Aaron Connolly F Brighton (loaned to Hull) b.2000

[tommy_c12000]

Brighton would sell for sure if opportunity arises, I anticipate the issue will be Connolly’s wages, appear to be on 23k weekly through summer 2024. They would likely need to sub any championship team buying Connolly, can’t see Connolly taking too much of a pay cut. Another year out on loan next season then leave on a free may be the outcome. Unless he impresses consistently so Brighton would want to keep him vs another team coming into buy him and pay him those wages.

Not sure where those wages are in the current championship climate? I’d imagine the top earners are those who signed contracts while in premier league so blurs it slightly

[CraftyToePoke]

How many goals do we think he’d need to score for Brighton to have him as part of their squad next season. Just as a thought experiment. QPR have 17 games left.

I reckon if he scored another 16 goals that would get him there. (18 in total)

I think a realistic target for him would be another 8 (10 in total) - basically a goal every 2 games

I think talk like this is premature about Connolly, he got two goals yesterday but they were his first since March last year, he also got two goals for V Spurs one time. Of course we'd love to see him turn it all around and go on to have the career his talent gives him the opportunity to have but at this stage, he needs to simply train well all week with the right attitude, make sure he plays next week again & contribute again. Step by step here, he's gone a long way down a bad road.

[Fixer82]

I think talk like this is premature about Connolly, he got two goals yesterday but they were his first since March last year, he also got two goals for V Spurs one time. Of course we'd love to see him turn it all around and go on to have the career his talent gives him the opportunity to have but at this stage, he needs to simply train well all week with the right attitude, make sure he plays next week again & contribute again. Step by step here, he's gone a long way down a bad road.

100% agree. He showed the talent he has.

I hope he’s not a Stan Collymore who has brilliant debuts cos he’s excited and wants to impress, and then once he’s done that rests on his laurels.

[pineapple stu]

Out for a month with a broken toe. Has made his own bed too often, but this is just bad luck.

Hasn't added to that brace, and probably unlikely to be in contention for the games next month.