| Brighton by no means an easy job ... 12:31 - May 19 with 1125 views | Bellevue_Blue |
I don't agree with the few that are saying this is a sideways step, it is most definitely a chance for Kieran to jump up.
IF he does take it, he will of course strongly believe he has what it takes to take them forward but it is by no means the slam dunk stepping stone that many outside of our ITFC bubble are making it out to be.
- Brighton's minimum expectations are somewhere between 8th - 10th with the reality that they expect to be in Europe.
- Concerns around budgets? Would De Zerbi be leaving if he had been promised plenty of money? Likely no. Would they also not be targeting more of a big gun to cement their position in Europe?
- The existing playing squad have been pretty poor/ inconsistent by all accounts this season (16th in the form table since Christmas, only 5 more points than Burnley)
- Transfers very much dictated by others
As I say, definitely not a sideways step, it's a big jump from ITFC that he is more than capable of, however, I think it will prove to be a pretty tough job this season. |  | | |  |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:35 - May 19 with 1066 views | redrickstuhaart |
It is sideways in many respects. Size of club, supporters, history, ceiling etc etc. The difference is that they are further along the journey than we are currently.
That means that going in there is potentially the route to demonstrating a safe pair of premier league hands, from which you progress to being a regular on the PL merry go round. That said, the only way for Brighton is probably staying at about the same level or drifting downwards a bit. An 11th place finish would be seen as failure, despite representing Brighton punching above their weight. | | | |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:37 - May 19 with 1061 views | Trequartista |
Don't think anyone is disputing Brighton's squad is currently a jump from ours, but you've got to look at the potential and ceiling of a club and the investment behind it, and I think we compare favourably, probably more potential and bigger pockets if anything. |  |
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:38 - May 19 with 1040 views | Sharkey |
In mitigation, they DID play eight games in Europe and did pretty well for a first go at it, so I am sure it has been a memorable season for a lot of Brighton fans. Compare them with Union Berlin, for example. |  | | |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:50 - May 19 with 962 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:37 - May 19 by Trequartista |
Don't think anyone is disputing Brighton's squad is currently a jump from ours, but you've got to look at the potential and ceiling of a club and the investment behind it, and I think we compare favourably, probably more potential and bigger pockets if anything. |
Our ceiling is pretty much where Brighton are now though. If you offered the owners a mid-table Premier League team that occasionally flirts with/gets into Europe then they would snap your hand off.
That said, I think it's all pretty fluid below the top 8 (I'd include Villa/Newcastle in there now) and you are only ever a couple of bad transfer windows away from disaster. | | | |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:54 - May 19 with 942 views | Bellevue_Blue |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:37 - May 19 by Trequartista |
Don't think anyone is disputing Brighton's squad is currently a jump from ours, but you've got to look at the potential and ceiling of a club and the investment behind it, and I think we compare favourably, probably more potential and bigger pockets if anything. |
Yeah, I think what youv've mentioned there is ultimately what Kieran needs to weigh up.
Does he want to be the man who takes the risk on a club behind in footballing terms, but one with all the potential to follow a similar journey and then jump to a big club. Or does he feel more comfortable working within a better footballing structure, gambling on his ability to combat those factors I mentioned, establishing himself in the Premier League and then jumping.
Really interesting conundrum but as I said before, I certainly do not think Brighton is a particularly easy job this season. | | | |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:59 - May 19 with 909 views | Trequartista |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 12:50 - May 19 by tractorboy1978 |
Our ceiling is pretty much where Brighton are now though. If you offered the owners a mid-table Premier League team that occasionally flirts with/gets into Europe then they would snap your hand off.
That said, I think it's all pretty fluid below the top 8 (I'd include Villa/Newcastle in there now) and you are only ever a couple of bad transfer windows away from disaster. |
Ceilings aren't exact sciences of course with the obvious example of Leicester in 2015/16, and there is no guarantee clubs like Brighton can stay in that position - I remember Stoke being the epitome of a mid-table Premier League club not long ago (9 seasons between 9th and 14th) and then boom they're now consistently a lower half of the table Championship club. [Post edited 19 May 12:59]
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:20 - May 19 with 829 views | Scuzzer |
Does anybody else feel as me that all this constant manager rumours is very disrespectful to our club? Its obvious that even though, through merit, we are Premier League we are still being seen as upstarts not worthy of having a manager of the quality of KmK. |  |
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:43 - May 19 with 743 views | SitfcB |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:20 - May 19 by Scuzzer |
Does anybody else feel as me that all this constant manager rumours is very disrespectful to our club? Its obvious that even though, through merit, we are Premier League we are still being seen as upstarts not worthy of having a manager of the quality of KmK. |
Happens with every club near enough? |  |
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:54 - May 19 with 697 views | BlueRaider |
It's a sideways step, you could say Brighton are an established premier league club, but we'd have said the same of Leicester and Southampton 2 years ago. | |
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:56 - May 19 with 685 views | bournemouthblue |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:20 - May 19 by Scuzzer |
Does anybody else feel as me that all this constant manager rumours is very disrespectful to our club? Its obvious that even though, through merit, we are Premier League we are still being seen as upstarts not worthy of having a manager of the quality of KmK. |
We'll be covered like Luton have been this season so we will have to get used to it |  |
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| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 14:33 - May 19 with 591 views | davblue |
| Brighton by no means an easy job ... on 13:54 - May 19 by BlueRaider |
It's a sideways step, you could say Brighton are an established premier league club, but we'd have said the same of Leicester and Southampton 2 years ago. |
They are light years ahead of us at this moment in time on the field and off it, anyone who thinks differently are only judging Brighton on their history and not what they currently are. |  | | |
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