Albion agree Ulloa fee (From The Argus)
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Albion agree Ulloa fee
6:11pm Friday 11th January 2013 in Sport By Brian Owen
Leonardo Ulloa celebrates a goal for Almeria
Albion have confirmed they have agreed a fee with Spanish side Almeria to sign their striker Leonardo Ulloa.
The Argentinian, who has played in the top flight in Spain, will fly to this country over the weekend to discuss personal terms.
Ulloa today secured Spanish citizenship and is due to receive his passport in the coming days.
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Baldseagull
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6:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
mark by the sea
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6:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
SiWilki
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6:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
mark by the sea
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6:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Brighton Barca
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6:23pm Fri 11 Jan 13
albionfan33
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6:23pm Fri 11 Jan 13
fan since 61
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6:40pm Fri 11 Jan 13
VegasSeagull
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6:40pm Fri 11 Jan 13
I can't think that Gus is buying him to replace anyone, this will probably not be a case of CMS or Ulloa on the park, I have to think that they will both play. I wonder what this means for Hoskins.
My hope is that Hoskins will get his chance to play the CMS role, be given his chance to link up with Ulloa, I think he will.
Please don't let this be the end of inward bound strikers, we need another. Jason Scotland is on the radar, IMHO a loan cover striker, keep looking Gus.
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Seagull John
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6:43pm Fri 11 Jan 13
mark by the sea wrote:Allo Ulloa - how do you know the undisclosed fee?
1.5 million with sell on clause.
jockithenoo
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6:43pm Fri 11 Jan 13
cheese rolls ! wrote:Top scorer last season 28 goals.
Whoop Whoop! But does anyone know if this guy is any good ????
Looks a good strong player
53 goals in 57 games looks good to me
stats on data.7m.cn/player
namgo49
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6:44pm Fri 11 Jan 13
The boy from Spain will take some time to adjust to the power and pace of the Championship. Not the quick fix some will imagine.
On the other hand it might be the game plan to unload Macca and get some money back, plus Eliot Bennett.
Nathan L
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6:44pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Claude Back
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6:44pm Fri 11 Jan 13
fan since 61 wrote:Yes, we don't want our new striker in the Pudding Club even though he looks about seven months to me.
Hope thats a ball up his shirt and we're not buying an overweight pudding. Tongue in cheek of course his record looks impressive
Claude Back
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6:52pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Ulloa began his career in his homeland of Argentina - playing for San Lorenzo, Arsenal and Olimpo before making the move to Spain with Castellon.
Almeria swooped for his services in 2010 and he has rewarded the club since with 48 goals in 102 appearances - finishing top scorer in La Liga's second tier last season with 29 goals
That's from Sky Sport. Didn't realise Arsenal had him on thei books once. Also, nearly a 1 in 2 goal ratio is not too shabby, is it?
fairweathersupporter
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6:58pm Fri 11 Jan 13
GosportGull
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6:59pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Good signing though , lets hope he is the striker that we need ... and lets hope that we support him with good service from midfield ... Lets hope its the answer :)
Good to see Vicente back :)
GG
VegasSeagull
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7:01pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Nathan L wrote:A gentle reminder, yes we have Barnes, CMS and Hoskins, the same three strikers that proved we needed another.
we don't need another striker. we have barnes, cms, hoskins and now ulloa, i make that plenty. Im hoping this will take the burden of CMS who i am confident will still hit 20 goals.
If Ulloa gets injured we are back to square one, and that would not be good for a promotion run.
Just my humble opinion.
His arrival, should it happen, will give us cover for the three you mention but we have no cover for him.
SiWilki
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7:04pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Claude Back wrote:Not sure it's the Arsenal we initially think...
The 26-year-old is flying to the UK this weekend to discuss personal terms and is expected to firm up his move to the Amex by the end of January.
Ulloa began his career in his homeland of Argentina - playing for San Lorenzo, Arsenal and Olimpo before making the move to Spain with Castellon.
Almeria swooped for his services in 2010 and he has rewarded the club since with 48 goals in 102 appearances - finishing top scorer in La Liga's second tier last season with 29 goals
That's from Sky Sport. Didn't realise Arsenal had him on thei books once. Also, nearly a 1 in 2 goal ratio is not too shabby, is it?
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mikeygit
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7:08pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Nathan L
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7:10pm Fri 11 Jan 13
VegasSeagull wrote:I am hoping that Hoskins will find his feet with this goal and go on a good run. CMS can score and has 11 to his name but as our only goal threat a team can put 2 men on him. I think Barnes will come into his own if he is given the chance up front however he seems to slot in well behind the striker. I would rather we saved our money for when we get up rather than overexert ourselves. Saying that you make a very valid point, DJ Campbell wouldn't be a bad back up boy as he knows where the net is an displayed solid form at Ipswich recently.
Nathan L wrote:A gentle reminder, yes we have Barnes, CMS and Hoskins, the same three strikers that proved we needed another.
we don't need another striker. we have barnes, cms, hoskins and now ulloa, i make that plenty. Im hoping this will take the burden of CMS who i am confident will still hit 20 goals.
If Ulloa gets injured we are back to square one, and that would not be good for a promotion run.
Just my humble opinion.
His arrival, should it happen, will give us cover for the three you mention but we have no cover for him.
VegasSeagull
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7:11pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Claude Back wrote:'firm up his move to the Amex by the end of january,' seems a little vague.
The 26-year-old is flying to the UK this weekend to discuss personal terms and is expected to firm up his move to the Amex by the end of January. Ulloa began his career in his homeland of Argentina - playing for San Lorenzo, Arsenal and Olimpo before making the move to Spain with Castellon. Almeria swooped for his services in 2010 and he has rewarded the club since with 48 goals in 102 appearances - finishing top scorer in La Liga's second tier last season with 29 goals That's from Sky Sport. Didn't realise Arsenal had him on thei books once. Also, nearly a 1 in 2 goal ratio is not too shabby, is it?
If he is going to be here tomorrow to sort out personal terms why would we have to wait for his signature?
I do hope that he doesn't keep us dangling just in case he gets a better offer.
Hovite
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7:14pm Fri 11 Jan 13
I won't explain how, it would take too long, but we now have player combos to start and finish games. Leo may only be used after CMS has tired out the defense. Could even play with CMS, Hoskins and Leo if we have to chase the game.
No one is dropping down, it's a team thing, in training during the week, and on match day.
Seagullkid
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7:17pm Fri 11 Jan 13
ulloa & Hoskins up front what a pairing that will be!
Hovite
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7:20pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Seagull John
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7:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
mikeygit wrote:That's because he has an Argentine passport which allows him to travel, but needs a European passport to get a work permit.
The hold up is because he needs a passport---but he is flying to speak to the club over weekend--It may sound stupid, but I assume he will then have more than one passport?? As he is able to fly hear before getting his new passport. Hope it IS a done deal, and also no need to offload any of our existing team. One more piece in the jigsaw. Will be interesting to hear from Gus as to whether he is looking for anyone else--as previously he indicated that this was NOT the big signing.
VegasSeagull
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7:25pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Hovite wrote:How one can make that leap is beyond me.
Well thats your chicken feed for the day Stupidkid
championshipgull
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7:30pm Fri 11 Jan 13
BHAFC @OfficialBHAFC twitter
Ulloa will be at the Amex tomorrow to watch Albion's Championship game against Derby County from the Directors' Box. #BHAFC
Seagulls Over Surrey (SOS)
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7:39pm Fri 11 Jan 13
WisdomSpeaks
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7:41pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Unless there are going to be a few departures in this department it appears that we are overloaded with possible strikers.
Will we see 2 upfront as an attacking force at long last - it would be the first time since we have been in the Championship and would be great to see a more attacking style.
Certainly no shortage of possibilities.
Fantastic work in Spain to get his dual nationality sorted so quickly.
Neville
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7:51pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Grant Hall has been earmarked for Ulloa.
I note that there are still about 200 seats available for tomorrows match,hopefully this is not going to be the trend,always good to have a complete sell out.
Godstone Gull
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8:18pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Seagullkid wrote:Seagullkid’s comment about Buckley
great news if all goes well, looks like CMS is on his way now. ulloa & Hoskins up front what a pairing that will be!
Seagullkid says...
9:59am Mon 31 Dec 12
he will not play in cup full stop, has been sold so why all the lies.
from now on gus just tell the truth!
Argus headline Friday 4th Jan
Buckley signs new contract.
Looks like CMS is staying then
Jonathan Mouette
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8:19pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Neville
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8:19pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Hovite
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8:35pm Fri 11 Jan 13
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championshipgull
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8:45pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Andy Naylor @AndyNaylorArgus
@holty88 Piece in Talkback yesterday was all about constant moaners, not everyone who has moaned.
VegasSeagull
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9:12pm Fri 11 Jan 13
championshipgull
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9:26pm Fri 11 Jan 13
tonytowner1
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9:40pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Goal stats look pretty good to me and he's a decent height - that's not a bad start - soon we'll have 8 - 9 native Spanish speakers on the pitch - great!!
tonytowner1
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9:46pm Fri 11 Jan 13
He has scored 48 goals in 102 appearances for Almeria since joining the club in 2010, and was top scorer in La Liga's second tier last season with 29 goals
in '10/11 season Almeria came bottom of La Liga top tier and were demoted - and he was knocking them in then too!!
bruce beckett
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9:49pm Fri 11 Jan 13
8:19pm Fri 11 Jan 13
According to Andy Naylor the back page of tomorrows Argus makes comparisons between Ulloa and a former Albion player, my guess would be Michael Robinson.
Just as long as it's not Federico Turienzo!!!!!!!!!
kjohnson
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10:04pm Fri 11 Jan 13
championshipgull
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10:09pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Neville wrote:Zamora
According to Andy Naylor the back page of tomorrows Argus makes comparisons between Ulloa and a former Albion player, my guess would be Michael Robinson.
VegasSeagull
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10:32pm Fri 11 Jan 13
The player has not long returned from injury and is very keen on playing regular football. Guidetti has made it clear that he is up for a loan deal to an english club, according to a report on Sky Sports.
bikerjimbo
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10:34pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Bucket feet Duffy
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12:14am Sat 12 Jan 13
falmer seagull
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12:33am Sat 12 Jan 13
Nathan L
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12:42am Sat 12 Jan 13
championshipgull wrote:haha i remember those days. Was it ipswich we played to stay up at the withdean and he scored the goal to keep us in the championship? those were the days, when we had no aspirations no prospects we just fought for survival and the things other clubs took for granted. We should remember those days because other clubs might think we take too much for granted.
How long ago was it we had to play Adam Virgo up front because we didn’t have a striker?
pablobrowno
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12:57am Sat 12 Jan 13
falmer seagull wrote:Wages = No chance!!!!
Carlton Cole apparently available from West Ham?
Hector66
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1:54am Sat 12 Jan 13
I also hope Hoskins can stay and show us what he's made of. He looked so good at Bristol Rovers and caused us so many problems when playing against him in the way that Noone did when at Plymouth.
AGT999
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7:40am Sat 12 Jan 13
brightonup
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7:43am Sat 12 Jan 13
Nathan L wrote:It was Ipswich. But I look back on those days with pride because we made the very best of extremely limited resources and stayed in the Championship despite the odds. (albeit for only one more season!)
championshipgull wrote: How long ago was it we had to play Adam Virgo up front because we didn’t have a striker?haha i remember those days. Was it ipswich we played to stay up at the withdean and he scored the goal to keep us in the championship? those were the days, when we had no aspirations no prospects we just fought for survival and the things other clubs took for granted. We should remember those days because other clubs might think we take too much for granted.
namgo49
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8:34am Sat 12 Jan 13
Alan G Skinner
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10:12am Sat 12 Jan 13
namgo49 wrote:CMS is not leaving. We have just purchased his strike partner!
CMS definitely on is way out. With the way he had to play it was never going to work, good player badly let down by the club
VegasSeagull
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12:08pm Sat 12 Jan 13
namgo49 wrote:We have just taken on a lady to clean house twice a week, a definite sign that the wife is heading out of the door. A good woman but not so good at washing floors, it was never going to work even though she tried hard.
CMS definitely on is way out. With the way he had to play it was never going to work, good player badly let down by the club
Alfie T
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12:50pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Yogi
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2:02pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Alan G Skinner wrote:Let's hope so, been far too long in the making!
namgo49 wrote:CMS is not leaving. We have just purchased his strike partner!
CMS definitely on is way out. With the way he had to play it was never going to work, good player badly let down by the club
cheese rolls ! says...
6:21pm Fri 11 Jan 13