ARTICLE: More of Mee at Burnley

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:08 am

Got caught out with this one today, thanks to whoever started the other thread for alerting me.

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Jel · Post by **Jel** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:14 am

What brilliant news. I can see the possibility of a 3 5 2 formation in some games, especially with Hendrick freed up from the No 10 role.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:16 am

Excellent news, a great week for the clarets, all comes to he who waits.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:16 am

Will go down in history as one of our finest defenders ever,great news.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:18 am

Excellent news. Along with Barnes personifies what Burnley are all about.

DAVETHEVICAR · Post by **DAVETHEVICAR** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:19 am

Brilliant news
Top player
Excellent pre-season window
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ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:19 am

Haha turns out i was premature, not 2 years late after all haha

Goodclaret · Post by **Goodclaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:23 am

Not been a bad few days for us Clarets. It's a good job nobody on here was totally, over the top, panicking

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:38 am

We have made three excellent signings so far in this transfer window but this is the best signing of them all

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:49 am

ZizkovClaret wrote:Haha turns out i was premature, not 2 years late after all haha

You called it.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:59 am

Truly excellent news

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:02 pm

Excellent. A damp squib of a window turns into a good one in the space of a few days.

KellyClaret · Post by **KellyClaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:06 pm

Great news. Tom and Ben are the linchpins that personify Sean Dyche's philosophies here

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:07 pm

Superb news. The 2 central defender spots will certainly be tough competition this season. And upfront. And in central midfield now Hendrick will be moved back. And... well... everywhere!

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:20 pm

Elated with this news. Signing of the window, easily.

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:27 pm

Best signing of the summer, really good news.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:29 pm

Does this put to bed the "Mee isn't injured, he isn't playing because he is leaving" rumours from April/May to bed then?

Fantastic news to read this. Absolutely key to the Dyche philosophy at Burnley.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:43 pm

brilliant news

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:46 pm

Fantastic news. A great four days.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:48 pm

So delighted with this. If he had of gone it would have made the season a worry.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:53 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Does this put to bed the "Mee isn't injured, he isn't playing because he is leaving" rumours from April/May to bed then?

Hope not, it's a fine annual tradition for those 'in the know'.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:09 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Does this put to bed the "Mee isn't injured, he isn't playing because he is leaving" rumours from April/May to bed then?

Fantastic news to read this. Absolutely key to the Dyche philosophy at Burnley.

Tarkowski was first to stab....sorry pat him on the back! if rumour as it.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:30 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Does this put to bed the "Mee isn't injured, he isn't playing because he is leaving" rumours from April/May to bed then?

The number of people who actually believed that. It was probably the same people who had believed he was on his way a year ago when he suffered a similar injury. I wasn't aware until last week that he was signing the new deal but I knew back in April/May that he was actually injured and I also knew that contract or no contract he wouldn't be moving this summer.

BabylonClaret · Post by **BabylonClaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:40 pm

This is excrllent news. Good we have tied down four CBs now and if we can just add Bolasie and/or Jay ut wull be an excellent window.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:47 pm

Once again Burnley FC go and get it sorted. Excellent news. What's the betting the same old same olds will be back wringing their hands and calling our recruitment team fit to burn again in January though.

Gnulty · Post by **Gnulty** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:55 pm

Expected, but good news anyway. UTC!

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:09 pm

Slightly worried at times, but not overly so. I had my fingers crossed that everything had been sorted and the club were simply holding back the news so they could use it to soothe the sting of a potentially bad window.

Our performance in the window has turned around with the three incomings, so far, so that is no longer necessary.

Fantastic news, what a player, what a bloke and what a defence. Really happy to hear that Mee has signed for 3 years and committed his future to the club, one of my favourite players.

Onwards and upwards, next stop the England team, providing that Southgate wakes up to what he is missing out on.

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Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:12 pm

superb stuff

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:26 pm

Long Time Lurker wrote:Slightly worried at times, but not overly so. I had my fingers crossed that everything had been sorted and the club were simply holding back the news so they could use it to soothe the sting of a potentially bad window.

Our performance in the window has turned around with the three incomings, so far, so that is no longer necessary.

Fantastic news, what a player, what a bloke and what a defence. Really happy to hear that Mee has signed for 3 years and committed his future to the club, one of my favourite players.

Onwards and upwards, next stop the England team, providing that Southgate wakes up to what he is missing out on.

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I like Mee and we need him and his style suits ours down to the ground. But England Squad, I'm not so sure. Both games against Aberdeen His distribution was slow and ponderous but that is nothing new. Do you think he can improve that weakness to the level required to be an international footballer?. I'm not so sure.

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:38 pm

RocketLawnChair wrote:I like Mee and we need him and his style suits ours down to the ground. But England Squad, I'm not so sure. Both games against Aberdeen His distribution was slow and ponderous but that is nothing new. Do you think he can improve that weakness to the level required to be an international footballer?. I'm not so sure.

Southgate is a little pre-occupied with distribution. And yet, despite the emphasis on distribution we scored very few goals in the World Cup from open play.

The primary job of a defender is to put it all on the line and stop the other team scoring. That is Mee to a tee.

Ben always gets off to a bit of a slow start. Playing in front of a different keeper and all the jibber jabber surrounding his contract hasn't been ideal. His distribution showed real signs of improvement last season so he is obviously working very hard on it.

Will Southgate wake up to the fact that character and defensive ability are more important than distribution?

I'm not so sure.

boyyanno · Post by **boyyanno** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:48 pm

Mee has the tendency to drop a pass short when he plays it out left, he never seems to have the same issue when he plays it out right or up field but it tends to be when he slides one across to Ward that he occasionally under hits one. I can definitely deal with that though, he's a formidable defender and in my opinion the best signing we've made this window.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:58 pm

Superb news.

Smaller teams in the Premier League tend to struggle if they lose the core of pros who established the culture that gave the team its identity in the first place. We've done a pretty good job of refreshing the squad with characters who retain the same DNA, but keeping someone like Mee at the heart of the team and squad is a pretty essential part of that. The likes of Heaton, Vokes and Barnes are similarly important now the likes of Arfield have moved on.

And he's a superb player (even if I can't quite work out how he and Gibson get into the same team).

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:18 pm

As stated before, I'd have been more shocked had he left.
You don't allow someone who's "leaving", "demanding 80k", or "had training ground bust ups" to model the new kit and wear the captain's arm band.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:39 pm

Brilliant news!
This extension will mean Ben will definitely be installing himself into one of the all-time Claret Greats.
Don't think there's any part of his body he's not blocked a shot with so far.
He can do it all over again now.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:57 pm

claretspice wrote:Superb news.

And he's a superb player (even if I can't quite work out how he and Gibson get into the same team).

Probably won't play together, but we are looking really strong at the back now.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:59 pm

That must mean that Gibson is leaving.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:12 pm

Arguably our most important signing this window,vital to retain the core of our promotion side,but also improve the first eleven and the squad,how they are all going to be accommodated we'll have to see,but strength in depth is essential for us to compete on the many different fronts this coming season.

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:32 pm

Enough said.....

https://youtu.be/ZtudMG__HEA

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:19 pm

But I thought he was leaving?

Especially if we signed another Centre half... oh hang on, that was just the usual bullsh!tters and moaners on here!

Brilliant news! UTC!

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:56 pm

It's going to be a great season, again, for the Clarets.

Best signing in this window - and I'm sure all the others will also work out great.

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jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:56 pm

Brilliant news

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:44 pm

Ben to 'pick-up' where he left last season!

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:07 pm

Well chuffed with this. I forgot to mention it on my assessment of the window (on Dead line day thread - sic) but called it early that it would be an unbelievably poor do if we didn't manage it. His growth has been at the same rate as our growth - a match made in heaven. Shame the search facility has gone to sh1t on this board recently.

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