Claret Incoming Rumours
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Burnley and Italy bizarrely
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I couldn't be happier with the way our club is run, and the direction it is heading on and off the field.
But to continue our upward trend, there needs to be speculation. Football is an inherently risky business. It is not an exact science, and we have to be careful that our prudence, which I accept, doesn't descend into tight fistedness.
Record profits last year, and £30M sale of Michael Keane this. I expect significant investment in the playing squad.
But to continue our upward trend, there needs to be speculation. Football is an inherently risky business. It is not an exact science, and we have to be careful that our prudence, which I accept, doesn't descend into tight fistedness.
Record profits last year, and £30M sale of Michael Keane this. I expect significant investment in the playing squad.
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shockingdermotdermot wrote:Why do so many people from Burnley like Van der Graff Generator? Abysmal.
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you positive ?dermotdermot wrote:Why do so many people from Burnley like Van der Graff Generator? Abysmal.
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You see. There's another one.
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Sounds pretty negative to me.Vegas Claret wrote:you positive ?
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I don't think anyone isn't saying "Don't invest in the squad".
Hell, we need to be spending £50 million plus on fees this season (this window and Jan) and we might need more.
But it is still really early.
Hell, we need to be spending £50 million plus on fees this season (this window and Jan) and we might need more.
But it is still really early.
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CLARETS chairman Mike Garlick is confident Burnley will end the transfer window stronger than they began it.
Although it has been a quiet summer at Turf Moor so far it could yet turn into a busy window for the Clarets and boss Sean Dyche.
With the future of Michael Keane and Andre Gray unclear, and George Boyd set to leave the club when his contract expires tomorrow, there are holes to fill in the squad.
But Garlick has already said the club are likely to spend more than the £32million they splashed out on players during the 2015/16 season, including £13million on record signing Robbie Brady, and he insists the target has to be to have a stronger squad in place on September 1 than that which finished last season in 16th place on 40 points.
“Our major objective when the window closes up for this season is that when that happens we’ve got to be stronger than we are sat here today,” the Turf chairman said.
“Will that be hard work? Yes. Will we able to achieve it? I believe we can.
“I think it’s fair to say going forward we will spend more on transfer fees in the coming season than we did last. And player wages aren’t going down.”
Although Garlick expects Burnley to spend more this summer he insists there is a clear budget in place that is understood by everyone involved.
And the chairman insists sticking to that can help the club plan for the future as well, making improvements off the pitch such as the £10.6million redevelopment at the Gawthorpe training ground.
“I think it’s all about being clear on your budgets and what you want to spend,” he said. “What we actually spent this year was bang on our budget in terms of player wages, transfer fees, and if you can do that then you can plan. If you can plan you can do things like improve your infrastructure.”
Those off-pitch developments have also been funded by the £30.1million profit Burnley posted from their 2014/15 Premier League campaign, which enabled them to pay off all debt as well, leaving them in a healthy financial position.
Their 2015/16 accounts showed a £3.7million loss and while Garlick believes it will be back to profit for the 2016/17 campaign just gone, he doesn’t expect it to be as high as £30million again.
“There’s a few factors we have to take into account,” he said. “The profits will be very healthy. They will actually be a little shade lower than they were last time in the Premier League.
“Why is that? First of all we’ve spent £32million on players this time around rather than £12million last time. All the improvements we’ve put into the training ground and stadium kicked in in the last financial year, not the time we were in the Premier League before. Players’ wages have gone up. You add all those things together, yes, still very profitable but a tiny, tiny bit below last time.”
I hope the £32m is in addition to any monies received for Keane and Gray if they go
Although it has been a quiet summer at Turf Moor so far it could yet turn into a busy window for the Clarets and boss Sean Dyche.
With the future of Michael Keane and Andre Gray unclear, and George Boyd set to leave the club when his contract expires tomorrow, there are holes to fill in the squad.
But Garlick has already said the club are likely to spend more than the £32million they splashed out on players during the 2015/16 season, including £13million on record signing Robbie Brady, and he insists the target has to be to have a stronger squad in place on September 1 than that which finished last season in 16th place on 40 points.
“Our major objective when the window closes up for this season is that when that happens we’ve got to be stronger than we are sat here today,” the Turf chairman said.
“Will that be hard work? Yes. Will we able to achieve it? I believe we can.
“I think it’s fair to say going forward we will spend more on transfer fees in the coming season than we did last. And player wages aren’t going down.”
Although Garlick expects Burnley to spend more this summer he insists there is a clear budget in place that is understood by everyone involved.
And the chairman insists sticking to that can help the club plan for the future as well, making improvements off the pitch such as the £10.6million redevelopment at the Gawthorpe training ground.
“I think it’s all about being clear on your budgets and what you want to spend,” he said. “What we actually spent this year was bang on our budget in terms of player wages, transfer fees, and if you can do that then you can plan. If you can plan you can do things like improve your infrastructure.”
Those off-pitch developments have also been funded by the £30.1million profit Burnley posted from their 2014/15 Premier League campaign, which enabled them to pay off all debt as well, leaving them in a healthy financial position.
Their 2015/16 accounts showed a £3.7million loss and while Garlick believes it will be back to profit for the 2016/17 campaign just gone, he doesn’t expect it to be as high as £30million again.
“There’s a few factors we have to take into account,” he said. “The profits will be very healthy. They will actually be a little shade lower than they were last time in the Premier League.
“Why is that? First of all we’ve spent £32million on players this time around rather than £12million last time. All the improvements we’ve put into the training ground and stadium kicked in in the last financial year, not the time we were in the Premier League before. Players’ wages have gone up. You add all those things together, yes, still very profitable but a tiny, tiny bit below last time.”
I hope the £32m is in addition to any monies received for Keane and Gray if they go
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Just paper talk this morning but apparently showing interest in Tom Lees from Shef Wed as replacement for Keane
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again we are linked with lots of defenders but not many attacking players of any pedigree -> concerned
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Our defence is top priority now Keane looks like leaving. We need to find a suitable replacement for Keane who can come in and play alongside Mee, with Tarkowski and possibly another has back up.
If Gray goes we also need to find his replacement and I am sure our recruitment team will have their feelers out
If Gray goes we also need to find his replacement and I am sure our recruitment team will have their feelers out
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Not sure if already rumoured but ..........Irish Mirror today claims we have "entered the race" for Jonny Howson of Norwich. Hadn't realised there was race?
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Brexit
again we are linked with lots of defenders but not many attacking players of any pedigree -> concerned
We haven't really been linked to any player with any real pedigree
again we are linked with lots of defenders but not many attacking players of any pedigree -> concerned
We haven't really been linked to any player with any real pedigree
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And we won't be. Players of REAL pedigree play for the top sides.
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point takenTurfytop wrote:Brexit
again we are linked with lots of defenders but not many attacking players of any pedigree -> concerned
We haven't really been linked to any player with any real pedigree
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I've not read through all the pages as I have limited Wi-Fi where I am.
I take it we haven't signed anyone yet.
When we do I presume there will be another thread....
I take it we haven't signed anyone yet.
When we do I presume there will be another thread....
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Not having that, Swansea are about to sign a quality midfielder from Las Palmas for 11 million that Athletico Madrid wanted but couldn't get because of their transfer ban. It's our scouting system/lack of contacts that from the outside seems to be letting us down (from the inside it might be different but the proof is in the pudding)Quicknick wrote:And we won't be. Players of REAL pedigree play for the top sides.
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I don't know who you're referring to, but let's see how good he turns out to be.
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What a ridiculous statementQuicknick wrote:And we won't be. Players of REAL pedigree play for the top sides.
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Why is it ridiculous? Real pedigree with the emphasis on 'real' implies a footballer who would be playing for a top side. Maybe the poster should have left real out.
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REAL pedigree players only play for Madrid
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I think I'll have a quick blast of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"...followed up with a rendition of the Tower -- rounded off with Gog and Magog.dermotdermot wrote:Why do so many people from Burnley like Van der Graff Generator? Abysmal.
Perfect for a hot Sunday evening
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A lad called Roque Mesa, I watch a lot of La Liga - 11 million "should" be a bargain for himQuicknick wrote:I don't know who you're referring to, but let's see how good he turns out to be.
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Good luck mate.kindonesque wrote:I think I'll have a quick blast of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"...followed up with a rendition of the Tower -- rounded off with Gog and Magog.
Perfect for a hot Sunday evening
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Fast?Vegas Claret wrote:A lad called Roque Mesa, I watch a lot of La Liga - 11 million "should" be a bargain for him
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fb saying us and Watford fancy Ashley Fletcher.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
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no a cdmQuicknick wrote:Fast?
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Anyone else missing the usual Dale Stephens and Henri Lansbury threads?
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I know absolutely nothing about ashley fletcher, but he's ex Man Utd, so could be a gem.piston broke wrote:fb saying us and Watford fancy Ashley Fletcher.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
Here's a deal: Fletcher and Snodgrass for Gray...
We'd probably need to stump up a few quid to do it though.
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I don't think he scored a league goal all season long.piston broke wrote:fb saying us and Watford fancy Ashley Fletcher.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
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16 appearances, don't know how many were startsKRBFC wrote:I don't think he scored a league goal all season long.
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Maybe 12 million plus fletcher not just a straight swap . Fletcher isnt even that good . Saying that he never got a real chancepiston broke wrote:fb saying us and Watford fancy Ashley Fletcher.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
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Michael Keane of Everton is decent, worth a cheeky bid !
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From that well known useless site HITC.piston broke wrote:fb saying us and Watford fancy Ashley Fletcher.
If WHU want Gray possibly a swap situation.
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If he's only on the bench for the first league game we could swoop!Vegas Claret wrote:Michael Keane of Everton is decent, worth a cheeky bid !
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sorry guys i wasn't recommending him just pointing out he's an incoming rumour.
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So which is it, he isn't that good or he never got a real chanceReecey1987 wrote:Maybe 12 million plus fletcher not just a straight swap . Fletcher isnt even that good . Saying that he never got a real chance
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Heard he's a bit static in the boxrandomclaret2 wrote:We need a bit of a spark up front, so the big Dutch lad, Van dergraafgenerator , might be worth a shout...
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Oh jonny is a scouser, he stole Craig hignetts watch, and when Burnley came in for him, he said that a dirisory offer..
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Craig Dawson will sign for Burnley this week from wba
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Who says?AGENT_CLARET wrote:Craig Dawson will sign for Burnley this week from wba
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Ex-Man U, could be a gem: I seem to remember a couple we got from there who were anything but.boatshed bill wrote:I know absolutely nothing about ashley fletcher, but he's ex Man Utd, so could be a gem.
Here's a deal: Fletcher and Snodgrass for Gray...
We'd probably need to stump up a few quid to do it though.
EDIT: more than two.
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Aye we need players who can score from any position on the pitch and wasn't he WBA top scorer last year, just don't see him coming, more a pay rise extended contract ploy like last time.AGENT_CLARET wrote:Craig Dawson will sign for Burnley this week from wba
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Rubbish. Neil Wood and Lee Roche went on to have a fantastic career.Quicknick wrote:Ex-Man U, could be a gem: I seem to remember a couple we got from there who were anything but.
EDIT: more than two.
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Not to mention Luke Chadwick.colne-claret wrote:Rubbish. Neil Wood and Lee Roche went on to have a fantastic career.
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https://ninetyminutesonline.com/burnley ... land-star/ Kone from Sunderland
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/bu ... 02323.html Glenn Whelan
http://www.nottinghampost.com/burnley-p ... story.html Darikwaa out Assombelongshere in
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/asto ... story.html James McArthur
https://www.footballfancast.com/social- ... barry-exit Barry loan!
Just confirmations of known links.
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/bu ... 02323.html Glenn Whelan
http://www.nottinghampost.com/burnley-p ... story.html Darikwaa out Assombelongshere in
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/asto ... story.html James McArthur
https://www.footballfancast.com/social- ... barry-exit Barry loan!
Just confirmations of known links.
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We are/have shown an interest in Barry, though I heard that it could have formed part of the Keano deal. As the Keano transfer has gone through I'm not sure if that means our interest has passed or not.
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Wilfried Bony?
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I was wondering when that one was going to raise it's ugly head!claretblue wrote:Wilfried Bony?
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