Southampton did, of course.
I'm losing your point here.
If I was manager of Brighton my hope would be to take them into the Champions League. I don't see the manager's ambition as relevant. Every manager wants their team to succeed. But managers don't run the club, hold the purse strings, or...
That is exactly our best level- should the club be run sensibly and conscious of all possible outcomes. Many teams of similar potential sit languishing in the Championship. And some with even more potential (see Leeds United, Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday)
Look at Portsmouth. A club that...
Maybe it's a gamble he didn't want to twist on. No one knows what really happened.
I can see why they continue on the path. An example is Baleba. Contrary to others, I don't think he was a great acquisition. And that was nearly £30m. This is a summary of the problem teams like us face. And it...
I'm not sure they have ever suggested everything they touch turns to gold. I'm sure they've said that success is not a straight upward curve.
But all things evaluated, from where we were ten years ago, not just on the pitch (a club is more than that), to where we are now they have been very...
They were selling out the ground in the Div 3
Historically, they are a bigger club than us. After a season upstairs they'll be about the same level. It's obviously different now.
It isn't an ask. Last year we had the fortune of a Tottenham team in disarray, Chelsea in meltdown, West Ham struggling on all fronts and Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool capable of gaffs now and then. All the stars aligned and Albion didn't have the distraction of a European campaign...