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Seems to have disappeared since he went to Brighton. Didn't kick a ball for them.

If he can't get into their first 11, then he should look for a loan. Leaving Real's B team for Brighton's u21s is ridiculous. Get out and play games, he clearly has ability, so go show it off and improve with proper matches.

 

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12 minutes ago, andyD said:

Seems to have disappeared since he went to Brighton. Didn't kick a ball for them.

If he can't get into their first 11, then he should look for a loan. Leaving Real's B team for Brighton's u21s is ridiculous. Get out and play games, he clearly has ability, so go show it off and improve with proper matches.

 

He missed half of last season through injury (think he had a back operation last summer, so would have been in the same position no matter if he stayed with Real or not).

Suspect he will get his chance this season now he is getting a full pre-season.... only thing is Chris Hughton is notorious for being faithful to players who are holding on to the shirts there and then (that is part of the reason Greer spent a lot of the time on the bench last season when he was their captain after he came back from injury) so if Brightons first choice strikers get off to a good start, he may have a long wait before he gets a long run in the first team (to be honest though, Brighton made no secret that Harper was signed as one for the future).

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5 minutes ago, wanderer said:

He missed half of last season through injury (think he had a back operation last summer, so would have been in the same position no matter if he stayed with Real or not).

Suspect he will get his chance this season now he is getting a full pre-season.... only thing is Chris Hughton is notorious for being faithful to players who are holding on to the shirts there and then (that is part of the reason Greer spent a lot of the time on the bench last season when he was their captain after he came back from injury) so if Brightons first choice strikers get off to a good start, he may have a long wait before he gets a long run in the first team (to be honest though, Brighton made no secret that Harper was signed as one for the future).

Is Harper even a striker?

It does seem strange that he played regularly, in the second half of the season, for their under 21s but didn't even once make it onto the first team bench.

If it's more of the same then a loan move is probably on the cards.

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Just now, ProudScot said:

Is Harper even a striker?

It does seem strange that he played regularly, in the second half of the season, for their under 21s but didn't even once make it onto the first team bench.

If it's more of the same then a loan move is probably on the cards.

Certainly played up front for Scotland in games I have seen him in (also think I caught a Real Madrid NextGen game on Eurosport where he played front them)..... Maybe Brighton have moved him into a more wide position of late.

Given Brighton's form last season (sure towards the end of the season they scored something like 14 goals in 3 games at one point) missing half the season through injury was never going to help.

Expect to start seeing him on the bench for the 1st team a lot more next season

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4 minutes ago, ProudScot said:

It does seem strange that he played regularly, in the second half of the season, for their under 21s but didn't even once make it onto the first team bench.

Nothing strange about it at all.  Most clubs run the U21 team completely separately from the first team.  Also Brighton were pushing for promotion all season - only lost out on an automatic spot on the last day. That means two things, first of all the team was playing well, so no real need to drop anyone and more importantly, no "meaningless" games where you could bring in a couple of young players to get some experience with a view for the future.   

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1 hour ago, aaid said:

Nothing strange about it at all.  Most clubs run the U21 team completely separately from the first team.  Also Brighton were pushing for promotion all season - only lost out on an automatic spot on the last day. That means two things, first of all the team was playing well, so no real need to drop anyone and more importantly, no "meaningless" games where you could bring in a couple of young players to get some experience with a view for the future.   

When you look back on their squads last season their bench's regularly contained young players from the under 21 squad - Checked every week but Harper was never there. See what happens this season.

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19 hours ago, wanderer said:

He missed half of last season through injury (think he had a back operation last summer, so would have been in the same position no matter if he stayed with Real or not).

Suspect he will get his chance this season now he is getting a full pre-season.... only thing is Chris Hughton is notorious for being faithful to players who are holding on to the shirts there and then (that is part of the reason Greer spent a lot of the time on the bench last season when he was their captain after he came back from injury) so if Brightons first choice strikers get off to a good start, he may have a long wait before he gets a long run in the first team (to be honest though, Brighton made no secret that Harper was signed as one for the future).

Aye, glass half full..... Greer was injured and Brighton promoted Goldson from under 21s so they get a chance if there is an opening. 

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