Poyet wants an end to CMS rumours (From The Argus)
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Poyet wants an end to CMS rumours
9:00am Saturday 18th August 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Wanted man: Mackail-Smith
Albion boss Gus Poyet has played down speculation about Craig Mackail-Smith’s future and told admirers of the striker to put up or shut up.
Rumours have surrounded Mackail-Smith all summer, with Poyet’s former club Leeds strongly linked.
The ex-Peterborough marksman has recovered from a lower back injury for today’s first Championship fixture at Hull and Poyet has dismissed the transfer talk as hot air rather than interest backed up by a bid.
He told The Argus: “The problem is Macca is a player that everyone would like to have but he’s not an easy one to buy. There are going to be rumours and phone calls and searching but at the end of the day the clubs need to make a big investment.
“Until they put a bid in and agree or don’t agree it doesn’t matter really.
“We’ve had plenty of things about plenty of players but when it is a bid the players know. It’s a situation that we need to deal with and we decide as a club to always tell the players.
“But when it is just a phone call no. If we tell the players about every phone call we get it’s going to be a nightmare for them, so we are really only interested when there is actually something to talk about.”
Poyet does not expect the speculation to unsettle Mackail-Smith and has reiterated his confidence in his £2.5 million buy improving on his ten-goal tally in his debut season with the club.
“Macca is not the type of person who is going to come and talk to you weekly,” Poyet said. “He always trains the same way, working and running, wanting his shooting sessions. He hasn’t changed at all.
“The only thing is that he has been out in the last few weeks, so maybe then you cannot see if it has affected him or not.
“The good thing now is he knows he is here. He needs to perform and score goals and go from there. He scored a good number of goals last year and gave us a massive hand.
“I’ve said it before and I’ve told him and his agent, I’ve told everyone, I’m sure he is going to score more this year because it’s going to be easier for him. He just needs to play his game, nothing else.”
Comments(22)
PittaPatta
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10:04am Sat 18 Aug 12
Claude Back
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10:16am Sat 18 Aug 12
Rhodes Seagull
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10:17am Sat 18 Aug 12
As we all no the rumours have been out in force for many weeks and only now is anything said from the club.
Still I feel now that the season is about to start everything will quite down and CMS along with the rest of the team can do what they do best WIN football matches.
fretlessbass
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10:27am Sat 18 Aug 12
10:16am Sat 18 Aug 12
I was just watching a review of the Premiership games today on Sky Sport and it suddenly struck me that this time next year we could be starting in the Premiership.
- Yes - drinking early in the morning is seldom a good idea !
South West Seagull
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10:29am Sat 18 Aug 12
cullipmyhero
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10:41am Sat 18 Aug 12
Up the Albion, and personally I am glad CMS is staying with us, his workrate is a credit to the team
AmexicanWave
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10:43am Sat 18 Aug 12
fretlessbass wrote:Well I've just partaken in a coffee and share Claude's optimism. A healthy outlook me thinks.
Claude Back says...
10:16am Sat 18 Aug 12
I was just watching a review of the Premiership games today on Sky Sport and it suddenly struck me that this time next year we could be starting in the Premiership.
- Yes - drinking early in the morning is seldom a good idea !
mikeygit
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10:48am Sat 18 Aug 12
From time to time I look on Football Rumours for BHA and I have to say that none of the rumours on there over the past few months have had any substance. make of that what you will. Good luck Albion today!!!
Albion In Staffs
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11:03am Sat 18 Aug 12
mikeygit wrote:Mikey you're spot on. The only element I'm wary of is that he hasn't completely ruled it out. My conspiratorial brain is suggesting that this first acknowledgement MIGHT just be setting the scene because he knows there's a major bid coming from a manager who will build up the pressure by telling the world they've made it.
Rhodes---I guess Gus has not made a comment on CMS as if he responded to every rumour he would be doing nothing else---he has more important things to do---however as this has gone on for so long a guess he thinks 'enough is enough'.
From time to time I look on Football Rumours for BHA and I have to say that none of the rumours on there over the past few months have had any substance. make of that what you will. Good luck Albion today!!!
Sincerely hope I'm wrong and no, you lot, I'm not doom-mongering just being realistic.
Any way, my overall view would be simple. Watch him score a couple today and then tell every interested club to "go away".
mikeygit
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11:19am Sat 18 Aug 12
Hovite
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12:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12
This is club policy not Gus policy and he has to be careful what he says.
As it stands the club runs on honesty and no serious offer was made.
Personally I never thought that CMS was going for a minute because I witnessed this from previous speculation about some of our other players.
mikeygit
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12:09pm Sat 18 Aug 12
All this 'I know a friend who shops with so and so's wife who says etc' is a total nonsense and whilst some is a bit of fun most is pure idle gossip which does no one any good. Lets get on with real life and winning games of football with the Club we all love!!!
LAWgull
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12:30pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Blue and White Gulls
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12:39pm Sat 18 Aug 12
mikeygit wrote:Can't be me Mikey, I hate shopping.
Hovite---Agree---I think these Rumours sites are a waste of space and can do a lot of harm and stir up needless speculation. I appreciate it may be frustrating not having news or players not coming in, but I feel we have to let Gus & co do their jobs and as soon as any SOLID news is there I am sure the Club will let us know.
All this 'I know a friend who shops with so and so's wife who says etc' is a total nonsense and whilst some is a bit of fun most is pure idle gossip which does no one any good. Lets get on with real life and winning games of football with the Club we all love!!!
namgo49
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1:01pm Sat 18 Aug 12
If we don't do that then we might as well sell him now and put everyone out of their mysery!
VegasSeagull
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1:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Followers of Brighton numbering in their tens of thousands will witness a year to remember. Never was so much owed by so many to so few. Some might say that, 'this was their finest hour,' and who are we to dissagree.
Our boys will enter the fight today, defences have to be broken down and those that would raid us have to be repelled, but we have faith in our boys. A coalition of forces has been assembled by our leader, boys from Spain, Wales, Scotland and of course England, their mothers and children will await the outcome of the fight, hoping that they all return safely and whole, ready to fight again and again untill they taste the final victory.
Be not of faint heart, be proud and loud, let our boys know that we are with them, with them today, tomorrow and forever. Let the battle commence.
VegasSeagull
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1:12pm Sat 18 Aug 12
On a collective basis I think that we have players that can and will score, if GP has Vincente playing slightly further up field he should be able to help CMS out.
I think a point is available from this match and all three should not be ruled out. I am not bothered by whether or not delivered quality crosses in the cup game, he will deliver and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he played a big role in the outcome of today's match.
Predict 2-0 win or 1-1 draw, the first goal is going to be very important..
fretlessbass
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1:23pm Sat 18 Aug 12
1:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Saturday August 18th 2012, a date that will go down in history, this was the day that began the season that Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted to the Premiership.
Followers of Brighton numbering in their tens of thousands will witness a year to remember. Never was so much owed by so many to so few. Some might say that, 'this was their finest hour,' and who are we to dissagree.
Our boys will enter the fight today, defences have to be broken down and those that would raid us have to be repelled, but we have faith in our boys. A coalition of forces has been assembled by our leader, boys from Spain, Wales, Scotland and of course England, their mothers and children will await the outcome of the fight, hoping that they all return safely and whole, ready to fight again and again untill they taste the final victory.
Be not of faint heart, be proud and loud, let our boys know that we are with them, with them today, tomorrow and forever. Let the battle commence.
- Good God man - who do you think you are - Churchill ? We're talking about another season in the second tier of English football. Not s life or death struggle for our liberty. Get a grip !
VegasSeagull
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1:28pm Sat 18 Aug 12
fretlessbass wrote:Humour is wasted on some people, I bet that you don't like fluffly little lambs either.
VegasSeagull says... 1:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12 Saturday August 18th 2012, a date that will go down in history, this was the day that began the season that Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted to the Premiership. Followers of Brighton numbering in their tens of thousands will witness a year to remember. Never was so much owed by so many to so few. Some might say that, 'this was their finest hour,' and who are we to dissagree. Our boys will enter the fight today, defences have to be broken down and those that would raid us have to be repelled, but we have faith in our boys. A coalition of forces has been assembled by our leader, boys from Spain, Wales, Scotland and of course England, their mothers and children will await the outcome of the fight, hoping that they all return safely and whole, ready to fight again and again untill they taste the final victory. Be not of faint heart, be proud and loud, let our boys know that we are with them, with them today, tomorrow and forever. Let the battle commence. - Good God man - who do you think you are - Churchill ? We're talking about another season in the second tier of English football. Not s life or death struggle for our liberty. Get a grip !
fretlessbass
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1:34pm Sat 18 Aug 12
1:28pm Sat 18 Aug 12
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fretlessbass wrote:
VegasSeagull says... 1:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12 Saturday August 18th 2012, a date that will go down in history, this was the day that began the season that Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted to the Premiership. Followers of Brighton numbering in their tens of thousands will witness a year to remember. Never was so much owed by so many to so few. Some might say that, 'this was their finest hour,' and who are we to dissagree. Our boys will enter the fight today, defences have to be broken down and those that would raid us have to be repelled, but we have faith in our boys. A coalition of forces has been assembled by our leader, boys from Spain, Wales, Scotland and of course England, their mothers and children will await the outcome of the fight, hoping that they all return safely and whole, ready to fight again and again untill they taste the final victory. Be not of faint heart, be proud and loud, let our boys know that we are with them, with them today, tomorrow and forever. Let the battle commence. - Good God man - who do you think you are - Churchill ? We're talking about another season in the second tier of English football. Not s life or death struggle for our liberty. Get a grip !
Humour is wasted on some people, I bet that you don't like fluffly little lambs either.
- Only roasted !
albionbloke
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4:07pm Sat 18 Aug 12
fretlessbass wrote:Think the desert sun has got to him.
VegasSeagull says...
1:02pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Saturday August 18th 2012, a date that will go down in history, this was the day that began the season that Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted to the Premiership.
Followers of Brighton numbering in their tens of thousands will witness a year to remember. Never was so much owed by so many to so few. Some might say that, 'this was their finest hour,' and who are we to dissagree.
Our boys will enter the fight today, defences have to be broken down and those that would raid us have to be repelled, but we have faith in our boys. A coalition of forces has been assembled by our leader, boys from Spain, Wales, Scotland and of course England, their mothers and children will await the outcome of the fight, hoping that they all return safely and whole, ready to fight again and again untill they taste the final victory.
Be not of faint heart, be proud and loud, let our boys know that we are with them, with them today, tomorrow and forever. Let the battle commence.
- Good God man - who do you think you are - Churchill ? We're talking about another season in the second tier of English football. Not s life or death struggle for our liberty. Get a grip !
Gazza by the sea says...
9:53am Sat 18 Aug 12