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£8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:28 pm
by jedi_master
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/
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:31 pm
by BOYSIE31
Rather sign Ryan Woods to be honest - Clucas does not excite me in the slightest
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:31 pm
by karatekid
We should go for Ryan Woods as that would confuse the hell out of some on here with Chris Wood.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:33 pm
by jedi_master
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).
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:34 pm
by Murger
Good point. If all it took was an £8m bid, we must have started bizarrely low.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:38 pm
by Tall Paul
Maybe this is our first offer.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:38 pm
by MACCA
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:40 pm
by CombatClaret
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:42 pm
by Jakubs Tash
Maybe it's a cash up front offer...rather than, say, £12m structured over 3 years.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:45 pm
by quoonbeatz
jedi_master wrote:I have to say - if that is our latest bid, what on Earth were we offering originally?
we weren't.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:47 pm
by scouseclaret
BBC reporting the £8m has been accepted.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm
by Pearcey
Hope we get this over the line. Jay Rod and Dawson to follow hopefully.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm
by JohnDearyMe
scouseclaret wrote:BBC reporting the £8m has been accepted.
Good to hear. Hope that agreeing personal terms will be a formality
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:53 pm
by Reecey1987
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:54 pm
by Steddyman
Good player for a reasonable price. Would be a good bit of business.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:55 pm
by Jakubs Tash
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...
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:55 pm
by claretonthecoast1882
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:58 pm
by lucs86
That's a very good price, fair play to the board if we get this over the line.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:59 pm
by JohnDearyMe
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:01 pm
by The Enclosure
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:01 pm
by Spike
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:03 pm
by randomclaret2
Its an Alan Nixon story
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:06 pm
by Walt
Good signing at that price if it happens
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:07 pm
by cricketfieldclarets
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:07 pm
by summitclaret
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:11 pm
by IndigoLake
I'd be okay with Clucas at that price. Fingers crossed.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:15 pm
by MACCA
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:17 pm
by Newcastleclaret93
Alright player. Out injured still I believe.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:17 pm
by IndigoLake
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)
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:19 pm
by Wokingclaret
They wanted 12M last month
Hope his knee is ok
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:19 pm
by MACCA
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm
by Wokingclaret
Dream on....
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm
by CrosspoolClarets
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:21 pm
by COBBLE
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:22 pm
by Sproggy
Will we be in the Clucas Clan?
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:24 pm
by NRC
except we haven't signed any of those four as of yet...
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:24 pm
by Wokingclaret
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:26 pm
by claretonthecoast1882
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:28 pm
by NL Claret
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:33 pm
by Wokingclaret
But it’s the manager that’s moaning
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:34 pm
by Tall Paul
Wokingclaret wrote:But it’s the manager that’s moaning
No he isn't.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:36 pm
by Wokingclaret
Alright then, he is using the media to get his message through
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:38 pm
by ClaretTony
Wokingclaret wrote:But it’s the manager that’s moaning
he isn't I can assure you
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:40 pm
by SGr
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.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:49 pm
by GodIsADeeJay81
CombatClaret wrote:Season's supply of Twixs
Sounds a bit steep
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:57 pm
by karatekid
All of a sudden the sun has come out and somehow everything seems that much better in life. Retail therapy at its best.
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:59 pm
by TVC15
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 ?!!
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:03 pm
by Rouwens_Weapon
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:07 pm
by FCBurnley
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
Re: £8m bid for Clucas in - Nixon
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:10 pm
by DustyBawls
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.