- Brighton have peaked, it may be possible to get them top 6, but it is highly unlikely, they certainly don't have the momentum we have. - Brighton are basically a small club, they had empty seats vs Man Utd, and the Goldstone ground with 7,000 is a true reflection of what underpins that club. It would not take much to send them into a reversal of fortunes - De Zerbi is loved by the Senior players at Brighton, would they respect McKenna in the same way? - Getting itfc from the bottom of the Premier League (our expected position) to even 14th position would be seen as a major success, whereas to get Brighton into that Top 8 really is going to be very tough, so there is no easy upward movement there for Brighton. - Barber has clearly fallen out with De Zerbi. Whilst he looks fairly smug and pleased with himself in the presser, the reality is De Zerbi has left, it really isn't that good a gig is it? else he would not have moved on. De Zerbi clearly felt he has moved them as high as he could - If McKenna moves now, he knows the fans have been waiting 20 years for this moment. He knows, he has the whole of Suffolk behind him. Will he get that same support at Brighton? Many will likely question his appointment and if he does not get them higher, he may well be considered a failure there. - McKenna's character could be called into question if he leaves itfc now. He has built up a team that will walk over hot coals for him, if he goes now, he really is giving Ashton a huge headache, for him to do this firstly to Ashton, the players, and the supporters could look bad. - Momentum is a powerful thing, we have it, and next season there will be feverish support at portman road, that can take us a long long way. - If itfc splash out £100m on players right now, and then we compare our squad with Brighton's, it might not be a million miles off, but the level of expectation at Brighton is way higher. [Post edited 21 May 2024 11:26]
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