Macca lets transfer talk pass him by (From The Argus)
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Macca lets transfer talk pass him by
5:00pm Friday 28th December 2012 in Sport By Andy Naylor
Craig Mackail-Smith ignores talk about his Albion future
ALBION hitman Craig Mackail-Smith is turning a blind eye to renewed speculation over his future.
Norwich were recently linked with a fresh bid to sign the Seagulls’ ten-goal top scorer during the January transfer window after almost landing him in August.
Mackail-Smith said: “It’s the same every year. For me I just let it go and don’t pay attention to it.
“I’ve got a job to do here, to score goals and push the team up the table, so I’ll be focusing on that.
“If anything was to arise then the gaffer would come and let me know what was happening and we’d discuss it and go from there.
“January will be nuts as usual but we’ll just have to see how it goes.”
Liam Bridcutt, Albion’s influential defensive midfielder, has also been linked with Norwich.
Mackail-Smith said: “He has been fantastic. Every game he has grown and got better. “He is still very young and I think he has got a lot to offer Brighton and bigger clubs.
“It’s great to have him, because he does such a vital job which probably isn’t as glamorous as strikers and wingers.
“He breaks up play, he helps the back four and he gives the ball to players that can go and hurt teams, so he is a massive part of our team.”
Comments(49)
mikeygit
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6:00pm Fri 28 Dec 12
mikeygit
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6:07pm Fri 28 Dec 12
On a different note--I had to laugh at Fergy calling Pardew a hypocrit, saying he always has a go at match officials, --pot kettle and black come to mind!!!
Alan G Skinner
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6:09pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Clean Sheet
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6:26pm Fri 28 Dec 12
tug509
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6:31pm Fri 28 Dec 12
namgo49
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6:56pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
south1919
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7:00pm Fri 28 Dec 12
tug509
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7:02pm Fri 28 Dec 12
south1919 wrote:That would be a bloody crime,we havn`t given the man a proper chance. UTA
CMS to Leeds done deal
jockithenoo
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7:03pm Fri 28 Dec 12
mikeygit wrote:I don't think you understand Gus, when he let's a name slip its usually always a smoke screen he doesn't want them.
Well said Macca--a true professional. As for Woods--looks as if we have lost out to Leicester---did we really want him?? The fee would appear not to be a problem at the quoted £1m The Amex is a better stadium than Leicesters--maybe we did not try hard enough, wage demands too high or just he did not want to come down SOUTH. Maybe Gus will let us know the details in due course. So yet another striker to take off the list!!
I think £1m plus was to much for woods anyhow.let's see what January brings?
Seagulls
jockithenoo
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7:03pm Fri 28 Dec 12
mikeygit wrote:I don't think you understand Gus, when he let's a name slip its usually always a smoke screen he doesn't want them.
Well said Macca--a true professional. As for Woods--looks as if we have lost out to Leicester---did we really want him?? The fee would appear not to be a problem at the quoted £1m The Amex is a better stadium than Leicesters--maybe we did not try hard enough, wage demands too high or just he did not want to come down SOUTH. Maybe Gus will let us know the details in due course. So yet another striker to take off the list!!
I think £1m plus was to much for woods anyhow.let's see what January brings?
Seagulls
Albion In Staffs
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7:04pm Fri 28 Dec 12
CMS' comments are interesting in that he leaves the door open in typical player fashion. My own instinct is he's been told he can go if someone pays up? In which case, there could be an interesting month ahead.
SMF20
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7:09pm Fri 28 Dec 12
namgo49 wrote:If this is true then I sincerely hope that it means McCormack is coming the other way
Glad to see Wood has gone to Leicester. He would not have fitted in well here particularly if CMS stays on the books. GP needs to focus on the talent we have, Hoskins for instance. I would love to see him get a run of games and I think a lot of people would be surprised at how good he is.
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
SMF20
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7:09pm Fri 28 Dec 12
SMF20 wrote:Sorry was in reply to Cms off to Leeds quote
namgo49 wrote:If this is true then I sincerely hope that it means McCormack is coming the other way
Glad to see Wood has gone to Leicester. He would not have fitted in well here particularly if CMS stays on the books. GP needs to focus on the talent we have, Hoskins for instance. I would love to see him get a run of games and I think a lot of people would be surprised at how good he is.
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
Clean Sheet
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7:10pm Fri 28 Dec 12
south1919 wrote:Why?
CMS to Leeds done deal
fairweathersupporter
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7:12pm Fri 28 Dec 12
namgo49 wrote:I share your tidings re Wood but don't see Hoskins as the answer either. He has had a go recently and needed to hit the ground running. Hopefully proved wrong tomorrow but more importantly and perhaps more worryingly for him... I don't think Gus rates him or his attitude.
Glad to see Wood has gone to Leicester. He would not have fitted in well here particularly if CMS stays on the books. GP needs to focus on the talent we have, Hoskins for instance. I would love to see him get a run of games and I think a lot of people would be surprised at how good he is.
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
Dobbie has also tried Gus's patience by the look of things.
I have my galoshes at the ready. Tomorrow should be a good game. Got draw written all over it but i'll settle for your home win.
SMF20
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7:15pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Jaghebby
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7:16pm Fri 28 Dec 12
raymondo999
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7:25pm Fri 28 Dec 12
tug509
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7:25pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Jaghebby wrote:Only because he has never had the support on the field that P,boro gave him.
Can't see why anyone would want CMS - his first touch is usually wayward, his control and passing are poor and he doesn't make up for those failings by scoring enough goals!
Its our fault we havn`t seen the best of CMS,any new players might change that. UTA
Ringmer Rich
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7:29pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Jaghebby
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7:32pm Fri 28 Dec 12
SMF20
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7:32pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Ringmer Rich wrote:Perhaps we only paid £2m upfront and the rest over a set period which Leeds may have taken on too. Just a thought.
I've seen the rumour about CMS to Leeds for £2 million. Don't think Bloom would sell at a loss, especially such a big loss.
Seaguller
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7:34pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Old Scrote of the Amex
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7:38pm Fri 28 Dec 12
tug509 wrote:I know several people who know him personally and say he is nothing like that - easy to mistake though as he does come across badly most of the time.
ferguson,biggest hypocrite,moaner waste of tv time,the man can only find fault with others. definitely not a role model.
Anyway, in an ideal world none of the main 20 players will go, a few of the fringe players will move out and we get in 2-3 'spine' players. Exciting times.
namgo49
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7:40pm Fri 28 Dec 12
VegasSeagull
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7:58pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Is Hoskins really that good or is he getting more space because CMS draws more than one defender toward him.
For me the jury is still out on Hoskins, and yes, give him a run of games and see if he can deliver.
CMS to move on, maybe, but he won't go cheap. Gus doesn't need to replace CMS but he does need to find someone to play with him, the target man.
There is so much talk of finding a, 'proven goal scorer at this level,' what does, 'proven,' mean, 20 goals in a season? CMS has half that number in half of the season and he didn't play in all the matches. If Norwich are looking at CMS then would they not also be looking at Murray and Becchio? (spell check Becchio)
WiseOldSeagull
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7:58pm Fri 28 Dec 12
namgo49 wrote:Graham on a loan deal would be great for us and for him until the end of the season. Great chance for him to get some game time and link up with his old pal Orlandi. He's clearly out of favour at Swansea and would understand our way of playing football.
I think you will find that if CMS does go we shall get Graham from Swansea.
tug509
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7:59pm Fri 28 Dec 12
namgo49 wrote:I do hope your right.
I think you will find that if CMS does go we shall get Graham from Swansea.
VegasSeagull
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8:13pm Fri 28 Dec 12
WiseOldSeagull wrote:Would not Graham and CMS together be the better plan?
namgo49 wrote: I think you will find that if CMS does go we shall get Graham from Swansea.Graham on a loan deal would be great for us and for him until the end of the season. Great chance for him to get some game time and link up with his old pal Orlandi. He's clearly out of favour at Swansea and would understand our way of playing football.
One out and one is won't get it done.
We have no chance of scoring the goals needed for promotion if we don't add to our fire power rather than just swap one out.
As of right now we have just one goal scorer, CMS, we need two and we need goals from others, Hoskins, Buckley and who ever else you want to add from mid-field.
Old Scrote of the Amex
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8:20pm Fri 28 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:But how many teams (decent ones) actually play with two forwards nowadays? Some play with none, but most have just the one up front with support coming from all angles. I'm still not sure we need a target man as that's not really the style of football we play. We just need someone like Lineker, Owen or Fred Binney - someone to snaffle up half-chances in and around the 6-yard area. #foxinthebox
WiseOldSeagull wrote:Would not Graham and CMS together be the better plan?
namgo49 wrote: I think you will find that if CMS does go we shall get Graham from Swansea.Graham on a loan deal would be great for us and for him until the end of the season. Great chance for him to get some game time and link up with his old pal Orlandi. He's clearly out of favour at Swansea and would understand our way of playing football.
One out and one is won't get it done.
We have no chance of scoring the goals needed for promotion if we don't add to our fire power rather than just swap one out.
As of right now we have just one goal scorer, CMS, we need two and we need goals from others, Hoskins, Buckley and who ever else you want to add from mid-field.
VegasSeagull
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8:29pm Fri 28 Dec 12
If CMS is the lone striker who is the 'fox in the box,' Graham?
With the off the mark speed that CMS has he could play just behind Graham, let Graham be the lone striker.
What we have isn't working but CMS is the best we have, get somebody to help him or replace those that should be helping him.
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tug509
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8:49pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Gardenboy
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8:50pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Old Scrote of the Amex
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8:52pm Fri 28 Dec 12
VegasSeagull wrote:CMS hasn't started every game anyway, so we know we have options; Hoskins, Barnes and Dobbie can all play as a centre-forward, albeit in different styles to CMS. Barnes has a habit of being in the right place for tap-ins, but his normal withdrawn role limits these in most games.
OldScrote, who plays if CMS is injured?
If CMS is the lone striker who is the 'fox in the box,' Graham?
With the off the mark speed that CMS has he could play just behind Graham, let Graham be the lone striker.
What we have isn't working but CMS is the best we have, get somebody to help him or replace those that should be helping him.
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jockithenoo
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9:59pm Fri 28 Dec 12
He was doing alright elsewhere why is he not getting more game time?
If he doesn't fit the playing style why bother with the last minute signing.
Seagulls
Alfie T
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10:32pm Fri 28 Dec 12
VegasSeagull
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11:46pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Alfie T wrote:It's not a rumour, we were talking about Graham as a possible.
Anyway, who started this Graham rumour?
Then I started talking about how he might work with CMS rather than replacing him.
joannetoothfairy
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12:01am Sat 29 Dec 12
south1919 wrote:MOT :)
CMS to Leeds done deal
joannetoothfairy
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12:03am Sat 29 Dec 12
SMF20 wrote:I sincerely hope not....MOT
namgo49 wrote:If this is true then I sincerely hope that it means McCormack is coming the other way
Glad to see Wood has gone to Leicester. He would not have fitted in well here particularly if CMS stays on the books. GP needs to focus on the talent we have, Hoskins for instance. I would love to see him get a run of games and I think a lot of people would be surprised at how good he is.
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
pablobrowno
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12:30am Sat 29 Dec 12
He does bring a LOT to us and we should appreciate that whilst we have him. If he goes then I'm sure we will have a more than suitable (maybe more so) replacement.
In Gus we must trust!!
pablobrowno
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12:30am Sat 29 Dec 12
He does bring a LOT to us and we should appreciate that whilst we have him. If he goes then I'm sure we will have a more than suitable (maybe more so) replacement.
In Gus we must trust!!
pablobrowno
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12:30am Sat 29 Dec 12
He does bring a LOT to us and we should appreciate that whilst we have him. If he goes then I'm sure we will have a more than suitable (maybe more so) replacement.
In Gus we must trust!!
pablobrowno
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12:30am Sat 29 Dec 12
He does bring a LOT to us and we should appreciate that whilst we have him. If he goes then I'm sure we will have a more than suitable (maybe more so) replacement.
In Gus we must trust!!
pablobrowno
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12:31am Sat 29 Dec 12
Claude Back
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1:32am Sat 29 Dec 12
tug509 wrote:Quite agree.
ferguson,biggest hypocrite,moaner waste of tv time,the man can only find fault with others. definitely not a role model.
olebut
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10:10am Sat 29 Dec 12
south1919
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10:25am Sat 29 Dec 12
joannetoothfairy wrote:It might explain why Warnock hasn't played McCormack a lot ,but if he goes anywhere think it would be Prem to be honest ...Mot
SMF20 wrote:I sincerely hope not....MOT
namgo49 wrote:If this is true then I sincerely hope that it means McCormack is coming the other way
Glad to see Wood has gone to Leicester. He would not have fitted in well here particularly if CMS stays on the books. GP needs to focus on the talent we have, Hoskins for instance. I would love to see him get a run of games and I think a lot of people would be surprised at how good he is.
Disappointed still with Dobbie. I can't believe how slow he is.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow, should be plenty of entertainment and hopefully, a home win. Weather forecast not good though, wet weather gear at the ready!!
CAKEBEARD
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1:16pm Sat 29 Dec 12
Jaghebby wrote:Yes indeed, giving 100% is a pre requisite, CMS regrettably for us is lacking in technical ability, his first touch is poor, his finishing is wayward..let Leeds have him and get a quality forward with Premiership class who may be a little old to keep his premiership place.
Can't see why anyone would want CMS - his first touch is usually wayward, his control and passing are poor and he doesn't make up for those failings by scoring enough goals!
russellsnr2 says...
5:57pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Also noticed on looking at both BBC and Skysports sites not a mention on Brighton IN or OUT, Gus really does play it close to his chest.