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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:49 pm

AndyClaret wrote:Stand down everyone, that's us done.

https://twitter.com/bodenknights/status ... 5185075200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Where does it say we're done?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by ClaretAndJew » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:50 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Where does it say we're done?
Dyche has said more deals improbable.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:51 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:Dyche says more business is improbable during his press conference. Hahahahahahahaha
If that's true then yet again our transfer window is a complete joke. There can be no further excuses and the Board should really consider their positions.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by The Enclosure » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:51 pm

Garlick will be over the moon,more cash in the coffers and a weaker squad..
Never mind we are Burnley,super Burnley.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:52 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:Dyche has said more deals improbable.
I know. I also know what improbable means and it doesn't mean impossible.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by ClaretAndJew » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:53 pm

Tall Paul wrote:I know. I also know what improbable means and it doesn't mean impossible.
It's a fair point mate but if that's it as looking likely how will you defend it?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:54 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:It's a fair point mate but if that's it as looking likely how will you defend it?
I won't.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:55 pm

Apparently Boden has tweeted nothing else doing today.

And people think Brexit is a shambles. :lol:

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by SGr » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:55 pm

If we are serious about Adams we can sign him. In fact, if we were ever serious about him in the first place we could’ve signed him two weeks ago.

Don’t buy the Garlick propaganda, we have the money and we have the attraction.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by fidelcastro » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:56 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:If that's true then yet again our transfer window is a complete joke. There can be no further excuses and the Board should really consider their positions.
I think that you should consider yours, whatever it is... unless your title is 'village idiot'.

:lol:
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:56 pm

kentonclaret wrote:Apparently Boden has tweeted nothing else doing today.
No he hasn't.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by willsclarets » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:59 pm

Decent window, that.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Selby Claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:00 pm

SD has been here six years and it still staggers me that some believe he would reveal ANYTHING about potential deals to the media before they were done

I'm not saying any are incoming - but to expect him to even tell us all that there "might" is naive - you haven't been paying attention for the last six years

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Dougall » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:01 pm

:lol:
LaLigaClaret wrote:If that's true then yet again our transfer window is a complete joke. There can be no further excuses and the Board should really consider their positions.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:01 pm

fidelcastro wrote:I think that you should consider yours, whatever it is... unless your title is 'village idiot'.

:lol:
I bet you think that also of the Twitter storm re Bodens quote then. Our transfers in this window are pathetic and you know it. It can't be d3efended and you know it. The Board treats fans and the manager with contempt and you know it. Is your title "Happy Clapper of the Year" ?
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:04 pm

keep your shiz together lads, we've just signed a giant of the game

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by dushanbe » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:05 pm

That’s an appalling bit of business, when I checked the league this morning we were 4th bottom. We’ve weakened the squad and not strengthened the first team, there’s no explanation
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by fidelcastro » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:08 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:I bet you think that also of the Twitter storm re Bodens quote then. Our transfers in this window are pathetic and you know it. It can't be d3efended and you know it. The Board treats fans and the manager with contempt and you know it. Is your title "Happy Clapper of the Year" ?
I don't read the garbage spouted on Twitter (this forum is bad enough!).

As for the board, how did we even get to be in this position, where debating whether Peter Crouch is a bad signing or not, if they are so terrible?

:?
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by claretspice » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:08 pm

If we don't do any more business, I'll be disappointed, but I'm not sure I follow how we are weaker?
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:09 pm

claretspice wrote:If we don't do any more business, I'll be disappointed, but I'm not sure I follow how we are weaker?
Vokes has more muscle than Crouch

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:10 pm

claretspice wrote:If we don't do any more business, I'll be disappointed, but I'm not sure I follow how we are weaker?
So you prefer Crouch to Vokes, then?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:12 pm

Better start the summer transfer thread early.

What areas need strengthening in the summer"

Midfielder with guile?

Wide man with pace?

It's sure to be a "difficult" window :oops:

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by TVC15 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:13 pm

claretspice wrote:If we don't do any more business, I'll be disappointed, but I'm not sure I follow how we are weaker?
Do you think Crouch could start a game / play 90 minutes ? Or do you think he is a lot less likely to ?

Personally I doubt it whereas I have no doubts Vokes could. So I do think this makes us weaker.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by IndigoLake » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:14 pm

If the extent of our transfer business this window is to sell Sam Vokes and sign 38-year-old Peter Crouch, that's another desperately poor effort. I've nothing against Crouch, he may come on in the last few minutes and nick us a goal but I feel we need to be more ambitious than this. It could be argued that our squad is weaker now for this deal because unlike Crouch, Vokes is young enough to be able to start games and see them out for the most part. It's pretty negligent of the club not to bolster the squad in the areas we know we're weakened - after all, we've been in such a situation on at least one occasion before. One or two more injuries and we could easily be in trouble. So I guess it's just cross our fingers and hope for the best!

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:15 pm

Walters
Crouch

Stoke must love us

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:15 pm

Can we get Nahki back?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Firthy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:19 pm

Our transfer dealings make Brexit look a complete success.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:19 pm

boatshed bill wrote:So you prefer Crouch to Vokes, then?
I don't see us being weaker either tbh.
Sam has been a great servant and deserves/needs to be playing. For 40 minutes or less Crouch is if anything more of a threat.
We owe it to Sam to do the business, a big fee a good club and a good chance of a return to the top flight in the not too distant future if he's lucky.
Better Crouchy helping the kids and happy to be a bit player is every bit as good as a player in his prime over the time period he's likely to figure.

Sam's best interests are also a motivation for his manager to agree this.

I'm not happy love Sam but if this is our only business then I can fully understand why it has been done.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by summitclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:20 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:Walters
Crouch

Stoke must love us
And Cort. Send em to that knackers yard in east lancs said Mr Coates they will give you top dollar.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by ClaretShaun » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:20 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:If that's true then yet again our transfer window is a complete joke. There can be no further excuses and the Board should really consider their positions.

You ok hun? Inbox?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by claretdj » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:21 pm

boatshed bill wrote:Can we get Nahki back?
Good question we should recall him now if that's it for the day..
Why have we not used the 2 loans we are permitted to use aswell?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:21 pm

fidelcastro wrote:I don't read the garbage spouted on Twitter (this forum is bad enough!).

As for the board, how did we even get to be in this position, where debating whether Peter Crouch is a bad signing or not, if they are so terrible?

:?
The Twitter storm whether you like it or not does show a lot of fans reactions to our business in this window and it is universally angry.

Your point about the Board is not answering the my point about their attitude towards the manager or the fans. There are no excuses to hide the fact that we need players to strengthen the team, we have the money to do so and their are players out there we could have gone for. I know the club don't always advertise what their transfer targets are but they always seem fixated on one player, either faff about making a bid, offer ridiculous amounts less than a players valuation or don't make bids at all. Why no links to loans ? Why no winger ? FFS what is the sale of Vokes and getting Crouch in do to improve things. Surely you must concede that this window is a joke if no more players are incoming ?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:23 pm

amazingly we've reduced the pace of our team even more. I do think Crouch will be a threat though if we can get a few set pieces etc

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by DCWat » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:24 pm

100% makes us weaker. An injury to Wood and I think it would be very hard to argue that Vokes playing for the rest of the season would be very much stronger than Crouch playing for the rest of the season.

If that’s it, it’s certainly disappointing. We can only carry on so long with an approach that runs unnecessary risks, by running with a bare bones squad.

An injury to Cork or Westwood now could be disastrous with Defour seemingly a long way off the pace and few other options.
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:25 pm

elwaclaret wrote:I don't see us being weaker either tbh.
Sam has been a great servant and deserves/needs to be playing. For 40 minutes or less Crouch is if anything more of a threat.
We owe it to Sam to do the business, a big fee a good club and a good chance of a return to the top flight in the not too distant future if he's lucky.
Better Crouchy helping the kids and happy to be a bit player is every bit as good as a player in his prime over the time period he's likely to figure.

Sam's best interests are also a motivation for his manager to agree this.

I'm not happy love Sam but if this is our only business then I can fully understand why it has been done.
I can see that regarding Sam wanting to leave. But what if Wood gets injured? We could do with another 90 minute player, that's what we will be losing.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by IndigoLake » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:26 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:amazingly we've reduced the pace of our team even more. I do think Crouch will be a threat though if we can get a few set pieces etc
Trying to look on the bright side, Crouch will hopefully be able to take advantage of the crossing skills of young McNeil as well as Gudmundsson.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by summitclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:26 pm

I am writing off Defour and possibly Brady. Jbg and lennon are virtually sicknotes. We needed a right-footed winger last year and another cm when we weren't expecting to be 4th bottom atm.

The mind boggles at the risks this club takes.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Spijed » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:28 pm

Regarding Wood, it was only a few weeks ago that many on here thought we had a rubbish striker on our hands, and that we'd been ripped off paying £18 million for him.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by mdd2 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:29 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Trying to look on the bright side, Crouch will hopefully be able to take advantage of the crossing skills of young McNeil as well as Gudmundsson.
If he can keep up with play and get into the box

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by dushanbe » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:32 pm

claretspice wrote:If we don't do any more business, I'll be disappointed, but I'm not sure I follow how we are weaker?
Wait, I think I know this one - is it because the 2019 Sam Vokes is better than the 2019 Peter Crouch?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Lancasterclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:33 pm

As long we avoid injuries, this isn't bad.

But its a silly risk to be taking if we are relying on not getting injuries and suspensions.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by DCWat » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:38 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:As long we avoid injuries, this isn't bad.

But its a silly risk to be taking if we are relying on not getting injuries and suspensions.
It’s mental - especially if we are receiving less for Vokes because of it and picking up Crouch’s contract.
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:38 pm

At least it looks like we'll be keeping our 5 goalkeepers. I was getting a bit worried we might lose one.
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:38 pm

I do like this what if someone gets injured and we are a striker down.

Some of these are the same ones who whinged about signing Joe Hart when we had 2 keepers already injured.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by TVC15 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:38 pm

mdd2 wrote:If he can keep up with play and get into the box
Possibly but Sam was a better header of a ball than Crouch ever was.
Technically Crouch was a better play than Sam a few years ago but he’s shown so little in recent times this feels like a massive (and unnecessary) risk

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by IndigoLake » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:38 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:As long we avoid injuries, this isn't bad.

But its a silly risk to be taking if we are relying on not getting injuries and suspensions.
Which is funny because our board are known to be very cautious and risk-averse. And yet they take this risk (again) of leaving us weak and short of numbers in certain areas.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Elbarad » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:41 pm

Totally agree this makes us weaker as a squad. Embarrassing really.

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:44 pm

You would have thought a decent striker would have been landed before bringing in a 38 year old who comes on for the final 10 minutes of games.

Sean Dyche said he knows all about his fitness and distance covered so perhaps he will play 90?

Sky reporter says Vokes/Crouch deal reflects the fact Burnley have to be careful with finances (where did he get that idea from?)
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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:44 pm

TVC15 wrote:Possibly but Sam was a better header of a ball than Crouch ever was.
Even though Crouch has the record for the most headed goals in a PL season?

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Re: Transfer Deadline Day

Post by Rick_Muller » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:45 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Even though Crouch has the record for the most headed goals in a PL season?
dont let facts get in the way of a good moaning...

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