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Neal Maupay

Redemption

Weepy gripe baby 👶
I’m not sure SC is a squad rotation merchant-I expect him to follow his ‘next man up’ approach.
However,we need additional quality signings to ensure our bench is not full of lower-mid Championship
players and kids (which means inevitable relegation).
The squad is bound to be needed when injuries and suspensions invariably occur.
Fulham at home last season. 3 subs available. We're losing 2 nil. Changes shape, throws on a midfielder for a defender and forward for a midfielder to attack the game. We lost 4-nil.

Middle part of the season. At Home Zinck in front of Garner and Yates, away Garner in front of Colback and Yates. Changed when Max was injured.

He's more flexible that you seem to think. Also, next-man-up is not a queue metaphor, its about squad readiness.

He's proven that he's amenable to playing and adapting. With 5 subs, I expect we'll see it more and we'll see more tactical game plans per opposition.
 

Cloughie1975

John Robertson
Fulham at home last season. 3 subs available. We're losing 2 nil. Changes shape, throws on a midfielder for a defender and forward for a midfielder to attack the game. We lost 4-nil.

Middle part of the season. At Home Zinck in front of Garner and Yates, away Garner in front of Colback and Yates. Changed when Max was injured.

He's more flexible that you seem to think. Also, next-man-up is not a queue metaphor, its about squad readiness.

He's proven that he's amenable to playing and adapting. With 5 subs, I expect we'll see it more and we'll see more tactical game plans per opposition.
I didn’t say he wasn’t flexible.
I’m merely suggesting SC is of the ilk to stick with the players who are performing well (why wouldn’t he?).
Obviously,if things aren’t going well (as you described against Fulham) changes can/will be made-that’s
why we need at least 20/22 senior quality players to cope at this level.
 

dr_horse

Geoff Thomas
I understand it may be deemed as excess but I am very suprised by the reaction to the actual player.

He has missed chances at Brighton but he is a real menace and has a good all round game, and actually scored very important goals for them. Brighton didn't lose when he scored last season. I think he's exactly the sort of player that Cooper will have targeted personally.

I know Lincs_Red's Brighton mate says he would drive him up the M1 but most Brighton fans really like him.

Completely agree with this.

We will need options off the bench and 3 seasons of prem experience will only help the squad.

Does miss chances but attackers who don't all play for good champs league teams.

At 15m we're paying less than Brighton allegedly did and he's still young enough to develop.

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Harrison

Jack Armstrong
Good player, but we don't need him and Dennis.

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Okay, I trust your opinion over Cooper’s. We better cancel the deal.

GK
Hendo/Henner
RCB
Worrall/Biancone
CB
Cook/Soh
LCB
McKenna/Niahkate
RB
Williams/Biancone
LB
Toff/Richards
DM
Kouyate
CM
Yates/Colback/Mangala/O’Brien/Cafu
AM
Lingard
RF
Johnson
LF
Dennis
ST
Awoniyi/Surridge/Maupay

Mighten and Soh likely to leave on loan, Lyle Taylor and Cafu to be sold.

This signing actually makes sense looking at the squad. Injuries will happen and we need options who will come in and hit ground running.
 

dr_horse

Geoff Thomas
Fulham at home last season. 3 subs available. We're losing 2 nil. Changes shape, throws on a midfielder for a defender and forward for a midfielder to attack the game. We lost 4-nil.

Middle part of the season. At Home Zinck in front of Garner and Yates, away Garner in front of Colback and Yates. Changed when Max was injured.

He's more flexible that you seem to think. Also, next-man-up is not a queue metaphor, its about squad readiness.

He's proven that he's amenable to playing and adapting. With 5 subs, I expect we'll see it more and we'll see more tactical game plans per opposition.
Agreed. His team mostly picked itself via form and fitness once we got going. Even when colback had a few wobbly games when first coming in for Lowe he didn't really have options to change it. Will be interesting to see how much he does like to tinker given the opportunity.

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Calvin Plummer

Viv Anderson
If his finishing was as good as his all round play he'd be 50m. Definite yes from me, provides a very different option and another playing who can chip in with important goals.

15m is a snip, though Brighton fans might snap our hands off.
 

Allthewine

A. Trialist
Am I the only one who couldn't give a flyer what the media thinks?

Okay, I trust your opinion over Cooper’s. We better cancel the deal.

GK
Hendo/Henner
RCB
Worrall/Biancone
CB
Cook/Soh
LCB
McKenna/Niahkate
RB
Williams/Biancone
LB
Toff/Richards
DM
Kouyate
CM
Yates/Colback/Mangala/O’Brien/Cafu
AM
Lingard
RF
Johnson
LF
Dennis
ST
Awoniyi/Surridge/Maupay

Mighten and Soh likely to leave on loan, Lyle Taylor and Cafu to be sold.

This signing actually makes sense looking at the squad. Injuries will happen and we need options who will come in and hit ground running.

Plus Freuler
 

garibaldi

Jack Armstrong
Not sure on this one. Flopped under a manager that is up there with Cooper in terms of ability and Brighton are a mid table Prem team. Is he good enough for a lower end Prem team in our proposed case?

He's a very good Championship player though should we go down.
 

Ashley

Steve Chettle
Not sure on this one. Flopped under a manager that is up there with Cooper in terms of ability and Brighton are a mid table Prem team. Is he good enough for a lower end Prem team in our proposed case?

He's a very good Championship player though should we go down.
He's been Brighton's top scorer for the last 3 seasons and opinions from Brighton fans about him seem mostly positive. Not exactly a flop.
 

Canadian_red

Grenville Morris
Yeah, not sure why they'd be keen to sell their top scorer for pretty much what they paid for him. Perhaps they're looking to take a step and want better.
 

Harrison

Jack Armstrong

garibaldi

Jack Armstrong
He's been Brighton's top scorer for the last 3 seasons and opinions from Brighton fans about him seem mostly positive. Not exactly a flop.
Being top goal scorer for a team that struggles for goals. 10 and 9 goals each season in the Prem. 25 in the Championship season.

As I said - Very good Championship player.

Looking at his stats just now however, "flopped" was an incorrect term based on opinion I've read from Brighton fans and limited TV exposure that I've seen of. I guess he'll do a job.
 

Canadian_red

Grenville Morris
Apparently our head of scouting was highly involved in signing him for brentford. One year left.

Also have to remember the 5 subs thing means it could very well be more of a rugby style thing with a less reactive sub strategy with a plan to make certain subs from the start to maintain quality and intensity. Starters and finishers/closers or what have you.
 

Calvin Plummer

Viv Anderson
Being top goal scorer for a team that struggles for goals. 10 and 9 goals each season in the Prem. 25 in the Championship season.

As I said - Very good Championship player.

Looking at his stats just now however, "flopped" was an incorrect term based on opinion I've read from Brighton fans and limited TV exposure that I've seen of. I guess he'll do a job.

10 is solid:

Chelsea: 11
City 15
Wolves 6
Arsenal 11
Newcastle 8
Villa 10
West Ham 12
Everton 10
Southampton 10
Brentford 12
Leeds 11
Burnley 9

Unless we have a spare 150m knocking about to buy Kane or Salah we won't be seeing players getting 20+ goals.

The key to staying up, hell to winning the league is having multiple players that can chip in.

Maupay
Lingard
Johnson
Dennis
Awoniyi

Offers us those options. If they each get anywhere from 5 to 10 goals we will be golden.
 

Gyros Peter

Sauce salad?
As I have it he plays centrally, deeper than a ten and uses his pace and timing to get in behind, also bringing the wider forwards in to the spaces he creates? He does that false nine thing someone on here was talking about the other day... I think!
 
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