Stephens

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:02 pm

Yet another thread descends into mindless squabbling.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:03 pm

mkmel wrote:Oh get a room you two!

I'd be suicidal in a room with him!

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:03 pm

ablueclaret wrote:He won't be coming.

well reasoned

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:04 pm

Steddyman wrote:Yet another thread descends into mindless squabbling.

oh no it doesn't!

Sorry

claretdom · Post by **claretdom** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:06 pm

There have been enough transfer windows now for most people to get how they work. There will be more deals done in the next 8 days than the previous 23 days in total. Clubs and Agents knowing they have a full month to sort a deal are in no rush when the thought of more money for their player by holding out.

If you accept that most deals are done in the last week, it stops you getting upset or worried in the early part of the window when very little happens.

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:16 pm

Sensible post claretdom, won't stop pictures of the panic button appearing before the end of the week though

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:29 pm

Just don't see this one happening at all.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:31 pm

The transfer window should only be open for 1 week. It would save a lot of trouble and worry for everyone involved. IMO.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:32 pm

Is the panic button similar to the Trident launch button?

If so, better check the wiring.

Let's hope Sean doesn't feel the need to press it whilst pacing up and down his technical area on 31st January.

Mala591 · Post by **Mala591** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:34 pm

If Stephens still wants to come to Burnley then he will come. Might be January or summer.

He will be welcomed with open arms.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:43 pm

karatekid wrote:The transfer window should only be open for 1 week. It would save a lot of trouble and worry for everyone involved. IMO.

Sky would never let that happen mate,they invented football you know.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:47 pm

fidelcastro wrote:Do you think we weren't looking anyway?

Transfers take time. It's just the way it is. Get over it.

Yeah I reckon we have. My concern is we're looking at Dale Stephens. Again.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:48 pm

I'd like to avoid that thanks mkmel

Not sure about him though, as far as I can see all he does on here is quote myself and KRBFC

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:48 pm

SGr wrote:Yeah I reckon we have. My concern is we're looking at Dale Stephens. Again.

Suppose we have to keep going back to someone now Lansbury's gone!

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:51 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Suppose we have to keep going back to someone now Lansbury's gone!

True - 7 bids in one window is even better than the Lansbury saga

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:27 pm

SGr wrote:I'd like to avoid that thanks mkmel

Not sure about him though, as far as I can see all he does on here is quote myself and KRBFC

A lie is half way around the world before the truth has even got its boots on!

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:23 pm

What about a cheeky bid for the boy Lansbury at Aston Villa ?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:31 pm

CnBtruntru wrote:Just don't see this one happening at all.

Ditto.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:39 pm

Pretty sure he recently said he intended to see his contract out at Brighton so perhaps more chance of a summer free move if we stay up. Also sure he changed his agent after he didn't get his move in August.

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:43 pm

This thread needs the name changing to Winter's the New Lansbury!

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:48 pm

This thread needs the name changing to Winter's the New Lansbury!

Should have read Winton

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:56 pm

I wouldnt put it past him especially with our record with targets signing new deals

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:58 pm

Like others can't see this happening unless
the club know something we don't.
i.e Brighton are willing to let him go.

If it does then fair enough.
If it doesn't then really don't know why we're linked or bidding for him - if we are?

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:01 pm

Same reason we kept bidding for lansbury because dyche must rate him highly and if marney is goosed he will be a like for like replacement . But i cant see it happening so we need to move on

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:17 pm

If we are just testing the water with Stephens and at present
it doesn't seem more than that, if anything at all.
Would to prefer to think that it's just a rumour and
that we make a serious bid for someone else tomorrow.

And make sure we get our targets in by the end of the week
and not leave it to Tuesday. Anyone we do get in before Saturday might give
Dyche the chance of playing them against Bristol City in the Cup - if eligible
and if not then against Leicester on Tuesday.

It's a really important match - one that neither team will wish to lose
and both play to win.
A win for us will certainly put us within shouting distance of staying up
whilst putting more pressure on our rivals - including Leicester.
If Watford, Palace, Hull, Swansea and Sunderland lose (or some of them do)
then we'll be at least 11 -13 points above the bottom three with a much better goal difference.
That's got to be a hell of a lot to make up even with 16/17 games to go.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:30 pm

Gone awfully quiet on transfers, what ever happened to the bids for Brady, Snodgrass and Nagatomo? the media posting the news that we initially bid haven't reported whether the bids were rejected or not. Boro had an £8M bid for Snodgrass rejected today but Hull signed Markovic (Snodgrass' replacement?). There really is no point getting worried and worked up (I learnt that last time) lets just wait and see what happens..

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:35 pm

I mentioned this the other day . Every other teams bids seem to get broadcasted around social media but ours never seem to even if they are rejected

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:49 am

Reecey1987 wrote:I mentioned this the other day . Every other teams bids seem to get broadcasted around social media but ours never seem to even if they are rejected

Now you are presuming we have bid...

LawsCanalJump · Post by **LawsCanalJump** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:16 am

Just wait until it hits 10:30pm on deadline day and the Burnley twitter reads 'There will be no more transfer business to be done today'

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:20 am

Beat Leicester and I don't care what the twitter feed says.

We are safe.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:24 am

MACCA wrote:Beat Leicester and I don't care what the twitter feed says.

We are safe.

We won't say up with 29pts

taio · Post by **taio** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:26 am

I'm sort of thinking that if we beat Leicester Macca thinks we won't then go on and lose every other game.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:30 am

I think a thread about us singing Stephens in this transfer window should probably have been better posted under the 'Alternative Facts' thread.

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:56 am

Well at least he will get a pay rise in his new contract after all the interest.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:58 am

Steddyman wrote:I think a thread about us singing Stephens in this transfer window should probably have been better posted under the 'Alternative Facts' thread.

What's the song Steddyman ?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:08 am

joey13 wrote:We won't say up with 29pts

A. We wont lose every remaining game.
B. There are far too many teams between us and 18th for us to be relegated.
C. You are asking for teams that have only won 4 in 22 to do the same in 16 games, plus we would have to lose all our games.
D. If you think we will get relegated IF we beat Leicester, go and have a no lose bet, you will get some very nice odds.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:43 am

MACCA wrote:A. We wont lose every remaining game.
B. There are far too many teams between us and 18th for us to be relegated.
C. You are asking for teams that have only won 4 in 22 to do the same in 16 games, plus we would have to lose all our games.
D. If you think we will get relegated IF we beat Leicester, go and have a no lose bet, you will get some very nice odds.

Glass half full kinda guy.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:46 am

Just sensible.

The fact it has never happened before tells you all you need to know.

As much chance of relegation as we are to make Europe..

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:50 am

MACCA wrote:A. We wont lose every remaining game.
B. There are far too many teams between us and 18th for us to be relegated.
C. You are asking for teams that have only won 4 in 22 to do the same in 16 games, plus we would have to lose all our games.
D. If you think we will get relegated IF we beat Leicester, go and have a no lose bet, you will get some very nice odds.

In addition, the points gained by the bottom three after 22 matches is lower than at any time since the Premier league became a 38 game season.

From 15th downwards (Leicester) all the teams have less than a point per game and as they all have to play each other then further points will be dropped.

That would suggest it could be a low point total to stop up.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:58 am

The target is still 39 - 40 points.
Plenty of teams have dropped like a stone in the second half of the season.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:00 am

boatshed bill wrote:The target is still 39 - 40 points.
Plenty of teams have dropped like a stone in the second half of the season.

Agreed. I don't think we will go down, but we cannot be complacent.

We haven't had a run of bad form yet, and going into a 4 away game streak shortly could be the start of one.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:03 am

boatshed bill wrote:The target is still 39 - 40 points.
Plenty of teams have dropped like a stone in the second half of the season.

That may be the case, but with the points as low as they are in the bottom half there are simply not enough points available for all the teams to get up to 40 points - unless the top sides start to lose on a regular basis.

Nothing to do with form, just that there aren't enough games left for teams to get to the 40 point mark.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:04 am

Steddyman wrote:Agreed. I don't think we will go down, but we cannot be complacent.

We haven't had a run of bad form yet, and going into a 4 away game streak shortly could be the start of one.

I think we'll be allright, but we need an upgrade on Bamford and anew midfielder to make sure.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:12 am

With us and Liverpool ( v Wolves) having both home ties in the FA Cup I suspect we'll only have the three away games in a row.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:44 am

I don't think for one minute that Sean Dyche and his Coaching Staff will let the grass grow under their feet. This team will, like last time out, play to the very last kick of the very last game.

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:35 pm

Surely we should be trying to finish as high up the table as possible - at £2 - £2.5m for each place - that is the cost of running a tier 2 Academy for a year or more

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:58 pm

MACCA wrote:A. We wont lose every remaining game.
B. There are far too many teams between us and 18th for us to be relegated.
C. You are asking for teams that have only won 4 in 22 to do the same in 16 games, plus we would have to lose all our games.
D. If you think we will get relegated IF we beat Leicester, go and have a no lose bet, you will get some very nice odds.

Just saying if we beat Leicester we will have 29pts which isn't enough to stay up .

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:03 pm

joey13 wrote:Just saying if we beat Leicester we will have 29pts which isn't enough to stay up .

Just saying if we beat Leicester we are safe from relegation, trust me, I'm rarely wrong.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:20 pm

Next....

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/1504182 ... ref=twtrec" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:29 pm

KRBFC wrote:Next....

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/1504182 ... ref=twtrec" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a nothing article which doesn't change anything (not that I think we have or will go back in for him this window).