I'm always suspicious when Brighton sell players who still seemingly have more potential to realize. They tend to sell at the player's highest value, and hold when they think they can get more. To me, they must think that Adingra isn't getting...
At least once the fee was agreed, we got him over asap, medical done, interview done and confirmed the signing all in the space of 24hrs.
Nice to see that it hasn't dragged on and on
Knowing that odious club they will probably bring in a 3rd high profile striker by the end of the window, as they're never content with their squad despite the quality
This is something we used to do back in the 50`s or thereabouts. The club bought up houses behind the Park end and when new lads signed they moved in there till they got settled in.
It's also common in the Canadian youth ice-hockey leagues for players to board with host families. These kids are as young as 14 and traveling all over Canada and the northern US as they chase their pro hockey dream.
I was born in New Britain, Connecticut.* For many years, the baseball team there, which was the AA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox,** hosted players with local families. I once worked with a woman who had boarded Roger Clemens and David Ortiz...