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Reply | Egeli..just now on Twitter/x
at 21:26 25 Aug 2025
I, too, feel there's no point in getting too excited until signatures are on paper. And I'm quite an optimist. [Post edited 25 Aug 21:27]
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Reply | Egeli..just now on Twitter/x
at 21:10 25 Aug 2025
I think we'd be relatively hard to gazump, given the available purchasing power and status within the division (recently relegated, highly tipped to succeed, not current league position). |
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Reply | More Expressive Uppies and Downies
at 21:06 25 Aug 2025
Depends what you are trying to do, but limiting the options not only simplifies things, but also forces people into text (i.e. posting) to express more complex or nuanced responses to posts. Thus increasing traffic. |
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Reply | Bit of empathy for KM
at 18:33 25 Aug 2025
Not sure you can blame Clarke for everyone's wayward shooting on Saturday. |
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Reply | Josh Sargent
at 18:26 25 Aug 2025
I doubt they'd sell that cheap, if at all. |
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Reply | McKenna deserves all the criticism
at 17:30 25 Aug 2025
Brighton have sold six players for more than £25m*, all of them during the period since they became an established Prem club. Three of them were sold to Chelsea. One came through the Youth teams.
The most expensive player they sold before they were at least four years into their current Prem run was Knockaert, for about £10m.
They've had a few big hits, not exactly a vast stream of talent passing through.
* According to Transfermarkt. Calcedo, Cucurella, Pedro, White MacAllister and Bissouma. |
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Reply | His injury how long is AAH out for?
at 17:10 25 Aug 2025
We don't need to de-register anyone. The registered squad lists do not have to be submitted until after the window closes. |
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Reply | McKenna deserves all the criticism
at 15:43 25 Aug 2025
There are a limited number of them and most are already playing for Prem or top overseas teams. Those few becoming available for hire in any given window are much in demand and fetch enormous fees (or there's something wrong with them). |
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Reply | Achievement
at 14:39 25 Aug 2025
I'd say we slightly overshot, given the double promotion to the Prem. Then have suffered a bit by not having the time to develop the team organically (big upheaval last summer, then our better players being picked off after relegation).
Taken overall, we're still about on track, but with a weird (if profitable) interlude. |
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Reply | Are we allowed to criticise
at 09:20 25 Aug 2025
Chelsea met the release clause, there was no way to get out of that one. You're thinking of the reported initial payment of £20m - which is (from what I understand) actually quite a generous proportion to get up front. |
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Reply | What we need still
at 09:41 24 Aug 2025
I don't think that's particularly true. I've not seen any evidence of shirking on the pitch or unwillingness of players to support one another.
A certain unfamiliarity, perhaps. But that comes from trying to merge what's left of the old team, the Prem signings and the new introductions. To use an infamous term, "gelling".
But our biggest single issue yesterday was failing to get our best chances on target. Up to three or four good opportunities squandered high or wide, which would have been enough to get points from the game. |
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Reply | What we need still
at 09:19 24 Aug 2025
More bite
Greater urgency
Snap-shooting practice
I thought large parts of the game were a fairly complete Ipswich performance against slightly lesser opposition. Overcoming the press, forcing them back and probing around the box. We just missed every chance on goal we got and let the time run out.
Edit: All of this can come from the training pitch, without having to change personnel. [Post edited 24 Aug 9:27]
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Reply | Performance or win today?
at 10:40 23 Aug 2025
I do agree, but think the "League leaders" are perhaps a bit of a chimera at the moment.
Stoke have only played Derby (at home) and Sheff Wed. Not sure they're going to be able to keep up the same form against the rest of the division. WBA have played Wrexham and Blackburn, the former still trying to find their feet at this level. Boro somewhat stronger opposition and perhaps justifies their current position. |
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Reply | Performance or win today?
at 10:29 23 Aug 2025
Indeed. Altho I think this is going to be another quite tough away fixture. I'd take a scruffy 0 - 1 to us over a beautiful performance but only a draw. |
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