want anyone trying to poach the Sultan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 22 hours ago, sne said: Yeah, I get kinda Southampton vibes. Having to do a mini rebuild every season after selling their star players is not sustainable on the pitch. Finances no doubt fine thou Very one dimensional team too. Injuries or not, they conceded a lot of goals. Teams know how to play against them. It will be interesting to see if a new manager tries to inject a different style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 De Zerbi is now stating that no clubs have contacted him and that he hopes to coach in the league again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 20 VT Supporter Share Posted May 20 32 minutes ago, The_Steve said: De Zerbi is now stating that no clubs have contacted him and that he hopes to coach in the league again. For him to walk away from a multi million pounds contract then either he has something better lined up or be really, really hated being at Brighton. If it was something else like health/family reasons then he wouldn't be wanting to work again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) On 20/05/2024 at 12:18, Rds1983 said: For him to walk away from a multi million pounds contract then either he has something better lined up or be really, really hated being at Brighton. If it was something else like health/family reasons then he wouldn't be wanting to work again soon. Brighton are probably happy for him to go as he is an over rated manager (I said this a few pages ago and was piled on). Conversely, he probably doesn't feel he can reinvest the money raised, and will dilute his image from this apparent next level manager to a mid / lower table PL manager. In his first full season, he finished 11th and 48 points, a worrying fall from 6th and 62 points, which is a team he inherited from Potter. Clearly for the best they shook hands and went separate ways. Edited May 21 by pas5898 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bobzy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 21/05/2024 at 16:29, pas5898 said: In his first full season, he finished 11th and 48 points, a worrying fall from 6th and 62 points, which is a team he inherited from Potter. Clearly for the best they shook hands and went separate ways. That's such an odd take. He was hired in September of the season in which they finished 6th - which is basically an entire season - but gets no credit; it was all down to Potter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 20/05/2024 at 12:18, Rds1983 said: For him to walk away from a multi million pounds contract then either he has something better lined up or be really, really hated being at Brighton. If it was something else like health/family reasons then he wouldn't be wanting to work again soon. Yeah, I heard he's a massive far-right di Canio/Mussolini loving Nazi and hated being around wooly wuffdas who enjoyed bum sex* *Okay, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 20/05/2024 at 12:18, Rds1983 said: For him to walk away from a multi million pounds contract then either he has something better lined up or be really, really hated being at Brighton. If it was something else like health/family reasons then he wouldn't be wanting to work again soon. He was linked with the Milan job, but looks like they are going with Fonseca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommo_b Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Beat Villareal 4-0 yesterday, think they could finish high up the league again this season. Mitoma is back from injury, Minteh looks like a talent and Pedro has an eye for goal. Think they will play a high line like us this season so will be relying on the automated offsides a lot. Be between us and them who catch most teams offside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Tommo_b said: Beat Villareal 4-0 yesterday, think they could finish high up the league again this season. Mitoma is back from injury, Minteh looks like a talent and Pedro has an eye for goal. Think they will play a high line like us this season so will be relying on the automated offsides a lot. Be between us and them who catch most teams offside. What was their central midfield yesterday? That's their weak spot compared to two years ago with Caciedo, Alexis Mac and Gross who have all left. I assume they've signed a couple of new CMs from abroad but they're rejecting bids for Billy Gilmour, Milner is nearly 40 and Solly March is coming back from an ACL so think it's a bit like us, lots of talented attackers but could be overpowered in central midfield, especially away from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 17 minutes ago, VillaChris said: What was their central midfield yesterday? That's their weak spot compared to two years ago with Caciedo, Alexis Mac and Gross who have all left. I assume they've signed a couple of new CMs from abroad but they're rejecting bids for Billy Gilmour, Milner is nearly 40 and Solly March is coming back from an ACL so think it's a bit like us, lots of talented attackers but could be overpowered in central midfield, especially away from home. They signed Mats Wieffer from Feyenoord and Yalcouye from IFK but losing Gross is a big loss for there creativity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 29/04/2024 at 10:55, oishiiniku_uk said: If you're posting £100 mil + profits year after year then maybe you can start shopping more regularly at a higher level for some of your signings (i.e. shop in the £15-40 million market as we did for Luiz, Watkins, Bailey, Pau, etc.)? And then it's quite possible that you could still sell them for significant profit if they perform well (with you probably higher up the table). So they did push the boat out this Summer and start shopping in that next bracket up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 15 hours ago, oishiiniku_uk said: So they did push the boat out this Summer and start shopping in that next bracket up. Certainly did, slow and steady, methodical. Brighton are sticking around for a long long time, as long as Tony Bloom stays the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, Tommo_b said: Certainly did, slow and steady, methodical. Brighton are sticking around for a long long time, as long as Tony Bloom stays the owner. Much better strategy than villa have had until now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: Much better strategy than villa have had until now. ?? we've gone from relegation certs under Slippy G to the champions league and we'll finish above them again this season. Seems to me our strategy is working out okay. Tony Bloom is an excellent owner and knows what he's doing but there's always a glass ceiling for clubs who try the Brentford/Brighton moneyball model. Eventually you buy some duds or can't sell players at a profit or your wage bill gets too high. Also losing your best players regularly will eventually take a toll. Lastly not every managerial appointment will work out. I see them ending up like palace or Fulham. Stuck in mid table with the odd good season that gets them conference league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 15 minutes ago, villa89 said: ?? we've gone from relegation certs under Slippy G to the champions league and we'll finish above them again this season. Seems to me our strategy is working out okay. Tony Bloom is an excellent owner and knows what he's doing but there's always a glass ceiling for clubs who try the Brentford/Brighton moneyball model. Eventually you buy some duds or can't sell players at a profit or your wage bill gets too high. Also losing your best players regularly will eventually take a toll. Lastly not every managerial appointment will work out. I see them ending up like palace or Fulham. Stuck in mid table with the odd good season that gets them conference league. We are still paying the price now for transfers made under Slippy G. That was only 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, villa89 said: I see them ending up like palace or Fulham. Stuck in mid table with the odd good season that gets them conference league. Which would be a fantastic achievement for a club of their size and stature. This would be equivalent to us constantly finishing in top 3 or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 O'Riley injured less than 10 minutes into his debut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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