Mattock is attracting interest (From The Argus)
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Mattock is attracting interest
5:00pm Thursday 31st May 2012 in Sport By Brian Owen
Up for grabs: Joe Mattock is a free agent
Albion will face a battle with Championship rivals if they want to bring Joe Mattock back.
Boss Gus Poyet has described the former Leicester defender as “an option” as the Seagulls look to strengthen their squad.
Mattock was a regular for the Seagulls in the second half of last season after switching his loan allegiance from Portsmouth to The Amex.
He has since been released by parent club West Bromwich Albion.
Portsmouth boss Michael Appleton is keeping tabs on the situation but, after speaking to Mattock’s agent, admits realistically his club are out of the running.
Appleton said: “I have been told there are two or three clubs who have enquired about him, and with the budgets they have, you cannot compete with that.”
Comments(32)
Rhodes Seagull
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6:18pm Thu 31 May 12
Because the earthquake that may happen underneath the Amex as two or three scientist have advised!!!!
Nightshade
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7:02pm Thu 31 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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7:40pm Thu 31 May 12
NEW SIGNINGS REQUIRED NOW!
ANY POSITIVE NEWS REQUIRED NOW!
STOP ARGUING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE NOW!
NO MORE HE'S COMING OR GOING RUBBISH NOW!
NEW PIE SUPPLIER NOW!
WAVE GOODBYE TO VICENTE NOW!
TERMINATE ALL GOALKEEPER CONTRACTS NOW!
BAN HARVEY'S AT THE AMEX NOW!
NO MORE SEAGULL INTERNATIONAL FAILURES NOW!................
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namgo49
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7:42pm Thu 31 May 12
Transfer business should start in earnest soon I hope!!
fairweathersupporter
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7:51pm Thu 31 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:LONDON, BERLIN, WASHINGTON DC, PARIS...
POYET OUT NOW!
NEW SIGNINGS REQUIRED NOW!
ANY POSITIVE NEWS REQUIRED NOW!
STOP ARGUING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE NOW!
NO MORE HE'S COMING OR GOING RUBBISH NOW!
NEW PIE SUPPLIER NOW!
WAVE GOODBYE TO VICENTE NOW!
TERMINATE ALL GOALKEEPER CONTRACTS NOW!
BAN HARVEY'S AT THE AMEX NOW!
NO MORE SEAGULL INTERNATIONAL FAILURES NOW!................
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HPR,
you can have a go at Gus and make all the stupid comments you want (Harveys is sacred but your a prat so i'll forgive you) but please lay off the capitals.
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT.
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8:01pm Thu 31 May 12
guspoyet
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8:07pm Thu 31 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:He/She's obviously having a particularly bad day of attention deficit. Ignoring is the best approach.
POYET OUT NOW!
NEW SIGNINGS REQUIRED NOW!
ANY POSITIVE NEWS REQUIRED NOW!
STOP ARGUING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE NOW!
NO MORE HE'S COMING OR GOING RUBBISH NOW!
NEW PIE SUPPLIER NOW!
WAVE GOODBYE TO VICENTE NOW!
TERMINATE ALL GOALKEEPER CONTRACTS NOW!
BAN HARVEY'S AT THE AMEX NOW!
NO MORE SEAGULL INTERNATIONAL FAILURES NOW!................
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.....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
fairweathersupporter
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8:08pm Thu 31 May 12
The Phantom
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8:13pm Thu 31 May 12
ballantrrae
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8:30pm Thu 31 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:I gather from the ZZZZZZZs that you HPR are going into hibernation as far as postings are concerned for a little while.
POYET OUT NOW!
NEW SIGNINGS REQUIRED NOW!
ANY POSITIVE NEWS REQUIRED NOW!
STOP ARGUING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE NOW!
NO MORE HE'S COMING OR GOING RUBBISH NOW!
NEW PIE SUPPLIER NOW!
WAVE GOODBYE TO VICENTE NOW!
TERMINATE ALL GOALKEEPER CONTRACTS NOW!
BAN HARVEY'S AT THE AMEX NOW!
NO MORE SEAGULL INTERNATIONAL FAILURES NOW!................
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Regarding Mattock I hope we get him since I felt he was the best of the loanees last season and an improvement on our other options at left back.
With regards to Poyet I noted that under the Poyet / Swansee thread that the Argus quotes Gus as recently saying " If you think about all that (speculation on Managerial vacancies) you forget your job and I'm trying to get players in, that's the main thing now".
Good to hear that he is focusing on BHA and strengthening the squad for next season.
Albion fan in London
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10:24pm Thu 31 May 12
GP will NOT be going anywhere this season. His ego is WAY too big to go to Villa or Swansea.
Theres a job to be done as of yet !
Lastly can we please have a top notch signing we must have something in the kitty. Every game -season tickets aside is costing me a 20 quid+ standard !!
Just saying.
Mark Dixon
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11:34pm Thu 31 May 12
Just look at CMS joining the Albion, no one saw that coming, same applies to Vicente who l hope like many others we can hold onto.
I think deals may well have already been done or very close to being done and look forward to reading about them, this week/next week but as long as there here before the pre-season tour i'm cool with that.
Uckfieldboy
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11:42pm Thu 31 May 12
Hovite
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1:10am Fri 1 Jun 12
Good luck though ;o)
Vince
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1:58am Fri 1 Jun 12
Vince
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2:06am Fri 1 Jun 12
Vince
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2:29am Fri 1 Jun 12
The Phantom wrote:Agreed, but I think he's over-rated.
Bit of a non-story really. Everyone knew Mattock would interest other clubs. It maybe that Gus is looking at other, possibly better options at this position. Time will tell - if he goes to another club, it will not be the end of the world.
Albion's squad on paper looks every bit as good as, if not better, than Blackpool's (apart from Ince).
If Albion's teamwork had been as good as Blackpool's I think we could have made the top two. Part of the trouble was that Gus didn't always seem to know what his best side was, hence the constant chopping and changing, which didn't help. Players like Noone were brilliant but inclined to hold the ball too long... even Vicente, brilliant as he was, sometimes tried to do it all himself. Craig was excellent, but didn't suit Gus's system, and his close footwork was a bit suspect. Barnes was also excellent, and scored a lot of goals, but his ball control was poor. All-in-all it was a mixed bag of a season, but highly entertaining for all that. There were many plusses, like El-Abd who surpassed my highest expectations, Buckley who is sheer class, and Lua Lua has great potential. Defensively we are suspect and would get annihilated by Arsenal, man-Utd and City. However, we showed against Reading, Newcastle and Liverpool (in the Carling Cup) that when we really go for it, we can give the best teams a real contest.
Gus needs to get the blend of players right, and play a more fluid system to suit the occasion. There are times when a brilliantly executed long ball is far better than the short passing game.
Interesting times, and I hope he gets the right players in.
7Rookie
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8:56am Fri 1 Jun 12
Vince wrote:But we are not in the Premier League, get players in to help us get there and then deal with staying there when needed. Don't run before you can walk and all that.
I forgot to say, that the picture above shows Tom Ince giving Mattock the run around (body language and all that)! Not good enough for the Premiership, if that's what our aspirations are.
Mattock, as shown last season, is a good Championship player
falmer seagull
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10:23am Fri 1 Jun 12
AGT999
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10:39am Fri 1 Jun 12
falmer seagull wrote:I think it is more likely players waiting to see if Gus is still with us next season. Manager situation very unsettling throughout the leagues at the moment.
I would guess that the reason for no obvious transfer activity is because the players that we are after are probably under contract with their respective clubs. 'It's not eeezie'!
Yogi
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10:47am Fri 1 Jun 12
Vince wrote:Futtocks End, eh - good film that!!
Why the big fuss about Mattock? Average player, defensively poor at times...not worth a big fee. let him go to Futtocks End. End of.
dave from bexill
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11:31am Fri 1 Jun 12
Yogi wrote:You're right, he isn't worth a big fee, he's a free agent, having been released by WBA
Vince wrote:Futtocks End, eh - good film that!!
Why the big fuss about Mattock? Average player, defensively poor at times...not worth a big fee. let him go to Futtocks End. End of.
rolivan
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12:59pm Fri 1 Jun 12
7Rookie wrote:Exactly.
Vince wrote:But we are not in the Premier League, get players in to help us get there and then deal with staying there when needed. Don't run before you can walk and all that.
I forgot to say, that the picture above shows Tom Ince giving Mattock the run around (body language and all that)! Not good enough for the Premiership, if that's what our aspirations are.
Mattock, as shown last season, is a good Championship player
Bish May Turn
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1:17pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Hovite
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1:58pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Hovite
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2:09pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Bish May Turn
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2:20pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Hovite wrote:At least it's some news Hoveite,feels like the world of football is asleep!
That's the best news I've heard for ages BBT!
ballantrrae
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3:32pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Bish May Turn wrote:BMT can you tell me where I can see confirmation of this ?
7 Substitutes agreed for next season,that will please our Gus!
Assuming it's true, I am sure Poyet will be pleased. Good for the Development Squad players like JFC who would be able to get more bench time and potentially more first team experience.
markymark03
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3:57pm Fri 1 Jun 12
ballantrrae wrote:Its on the BBC football home page, along with a big "NO" to artificial pitches.
Bish May Turn wrote: 7 Substitutes agreed for next season,that will please our Gus!BMT can you tell me where I can see confirmation of this ? Assuming it's true, I am sure Poyet will be pleased. Good for the Development Squad players like JFC who would be able to get more bench time and potentially more first team experience.
Good news on both accounts really
rolivan
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4:11pm Fri 1 Jun 12
markymark03 wrote:Also nearly 140 players from Premiership Teams available on Free Transfer.
ballantrrae wrote:Its on the BBC football home page, along with a big "NO" to artificial pitches.
Bish May Turn wrote: 7 Substitutes agreed for next season,that will please our Gus!BMT can you tell me where I can see confirmation of this ? Assuming it's true, I am sure Poyet will be pleased. Good for the Development Squad players like JFC who would be able to get more bench time and potentially more first team experience.
Good news on both accounts really
ballantrrae
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8:03pm Fri 1 Jun 12
rolivan wrote:Many thanks to both Markymark03 and Rolivan for the info, much appreciated.
markymark03 wrote:Also nearly 140 players from Premiership Teams available on Free Transfer.
ballantrrae wrote:Its on the BBC football home page, along with a big "NO" to artificial pitches.
Bish May Turn wrote: 7 Substitutes agreed for next season,that will please our Gus!BMT can you tell me where I can see confirmation of this ? Assuming it's true, I am sure Poyet will be pleased. Good for the Development Squad players like JFC who would be able to get more bench time and potentially more first team experience.
Good news on both accounts really
albionfan33 says...
5:19pm Thu 31 May 12