[Albion] Do you think Uncle Tony is happy?

[Reddleman]

At Cheltenham (as others have said) Tony Bloom was openly talking about how big the opportunities were this season. Since then we have been knocked out the cup and taken 1 point from three games including one at home against Leicester.

Of course he’s disappointed and most probably frustrated. To suggest otherwise is ridiculous.

 

[oldboyroy]

His hopes and possibly expectations will be higher than mid table I'd imagine!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

At Cheltenham (as others have said) Tony Bloom was openly talking about how big the opportunities were this season. Since then we have been knocked out the cup and taken 1 point from three games including one at home against Leicester.

Of course he’s disappointed and most probably frustrated. To suggest otherwise is ridiculous.

Knocked a big hole in the dumb belief in the infallibility of the algorithm, that's for sure

 

[Ratso2005]

Of course you're talking about Rosenior there but you could just as easily be talking about Hurzeler too.

The managerial grass is always greener. If we had Frank/Glasner/Iraola/Silva and Hurzeler was at one of their clubs instead, certain people on here would be clamouring to get rid of the incumbent and get Fab in.

As a side-note, I'd also put serious money down on a lot of the Brighton fans who moan about our support not being good enough - or as staunch and indefatigable as you see for continental sides - are some of the first to start bitching and bawling out the players when things aren't going our way on the pitch.

As regards to the poll, I think Tony, like all of us, will be really disappointed with the recent run, including the cup exit, but philosophical overall.
If we finish eighth (or ninth) it's the (joint) second-best season in the club's history.

 

[Hometownglory]

In the past few years?

Olise 9m, Guehi 23m, Mateta 11m, Lacroix 18m, Munoz 8m, Wharton 21m, Eze 18m, Sarr 15m

Can we have that lot up the road's recruitment team please?

He's left and gone abroad.

 

[albionalex]

In the past few years?

Olise 9m, Guehi 23m, Mateta 11m, Lacroix 18m, Munoz 8m, Wharton 21m, Eze 18m, Sarr 15m

Can we have that lot up the road's recruitment team please?

Nketiah - 30m...

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The managerial grass is always greener. If we had Frank/Glasner/Iraola/Silva and Hurzeler was at one of their clubs instead, certain people on here would be clamouring to get rid of the incumbent and get Fab in.

As a side-note, I'd also put serious money down on a lot of the Brighton fans who moan about our support not being good enough - or as staunch and indefatigable as you see for continental sides - are some of the first to start bitching and bawling out the players when things aren't going our way on the pitch.

As regards to the poll, I think Tony, like all of us, will be really disappointed with the recent run, including the cup exit, but philosophical overall.
If we finish eighth (or ninth) it's the (joint) second-best season in the club's history.

Might (just about) be the case, but it sure as hell don't feel like it. Play's been largely shit for longtime now. You know what you're watching. Or at least should do

 

[London Irish]

Quarter of a billion spend later and we are one place up in the table, I imagine he's delirious

 

[Justice]

Might (just about) be the case, but it sure as hell don't feel like it. Play's been largely shit for longtime now. You know what you're watching. Or at least should do

Throughout out the leagues it’s proved better to keep or try & keep the same manager in place who have shown they can bring success and build on it.
From Klopp to Moyes it’s a proven strategy.
If the hierarchy had settled their differences with DeZerbi who knows what this season would have been like.

 

[singing4seagulls]

Quarter of a billion spend later and we are one place up in the table, I imagine he's delirious

A bunch of kids with potential for the future, who are all now probably worth a lot more than we purchased them for.

For all the doom and gloom we're on for one of our best seasons in the league, which means our players are also proven as PL quality.

They are worth more now and will still grow and develop into better players from here.

Yeah I'm thinking he's feeling ok.

 

[portlock seagull]

Every season is a 'Transitional' season if you lose your best/starting players.

This. Hence projects are a nonsense beyond any one season. Start and finish.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

A bunch of kids with potential for the future, who are all now probably worth a lot more than we purchased them for.

For all the doom and gloom we're on for one of our best seasons in the league, which means our players are also proven as PL quality.

They are worth more now and will still grow and develop into better players from here.

Yeah I'm thinking he's feeling ok.

Rarely feels like we're actually watching it tho

 

[Weststander]

Rarely feels like we're actually watching it tho

We don’t do away games. Instead witnessing all the home non-wins.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

We don’t do away games. Instead witnessing all the home non-wins.

Away has not been much better at times. The 7-0 at Forest, the suicidal high line at Chelsea and being on the Palace party train carriage after the loss being the particular lowlights.

I think that is part of the problem. When we've been bad - home or away - it's been pretty bloody awful which is all the more frustrating when we've looked like a decent side on a number of occasions.

 

[Justice]

Rarely feels like we're actually watching it tho

People talk about some results although rarely about the performances. Probably because we never look in control of games it’s 50/50 if we don’t f*** it up late in the second half when in the lead.

 

[A1X]

In the past few years?

Olise 9m, Guehi 23m, Mateta 11m, Lacroix 18m, Munoz 8m, Wharton 21m, Eze 18m, Sarr 15m

Can we have that lot up the road's recruitment team please?

Signing good players is a piece of piss if you throw enough money at it.

The skill is in signing players who either achieve something tangible for your club or who you can sell on for a big profit to a bigger club down the line.

Eze probably will leave for a big profit this summer. The others? Jury very much out.

 

[Justice]

Signing good players is a piece of piss if you throw enough money at it.

The skill is in signing players who either achieve something tangible for your club or who you can sell on for a big profit to a bigger club down the line.

Eze probably will leave for a big profit this summer. The others? Jury very much out.

No one was interested in Eze last summer. Wharton is probably the one I would sign, shame we only valued him at £10m.

 

[Weststander]

Away has not been much better at times. The 7-0 at Forest, the suicidal high line at Chelsea and being on the Palace party train carriage after the loss being the particular lowlights.

I think that is part of the problem. When we've been bad - home or away - it's been pretty bloody awful which is all the more frustrating when we've looked like a decent side on a number of occasions.

Don’t know if you remember NSC post the Stamford Bridge carnage, we were emphatically told to trust the FH tactic of everyone being camped in the opposition half, it was just a freak match conceding goals like that. Up step …. Dibling, Leicester, Forest x 2, Everton, CP x 2, Villa, Wolves.

 

[BadFish]

well one way of looking at it -would 10th or equal 8th , with 6 games to go and still a reasonable chance of Europe with a new manager, young squad (2nd youngest in the league after Chelsea) have been overperforming or underperforming if you'd suggested this to NSC in August ?
I think there was a poll where most NSC users then argued that would have been fine and within expectation.

Most of us are still pretty happy with where we are at. If you take into account the inexperience of our current squad and manager and if course the number of injuries we have had this season and the knock on effect of our fit players being exhausted. We are doing pretty well.

A noisy minority are on every thread demanding we win trophies and beat every team they have decided we should beat ('teams like . . . ' used to be an insult on here, now it is used unironically).

On the whole our fanbase is still sensible and reasonable. We recognise that several factors have gone against us and that we are still on the right path.

 

[Weststander]

It’ll be interesting to see where TB spends the Baleba, Rutter and JPVH sale proceeds this summer.

Shirley on some players with pace who can defend the counter attack.