Navarro's Albion future back in limbo (From The Argus)
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Navarro's Albion future back in limbo
5:00pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Alan Navarro's Albion deal is about to end
Alan Navarro is in limbo again over his Albion future.
Manager Gus Poyet is holding meetings this week with every permanent member of the first team squad.
Most are still under contract but Navarro’s one-year deal is about to end.
No announcement has been made by the club but the midfielder tweeted yesterday: “So it’s another summer of uncertainty. Hate this time of year.”
Navarro was released last summer. He was invited back for pre-season training to prove his fitness and form after recovering from a serious knee injury and earned a 12-month contract.
The Liverpudlian, 31 at the end of the month, started half of Albion’s Championship fixtures this season.
Some players under contract will be told by Poyet they are no longer part of his plans, although they have yet to be identified.
Meanwhile, loan signings Joe Mattock and Gonzalo Jara Reyes are also in limbo now that Roy Hodgson is leaving their parent club West Brom to become England coach.
The fullbacks linked up with the Seagulls at the end of January for the rest of the season, in Jara Reyes’ case for the second time.
The Chilean international featured regularly when Hodgson first took charge at The Hawthorns but has made only seven appearances for West Brom this term.
Mattock was on loan at Sheffield United when Hodgson succeeded Roberto Di Matteo in the West Midlands.
He has also been on loan to Portsmouth this season and played just three times under Hodgson.
Wolves target man Sam Vokes and Manchester City prospect Gai Assulin have returned to their clubs as well following loan stints with Albion.
Poyet said: “We have told every player on loan the same. We thanked them for what they did and they have got a great advantage, because we know them now.
“It is always an option but it is early doors. We’ll see what happens. We cannot go for anyone yet.”
Comments(36)
mark by the sea
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5:21pm Wed 2 May 12
Ringmer Rich
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5:36pm Wed 2 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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6:08pm Wed 2 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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6:12pm Wed 2 May 12
mark by the sea wrote:If you replace the word good with rubbish I would agree with you.
sadly Gus will need to let good players like Nav go. The centre of mid has not been right all season, I would imagine lack of goals is down to Nav and Bridcutt teaming up together, great in defence.. but lack attacking ability, Vincelot to millwall is on the cards.. two keepers have been told to find another club! not sure which two, but a clear out has begun.
The Phantom
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6:25pm Wed 2 May 12
bruce beckett
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6:33pm Wed 2 May 12
Bish May Turn
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6:36pm Wed 2 May 12
Alan G Skinner
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6:42pm Wed 2 May 12
Alfie T
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7:08pm Wed 2 May 12
Alan G Skinner wrote:Is that Raul Dravid ?
Raul is available on a free, 34 yes, but still a class act and would be another player on the same wave length as Vicente. Kevin Phillips was still smashing them in at 39!
Zamora25
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7:13pm Wed 2 May 12
Who out of 48 players currently with the club deserves to be here next season?
Ankegren
Brezovan
Calderon
Reyes
Greer
Dunk
El-Abd
Elphick
Hall
Vincelot
Painter
Mattock
Bridcutt
Dicker
Navrro
Sparrow
Vicente
LuaLua
Noone
Buckley
Harley
Forster-Caskey
Barnes
Mackail-Smith
Vokes
This list of 25 players includes 22 who featured most this season, Elphick who deserves to be given the chance to show whether if he is up to Championship standard and two promising youngsters in Jake Forster-Caskey and Grant Hall.
RELEASE THE REST GUS!
Cabin fever
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7:30pm Wed 2 May 12
Zamora25 wrote:I have a question for you Zamora25, how do you suppose Gus 'keeps' Vokes, Reyes and Mattock when they are not his players.
Raul? How would we afford his wages demands? Could some of you please return from cloud cuckkoo land!
Who out of 48 players currently with the club deserves to be here next season?
Ankegren
Brezovan
Calderon
Reyes
Greer
Dunk
El-Abd
Elphick
Hall
Vincelot
Painter
Mattock
Bridcutt
Dicker
Navrro
Sparrow
Vicente
LuaLua
Noone
Buckley
Harley
Forster-Caskey
Barnes
Mackail-Smith
Vokes
This list of 25 players includes 22 who featured most this season, Elphick who deserves to be given the chance to show whether if he is up to Championship standard and two promising youngsters in Jake Forster-Caskey and Grant Hall.
RELEASE THE REST GUS!
Tell me more about this 'Navrro' fella.
Looks like you might be on cloud cukoo land yourself.
gordongull
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7:30pm Wed 2 May 12
mark by the sea wrote:There are a number of players who have given the Club 100%, but with no disrespect intended, will not take us any further. It's all about ambition, and if the players concerned, (and I think many of us are in general agreement), are still in the line-up for the first game of next season, I can accept that, but the aspirations appear to be for a higher level, and if that is the case, replacing players is the nature of the business.
sadly Gus will need to let good players like Nav go. The centre of mid has not been right all season, I would imagine lack of goals is down to Nav and Bridcutt teaming up together, great in defence.. but lack attacking ability, Vincelot to millwall is on the cards.. two keepers have been told to find another club! not sure which two, but a clear out has begun.
If there is a 'clear-out', I don't envisage any of the players involved having difficulty finding a club, as they are all first-rate professionals.
Btw, the matchday routine you posted last Wednesday didn't go unappreciated :-)
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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7:32pm Wed 2 May 12
Zamora25 wrote:You really should stop with your silly lists. Not only do they clog up the comments board with utter garbage nobody wants to see them. Having read other peoples comments on your pathetic lists most people think you are an absolute sad loser with nothing else in your life.
Raul? How would we afford his wages demands? Could some of you please return from cloud cuckkoo land!
Who out of 48 players currently with the club deserves to be here next season?
Ankegren
Brezovan
Calderon
Reyes
Greer
Dunk
El-Abd
Elphick
Hall
Vincelot
Painter
Mattock
Bridcutt
Dicker
Navrro
Sparrow
Vicente
LuaLua
Noone
Buckley
Harley
Forster-Caskey
Barnes
Mackail-Smith
Vokes
This list of 25 players includes 22 who featured most this season, Elphick who deserves to be given the chance to show whether if he is up to Championship standard and two promising youngsters in Jake Forster-Caskey and Grant Hall.
RELEASE THE REST GUS!
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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7:32pm Wed 2 May 12
Zamora25 wrote:You really should stop with your silly lists. Not only do they clog up the comments board with utter garbage nobody wants to see them. Having read other peoples comments on your pathetic lists most people think you are an absolute sad loser with nothing else in your life.
Raul? How would we afford his wages demands? Could some of you please return from cloud cuckkoo land!
Who out of 48 players currently with the club deserves to be here next season?
Ankegren
Brezovan
Calderon
Reyes
Greer
Dunk
El-Abd
Elphick
Hall
Vincelot
Painter
Mattock
Bridcutt
Dicker
Navrro
Sparrow
Vicente
LuaLua
Noone
Buckley
Harley
Forster-Caskey
Barnes
Mackail-Smith
Vokes
This list of 25 players includes 22 who featured most this season, Elphick who deserves to be given the chance to show whether if he is up to Championship standard and two promising youngsters in Jake Forster-Caskey and Grant Hall.
RELEASE THE REST GUS!
CAKEBEARD
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7:35pm Wed 2 May 12
thebigun
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7:36pm Wed 2 May 12
Zamora25 wrote:you could get rid of 8 of those
Raul? How would we afford his wages demands? Could some of you please return from cloud cuckkoo land!
Who out of 48 players currently with the club deserves to be here next season?
Ankegren
Brezovan
Calderon
Reyes
Greer
Dunk
El-Abd
Elphick
Hall
Vincelot
Painter
Mattock
Bridcutt
Dicker
Navrro
Sparrow
Vicente
LuaLua
Noone
Buckley
Harley
Forster-Caskey
Barnes
Mackail-Smith
Vokes
This list of 25 players includes 22 who featured most this season, Elphick who deserves to be given the chance to show whether if he is up to Championship standard and two promising youngsters in Jake Forster-Caskey and Grant Hall.
RELEASE THE REST GUS!
Ankegren,Painter,Rey
es,Navarro,Sparrow,N
oone,Harley,Vokes
gordongull
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7:52pm Wed 2 May 12
I'm sure it's as frustrating for him, but the honeymoon seems to be over.
Still wouldn't like to see him go, but no longer first choice for me unless he can add that vital component to his game.
Gazza by the sea
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7:58pm Wed 2 May 12
gordongull
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8:03pm Wed 2 May 12
Alan G Skinner wrote:Wasn't for us by any chance was it, and can you get me this week's lottery numbers please?
Raul is available on a free, 34 yes, but still a class act and would be another player on the same wave length as Vicente. Kevin Phillips was still smashing them in at 39!
(K.P. isn't 39 until July :)
tonytowner1
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8:59pm Wed 2 May 12
Dave in Hastings
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9:35pm Wed 2 May 12
tonytowner1 wrote:I'm glad you think it's possible that Gus and Tanno do a bit of match / performance analysis. I was beginning to think by the way you started that post that you reckon they just stick a wet finger in the air and see which way the wind is blowing! :-)
Sometimes (often not also as football shouldn't be too much about this of course!!) it's worth an objective, non emotional, non subjective look at some stats and figures, whether it be how many points have we averaged when Navarro has started a match; Brez - compared to when not (some may remember stats around Paul "Tank" Clark in the eighties; Vicente (odd as it may seem) - how many goals has CMS scored since December - how many chances has he actually had; how much 9and why) do our players slip far more than that of the opponents on our pitch; goals from silly free kicks, shots saved cleanly from outside the area by Ankergren and so on - I guess this all gets looked at and considered somewhere in the mix - if not, it should as it helps make better decisions. Mattock clearly must be a target to remain in the same way that Reyes is clearly a "no" even if it's just down to apparent attitude
Jonathan Mouette
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10:06pm Wed 2 May 12
rolivan
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10:29pm Wed 2 May 12
Hovite
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10:31pm Wed 2 May 12
gordongull wrote:Just needs a little more composure, but I think the way the Amex reacts when he has the ball has something to do with that and he gets caught up in the moment, rather than seeing what is best on.
I so want Nooney to create something special with his final ball, but too many promising moves have broken down because of poor delivery.
I'm sure it's as frustrating for him, but the honeymoon seems to be over.
Still wouldn't like to see him go, but no longer first choice for me unless he can add that vital component to his game.
He will be alright with more experience.
Mark Dixon
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10:41pm Wed 2 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT
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11:04pm Wed 2 May 12
rolivan wrote:Please don't wish that on them I was going to get a season ticket there next season!
If Crawley go up a few could end up there.
Chip of Goring
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11:18pm Wed 2 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:Crawley have an embargo on selling season tickets to noodles like you.
rolivan wrote:Please don't wish that on them I was going to get a season ticket there next season!
If Crawley go up a few could end up there.
Camicus
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12:18am Thu 3 May 12
HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:Wouldnt you be better off with a Bournmouth ticket? I have it on good authority thats your team
rolivan wrote:Please don't wish that on them I was going to get a season ticket there next season!
If Crawley go up a few could end up there.
Captain Haddock
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1:21am Thu 3 May 12
Gazza by the sea wrote:Yup. Agree entirely.
Anyone claiming Painter should stay clearly hasn"t seen him play this season. 2 goalkeepers, 2 central midfield, 2 left backs and a top striker. Absolute minimum requirement.
Think we should be ruthless and cut loose the following:
Anks, Poke, Painter, Sparrow, Navs, (possibly) Dicker, Hoskins (if he's not in Gus' plans) and any others not shaping up in the development squad.
Sign Mattock on a permanent and Assulin on a season-long loan if poss', release the rest back to their clubs.
We need a new first choice GK + one (if Gonzalez is no cigar).
We also need two LBs: Mattock + one.
Central midfield is where we need an overhaul....Barry Robson? Boyd? Scott Allan? Nick Powell? Jacob Butterfield?
Strikers to come: one sizeable CF and another flair striker e.g Simon Cox, Jordan Rhodes.
Captain Haddock
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1:22am Thu 3 May 12
Captain Haddock
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1:28am Thu 3 May 12
Baldseagull
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1:48am Thu 3 May 12
SMF20
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8:02am Thu 3 May 12
Greer, Dunk, Bridcutt, Vicente, Buckley and Lualua with possibles being El abd, Jfc, Noone, Cms and Toby.
Rhodes Seagull
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8:14am Thu 3 May 12
One of the great seasons is not over more than seven days and half the team that put us in the top ten are on there way out the door according to many above.
Gus and only Gus will decide who will go who will stay and who will get an invite to join an up and coming Championship league club destined for the Premiere league.
I think he (Gus) will have better success on attracting the players he wants this time round after the performance of the club this season and of course the Amex must capture the attention of players. Also wonder if he will delve into the foreign market again?.
SMF20
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8:17am Thu 3 May 12
SMF20 wrote:possibles to come in that would complement existing top 6 players would be guys like : Cudicini, Mattock, Delph, Trotter, Assulin.
It may actually be easier to think about this the other way around. Who in the squad is a top 6 player? Im thinking :
Greer, Dunk, Bridcutt, Vicente, Buckley and Lualua with possibles being El abd, Jfc, Noone, Cms and Toby.
SMF20 says...
5:10pm Wed 2 May 12