Fair play to Brighton

[Wales-Bales]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

I liked that they rejected City's offers of £30m+ for Cucurella and Chelsea ended up paying twice that (if you believe the media anyway), after he has had one good season in the Premier League.

Now THAT is how you negotiate.

Ex-Barcelona failure who thought Brighton was beneath him. He probably thinks it will will improve his chances of international football too.

[Moodybluebird]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

Ex-Barcelona failure who thought Brighton was beneath him. He probably thinks it will will improve his chances of international football too.

It's a win win situation for both sides. Brighton get a huge amount of cash and Cucurella gets an opportunity to play for one of the top teams in the country. No losers there.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

You seem to have a generally low opinion of City fans.
How can you say for sure that we wouldn't have responded in the same way?

There is absolutely no way that if we had to play our home games 70 miles away then play several seasons at a sports centre we would have survived

That's not having a low opinion of Cardiff City fans , it's just staring us in the face

The stress and hassle the trust had from our own fanbase was proof of that

[Ivortheengine]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

They’ve done well so far with a good manager to go with it. However you get the impression that their fans would just be happy to stay there. Having said that , they are by no means guaranteed to stay in the Promised Land and a slump in form over half a dozen games would see them in a relegation battle. Like similar clubs of their standard, they definitely need a good start this season. If they don’t start well, doubts will creep in , into their eligibility to stay where they are.Time will tell.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

They’ve done well so far with a good manager to go with it. However you get the impression that their fans would just be happy to stay there. Having said that , they are by no means guaranteed to stay in the Promised Land and a slump in form over half a dozen games would see them in a relegation battle. Like similar clubs of their standard, they definitely need a good start this season. If they don’t start well, doubts will creep in , into their eligibility to stay where they are.Time will tell.

I certainly know after 3 , 1 season visits since 1961 most of us would be happy to just hand around . Even doing a Swansea for 6 years would be like winning the lottery .

[Wales-Bales]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

It's a win win situation for both sides. Brighton get a huge amount of cash and Cucurella gets an opportunity to play for one of the top teams in the country. No losers there.

Getafe paid 6 million Euro for him, and Brighton paid around 18 million Euro, so Chelsea have been rinsed again.

[Moodybluebird]

Re: Fair play to Brighton

I certainly know after 3 , 1 season visits since 1961 most of us would be happy to just hand around . Even doing a Swansea for 6 years would be like winning the lottery .

Probably more of a downer getting relegated after establishing yourself in the top division for a number of years than yo-yoing like Norwich and West Brom for instance but yeah it would be nice to hang around for say 5-10 years.