“If we didn’t sign Branthwaite, how can we possibly defend high? He’s just £85m, missing out on him would mean our season over” We can see where Branthwaite is today.
“How can we miss out on Evan Ferguson, £100m for Baby Kane is not too much”
Where is baby Kane today?
“We must sign Baleba, we need legs in the midfield, without Baleba how can we play football?”
Sell Bruno for £57m buy Baleba for £112m” “its for the good of the club”
Now it is, if we don’t sign Anderson, we won’t be able to play football next season, our season is already over before it started because we don’t want to sign Anderson for £120m..
See the pattern?? I am glad we don’t have Richard Arnold and John Murtough anymore, now we work with data, we sign players that are ready to play for us, you can cry all you want, I’ll advise you to go do your assignments.
🚨🎙️ Rio Ferdinand advises West Ham over Mateus Fernandes’ £80 million valuation:
🗣️ “West Ham should learn from Brighton and be careful not to become too greedy with Mateus Fernandes.
Last season, Brighton rejected a £75 million bid for Carlos Baleba because they believed he was worth much more and valued him at over £100 million.
Fast forward to today, and his value has reportedly dropped significantly. He’s no longer one of the hottest names on the market, and Brighton are now looking back at a huge opportunity missed.
In football, timing is everything.
The smartest clubs know when to hold on and when to cash in.
If West Ham push too hard, they might end up learning the same lesson Brighton learned the hard way.”
Jongi was proudly boasting about winning 78 wards in Ekurhuleni, yet the ANC chose to govern without a majority.
If those numbers were really such a great achievement, they shouldn't be struggling to pass a budget.
🚨JUST IN: Brighton denied a £75M bid for Carlos Baleba last season, he’s currently valued at £40M
Brighton have just sacked their sporting director today
Comparing ♂️♀️graphs further highlights the difference in speed between genders. Almost 27% of ♀️field qualify in the last 15 minutes highlighting that reverting to a 5h qualification is playing a major factor in the increased number of female entries over the last two years.
The next biggest cohort is the 3h45 to 4h00 range at 15.5% and a great example of the goal gradient effect (where humans will exert extra effort to finish just below the hour mark than just above it). Just 5% of the field qualifies in under 3 hours.
COMRADES 2026: Qualification Times
Breaking qualification times into mincrements shows that 56% of the field takes 4 hours or longer to qualify. The average qualification time is 4:05.52 and median is 4:09:05. The biggest cohort is at the back of the pack: 4h45 and above at 16%.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS
The same recruitment team that found Lammens when nobody was looking. The same team that chose Šeško over every other trendy name on social media.
And some people still think they know better 😭💀
Éderson is 26, proven, consistent and reliable. Three seasons in one of Europe's toughest systems with barely any injury issues. That's the type of signing smart clubs make.
Not every transfer window is about spending €100m on the flashiest name available 👀
Some fans treat football like Career Mode. Real clubs look at data, fit, availability, consistency and value.
You don't have to be the loudest signing to be the right signing 😮💨🔴👇
🚨 Saha on Brighton's handling of Baleba and why Manchester United may be the real winners:
“It's a pity. Not just for them. For Baleba too. Let's be honest. The player wanted the move. Brighton knew he wanted the move. Yet they slapped a £100M price tag on him and refused to budge.Fine. That's their right. But look where we are now.
The same player who was supposedly worth £100M is struggling for consistent form, not starting every game and in some of Brighton's biggest matches has found himself on the bench. That's not Manchester United's fault. That's Brighton's problem.
Because if you price a player out of a move, the least you can do is continue developing his value. Instead, it feels like they've done the opposite. Brighton priced him like Bellingham and developed him like a loan player.
And now the funny part? United have moved on. They are not desperate for Baleba. They're looking at other midfielders. Some are cheaper. Some have had better seasons. Some are still undisputed starters for their clubs. That's why I think United are the ones laughing.
Because Brighton spent months telling everyone Baleba was worth £100M. Now they might be lucky if somebody offers half of that. If I was Brighton, I'd be the one calling United now and asking: 'Any chance we can revisit that conversation?'”