£8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:28 pm

I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

Link

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football ... ean-dyche/

BOYSIE31 · Post by **BOYSIE31** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:31 pm

Rather sign Ryan Woods to be honest - Clucas does not excite me in the slightest

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:31 pm

We should go for Ryan Woods as that would confuse the hell out of some on here with Chris Wood.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:33 pm

BOYSIE31 wrote:Rather sign Ryan Woods to be honest - Clucas does not excite me in the slightest

I'm not a huge fan on what I have seen, but on paper he is a more than adequate replacement for Arfield and has similar traits (i.e, Premier League experience, capable of playing wide or centrally, late twenties etc).

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:34 pm

jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

Link

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football ... ean-dyche/

Good point. If all it took was an £8m bid, we must have started bizarrely low.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:38 pm

jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

Link

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football ... ean-dyche/

Maybe this is our first offer.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:38 pm

Murger wrote:Good point. If all it took was an £8m bid, we must have started bizarrely low.

That's how we do it, start going in with the asking price straight off the bat, you'll find yourselves paying silly fees every time.

The club squeeze every penny from the fan, at least we know it's not thrown around like confetti.

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:40 pm

jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

Season's supply of Twixs

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:42 pm

jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

Link

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football ... ean-dyche/

Maybe it's a cash up front offer...rather than, say, £12m structured over 3 years.

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:45 pm

jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?

we weren't.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:47 pm

BBC reporting the £8m has been accepted.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm

Hope we get this over the line. Jay Rod and Dawson to follow hopefully.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm

scouseclaret wrote:BBC reporting the £8m has been accepted.

Good to hear. Hope that agreeing personal terms will be a formality

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm

Mabe clucas wasnt his number 1 target for that position . I cant see us having to wait all summer for this transfer . But overall he his a good player and can fill in when needed

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:54 pm

Good player for a reasonable price. Would be a good bit of business.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:55 pm

scouseclaret wrote:BBC reporting the £8m has been accepted.

Where are the BBC reporting it's been accepted - do you have a link? I can see the article says the £8m figure is acceptable to Swansea...

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:55 pm

Does this mean we are now likely to move on from moaning about signing nobody to moaning about who we are signing... progress of sorts

lucs86 · Post by **lucs86** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:58 pm

That's a very good price, fair play to the board if we get this over the line.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:59 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote:Where are the BBC reporting it's been accepted - do you have a link? I can see the article says the £8m figure is acceptable to Swansea...

Think it is a BBC transfer thread on their main page just reporting that the Sun has said the bid has been accepted

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:01 pm

From BBC

Now I told you earlier that the Burnley manager Sean Dyche has been getting a little tetchy over a failure to bring in any new recruits this summer.

However, that may well be set to change, with the Sun reporting that the Clarets have had an £8m for Sam Clucas accepted by Swansea.

It's fair to say that Dyche is a long term admirer of the 27-year-old midfielder - he tried to sign him last summer but missed out.

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:01 pm

Steddyman wrote:Good player for a reasonable price. Would be a good bit of business.

Well said that man! too many on here ranting and wanting to waste our money!

I am not happy we haven't signed players before now everyone is but this obsession of Clarets turf etc who slag the board off for no reason is just plain barmy

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:03 pm

Its an Alan Nixon story

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:06 pm

Good signing at that price if it happens

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:07 pm

A typical Dyche signing. I mean that in a good way.

Not an exciting one. But a player that will fit in with our style, mentality, budget and system. Won't be too bad. And adds a bit of balance being left sided.

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:07 pm

No moans if this is cm back up. Judgement for many will be the quality of the nr 10. If we get Ben to sign up, I would be a little less concerned about a Dawson quality of cb, but I believe that we will do well to have tarks here in 12 months. So I would still prefer to get dawson now and even play 352, as to replace Tarks with like for like would be very challenging. Right-footed winger still needed.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:11 pm

I'd be okay with Clucas at that price. Fingers crossed.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:15 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Its an Alan Nixon story

He's usually on the ball regarding us, be more surprised if it didn't happen than did.

Clucas must be the one everyone was on about when they said "I've been told we are signing a player, from a club, but i can't say anything until it's done, as my source has asked me to keep it quiet"

Glad they kept quiet though, as I think he will do well here.

Welcome to Burnley Mr Clucas

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:17 pm

Alright player. Out injured still I believe.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:17 pm

Not sure it will happen but how would people feel about our transfer window if our signings composed of the following (?):

Clucas, Dawson, Rodriguez, Forster (loan)

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:19 pm

They wanted 12M last month
Hope his knee is ok

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:19 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Not sure it will happen but how would people feel about our transfer window if our signings composed of the following (?):

Clucas, Dawson, Rodriguez, Forster (loan)

Happy as larry

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm

Dream on....

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm

If this goes through, and if Ings goes to Palace, we could have hardly touched our summer budget yet. Would very much like Dawson and Jay to follow, and a keeper on loan until January. I won’t be delighted then, but I will be content.

COBBLE · Post by **COBBLE** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Not sure it will happen but how would people feel about our transfer window if our signings composed of the following (?):

Clucas, Dawson, Rodriguez, Forster (loan)

Very happy, knowing that the squad is stronger and the team has gone up a notch too without any panic buys.

Sproggy · Post by **Sproggy** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:22 pm

Will we be in the Clucas Clan?

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:24 pm

except we haven't signed any of those four as of yet...

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:24 pm

Sproggy wrote:Will we be in the Clucas Clan?

We will be at the end of the season if it’s 3rd time unlucky for him

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:26 pm

Wokingclaret wrote:They wanted 12M last month
Hope his knee is ok

He has had it removed but plans on putting a plaster on it to hide it in the medical

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:28 pm

Have to laugh at some on here. Moan about no transfers. We have a bid accepted and they moan that we didn't start with a higher bid.

I'd imagine if you asked this type to lend you a fiver of their own money they would tell you to get lost!

Reality checked required for some. I heard fans moaning about our performance vs Man City (h) last season, league 1 stuff this Burnley.....honestly.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:33 pm

But it’s the manager that’s moaning

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:34 pm

Wokingclaret wrote:But it’s the manager that’s moaning

No he isn't.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:36 pm

Alright then, he is using the media to get his message through

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:38 pm

Wokingclaret wrote:But it’s the manager that’s moaning

he isn't I can assure you

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:40 pm

Months without a signing just to bid for a player as unspeakably lower-mediocre as Sam Clucas. Jesus Christ.

Rip into me all you like but if he’s the best we can come up with we’ve had an absolute shocker. We need players who will improve the first team too.

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:49 pm

CombatClaret wrote:Season's supply of Twixs

Sounds a bit steep

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:57 pm

All of a sudden the sun has come out and somehow everything seems that much better in life. Retail therapy at its best.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:59 pm

SGr wrote:Months without a signing just to bid for a player as unspeakably lower-mediocre as Sam Clucas. Jesus Christ.

Rip into me all you like but if he’s the best we can come up with we’ve had an absolute shocker. We need players who will improve the first team too.

When you say “months” without a signing are you talking about Feb to June ?!!

Rouwens_Weapon · Post by **Rouwens_Weapon** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:03 pm

Good replacement for Arfield
Can play a number of positions
Dyche wanted him last summer when Swansea signed him for 14m
PL experience
Will probably buy into the group mentality
Won't be on astronomical wages

Sensible signing if not exciting

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:07 pm

Would be an excellent signing. Clucas looked awesome when he first went to Swansea but seemed to get dragged down by a poor team. Think he would become a great signing under Dyche management. Just hope its not FAKE NEWS. We get a lot of that in America

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:10 pm

BOYSIE31 wrote:Rather sign Ryan Woods to be honest - Clucas does not excite me in the slightest

Beggars can't be choosers. I'll take anything that improves the squad at the minute.