Was a ghost in the game by all accounts. Starting to think he needs a loan move to get past the goal drought
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Was a ghost in the game by all accounts. Starting to think he needs a loan move to get past the goal drought
He didn't see much of the ball, tbh. His touch maybe a little less accurate than usual but that's nit picking. Brighton sat back a lot as a unit in the first half. Goal was against run of play. Mitoma only a sub.. I stopped watching when Ferguson went off.
3 starts in a week or so will do him the world of good at least, even if he comes off the bench next match, hopefully he's far more ready to make an impact and things will come good soon.
Agreed. I know pros just dust themselves off and go again, but the fooker of a referee that disallowed Evan's goal for Ireland really done him dirty. We'd be having a different conversation... and he is starting to look a little frustrated.
Woo hoo just scored a beauty!
Finally!
Two Irish strikers scoring in the Premier League in the same day - just a shame about Ogbene.
Fantastic goal. A typical Ferguson goal.
Some going from Brighton to blow the win from that position all the same.
You get the vibe that they are developing the same soft underbelly that they had under Potter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Soft underbelly? Probably their greatest manager, kept them competitive in the EPL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
Brighton under Potter were noted for having a soft underbelly - Brighton fans openly have this view. Potter's three seasons at Brighton they finished 15th, 16th and 9th - and the 9th placed finish was on the back of getting 11 points from the last five games. Potter was/is very overrated. Hughton kept Brighton in the PL for two seasons with a Championship squad and De Zerbi took a squad out of which almost £150m worth of talent was sold and got them to 6th place - the following season they sold another £160+m worth of talent and he had them in the Europa League and 9th or better for the entire season in the PL until they ran out of steam in the last month of so and lost 4 of their last 6 games (he got rid of the soft underbelly). Now Hurzeler is doing well so far - but his squad got an injection of £200m worth of talent this offseason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Brighton showed their soft underbelly again today.
Away from home, against the league leaders.
Soft indeed
Linked with a move to Fulham or Leicester in January.
https://www.balls.ie/football/evan-f...-fulham-616814
Not quite the level of clubs, that he was rumoured about before his injury !Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
being offered for loan it appears...
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...360942644.html
Makes sense - Brighton are a top half Premier League team and he's not a top half Premier League player yet. But he needs games. Would imagine there will be plenty of interest in him from further down the table and abroad. A shame the rumoured loan move to Brentford didn't go through at the end of the last window, they needed a striker and he would have fitted in well there I think.
He should look to the example of Gyokeres, who languished at Brighton before flourishing at Coventry City and earning a move to Champions League side Sporting.
True - but it is hard not to feel even a little bit disappointed after the run he had last season. Those injuries really impacted him, his confidence and his standing in the team/squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
I wouldn't worry about it too much, he's just turned 20. Hardly any strikers are at that level at that age. There's always going to be a few bumps along the road. The main thing is that he is playing regularly wherever he goes, he will need to get reassurances that he's being signed as a first choice at his loan club.
Dan McDonnell is right. This is about maintaining and enhancing the value and the player. Rutter, Welbeck and Joao Pedro are rotating between them. Ferguson has scored a couple of goals now in the last couple of weeks. Both goals showed quality. He can play himself into form and bring himself on with a loan.
Will be interesting to see where. Leicester is manager dependent. Fulham could be an interesting move. Reports in Italy linking Juventus.
Rangers are reportedly chasing his signature according to the Scottish papers. I'd say Bohs have a greater shot of re-signing him than Rangers do. Celtic also linked
Well, Barry Ferguson is his dad after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
or maybe not....Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...052238566.html
The manager talking as though it's completely his decision, which it most likely isn't. If he wants him around for the second half of the season he needs to start playing him. Brighton as a club know what they're doing, if they feel he's losing value to them they'll loan him out regardless of what their manager wants. Managers always look at things in the short term and want extra cover in positions, but clubs like Brighton tend to take a longer term view.
Clubs last longer than managers ~ obviously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Clubs last longer than fansQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Sporting Fingal has entered the chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Had Fingal any fans?
I agree - from a business perspective you want to boost Ferguson's value and you do that by getting him more playing time - either at Brighton or out on loan. There are at least half a dozen PL clubs that would benefit from a striker of Ferguson's quality - no way he goes to Scotland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Anyway - Hurzeler didn't exactly say he wasn't going on loan - he said that it hasn't come up in conversations with Ferguson. He said that if Ferguson works hard and is ready he will get his chances. Rumours that West Ham might look to buy him in January - can't see that happening. Brighton know Ferguson's potential and would want way more than West Ham would be willing to spend (and Brighton don't need to sell). The kid only turned 20 a few weeks ago - there is no rush with him (from a Brighton or Ireland perspective). Wellbeck is 34 and is playing the best football of his career - but he won't keep Ferguson out indefinitely.
I think a loan move would be really good for him. He came on tonight for 20 minutes and just looked lost.
There was four or five plays where he had wide open pockets to run into but just held back.
A loan to an attack minded championship club could work wonders.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
Bit like Dublin City FC numbers wise at games,although they got a decent enough crowd at the 2009 FAI Cup Final where they beat Sligo Rovers,if I remember correctly they were funded by a Developer Gerry Gannon who was badly affected by the property crash which caused their demise ultimately.
Thanks 12th man, but it was a rhetorical question really, a poor attempt at humour!
It was a long time ago so you might have been only a gossun when SF were around.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
I'm a lot older than my post's suggest! Been going to games since the mid 90's
Been linked with a loan move to Leeds.
Leeds ‘in conversations’ to sign Evan Ferguson and Man City sensation – Insider https://www.footballinsider247.com/l...ation-insider/
He's been linked with a heap of teams. Plenty Premiership ones too. Permanent. Loan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayzor
Hard to read anything into the links but if there's a chance he's available on loan or permanently I don't think he will need to drop a division.
I personally think he'd be better off dropping down a division, he needs games and championship clubs play a crazy amount of them. Leeds also play good football and create tons of chances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Starts today against Leicester.
He’s been pretty anonymous so far.