Darikwa linked with Brizzle City

IWOODLOVETT · Post by **IWOODLOVETT** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:45 pm

... at the end of the season (so says the Sun)

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:48 pm

He's one we should keep as I reckon there's a lot more to come.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:50 pm

Would bite their hand off for any kind of fee.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:51 pm

Bristol is a quite far, so I would be willing to drive him a third of the way.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:52 pm

Keep him. I wouldn't bite anyone's hand off.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:52 pm

Tough call really.
He didn't do badly for the start of last season, but realistically is he going to be the next Trippier or even as good as Lowton at this level?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:56 pm

BennyD wrote:He's one we should keep as I reckon there's a lot more to come.

Sorry, but.. no. I've never rated him and think he's the weakest link in the squad.

Even though some posters came up with the brain scrambling idea of him playing right wing.. again.

Longside4evr · Post by **Longside4evr** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:57 pm

I think there is a very good player in there and we should work with him and iron out the rawness in him
From what i have seen of him it just needs tweaking in certain areas of his game, with age on his side we could bring the genie out of him

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:00 pm

If we're staying in the Premier League then I think we need better quality to be competing for that spot with Lowton. Same as left back really.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:00 pm

he's crap tbh, overrated because he doesn't play then when he does our fans mistake him performing well because he has a bit of pace. Look at our results since he was dropped last season, it's no coincidence.

taio · Post by **taio** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:00 pm

Yes he'll probably leave in the summer - we need better

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:01 pm

Decent cover, similar to Long at CB.

Realistically if everyone's fit and available he's going to struggle to start but unless we have players coming through the system who are good enough to be in and around the first team would seem pointless to sell him and then have to pay for someone similar as a replacement.

FA Cup run has been valuable - kept some of the squad players more involved than would otherwise have been the case.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:47 pm

Nobody has seen enough of him recently to know. As with Kevin Long, who keeps getting new contracts. He definitely has the pace and athleticism for the PL. Whether he has the football brain and ability is up to SD.

taio · Post by **taio** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:49 pm

minnieclaret wrote:Nobody has seen enough of him recently to know. As with Kevin Long, who keeps getting new contracts. He definitely has the pace and athleticism for the PL. Whether he has the football brain and ability is up to SD.

He's certainly played enough to form a judgement.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:52 pm

Only if we get better.

Wilsdenclaret · Post by **Wilsdenclaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:53 pm

Seen enough of him in the cup games to know we need better back up

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:28 pm

to get rid or keep still depends on:
Which division we are in
Who are we going to bring in that's better? Either to challenge Lowton or settle for a place on the bench.

Ooogeorgeorgeoghani · Post by **Ooogeorgeorgeoghani** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:39 pm

Keep him,definately got the talent,needs to work on crossing

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:50 pm

Have we conceded a goal in any game Darikwa has played this year? Maybe Accy if he was still on but that wasn't in the 90 minutes.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:01 pm

I like Tendy, he needs to be playing. It's a shame for him that we need the cover as a loan spell in the championship could do him the world of good.
I certainly wouldn't want to give up on the ladvyet, he had so much potential and lots of time to show it.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:06 pm

Played well in all four cup games. All four of which we kept a clean sheet in 90 minutes.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:25 pm

Effective cover for lowton. If he goes, we will do really well to bring in a replacement as good as him.

Unless we are looking to bring in a replacement for lowton...

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:32 pm

I think he's the bottom end of the Championship in quality. Now we have Flanagan as right back cover. Come the end of the season, I'm confident that Dyche will be targeting that position.

scrambledclaret · Post by **scrambledclaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:41 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I think he's the bottom end of the Championship in quality. Now we have Flanagan as right back cover. Come the end of the season, I'm confident that Dyche will be targeting that position.

Agreed, neither he nor Flanagan have convinced me as premier league fullbacks. I'd like to see a new face to challenge Lowton. Good luck to the man though, needs a run of games somewhere although will be good to see him again against the imps.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:54 pm

Tandoori Derek, as Joe kinnear would call him.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:55 pm

He'd stand out for your lot.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:56 pm

DCWat wrote:He'd stand out for your lot.

Were awful as it is, he'd do well to stand out.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:01 pm

Wasn't good enough last year never mind now. Far too raw and inconsistent. He needs game time for his own sake so somewhere like Bristol City would be a good fit for him.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:08 pm

dunno how long he has left on his contract, if it's a couple of years I'd send him on loan for the season next to a good Championship team, if it's a year I'd flog him to someone for a couple of Million. I can't see him troubling our first team on a regular basis

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:09 pm

DCWat wrote:He'd stand out for your lot.

Be like their thousands of fans then

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:12 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Played well in all four cup games. All four of which we kept a clean sheet in 90 minutes.

He was truly shite at Accrington.

I think in the summer we'll be looking to sign first choice left and right backs. Lowton and Ward as cover. Darikwa and Flanagan to leave.

HuncoatClaret · Post by **HuncoatClaret** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:27 pm

MDWat wrote:He was truly shite at Accrington.

I think in the summer we'll be looking to sign first choice left and right backs. Lowton and Ward as cover. Darikwa and Flanagan to leave.

I think you're talking rubbish. Ward will be the full back for a good while. Darikwa is a much better player than you've given him credit for and why do you feel you have to slaughter players on here? You should be ashamed.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:29 pm

MDWat wrote:He was truly shite at Accrington.

I think in the summer we'll be looking to sign first choice left and right backs. Lowton and Ward as cover. Darikwa and Flanagan to leave.

Ward and Lowton are probably the last two we will be looking to replace.

Hoping Heaton stays, presuming Keane and possibly / maybe Gray will leave. Defour probably too and Maybe Boyd.

Continuity is key. So keeping Heaton, Ward, Lowton, Mee, Hendrick, Barton, Arfield Brady, Westwood, Vokes and Barnes in and around the first team will be key.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:32 pm

We've tried to sign an upgrade on Ward in both transfer windows this season.

It's not a criticism, but we have to keep improving. The full backs are the next areas for an upgrade.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:34 pm

HuncoatClaret wrote:I think you're talking rubbish. Ward will be the full back for a good while. Darikwa is a much better player than you've given him credit for and why do you feel you have to slaughter players on here? You should be ashamed.

Slaughter? Christ. Tough gig.

Darikwa isn't good enough, in my opinion. He has pace and that's about it.

Ward is great. Good player. But we can and need to do better if we're looking to stay in the Premier League for years to come.

It's a forum. For opinions. About players.

Be a bit boring if we all rated every player and there was no debate.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:35 pm

MDWat wrote:We've tried to sign an upgrade on Ward in both transfer windows this season.

It's not a criticism, but we have to keep improving. The full backs are the next areas for an upgrade.

I think it would have been more a Tarkowski situation than a Brady. i.e. a future replacement rather than immediate. Our record with Ward is outstanding. And with good reason

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:36 pm

Aye, no doubt. He's done great and he was very good today. But we can't sit still. We'll be looking to upgrade 3 or 4 in the summer, as we need to. That's likely to be both full backs, out wide and a striker.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:49 pm

We've come a long way since we signed Darikwa. He's now surplus to requirements and if we stay up, which we will, I'm pretty sure we'll replace him. He could do a decent job in the Championship though.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:56 pm

MDWat wrote:Aye, no doubt. He's done great and he was very good today. But we can't sit still. We'll be looking to upgrade 3 or 4 in the summer, as we need to. That's likely to be both full backs, out wide and a striker.

I agree. And I said on the leicester thread you need to always improve. I just feel that Ward and Lowton are two of the last areas we will need too.

I would argue that if Keane goes, an upgrade on Mee is essential.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:58 pm

That's a whole different conversation that will have about 95% of Burnley fans against you. I wouldn't disagree, though.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:59 pm

We do have to continually progress and Dyche has shown that, despite obvious loyalty to his players, he's not afraid to let players move on if it helps to improve the squad.

Lowton and Ward have been and are doing a great job; not enough to not consider being upgraded on though. We will need at least one centre half in the summer, a pair of fullbacks, a winger and one (possibly two) forwards.

Anything more I would guess would be to replace players in any outgoing positions.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:01 am

HuncoatClaret wrote:I think you're talking rubbish. Ward will be the full back for a good while. Darikwa is a much better player than you've given him credit for

Take a step forward and follow the club. Darikwa wasn't even good enough last season, nevermind this one when we're aiming to remain in the Premier League. There were a few cluelsss folk who thought we could play him right midfield, but thankfully Dyche thought they were on crack.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:09 am

The strange thing is, injuries aside Centre Midfield will be our strongest area next year and will be very hard to pick just two from Defour, Hendrick, Westwood, Barton. Although I expect Defour may move on and we will replace him with a more physical presence.

Hopefully we keep him though and add to him. If we lose Gray we may need to start 5 midfielders more than this season. Three from those would be more than capable at this level.

Mee is a good player for us and I love his attitude and endeavour. But he does worry me. More than either full back. And without the quicker, classier Keane he may be more exposed.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:18 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:The strange thing is, injuries aside Centre Midfield will be our strongest area next year and will be very hard to pick just two from Defour, Hendrick, Westwood, Barton. Although I expect Defour may move on and we will replace him with a more physical presence.

Hopefully we keep him though and add to him. If we lose Gray we may need to start 5 midfielders more than this season. Three from those would be more than capable at this level.

Mee is a good player for us and I love his attitude and endeavour. But he does worry me. More than either full back. And without the quicker, classier Keane he may be more exposed.

Agree re: Defour. Be a real shame, though. If Barton gets a very long ban, though, suddenly we look short in there. That's one to keep an eye on.

Hopefully we'll keep Gray but if he isn't willing to sign a new deal, you're looking at getting a decent fee for him.

I too like Mee's attitude and his bravery is second to none. I don't mind him starting, to be fair, but to progress we can do better than him and if it become available, we'd be naive not to explore that option, imo.

HuncoatClaret · Post by **HuncoatClaret** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:02 am

MDWat wrote:Slaughter? Christ. Tough gig.

Darikwa isn't good enough, in my opinion. He has pace and that's about it.

Ward is great. Good player. But we can and need to do better if we're looking to stay in the Premier League for years to come.

It's a forum. For opinions. About players.

Be a bit boring if we all rated every player and there was no debate.

Darikwa just has pace? When he's taking their full back on , it's a bit more than pace.
It's a forum about players, but what you're is a bully, and I can tell by your comments that you've never played sport let alone football.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:24 am

What about all the others who have said Darikwa isn't good enough. Are they bullies too?

How am I bullying? That's a pretty strong accusation.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:35 am

HuncoatClaret wrote:Darikwa just has pace? When he's taking their full back on , it's a bit more than pace.
It's a forum about players, but what you're is a bully, and I can tell by your comments that you've never played sport let alone football.

Pick that bottom lip up, you're embarrassing yourself.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:48 am

He filled a slot when we needed a slot filling. Now he should be allowed to go where he can prosper.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:30 pm

Longside4evr wrote:I think there is a very good player in there and we should work with him and iron out the rawness in him
From what i have seen of him it just needs tweaking in certain areas of his game, with age on his side we could bring the genie out of him

Never too sure what is meant by 'needs tweaking in certain areas'. His pace always affords him a chance in the modern game but unfortunately that isn't enough for the level we are at.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:32 pm

minnieclaret wrote:Nobody has seen enough of him recently to know. As with Kevin Long, who keeps getting new contracts. He definitely has the pace and athleticism for the PL. Whether he has the football brain and ability is up to SD.

Agree to a certain extent with 'ability' but I can't see any manager having a bearing on a 'football brain'.