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Albion windfall: Nothing for Wilkins

9:45pm Friday 15th June 2007

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Albion are looking forward to a £280,000 bonus from a dream move for former striker Colin Kazim-Richards - but boss Dean Wilkins will not see a penny of it.

Chairman Dick Knight is ring-fencing the Seagulls' share of the £1.275 million fee Sheffield United will receive from Turkish Champions League contenders Fenerbahce for Kazim-Richards for the Falmer stadium campaign.

Knight negotiated a healthy 25 per cent sell-on clause on any future profit made on Kazim-Richards by the Yorkshiremen when the errant youngster was sold for £150,000 on the final day of the August transfer window.

Kazim-Richards effectively cost Albion nothing when he was bought from Bury a year earlier.

He was signed using some of the £250,000 won for the club by supporter Aaron Berry in a competition run by Coca-Cola.

Knight said: "It means we have grossed for him well over £400,000 which I think is a fair deal.

"I knew he was a capable player, because we'd had him watched a long time before we won the Coca-Cola money.

"Things didn't quite work out for him here but it's a dream move for Colin and it has worked out well for us. It's a windfall that I am very pleased to have been able to get for the club. Good luck to Colin and well done to Sheffield United, because they played him and he has gone up in value.

"Everyone's a winner, certainly Colin is. He is going to play in the Champions League because Fenerbahce won the Turkish Championship."

A decision by Knight to reject Sheffield's bid to buy out the sell-on clause for £125,000 at the end of the season, when the Blades were on the brink of relegation from the Premiership, has also been spectacularly vindicated but the money will not be available to Wilkins for team strengthening ahead of Albion's League One campaign.

Knight said: "We have already allocated a healthy playing budget for this season, in the higher echelons of League One. This money will help to pay for the stadium costs, simple as that.

"All of this money will be allocated to reducing the huge costs of the Falmer project, particularly the legal costs we have been forced to incur in the last few months because of Lewes District Council."

Albion will receive their share of the Kazim-Richards fee on the drip, rather than in one lump sum, as Fenerbahce are paying for him in installments.

The switch to the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium completes an incredible transformation in fortunes for Kazim-Richards, 20. He was in Albion's Reserves after handing in a transfer request when United came in for him.

He made 29 appearances for the Blades and the Londoner, who qualifies to play for Turkey through his mother, made his international debut towards the end of the campaign.

Kazim-Richards was also wanted by Turkey's other top two clubs, Besiktas and Galatasaray. He will be playing for Fenerbahce under former Braziilian legend Zico and alongside world class players like Roberto Carlos, Mateja Kezman and Alex.

Happy with the cash or would you prefer to see CKR still here? Tell us below.

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Jim, Hove says...
11:44pm Fri 15 Jun 07

Absolute disgrace. Initially 250k was won by the fans of which only 125k was spent. We then got 150k of which none went on players and now 250k which we are told will not go on players. Daylight robbery. 250K could buy us a 20 goal striker but instead we wont get this and resign ourselves to mid table at very best. I understand Falmer is a black hole but surely a 50/50 split was needed in this instance. Dick Knight - the fans got you this . Dont mug us off again !!! Unbelievable

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Darren, Petersfield says...
11:47pm Fri 15 Jun 07

What a joke, is all I can say. Even 100k would make a major difference on playing side. Wish I hadn't renewed my season ticket

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Adrie, battle says...
12:05am Sat 16 Jun 07

Absolute disgrace!! Last night I was excited by the fact we may actually get some transfer activity because of CKR and looking forward to next season. But to here him shove the brandy that is Falmer down our throats time and time again is insulting to the fans and Wilkins!

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Adrie, battle says...
12:07am Sat 16 Jun 07

Absolute disgrace!! Last night I was excited by the fact we may actually get some transfer activity because of CKR and looking forward to next season. But to here him shove the brandy that is Falmer down our throats time and time again is insulting to the fans and Wilkins!

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Andy, Brighton says...
12:49am Sat 16 Jun 07

Discrace Typical Brighton I fHe Hadnt Of Got Sold We Wouldnt Of Had The Money So Why Not Use For Transfers It Really Infuriates Me..

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Alan Ruff, henfield says...
1:01am Sat 16 Jun 07

Dick Tight again.Knight you are a disgrace and should quit and let someone with real money come in.

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mark, brighton says...
7:46am Sat 16 Jun 07

this falmer story is becoming a lame duck, we sold virgo, cullip,currie, zamora, the young left back to leeds, and now we have got over 500k from a supporter who won it from pepsi! falmer was not going to be easy to get planning, so the club should have allowed some money from that, we had compensation for adams, coppel, and taylor. and we have kept players who wont be first choice next year. and we pay the highest gate prices, not only in div 1 but most of the championship as well. if we need this windfall? how are we seriously going to build falmer.

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simon, soton says...
7:56am Sat 16 Jun 07

It is annoying but at the end of the day... i think the money which knight is saying is for 'Falmer' is in fact going to be used for running costs.... at if that is what it takes to keep the club going then fair enough, remember we have lost over 100k on poor season ticke sales

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Dave, Woolwich says...
8:00am Sat 16 Jun 07

mark wrote:
this falmer story is becoming a lame duck, we sold virgo, cullip,currie, zamora, the young left back to leeds, and now we have got over 500k from a supporter who won it from pepsi! falmer was not going to be easy to get planning, so the club should have allowed some money from that, we had compensation for adams, coppel, and taylor. and we have kept players who wont be first choice next year. and we pay the highest gate prices, not only in div 1 but most of the championship as well. if we need this windfall? how are we seriously going to build falmer.
It was Dan Harding who went to leeds and coca-cola,not Pepsi. An argument always sounds better when you get your facts straight. However, this money should betreated as a bonus and bunged on the transfer pile. What's the point in getting Falmer when we're a conference side?

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Bob Bamber, Hannover Germany says...
8:04am Sat 16 Jun 07

How much more are Albions long suffering and loyal fans expected to take.Brightons fans are Brightons greatest asset.Once again we are being mugged off with the Falmer issue.This money should go to the team and particularly for a new striker.Stop taking us for granted Dick for we will not settle for mid table this year.(Be warned)

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mark, brighton says...
8:52am Sat 16 Jun 07

dave the facts i stated are relevant, as i said pepsi and not coca cola, does it alter the monies that dick has " had to use for falmer" if the club are so hard up, why have we the biggest squad in the league? ( excluding leeds) and dave is it time of the month?

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barry took, sussex says...
9:21am Sat 16 Jun 07

Pre season predictions of mid table from everyone, no money and waiting for obviously correct(again)decisi
on to start the Falmer build.

I really fear we are wrong, we couldn't muster the handful of points we needed at the end of last season to save ourselves. Having looked at the fixture list for next year I think it looks tougher. IF we are relegated to L2 the safety net disappears again and the next relegation is obvilion.

Mr Knight is a Brighton hero but in this case he is quick to describe his good business in the market. He is now far too defensive and chancing the £100k that was not accounted for was the easy way to win us over and create the excitement to generate some revenue. A new season is bringing excitement to most of the other 92 clubs. Better get on a PR tour of Sussex Mr Knight lest you forget the fans connection with their club, the one you helped save and the one you currently run.

Sorry what was the question?

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bailey, Brighton says...
9:23am Sat 16 Jun 07

I'm appalled at the short-sighted naivety of some Albion fans. Do they really want us to blow the money on a season, bankrupt the club and then have a Ken Bates type character come in?
Personally, I'd rather have a board who are Albion supporters through and through and focussed on the long term future of our club.

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James Chapman, liverpool says...
9:50am Sat 16 Jun 07

bailey wrote:
I'm appalled at the short-sighted naivety of some Albion fans. Do they really want us to blow the money on a season, bankrupt the club and then have a Ken Bates type character come in? Personally, I'd rather have a board who are Albion supporters through and through and focussed on the long term future of our club.
well said

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Cecil, somewhere on south coast says...
9:56am Sat 16 Jun 07

The long term sustainability of the club is paramount. If that means putting the money towards the running costs of the club then so bit. Although it is very annoying. If it wasn't for financial mis-management by certain previous members of the Board we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. Rather have a finacially stable football club than one where we blow all the money on a couple of players to try and get us promoted. Is there a big difference between Chapmpionship level football and League 1 in any case? Until we get Falmer that is all that matters. Having said this I do believe that in certain instances in the past money should have been more readily given to the manager to invest in new players. Otherwise supporters lose interset in watching a poor side and that in turn costs the club more money in the long term.

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Phil, PPL says...
10:07am Sat 16 Jun 07

bailey wrote:
<b><b> I\'m appalled at the short-sighted naivety of some Albion fans. Do they really want us to blow the money on a season, bankrupt the club and then have a Ken Bates type character come in?
Personally, I\'d rather have a board who are Albion supporters through and through and focussed on the long term future of our club.</b></b>
What? So we don't want a true businessman running the Club? Look where he took Chelsea. Bates is a nice guy - i've met him several times and would trust him more than I ever would Tight!

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Brighton Loyal, Hove says...
10:18am Sat 16 Jun 07

mark wrote:
this falmer story is becoming a lame duck, we sold virgo, cullip,currie, zamora, the young left back to leeds, and now we have got over 500k from a supporter who won it from pepsi! falmer was not going to be easy to get planning, so the club should have allowed some money from that, we had compensation for adams, coppel, and taylor. and we have kept players who wont be first choice next year. and we pay the highest gate prices, not only in div 1 but most of the championship as well. if we need this windfall? how are we seriously going to build falmer.
In case you hadnt noticed mate if we hadnt sold Virgo and Harding the club would have made a loss of approx £2 million in the last financial year! Prices at Withdean are high but I for one am happy to pay it if it helps keep the club afloat (although I do appreciate not everyone can afford it)!

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Russell, London says...
10:20am Sat 16 Jun 07

1st what a stupid thing to say that you would trust someone like bates over knight! 2nd The money is coming in installments as Fenebache are payeing Sheff Utd that way so that may explain part of the reason, 3rd I am absolutly sick of of so called fans moaning at everything the club does. We are in the worst situation of any club in country and that is Archer and Bellotis fault not Knights. I am disapointed that the money wont go on players but to be fair its only mid June they got Whing give em a chance if buy August there is no other transfers then lets just support what we have thats our job to SUPPORT!!!!

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Wem Seagull, Shropshire says...
10:39am Sat 16 Jun 07

If I was Sir Dick Knight, I would have done exactly the same.

What short memories some correspondents have. If it wasn't for Dick Knight there wouldn't be a club. Get real.

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Paul Baron, Brighton Seafront says...
10:43am Sat 16 Jun 07

Phil wrote:
bailey wrote: <b><b> I\'m appalled at the short-sighted naivety of some Albion fans. Do they really want us to blow the money on a season, bankrupt the club and then have a Ken Bates type character come in? Personally, I\'d rather have a board who are Albion supporters through and through and focussed on the long term future of our club.</b></b>
What? So we don't want a true businessman running the Club? Look where he took Chelsea. Bates is a nice guy - i've met him several times and would trust him more than I ever would Tight!
Chelsea were on the brink (financially) until Roman can to their rescue.

Trust Bates more than Knight? Some people are exceedingly ignorant.

If you want a club that splashes cash left, right and centre then I would suggest you find another club. The reason why we are still in business is due to the prudent running of the club. We have missed out on estimated £30m worth of revenue since leaving the Goldstone and the only assets we have are players. The Falmer decision is just around the corner and we have to be patient.

This money may mean that we do not have to sell a Dean Cox or do not have to sell a Joel Lynch.

Patience is a virtue!

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Nick, LA says...
10:50am Sat 16 Jun 07

We left the Goldstone on my 40th Birthday and I reckon I wont be alive by the time we get Falmer,And again our Chairman quotes "Falmer"
How about dropping ticket prices to get more people thru the gates instead of charging extortionate money ?
As for the money,nothing suprises me anymore from this so called Chairman,who was more interested in Compensation Money for Coppell than trying to keep the man! FACT !!!!

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azza, worthing says...
11:03am Sat 16 Jun 07

We havent strengthened the squad other than whing & 4 youngsters which will all been loaned out next season. We finished very very close to the relegation end. We NEED the money to buy some half decent players to get us out of the ****. Dick Tight says a players budget has been agreed....but where is it. Same old story...says there is a budget but we never seem to spend it !!!! It then gets lost and swallowed in the black hole. I agree with a previous comment. No good having Falmer in the conference.

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Humphrey, Hove says...
11:38am Sat 16 Jun 07

Agree with Nick (LA). It was short sighted to take compensation money for Coppell. Very short sighted. With a good manager in charge he can get you players on the cheap and then sell them for lots of money just by turning average players into good ones. For example, look at how Coppell has boght in Steven Hunt to Reading. Hunt now has international recognition. Coppell wanted to bring Hunt to Brighton on a free! Coppell has also bought in that Irish striking sensation to Reading on the cheap. Contrast all that to Maghee. Yes Maghee made us two million for Virgo but that was only because it was a dodgy deal with Maghees mate. When Maghee spent money he usually wasted it. Even with kazim Richards MaGhee still couln't bring out the best in him. Only a sell on cluse actually earned us any money out of that one and that probably wasn't even down to Maghee.

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Danny Dyer, Costa del sol says...
11:42am Sat 16 Jun 07

STOP MUGGING US OFF RICHARD KNIGHT!! ANY DANGER OF US AVIN SOME DOSH TO GO OUT AND GRAB OURSELVES SOMETHIN NICE FOR THE COMING SEASON. IF NOT ME AND THE BOYS MIGHT POP DOWN THE WITHDEAN TO MIX IT UP A BIT. WE'LL BE PROPERLY TOOLED UP BRUV

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Beech Hut, In Ernest\'s bed says...
12:12pm Sat 16 Jun 07

I'm furious that this extra money is not going back into buying a new player.This cash windfall was won by a fan and so therefor should be given to Wilkins.One thing is for sure and that is we won't sign a 20 goal striker which is much needed.This cash could of funded it.The fans have been mugged off.All these so called 100k bids for strikers never happen.Another season of serious struggle with a large squad of average players.It's the first time for years i haven't been excited about a new season.

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jamie, hove says...
12:22pm Sat 16 Jun 07

Disgusting!!!!! that money could help us go up to the championship and get us more money by playing in a higher division its a disgrace! i just cant see us mounting any sort of challenge for promotion if we carry on like this!!! dick knight do us all a favour and emigrate to spain instead of holidaying there!!1

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phil, Tadcaster says...
12:27pm Sat 16 Jun 07

I can't believe what I'm reading here. The club has done a brilliant piece of business on a player who completely failed to live up to his promise and ability. The idea of CKR playing in the Champions League is incredible but if it nets us £250k or more I can live with it. We've basically made about £400k out of this, thanks to Dick Knight's good sense of business. Most of the fans posting here would presumably have taken up Sheff Utd's offer to buy out the sell-on clause and we'd have seen next to nothing. We should be congratulating Dick Knight, not slagging him off.

As to what we should do with the money, Falmer is the biggest issue the club faces and thanks to Lewes DC the bill keeps rising. Investing in Falmer is investing in the future of this club, just the same as buying a new CKR would be. The difference is that Falmer will deliver!

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Julian Smith, Polegate says...
12:46pm Sat 16 Jun 07

Dick Knight is taking the mick as is his army of yes men and lickers.
Zamora 1.5 millon Virgo 1.5 millon Harding 500,000 Cullip 250,000 Currie 250,000 Knight 125,000 Coppell 250,000 Money spent nothing.Yet time and time again the begging bowl comes out.Dick Knight has done a lot for this club but has not got the money to move this club forward and he will not let go.This again along with his stupid idea to give a youth team coach a 3 year deal will come back to haunt him.Please go Mr Knight you have been a good chairman but youre time is now up.

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mark, brighton says...
12:56pm Sat 16 Jun 07

to all that say were getting on dicks back, were going to need 25 million pounds for falmer, but the club have to sell players to pay for planning, lynch will go to the saints before long, they had a offer turned down last year. what you lot going to say then?

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Peter, gatwick says...
1:48pm Sat 16 Jun 07

Russell wrote:
1st what a stupid thing to say that you would trust someone like bates over knight! 2nd The money is coming in installments as Fenebache are payeing Sheff Utd that way so that may explain part of the reason, 3rd I am absolutly sick of of so called fans moaning at everything the club does. We are in the worst situation of any club in country and that is Archer and Bellotis fault not Knights. I am disapointed that the money wont go on players but to be fair its only mid June they got Whing give em a chance if buy August there is no other transfers then lets just support what we have thats our job to SUPPORT!!!!
Hear Hear
I quite agree Russell
If it wasn't for Dick Knight we would not HAVE a club. Personally I think Nathan Elder could turn into a 20 goal a season player anyway

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oli, brighton says...
2:44pm Sat 16 Jun 07

what dick did ten years ago is done, and hat off to him for that, but its the future that counts, and the money dick is taking came from a competition for supporters to finance players, so how is it right to use it for falmer. as mark says lynch to hampshire , and cox too, its what happens now that counts,

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mark, btn says...
4:31pm Sat 16 Jun 07

thinking about the statement from dick, it may be a bluff, surely if we are after players, last thing we want is other clubs thinking we have 250k to spend.

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David, Manchester says...
7:50pm Sat 16 Jun 07

If you have a player who is good enough to play against Brazil, in the Premiership(not in his favoured position) and next season in the Champions League alongside Roberto Carlos, then why let him go in the first place? CKR was a player of great quality, or at least potential who was not given a chance. If he had played a full season at League One level, then perhaps we would have been fending off million pound bids, rather than taking a cut from Sheffield United's fantastic piece of business. It is tiresome to hear excuses as to the poor quality of the squad and the inability to attract players, when we allow a player of his standard to go so cheaply; Sheffield United paid a pittance for him (How often do players who show such potential move to a team two divisions above for roughly the same as was paid for them?). Granted he may have had an ego, but that's the way footballers are. Dick Knight is, without question, a very decent man, not a greedy wideboy as many characters in the game are, but his decision to appoint himself as a mentor to Dean Wilkins in the transfer market is misguided; I heard him say in an interview, for example, that Turienzo had played for River Plate when, in fact he had not (He represented Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata with very limited success). Sadly, we have no money, but we must learn from our mistakes and certainly should not consider an overall return of 400,000 on CKR as anything like good business.

On the positive side, however, we are not the most beleaguered club in the League as some have suggested. The club's tribulations over the last few years did serve to galvanise us and, I believe, help to push us up into the second tier. There is a possibility that this could happen again. All I would ask is that Dick Knight seeks the advice of a seasoned pro with regard to purchases (Bassett, Hollins, Don Howe). Forgive me for the rambling nature of this post and I apologise if it has bored anybody.

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Steve, Brighton says...
8:21pm Sat 16 Jun 07

I would like to say how interesting the comments on this story are. Some saying that this money is an unexpected bonus so lets spend it whilst others looking to be more prudent and put it towards the inevitable costs of obtaining a stadium that the club and its loyal supporters deserve. There is a difficult line to follow between the two schools of thought and I for one don't envy Mr K in having to pick his way through. The one common theme that all the comments share is that the author's share a desire to see the club move forward and that is something that should be embracced regardless of your point of view. However can I throw three points into the equastion that at the least may provoke some comment. Firstly the body that is really squeezing the life blood out of the club is Lewes District Council and Falmer Parish Council. I find it bizarre that certain members of Falmer Parish Council masquarade as Albion fans but are the first ones to write to the papers to stick the knife in when anyone dares to support the Falmer proposal. Why don't Albion fans boycott the local business that they run and hit them where it hurts, in the pocket? On the subject of admission prices why does the board not introduce a slight reduction in prices to try to fill the ground. Whilst this may not improve the overall gross receipts the benefits would be earnt by the money that those extra fans spend on merchandising etc and the extra fans will at least improve the atmosphere in a difficult location. Finally does anyone else share my opinion that the appointment of Mr W & Co is an admission that until the club can move to a new stadium this crew will just hold water and mid-table Division 1 mediocrity is the best that we can hope for. If we really wanted to move forward why not use the CKR windfall to bring back Mickey Adams. Collectively the current crop of young players are only capable of maintaining our current position. If any of them are individually above this standard we all know that they will not be here in twelve months time. Like the previous contributor I am sorry if this goes on but hopefully it will be thought, and comment, provoking.

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Dave, BRIGHTON says...
8:29pm Sat 16 Jun 07

This is why we dont have a real manager,they wouldnt put up with Mr Knight.Wilkins is there as yes man.Cant Mr Knight see sheffield utd did the good business.That coca cola money was for players only,but Mr Knight has got his hands on the lot.

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Dave, Woolwich says...
8:41pm Sat 16 Jun 07

mark wrote:
dave the facts i stated are relevant, as i said pepsi and not coca cola, does it alter the monies that dick has " had to use for falmer" if the club are so hard up, why have we the biggest squad in the league? ( excluding leeds) and dave is it time of the month?
Time of the month? That is so lame! Surely your a P*l*c* fan with a snappy come back like that!

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lucy, says...
10:22pm Sat 16 Jun 07

I would not want to be a Brighton chairman it is a real financial headache and you get very little thanks.
I think we are lucky to have DK who does care about the club.
It is important this season he gets the right balance of having a decent calibre squad to hold their own in this league and having cash to fund falmer and cover losses . We definetely need to be better than we were at the end of the season or relegation may threaten. That means keeping the likes of Lynch Hammond Reid and Hinshelwood (if fit and back to form) we need more of a blend of experince and skill as well as youth. I would be happy if we are mid table at the end of the next season with our current finances and winning more at Withers ...

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Helen, Hurst says...
10:25pm Sat 16 Jun 07

That £250K was put up by Coca Cola to be spent on a player, not a staduim. We were lucky to win it, the money should be used as intended by Coke, to get and pay the wages of a good player, preferably a striker, improve the quality of football at the Withdean and get the crowds back. That way the money for Falmer will come.

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mark, brighton says...
12:08am Sun 17 Jun 07

Dave wrote:
mark wrote: dave the facts i stated are relevant, as i said pepsi and not coca cola, does it alter the monies that dick has " had to use for falmer" if the club are so hard up, why have we the biggest squad in the league? ( excluding leeds) and dave is it time of the month?
Time of the month? That is so lame! Surely your a P*l*c* fan with a snappy come back like that!
dave i am bha born and bread, what you doing in london? palace fan?? with mane like dave, what else!!!!

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Dave, Woolwich says...
8:03am Sun 17 Jun 07

A mane? I think you'll find that all scum fans are called Nigel, well according to the Millwall boys I know anyway. What am I doing in London? Good question!

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Tony L, at my pc says...
12:21pm Sun 17 Jun 07

GET REAL PEOPLE,DO YOU SUPPORT THE ALBION OR NOT. gOOD ON YOU DICK KNIGHT, THANKS FOR KEEPING THE CLUB I LOVE ALIVE. COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!

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Gav, At Home , Brighton says...
4:23pm Sun 17 Jun 07

Well i think we need a few new players but we can always loan a few out for the season but anyway i dont really mind if the money is spent on falmer but who said we have got it , you cant just presume we are getting it can you ! Think Carefully about what you are doing !

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Martyn, says...
5:05pm Sun 17 Jun 07

We will lose Bertin; as he is too good for this league. As for who might replace him I would rather see El-Abd in the middle rather than the over the hill, injury prone Charlie Oatway who is too slow anyway.

The signing of Whing will help the back four. A back four of Whing, Hinshelwood, Butters and Lynch look very good on paper.

What a surprise! Wilkins won't see a penny of the money from the sale of Colin Kazim-Richards to Turkish champions Fenerbache.

Our squad is too large (currently 30) and full of rubbish and contains too many teenagers (14). Probably of which half are not up to the required standard. We don’t need more than 22 players! We would be better served getting rid of 10 players and bringing in two quality players instead.

I suppose if Wilkins does get sacked by Christmas the first job of the new manager will be reduce the size of the squad by clearing out the rubbish that is currently within the squad. It would probably be on the scale of Micky Adams in his first season as manager of Brighton.

The bookies have us as fourth favourites to be relegated. I think they are right that we will struggle next season.

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rocky, saltdean says...
5:35pm Sun 17 Jun 07

At the end of the day it is a good bit of business by dk ,ckr left because the albion players forced him out, how would YOU like bananas stuffed into your kitbag whilst at training !! next season is all about "consilidating" anyone can see that, if we get falmer watch to see which players will WANT to come to the albion.

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mick, brighton says...
9:07pm Sun 17 Jun 07

well am not totally confident about next season, one reason is dean never seems to go for the win in last 15 mins or so, and his sub bench never offered a player who could change things, could be a long season,

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Dave, Brighton says...
4:10pm Mon 18 Jun 07

Rocky from Saltdean,how did you come up with that stupid storey,take it from me that never happened

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Dave, Brighton says...
5:12pm Mon 18 Jun 07

Job vacancies at B.H.A No qualifications/or experience required.2k a year,plus funding for own business.

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Dave, Brighton says...
5:56pm Mon 18 Jun 07

Must point out its 2k a week to start,but could go to 4k a week if really bad.No over time required.

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James, Brighton says...
12:21am Tue 19 Jun 07

If Knight has so little to spend on players now just think how that figure will be if we do get Falmer.It will be a disaster great ground,no team,little support.
After Archer anyone we thought would be an improvement.When Knight realised he was out of his depth last year he should have stepped down,he did`nt and its too late now

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jon, london says...
7:53am Tue 19 Jun 07

i'm quite surprised Knight has come out and said this when a decision is supposedly imminent on Falmer. Maybe like many others he has realised given the current political position that there will doubtless be another delay. I think some of the cricticism is over the top. I accept the point that maybe he doesn't have enough money to take this club forward, but who's willing to step into the seat with enough money to cope with the financial mess that we have been left in.

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Dave, Woolwich says...
11:49am Tue 19 Jun 07

rocky wrote:
At the end of the day it is a good bit of business by dk ,ckr left because the albion players forced him out, how would YOU like bananas stuffed into your kitbag whilst at training !! next season is all about "consilidating" anyone can see that, if we get falmer watch to see which players will WANT to come to the albion.
Bananas are a good source of energy. That is the only reason I can think of, because, from what I hear, the only racist that has been with the Albion was sold and is now struggling to stay at any club because he is a disruptive influence wherever he goes. Also, do you seriosuly think Michel Kuipers would stand for that? It would be tantamount to suicide!

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rocky, saltdean says...
4:19pm Tue 19 Jun 07

Dave wrote:
rocky wrote: At the end of the day it is a good bit of business by dk ,ckr left because the albion players forced him out, how would YOU like bananas stuffed into your kitbag whilst at training !! next season is all about \"consilidating\" anyone can see that, if we get falmer watch to see which players will WANT to come to the albion.
Bananas are a good source of energy. That is the only reason I can think of, because, from what I hear, the only racist that has been with the Albion was sold and is now struggling to stay at any club because he is a disruptive influence wherever he goes. Also, do you seriosuly think Michel Kuipers would stand for that? It would be tantamount to suicide!
yeah but michel has not got an an attitude problem, take it from me it did happen !!!

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Dave, BRIGHTON says...
5:45pm Tue 19 Jun 07

Prove it Rocky?Anyway more to the point DK is a business man,like Mr Perry is,and they are a lot more rich now than before they took over the club.There will never be any Falmer,DK Knows it.

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rocky, saltdean says...
8:19pm Tue 19 Jun 07

i agree with u dave i always said falmer was the wrong option, i cant prove it at the moment but believe me reliable sources told me that 2 of our oldest pros did not get on well with ckr, although he came across well on talksport this lunchtime we wish him well in istanbul...

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James, Brighton says...
11:23pm Tue 19 Jun 07

I understand that the reason Falmer was stated to be the only option was that the hotel that will be built alongside the ground would be a bigger moneyspinner at that venue.
Would I be correct in thinking that the present board would be in prime position to be the main shareholders in the Hotel and any other commercial spin offs around the Falmer site?

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