Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
comment by Shaun M - Ran out of usernames (U9955)
posted 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga Nikica come on pretty mama (U1308)
posted 2 minutes ago
When will Leeds fall apart this season?
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February or March. Id say write it down so you don't gorget but I cant imagine you'll forget at Everton's season will be over about the same time.
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I bet you do enjoy going to out if the way places to watch Leeds. Some of the places, do they really exist? Well, St James Park for your lads looks nailed on for next year.
There’s one decent town fan who holds a great conversation on here. The rest have been downright rude to us Leeds fans for 3 years now.
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
There’s one decent town fan who holds a great conversation on here. The rest have been downright rude to us Leeds fans for 3 years now.
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Get over yourself kebap!
I've been rude to you far longer than 3 year's😁
We're neighbors what do you expect?... we're being civil atm
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
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Whilst I'm not totally gonna disagree with you here, Kebab, as you're not exactly wrong, I think Brighton and ourselves ended up in the same predicament upon promotion in that you have to import players from abroad as trying to sign decent English talent would set you back double their foreign counterparts. Brighton still spent wiser than we did, hence our current positions, but you're largely fighting the other relegation for these "YouTube superstars". Some will fit ok, but the majority just can't hack the English game...for every Mooy there's fifty Mbenzas.
Hughton was sacked whilst still not looking likely to go down, when that for now should have been their only remit. Had Wagner had us in a similar position he wouldn't have even had the faintest risk of the sack. I do still think Brighton made a big mistake there and I don't see Potter doing much better. They're one of my tips to go down this season.
It's one of the main things that intrigues me about you guys getting promoted, assuming it's your time now of course. Whilst you have a much bigger reputation than us worldwide for sure, you will still most likely have to spend overseas. However, you're very tactically sound under Bielsa and he'll have a vast scouting network, so it will be interesting to see if you can break the mould.
Brighton spent £140m in last 2 seasons Under Hughton including.....
Jahanbakhsh 17m
Bissouma 15m
Locadia 15m
Izqueido 13.5m
Propper 11.7m
Bernardo 9m
McAllister 7.2m
Montoya 6.3m
Andone 5.4m
Ryan 5.4m
Suttner 4m
Burton 4m
Burn 3m
Tau 3m
Malakar 2.7m
Schelotto 2.7m
Gros 2.7m
Baluta 2.6m
Mateju 2.25m
Dreyer 2.0m
Net spend was £128m
The money was supposed to take Brighton to an higher level but by the end most of these players were not playing and Brighton were struggling to stop up. Expectations from the board likely too high but you can see why they lost faith in him
Towns net spend over same period was £80m
Leeds won’t be any different if they ever go up as fan base is not financially that big in comparison to sky money and ownership. If we went up this season there is no guarantee than bielsa would stick around. Leeds need selling to rich owners - the only way any club can break into the top 10 and stay there for a while
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Towns net spend over same period was £80m
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How much did the other relegated teams spend? Did Barfdif ever have to pay for the player who died in the plane crash?
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 14 hours, 53 minutes ago
Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
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I don't necessarily disagree, as contradictory as that may sound. I'm just clutching at straws a bit to explain why a guy who I rate highly, isn't the success I think he could be. Can't put my finger on it completely, but I do think there's a good manager there.
I think he’s a good manager and in general they are sacked too early or at the wrong times.
However you can see the boards point when £48m was spent on strikers and 35-yr old Glenn Murray continued to lead the line. Like Champers mentioned - into the European market but perhaps this is the wrong place to always shop?
Championship players Callum Wilson/Jamie vardy/josh king/ Troy deeney/Charlie Austin/ Ricky lambert have all featured in the prem leading goal scorers lists over the past 6 seasons and there are others like Ashley Barnes / Chris wood/teemu pukki/Andre gray etc who have done well at times. Perhaps Brighton’s big outlay on Maupay has recognised this?
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
comment by VOF - are we there yet? (U17124)
posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
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Spot on that first paragraph mate. That's exactly the issue promoted clubs face. When you've the likes of Solanke going for 18 and Mings for 20, then you can't afford to NOT risk shopping abroad. Then you've just got to hope those players can adapt here because if they don't you can easily become the absolute mess that we are.
comment by Champers - Pow! Right in the kisser (U6859)
posted 47 minutes ago
comment by VOF - are we there yet? (U17124)
posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
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Spot on that first paragraph mate. That's exactly the issue promoted clubs face. When you've the likes of Solanke going for 18 and Mings for 20, then you can't afford to NOT risk shopping abroad. Then you've just got to hope those players can adapt here because if they don't you can easily become the absolute mess that we are.
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McBurnie - £20m ffs?!?! The worlds gone mad? Average is expensive if you’re in the prem.
Oh dear, another loss for the Dog Botherers...
On the bright side, they have now scored more than Hattrick Bamford!
comment by JonnyLosAngeles (My Dad was made in Leeds) עם ישראל חי (U9756)
posted 3 hours, 34 minutes ago
Oh dear, another loss for the Dog Botherers...
On the bright side, they have now scored more than Hattrick Bamford!
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4 games in a row now! These are heady days...
Back to Hattrick and Dog Botherers level on goals scored?
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posted on 20/8/19
Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
posted on 20/8/19
comment by Shaun M - Ran out of usernames (U9955)
posted 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga Nikica come on pretty mama (U1308)
posted 2 minutes ago
When will Leeds fall apart this season?
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February or March. Id say write it down so you don't gorget but I cant imagine you'll forget at Everton's season will be over about the same time.
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I bet you do enjoy going to out if the way places to watch Leeds. Some of the places, do they really exist? Well, St James Park for your lads looks nailed on for next year.
posted on 20/8/19
There’s one decent town fan who holds a great conversation on here. The rest have been downright rude to us Leeds fans for 3 years now.
posted on 20/8/19
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
There’s one decent town fan who holds a great conversation on here. The rest have been downright rude to us Leeds fans for 3 years now.
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Get over yourself kebap!
I've been rude to you far longer than 3 year's😁
We're neighbors what do you expect?... we're being civil atm
posted on 20/8/19
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
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Whilst I'm not totally gonna disagree with you here, Kebab, as you're not exactly wrong, I think Brighton and ourselves ended up in the same predicament upon promotion in that you have to import players from abroad as trying to sign decent English talent would set you back double their foreign counterparts. Brighton still spent wiser than we did, hence our current positions, but you're largely fighting the other relegation for these "YouTube superstars". Some will fit ok, but the majority just can't hack the English game...for every Mooy there's fifty Mbenzas.
Hughton was sacked whilst still not looking likely to go down, when that for now should have been their only remit. Had Wagner had us in a similar position he wouldn't have even had the faintest risk of the sack. I do still think Brighton made a big mistake there and I don't see Potter doing much better. They're one of my tips to go down this season.
It's one of the main things that intrigues me about you guys getting promoted, assuming it's your time now of course. Whilst you have a much bigger reputation than us worldwide for sure, you will still most likely have to spend overseas. However, you're very tactically sound under Bielsa and he'll have a vast scouting network, so it will be interesting to see if you can break the mould.
posted on 21/8/19
Brighton spent £140m in last 2 seasons Under Hughton including.....
Jahanbakhsh 17m
Bissouma 15m
Locadia 15m
Izqueido 13.5m
Propper 11.7m
Bernardo 9m
McAllister 7.2m
Montoya 6.3m
Andone 5.4m
Ryan 5.4m
Suttner 4m
Burton 4m
Burn 3m
Tau 3m
Malakar 2.7m
Schelotto 2.7m
Gros 2.7m
Baluta 2.6m
Mateju 2.25m
Dreyer 2.0m
Net spend was £128m
The money was supposed to take Brighton to an higher level but by the end most of these players were not playing and Brighton were struggling to stop up. Expectations from the board likely too high but you can see why they lost faith in him
posted on 21/8/19
Towns net spend over same period was £80m
posted on 21/8/19
Leeds won’t be any different if they ever go up as fan base is not financially that big in comparison to sky money and ownership. If we went up this season there is no guarantee than bielsa would stick around. Leeds need selling to rich owners - the only way any club can break into the top 10 and stay there for a while
posted on 21/8/19
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Towns net spend over same period was £80m
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How much did the other relegated teams spend? Did Barfdif ever have to pay for the player who died in the plane crash?
posted on 21/8/19
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 14 hours, 53 minutes ago
Hughton spent a fortune on players last couple of seasons and they’ve all been rubbish - that’s why he was sacked. Gross wastage of club funds. Players he bought never played
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I don't necessarily disagree, as contradictory as that may sound. I'm just clutching at straws a bit to explain why a guy who I rate highly, isn't the success I think he could be. Can't put my finger on it completely, but I do think there's a good manager there.
posted on 21/8/19
I think he’s a good manager and in general they are sacked too early or at the wrong times.
However you can see the boards point when £48m was spent on strikers and 35-yr old Glenn Murray continued to lead the line. Like Champers mentioned - into the European market but perhaps this is the wrong place to always shop?
Championship players Callum Wilson/Jamie vardy/josh king/ Troy deeney/Charlie Austin/ Ricky lambert have all featured in the prem leading goal scorers lists over the past 6 seasons and there are others like Ashley Barnes / Chris wood/teemu pukki/Andre gray etc who have done well at times. Perhaps Brighton’s big outlay on Maupay has recognised this?
posted on 21/8/19
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
posted on 21/8/19
comment by VOF - are we there yet? (U17124)
posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
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Spot on that first paragraph mate. That's exactly the issue promoted clubs face. When you've the likes of Solanke going for 18 and Mings for 20, then you can't afford to NOT risk shopping abroad. Then you've just got to hope those players can adapt here because if they don't you can easily become the absolute mess that we are.
posted on 21/8/19
comment by Champers - Pow! Right in the kisser (U6859)
posted 47 minutes ago
comment by VOF - are we there yet? (U17124)
posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Look at that list of players you provided. Barely any i'd heard of, or you i'd imagine? As a prem league club you get quoted inflated prices imo. No doubt based on that Brighton invested to try and get to the next level, but I just don't think as a club, and a brand, they're in the market for the players to take them to that next level. Those players cost more and want the clubs competing top half at least. I'm still clutching at straws, I think he as manager of that club has tried to unearth a few gems but it's not worked.
Maupay should be a great player from what I've seen of him ….. suspect he'll be a success for them this season.
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Spot on that first paragraph mate. That's exactly the issue promoted clubs face. When you've the likes of Solanke going for 18 and Mings for 20, then you can't afford to NOT risk shopping abroad. Then you've just got to hope those players can adapt here because if they don't you can easily become the absolute mess that we are.
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McBurnie - £20m ffs?!?! The worlds gone mad? Average is expensive if you’re in the prem.
posted on 22/8/19
Oh dear, another loss for the Dog Botherers...
On the bright side, they have now scored more than Hattrick Bamford!
posted on 22/8/19
comment by JonnyLosAngeles (My Dad was made in Leeds) עם ישראל חי (U9756)
posted 3 hours, 34 minutes ago
Oh dear, another loss for the Dog Botherers...
On the bright side, they have now scored more than Hattrick Bamford!
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4 games in a row now! These are heady days...
posted on 24/8/19
Back to Hattrick and Dog Botherers level on goals scored?
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