ARTICLE: Darikwa joins Tricky Trees

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Post by **halfmanhalfbiscuit** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:02 pm

On a four-year deal.

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:07 pm

halfmanhalfbiscuit wrote:On a four-year deal.

Hope he does well

claretlegend · Post by **claretlegend** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:08 pm

Initial fee close to £2m! Great business if true.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:08 pm

Think its a good move. The lad has bags of potential, but he was never going to realise it at Burnley sat in the reserves with little chance to break through. He needs to cut his teeth and make his mistakes at a more forgiving level. Hopefully Forest can provide that.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:10 pm

Transfer confirmed

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claretlegend · Post by **claretlegend** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:29 pm

Seems some uncertainty regarding fee. Boden says 1m, Tyrone Marshall (LT reporter) says nearer 2m. Pretty sure it will be nearer 1m.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:29 pm

According to the BBC website Burnley have bought Darikwa from Forest !!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:37 pm

MT03ALG wrote:According to the BBC website Burnley have bought Darikwa from Forest !!

Ha ha

claretlegend wrote:Seems some uncertainty regarding fee. Boden says 1m, Tyrone Marshall (LT reporter) says nearer 2m. Pretty sure it will be nearer 1m.

It's an initial fee of around £2 million with the usual add ons

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:40 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Ha ha

It's an initial fee of around £2 million with the usual add ons

Hope it's avoiding relegation related as opposed to promotion related.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:41 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Ha ha

It's an initial fee of just over £2 million with the usual add ons

The board have done well, even in todays market. Hopefully one of the clauses is a buy back given how highly SD prised his potential.

claretlegend · Post by **claretlegend** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:46 pm

Goes some way to paying us back for the time we wasted dealing with Forest on a Lansbury deal.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:50 pm

That is a ridiculous sum of money for a player who is not Championship standard in my opinion.

Darikwa only ever looked good when hecwas using his pace to go and tackle back the winger he had generally just lost the ball to.

Good luck to him, a superb deal for Burnley and Darikwa, a seriously poor one for Forest.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:52 pm

So we sell Darikwa and bring in Bardsley and have put a bit more money in the bank. Great business!

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:55 pm

Good deal all round, we get a much better right back as cover and make a tidy profit on a player who was nowhere near the required level.

Cheers Forest. Suckers.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:12 pm

Cover? I fully expect Bardsley to be our first choice RB at his earliest opportunity. We may have to wait for an injury or suspension to lowton (who ended up having a decent season) or maybe just a cup outing for Bardsley, but I really do expect him to be starting regularly sooner rather than later. I just think he's the better RB. But I suppose that doesn't matter. It's what SD has planned for him that does, and that'll do for me.

I don't imagine for one minute though he's come here to sit on our bench.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:15 pm

Fancy Darikwa will come good with time, many of the attribute an attacking full back needs.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:20 pm

I always liked Darikwa and felt he didn't really get a fair chance ,especially when Matt Lowton was putting in some shaky performances.
I hope he does well at Forest.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:24 pm

Think he will do well at Forest. Definitely Championship standard. Did his best for us so can only wish him well.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:29 pm

I drove him and I hate the bloody journey.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:33 pm

ablueclaret wrote:Fancy Darikwa will come good with time, many of the attribute an attacking full back needs.

Well, there's a surprise.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:36 pm

bobinho wrote:Cover? I fully expect Bardsley to be our first choice RB at his earliest opportunity. We may have to wait for an injury or suspension to lowton (who ended up having a decent season) or maybe just a cup outing for Bardsley, but I really do expect him to be starting regularly sooner rather than later. I just think he's the better RB. But I suppose that doesn't matter. It's what SD has planned for him that does, and that'll do for me.

I don't imagine for one minute though he's come here to sit on our bench.

Not so sure about that, I thought Lowton was excellent second half of last season after a shaky start, Bardsley is going to have to wait his turn. From what I've seen of him he's certainly no world beater.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:39 pm

I find it funny that on a Forest forum quite a few are saying what a good signing (excellent for Burnley early on, one says) and one that they need.

How would they know?

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:41 pm

Good luck to the lad. He had promise going forward, although not quite the end product of Trippier. But needs to improve at defending, perhaps playing on a regular basis will improve him. Good deal for me.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:42 pm

After an promising looking start, he rapidly stagnated. Defensively he was lacking, barring his uncanny ability to get back for clearances (sometimes needed as a result of his own errors). Offensively he started off well but this disappeared from his game, his crossing was poor and his forays left him out of position.

There's a half decent player in there but he's going to need to learn a lot, and quickly, to be good enough for the Championship.

Indecisive · Post by **Indecisive** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:54 pm

This is a good move for him. He needs to be playing and he wasn't quite up to the level we need.

This is exactly what we should be doing. Buying players of the likes of Darikwa/Pope/andre and hoping one or two step up (like Andre) and if they aren't quite good enough, that we develop them enough to get a return on them. We have to do this alongside bringing in players that we know can perform at this level consistently AND are within our budget (players like Cork/Bardsley/walters).

£2 Million doesn't mean we've ripped off Forest. That's just the market. We're performing comparatively well/sensibly (both buying and selling) within a ridiculous market.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:00 pm

We won't have got 2m for him.

ClaretMat · Post by **ClaretMat** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:41 pm

Thought he was a real weak link when he played during our promotion season.
Regularly caught out of position at the back post and seemed to switch off all too often.
Ok with the ball at his feet and has good pace; but his delivery from deep was very poor and he seemed reluctant to even try, perhaps he would be a little more suited to a more attacking team where he can get higher up the pitch to deliver crosses, but I'd be amazed if he ever finds his way back into the premier league.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:15 pm

Crossing not his strength!

Flat Stanley · Post by **Flat Stanley** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:23 pm

Thought Darikwa was excellent when he first came into the team. Remember him gettin a few MOTM awards early. He was exciting going forward and created a few goals including the one for Vokes at Leeds. Lowton was lucky to get his place when he got fit. Darikwa had been excellent up to that point. Defensively he made a few errors but had pace to recover and it's not like Lowton has not made a few errors defensively in his time. Think he will be fine in the championship and good luck to him. Shame he did not get more of a chance at Burnley but the side got promoted and premier league was too much too soon for him. Seems like a good guy.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:32 pm

Best of luck to him. Pretty happy with the reported fee and the signing of Bardsley as his replacement. Still plenty more work to be done this transfer window though (I hope!).

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:01 pm

Good we are clearing the decks, there is no point having people on the books who are never going to play, hopefully Ulvstead will be next out of the door, and Chris Long also. Darikwa has potential, but we need players for the here and now not tomorrow, amazed we have essentially swapped Darikwa for Bardsley and come out breaking even.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:40 pm

Never let us down. Good player who had more good attributes than bad. Shows how far we have come (and how little our fans have changed) when a player like Darikwa gets slaughtered.

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:48 pm

I'm amazed at the fee. He's terrible.

PWBFC · Post by **PWBFC** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:52 pm

Don't rate him at all and amazed Dyche stuck with him as long as he did in the promotion season. I'd say he's about a lower-end Championship right back, at best.

If we really have got £2 million for him then that's an incredible deal.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:19 am

Can't agree with the comment about him being unlucky to lose his place to lowton. Fans had been crying out for Lowton to start a game for weeks prior to his actual inclusion.

NickBFC · Post by **NickBFC** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:26 am

Good luck to him. Seems a good professional but needs games now to further his career. Shame he doesn't seemed to have pushed on and improved after some glimpses of early promise.

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:27 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I find it funny that on a Forest forum quite a few are saying what a good signing (excellent for Burnley early on, one says) and one that they need.

How would they know?

My mate is a massive forest fan and he asked me my opinion, so I told him.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:56 am

Good luck to the lad, put a corker on the head of Vokes at Leeds. Defensively woeful, you could tell he was a poor lower division wide man turned right back. The cup game at Arsenal sealed his fate..... Pathetic.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:36 am

Former European Champions buying players from us that aren't deemed good enough Not too long ago us facing Forest in the League Cup was a huge game for us !

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:42 pm

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:My mate is a massive forest fan and he asked me my opinion, so I told him.

What did you tell him?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:45 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:I always liked Darikwa and felt he didn't really get a fair chance ,especially when Matt Lowton was putting in some shaky performances.
I hope he does well at Forest.

That not getting a fair chance was 21 consecutive league games when his performances deteriorated considerably. He had to be left out after his last game at Middlesbrough and he could have been left out much earlier.

IAmAClaret · Post by **IAmAClaret** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:45 pm

He couldn't defend very well. He was playing at right back. That's his downfall at the moment, but good luck to him!