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Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)


Brighton have a similar model to us just at a higher level, for all the criticism over lack of spending, no striker for 20 years etc we’ve done very well on recruitment and bringing young players through. Good few years behind them but shows it’s the way for clubs like ours to operate.
 
chunkyshanhawk53 said:
I mean, it’s Sporting selling first team players. So it’s not a silly comparison.
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I wanted examples of it happening in the Championship and Premiership of these clubs selling their first team players in April.

Sort it out mate, it shouldn't be too hard to find if it happens so regularly.
 
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Mboma said:
Why would they have had so little choice?

Do the deal with Brighton, tell Watson he's on his way and it'll be made official in the summer. No drama. Is he moving to Brighton tomorrow?....nope.

I'm not bothered that he's going, it's a good price, but it's just been really poorly handed by putting it in the public. If folk can't see how it'll cause negatives until the end of the season, then there's no real point in trying to state the obvious to them.
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How do we know it’ll cause negatives? He could have been a cloud over the place since the window closes for all we know - and he’s known for being a bit conceited.

Brighton hold the power when a fee of that nature is agreed. If they wanted it announced, then it’ll be announced
 
Hank Scorpio said:
It definitely feels that way mate.

Obviously I don’t know what has gone on behind the scenes but even if the club were offering say £1500 a week (plus all the usual bonuses) that would still be a very good deal for a 18 year old.

I can’t see Brighton offering huge wages, so he’s quite possibly left a pretty safe environment for him to develop (a set up he knows etc) for perhaps an extra £200k a year after tax? Seems a risk imo as if he struggles, he will quickly get peddled
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£40k per week and £1mill signing on free is what my pal who works at academy reckons
 
Mboma said:
I wanted examples of it happening in the Championship and Premiership of these clubs selling their first team players in Arpril.

Sort it out mate, it shouldn't be too hard to find if it happens so regularly.
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I never suggested it happened regularly, I just gave you a recent example of it happening.

I don’t have any skin in this one at all :lol:
 
For a couple of weeks I thought we had a player on our hands v Sheffield and stoke then he got injured and came back looking atrocious, maybe the move to Brighton on his mind but whatever I don’t want him anywhere near team for potential loss of transfer fee and morale
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
Agree, he hasn't looked right at all since the window shut. People were saying he's just back from injury etc and they're right, but every time he got the ball he seemed to be taking a shot when there were better options, just didn't look arsed.

Very surprised that he'd leave at this stage when he's not ready to be a regular in this league, never mind the league above. Jobe could probably say he's got little left to learn here but Rigg does, and Watson definitely does, but if he's determined to leave there's not much the club can do.

Agree with those saying we shouldn't play him again though. We can't be going into a play off with someone who knows they're gone and wants to avoid injury. The only time I'd give him any minutes is if we have a dead rubber league game and want to protect Mundle.

I won't really criticise the kid, albeit his decision is pretty strange for a supposed fan, given his development also seems to be well served here, but I think time will tell he's been badly advised, but we can't be giving him many minutes other than to rest players who actually want to be here
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Good post GG.
 
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