Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

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Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:28 pm

Should our abysmal record in the market be laid at the feet of Mike Garlick or is it down to a one dimensional manager who lacks the imagination to spend available funds ?

I’m increasingly thinking the latter.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Shaun Dyche ?

Post by joey13 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:28 pm

Who ?

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Shaun Dyche ?

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:29 pm

Shaun the sheep.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:31 pm

Edited the spelling, overall point of post remains.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:32 pm

It's a point that could've gone on the many many threads that are discussing it.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Pearcey » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:33 pm

He has to deal within the structure of the club. He’s not doing very well at it at the moment. Still wouldn’t want anyone else at the helm though.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by SkiptonClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:33 pm

Just had a quick look and we have 14 players aged 29 and upwards. No one else feel this should be addressed ? When are we going to successfully recruit younger players ?

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:34 pm

If Nixon is to be believed we were £2m off meeting the che valuation. Smells like Garlick to me.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:35 pm

WestMidsClaret wrote:It's a point that could've gone on the many many threads that are discussing it.
Really ? Nothing that was that overt from the posts I saw.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by MACCA » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:35 pm

So, so far we've had

Mike Rigg at fault
Mike Garlick at fault
Sean Dyche at fault
The location of Burnley in England at fault

To answer your question though, I think Mr Dyche would happily splash 100m every window given the chance, so I don't think it's a case of him not wanting or able too.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:38 pm

Pearcey wrote:He has to deal within the structure of the club. He’s not doing very well at it at the moment. Still wouldn’t want anyone else at the helm though.
Me too.
Although I’m increasingly of the persuasion that ironically Dyche has the similar failings to Wenger; stubborn, cautious and not willing to spend funds that have been made available.
MG is obviously at fault but perhaps not so exclusively.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by ClaretAndJew » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:40 pm

You've capitalised every word bar the. Your point is therefore void.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:42 pm

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by SGr » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:45 pm

-Dyche: Targets are domestic at all costs, overpriced and more often than not too old to improve.

Football is a business and a club like ours that can’t compete with sheer financial clout should look to younger players that we can sell at large profits to invest deeper in the squad. Maddison. Brooks. They were out there, even in the championship.

-Garlick Absolute joker when it comes to bidding, seems to think it’s simply incomprehensible that we should pay the asking price for a player. Reflects badly on us as a club in the football world and ultimately we lose out on the pitch.

If West Brom had wanted £15m in summer for Jay Rod, we’d have haggled around £13m and still not landed him.

-Rigg Nah, me neither.

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So yeah, I’d say blame is pretty much well distributed. Garlick out is what I’d start with though if I could choose. Ultimately Dyche’s transfer plans don’t matter if we’ve no chance of landing them in the first place. He clearly wasn’t confident going into this window. Can see why.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:55 pm

This summer we could see several leave...off the top of my head there will be:

Hart
Pope cant be happy as a number 2
Ward
Tarks/Long one of, if Long Dunne will replace, if Tarks need a right sided centre half
Defour, wonderful player but never fit
Brady, same as Defour
Wells
Walters
Crouch

That is a lot of players to replace after Dyche has said he doesnt want the squad weakened. We cant keep letting the squad age as it is.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:00 pm

Largely agreed Clevelys.

Although keep Wells and Ward, especially if we are relegated

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:01 pm

Yes.

Sean Dyche is almost completely to blame for us spending four of the last five seasons in the Premier League and looking likely to still be here next season.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:01 pm

SGr wrote:-Dyche: Targets are domestic at all costs, overpriced and more often than not too old to improve.

Football is a business and a club like ours that can’t compete with sheer financial clout should look to younger players that we can sell at large profits to invest deeper in the squad. Maddison. Brooks. They were out there, even in the championship.

-Garlick Absolute joker when it comes to bidding, seems to think it’s simply incomprehensible that we should pay the asking price for a player. Reflects badly on us as a club in the football world and ultimately we lose out on the pitch.

If West Brom had wanted £15m in summer for Jay Rod, we’d have haggled around £13m and still not landed him.

-Rigg Nah, me neither.

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So yeah, I’d say blame is pretty much well distributed. Garlick out is what I’d start with though if I could choose. Ultimately Dyche’s transfer plans don’t matter if we’ve no chance of landing them in the first place. He clearly wasn’t confident going into this window. Can see why.

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Totally agree.
We look absolutely amateurish.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Conroy92 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:08 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:This summer we could see several leave...off the top of my head there will be:

Hart
Pope cant be happy as a number 2
Ward
Tarks/Long one of, if Long Dunne will replace, if Tarks need a right sided centre half
Defour, wonderful player but never fit
Brady, same as Defour
Wells
Walters
Crouch

That is a lot of players to replace after Dyche has said he doesnt want the squad weakened. We cant keep letting the squad age as it is.

Add to that list Lennon who should move on and Vydra if he's not part of the plans. Massive rebuilding job for summer!

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Reecey1987 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:11 pm

Conroy92 wrote:Add to that list Lennon who should move on and Vydra if he's not part of the plans. Massive rebuilding job for summer!
I mentioned this on another thread we think we have got it tough now wait until the summer !

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:30 pm

Sean Dyche has been fantastically brilliant but you can only motivate players so many times and so far. I'm afraid his Dychefit mantra and insistence of only using hard working players with limited pace and flair is becoming less effective and he needs to adapt and evolve a more creative style and I mean evolution not revolution.

Garlick is a serious barrier to further improving the club. His transfer strategy and policy is a travesty and insulting joke and he should go.

Rigg baffles me completely. How can such an experienced and allegedly highly respected recruiter make such an inept and pathetic transfer window especially with regard to the complete botch up of the rules pertaining to a transfer embargo. Abysmal.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Dark Cloud » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:39 pm

Up to this window it would have been right to look at Garlick or even SD if you wanted to apportion blame, but surely now all blame has to lie with Rigg. He's the guy doing the negotiating and he's the guy who landed the job because supposedly he had a good track record of landing the targeted players. But he's made absolutely no difference, unless of course he's spent months negotiating the ever so tricky Crouch deal!!! :roll:

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Right_winger » Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:44 pm

Dyche is a big problem, he is inflexible with his targets.

Peter crouch sounds about right. His type of player to play his type of hoofball.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Erasmus » Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:04 pm

Why does there have to be any blame? As far as I can say we have a system we work with and it has served us unbelievably well. We struggle to sign top players for very obvious reasons; we are a small club in a big league. And yet we still manage to survive at this level. Why is there any question of blaming someone? Praise would be more appropriate.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Clarets4me » Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:04 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Yes.

Sean Dyche is almost completely to blame for us spending four of the last five seasons in the Premier League and looking likely to still be here next season.
He's useless, I tell you, useless !! Jesus f*****g Christ !!

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Somethingfishy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:40 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:If Nixon is to be believed we were £2m off meeting the che valuation. Smells like Garlick to me.
Similar to what happened with Jayrod. We were 500k away with that when Garlick pulled the plug (from a source close to Jay) Pure madness.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by dsr » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:46 pm

I think Mike Garlick and Barry Kilby should share the blame as well. I'm pretty sure that if we had stuck with Frank Teasdale and Steve Cotterill, we wouldn't be in the state we're in now.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Somethingfishy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:50 pm

dsr wrote:I think Mike Garlick and Barry Kilby should share the blame as well. I'm pretty sure that if we had stuck with Frank Teasdale and Steve Cotterill, we wouldn't be in the state we're in now.
So he appoints Dyche and then he is immune to all criticism? What a bonkers and pointless statement.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by tiger76 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:52 pm

Right_winger wrote:Dyche is a big problem, he is inflexible with his targets.

Peter crouch sounds about right. His type of player to play his type of hoofball.
Have to agree with this we have to cast the net wider recruitment wise,once again we're shopping in the Championship,and once again we're baulking at the fees quoted,a European scouting network is essential if we're going to progress as a club,whichever league we happen to end up in next season.

But even with such a network Sean is reluctant to shop abroad,preferring strong characters,good for the dressing room types,experience is vital as well but we already have the oldest PL squad even before Crouch's signing,at some point we have to bite the bullet and target upcoming lower league/overseas gems.

Hopefully Mike Rigg is already preparing a list for the summer window,but i won't be holding my breath.

Our knowledge and interest in Che Adams should give us a head start come the next window,we should know the asking price and other add-on's like wages,agent's fees etc,if these are amenable we need to pounce as soon as the next window opens,for once be pro-active instead of re-active.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by dsr » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:56 pm

Somethingfishy wrote:So he appoints Dyche and then he is immune to all criticism? What a bonkers and pointless statement.
Yes, your first sentence is as bonkers and pointless as you say it is. But why have you quoted my previous post which is nothing to do with yours?

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:22 am

Our transfer dealings over the last 4 or 5 Windows is a ticking timebomb.
It will catch up with us once again

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Chester Perry » Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:46 am

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:Our transfer dealings over the last 4 or 5 Windows is a ticking timebomb.
It will catch up with us once again
let's see

19 July 2016 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
19 July 2016 Nick Pope
16 August 2016 Steven Defour
31 August 2016 Jeff Hendrick
1 January 2017 Joey Barton
31 January 2017 Ashley Westwood
31 January 2017 Robbie Brady
6 July 2017 Charlie Taylor
7 July 2016 Jonathan Walters
11 July 2017 Jack Cork
25 July 2017 Phil Bardsley
8 August 2017 Adam Legzdins
21 August 2017 Chris Wood
31 August 2017 Nahki Wells
21 September 2017 Anders Lindegaard
23 January 2018 Aaron Lennon
5 August 2018 Ben Gibson
7 August 2018 Joe Hart
8 August 2018 Matěj Vydra
31 January 2019 Peter Crouch

What I see is a lot of first team appearances - with the greatest number coming from players signed between the ages of 23-26 (Cork apart) as most would hope - it is the punts - who have cost considerably less - which don't always work out but some have made significant contributions despite taking time to win the crowd over - particularly Westwood and Bardsley

I deliberately offer no opinion as to who I think is good or bad - rather I look at what those signings have contributed to our status as a Premier League team
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:41 am

Chester Perry wrote:let's see

19 July 2016 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
19 July 2016 Nick Pope
16 August 2016 Steven Defour
31 August 2016 Jeff Hendrick
1 January 2017 Joey Barton
31 January 2017 Ashley Westwood
31 January 2017 Robbie Brady
6 July 2017 Charlie Taylor
7 July 2016 Jonathan Walters
11 July 2017 Jack Cork
25 July 2017 Phil Bardsley
8 August 2017 Adam Legzdins
21 August 2017 Chris Wood
31 August 2017 Nahki Wells
21 September 2017 Anders Lindegaard
23 January 2018 Aaron Lennon
5 August 2018 Ben Gibson
7 August 2018 Joe Hart
8 August 2018 Matěj Vydra
31 January 2019 Peter Crouch

What I see is a lot of first team appearances - with the greatest number coming from players signed between the ages of 23-26 (Cork apart) as most would hope - it is the punts - who have cost considerably less - which don't always work out but some have made significant contributions despite taking time to win the crowd over - particularly Westwood and Bardsley

I deliberately offer no opinion as to who I think is good or bad - rather I look at what those signings have contributed to our status as a Premier League team
There's a lot of elder statesman and players that have hardly played on that list

And that's my point ;)

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Vegas Claret » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:51 am

Blame is 100% with the board - Dyche takes every opportunity to say that the club is run a certain way and he has to abide by it and if there was more money he would gladly spend it. Let's have it right, the board (whilst doing well in appointing Dyche) got extremely lucky that Dyche has been nothing short of a miracle worker at times. I'd love to see what the manager could do given a better budget (and not one of Man City proportions)

If we were 2 million short of a valuation in the position we are in in the table with all the money we have then it's poor **** from those in charge

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by NottsClaret » Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:26 am

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:There's a lot of elder statesman and players that have hardly played on that list
But they can’t all play, can they? If we’re using the fact that we only pick 11 players every week then you’re right, it’s wasteful.

There seems to be a suggestion that we should have a squad of 22 identically talented and fit players who all play one week and sit out the next.

I reckon we’ve less ‘deadwood’ on the books than most in the Prem. We’re too quick to ignore a whole raft of great signings and relentlessly bang on about Vydra not playing much yet or Marvin ****ing Sordell.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Dark Cloud » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:06 am

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:There's a lot of elder statesman and players that have hardly played on that list

And that's my point ;)
And it's a very good point imo. We purport to be a frugal, (tight fisted?? :roll: ) very carefully managed club when it comes to cash, and on the surface we can't chuck money around like the far bigger clubs do, but that list shows almost a scatter gun approach like Man U or Chelsea, because for every great signing there are 2 or 3 crap ones which really were panic buys or gambles which have spectacularly failed, and which blow our "careful with our money" tag clean out the water. A lot of money has been wasted there, not so much on fees maybe, but definitely on wages.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by JohnMcGreal » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:07 am

I think the good run of results that started at the very end of last year made the club's mind up on this transfer window.

They think we've probably got just enough to avoid relegation as we are, so they weren't really bothered about strengthening in January.

I also think that having loosened the purse strings a little bit last summer on players who have contributed nothing to the team, they probably feel they've been burned in that sense. So they've simply reverted to type.

Same old Burnley, just trying to stay up on the cheap.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by HiroshimaClaret » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:20 am

Chester Perry wrote:let's see

19 July 2016 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
19 July 2016 Nick Pope
16 August 2016 Steven Defour
31 August 2016 Jeff Hendrick
1 January 2017 Joey Barton
31 January 2017 Ashley Westwood
31 January 2017 Robbie Brady
6 July 2017 Charlie Taylor
7 July 2016 Jonathan Walters
11 July 2017 Jack Cork
25 July 2017 Phil Bardsley
8 August 2017 Adam Legzdins
21 August 2017 Chris Wood
31 August 2017 Nahki Wells
21 September 2017 Anders Lindegaard
23 January 2018 Aaron Lennon
5 August 2018 Ben Gibson
7 August 2018 Joe Hart
8 August 2018 Matěj Vydra
31 January 2019 Peter Crouch

What I see is a lot of first team appearances - with the greatest number coming from players signed between the ages of 23-26 (Cork apart) as most would hope - it is the punts - who have cost considerably less - which don't always work out but some have made significant contributions despite taking time to win the crowd over - particularly Westwood and Bardsley

I deliberately offer no opinion as to who I think is good or bad - rather I look at what those signings have contributed to our status as a Premier League team
Didn@t read your last sentence - until now. That is the parameter but i think most people`s concerns (rightly or wrongly) are the players NOT on that list - perceived to be as a result of tight-fistedness or bloody mindedness (sp?). To rate the list though with your PL contribution I would say

Y/Y/Y/y/Y/y/y/y/N/Y/Y/N/y/N/N/n/N/n/N/?

Y = 1
Y = 5
y= 5
n = 2
N = 6
? = 1

Y yields 3 points
Y yields 2 point
y yields 1 point
? yields 0 points
n yields -1 point
N yields -2 points

so...

+4!!!! We`re OK!!!! Good job everybody!!!!!!!
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by claretnproud » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:26 am

Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?
I agree with the op and blame Dyche for being in the premier league.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by beddie » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:31 am

tiger76 wrote:
"Our knowledge and interest in Che Adams should give us a head start come the next window,we should know the asking price and other add-on's like wages,agent's fees etc,if these are amenable we need to pounce as soon as the next window opens,for once be pro-active instead of re-active.
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If this young man continues banging them in over the next few months we may regret not paying the asking price. It would then inevitably alert a lot more clubs and no doubt command a higher asking price. Looking at his age and potential I just hope we don't look back thinking "if only".
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by claretnproud » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:20 am

Wood and Vydra bagged for fun in championship as did gray. None of them have really made an impact in the prem so personally glad we didnt push the boat out for adams. He would be a gamble that may or may not pay off.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by CombatClaret » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:24 am

tiger76 wrote:Our knowledge and interest in Che Adams should give us a head start come the next window,we should know the asking price and other add-on's like wages,agent's fees etc,if these are amenable we need to pounce as soon as the next window opens,for once be pro-active instead of re-active.
How many times must say this but:
Championship clubs will not do early deals with the poorest Premier league clubs. You keep it going until the end, trying to get the most out of the cheap club and seeing if deeper pockets step in. 100% No brainier, good business.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by elwaclaret » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:33 am

Absolutely pathetic how we've kept 'failing' in the transfer market after transfer market but are still in the Premier League and widely tipped to be comfortably safe despite an awful start by most experts. I don't know how they can just sit there with a balance in the black when we could be on SSN for a night signing players for outrageous amounts of money. Sack the board!

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Steddyman » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:34 am

Jeez

All the people blaming Rig, he came in during December and his job his to improve out international scouting and recruitment. That isn't going to be in this window, and that has clearly been communicated by the club at the time of his appointment.

The time to judge will be in the summer. Getting Crouch as a replacement was clearly a sticking plaster to get us to that point, after which more wholesale changes can be made.

I do feel Sean is to blame for not complaining loudly enough to the board though. Benitez had to threaten to leave this week before he could get Mike Ashley to spend.
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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Guich » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:35 am

A successful window at this club is one in which we keep our best players. It always has been and always will be.

Last summer we didn't recruit well but we kept them all.

This window we lost Big Sam but pocketed around £5m and have a bench replacement.

This summer we need to be more proactive and that's when Mike Rigg can show his worth.

In the meantime I suggest some of you lot change your nickers.

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Post by mdd2 » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:42 am

Someone has to take the Flack for a squad of 25 only being 24 if we name 5 keepers. We have in reality 22 of a possible 25. McNeil and Agyei can play but aren't included in 25 as they are too young or were on Jan 1st 2019. To me that leaves us weak for the rest of the season having been in that position from the off. Is Wells staying at QPR?

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by duncandisorderly » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:48 am

I'm not sure blame is either the right word nor a helpful one, but the point made above about a rebuilding job in the summer won't be far off.
A left back, right back and forward are out of contract, as is Walters who doesn't really count, so we need a replacement for each.
We should lose a goalkeeper or two leaving us with 3, which is fine.
Brady is a complete crock, Lennon is getting on and is a bit of crock, JBG is a good player but a bit of a crock and McNeil is only 19, so we likely need two wingers at least whilst trying to shift a crock or two out.
Cork, Hendrick and Westwood are fine, but we need to move Defour on and bring in at least one, hopefully two central midfielders.
Barnes and Wood are fine. Vydra? Wells? Doesn't look like either of those two will be featuring, so that's another striker required in addition to the space vacated by Crouch.

By my count that is upwards of 9 players required to replace those leaving/should be moved on and to provide cover/improve the 1st XI.
Some of these may already be at the club (Koiki, Dunne).

I wouldn't be particularly upset if we didn't see Defour, Brady and Hart again, which must be upwards of 100k a week in wages, but the first two would need to be replaced.

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Re: Does the Real Blame Lie With Sean Dyche ?

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:08 am

Seems like the board don't trust Dyche with the money anymore.

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Post by jrgbfc » Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:17 am

Maybe it suits Dyche to not spend much because it means there is zero pressure on him? If we go down he can blame it on lack of funds and it suits the narrative that he is performing miracles on a shoestring with the national press. Also means he can stay in his comfort zone of signing good, honest British lads who keep their head down and do as they're told.

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Post by Paul Waine » Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:22 am

I've been given a book to read for work: "QBQ! The question behind the question. - What I really ask yourself to eliminate blame, victim thinking, complaining and procrastination."

If I was a student and needed to do some research around the subject - thanks, guys. I think there's lots of "how not to do it" on this board.

I'd make a guess that Sean and the Board are already knowledgeable about this subject and, as they always do, take full responsibility for the successes (and short comings) of Burnley FC.

Enjoy the ride, guys.

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