Tall Paul wrote:You appear to have missed the point that if these players are good enough to improve our first team then they're also good enough to improve the first teams of about ten other PL clubs who will pay them more wages. Those other clubs don't include Manchester City, so not sure why you've mentioned them.

TopCat wrote:If Mooy goes to Brighton we can go for Stephens!

Sproggy wrote:If they're looking for that type of player in that position for that fee for those wages. The logical conclusion to your argument is that the teams around us would keep buying players just because one of the other 9 has shown interest in them. You must be a nightmare on EBay.

MACCA wrote:Must be a tough life being a multi millionaires son, he's rightly sticking up for his daddy, it's natural.

I hope neither he or our fabulous board are getting stick for this.

We have been linked with the best players we have ever been linked with this window, and theres clear signs of progress

Sproggy wrote:If they're looking for that type of player in that position for that fee for those wages. The logical conclusion to your argument is that the teams around us would keep buying players just because one of the other 9 has shown interest in them. You must be a nightmare on EBay.

jedi_master wrote:I am gagging for a drink of water.

Long Time Lurker wrote:No problem with him having his say and life can be tough for everyone ( in different ways ) so I don't understand the " take a pop at the privileged " comment.

However

Rigg was brought in to take the weight off both Garlick and Dyche. To make things easier for them so that they would have more time to concentrate on their key areas. I don't doubt that some transfers can be complicated, but transfers can be made easier or more complicated by the players that a club puts on their target list.

If Rigg puts together a list of unsuitable targets ( from a playing stand point ) Sean can sanction the transfer of a player that he doesn't want, he can sign nobody or he can take matters into his own hands and try to work some last minute magic of his own. He has a choice, but if he is given a list of unwise options than whatever choice he makes he is screwed.

The same can be true if Rigg puts together a list comprised of players that are unlikely to come here for any number of reasons. It might be that a player doesn't want to move, he doesn't want to move here, his club doesn't want to sell him on, other teams are more likely to sign him in a face off or his asking price is beyond our financial means. Garlick can respond to those choices by spending more than we should, placing the club in financial jeopardy, or decide not to bring players in.

A poorly formulated list of transfer targets can make everyone's life more difficult. Sean will get it in the neck for not signing anyone, Garlick sustains a swipe for not backing the manager while Rigg quietly sits in the background mumbling " first and last it wasn't me, they both had a choice ".

The person responsible for formulating a transfer list ahead of a window can have a much greater influence on the final outcome than the people who have to pick from that list.

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Garlick's son shouldn't feel like he has to defend his dad. In my eyes Garlick has done a lot of good things for our club and earned a stack of good favour points. The same is true for Dyche, the board and all our players.

It is also true that we have been linked with some good players, but if we don't sign them it is a demonstration of wasted effort. We could put in a bid for Neymar if links to good players counted for anything. Football is a results business.

TheFamilyCat wrote:SSN now reporting Boro also interested in Wells. Wonder if this could smooth the way for Fry (assuming we still think we need him).

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Tall Paul wrote:No, the logical conclusion is that the other teams keep buying these players until there are no more of them available or they all have teams/squads better than ours.

Sproggy wrote:Yes, of course. The 9 teams around us will keep buying players we're intersted in until there are none left anywhere in the world. Crystal Palace will end up with a squad of 143 players but they'll keep going just because they can.

TVC15 wrote:You thought of applying for a job in the Burnley PR team ?

TheFamilyCat wrote:Can only assume that we felt we needed Wells when Swansea offered the money and that has now changed.

I presume we’d have gone back to them to see if they were still interested before offering him in loan.

SGr wrote:Boden says Drinkwater “remains a possibility”.

TheFamilyCat wrote:Can only assume that we felt we needed Wells when Swansea offered the money and that has now changed.

I presume we’d have gone back to them to see if they were still interested before offering him in loan.

SGr wrote:Boden says Drinkwater “remains a possibility”.

martin_p wrote:West Brom no longer interested in Wells (Sky).

ClaretTony wrote:Did they offer money for him?

ClaretTony wrote:Did they offer money for him?

Tall Paul wrote:It looks like reading comprehension isn't your strong point. Did you just ignore the second part of the sentence you quoted?

jedi_master wrote:Would have been a steady, safe and within budget addition for us - and you'd imagine the ability to stay where he is currently based would have swung it in our favour.

One can only assume we have a central midfielder in the bag for us to have shown no interest in Mooy, right?

TheFamilyCat wrote:I thought so but it's hard to keep up with what is true and what isn't. I'm guessing they didn't then?

thomaspaine wrote:No disrepect mate but I trust Dyches judgement not yours.

ClaretTony wrote:Problem is a lot of the speculation isn't true but I don't think there is any way we would have turned down money for him only to loan him out for a year which would leave him able to walk on a free in a year's time.

Chuckypad wrote:The sun reported we turned down 2.5 million for him last week

Not a link to the Sun report but this cites that:

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/08/06/d ... hki-wells/

Chuckypad wrote:The sun reported we turned down 2.5 million for him last week

Not a link to the Sun report but this cites that:

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/08/06/d ... hki-wells/

claretspice wrote:Think the biggest issue with Mooy for us is that he's not very tall. If we're looking for someone who is genuinely an alternative to Cork, then it isn't Mooy because a midfield of Mooy and Westwood would lack stature.

But I think a few of us have been surprised that Mooy hasn't been more in demand this summer. But he hasn't, from anyone. He's gone on a loan deal right at the end of the window. Given that presumably he's a pretty affordable signing, you've got to ask why he's not been more sought after.

TheFamilyCat wrote:The wages we pay may be astronomical to you and I but in this league, they really are a pittance.

Granny WeatherWax wrote:Touch and go on Drinkwater

Steddyman wrote:Not according to Sean and Mike. He repeatedly said last year that we are no longer the bottom of the PL on wages.

BOYSIE31 wrote:Taylor by far and then Mc Neil as without his input we would have already played our first game this season

aggi wrote:We should definitely have signed Billing on this basis.

(I do actually think he would have been a good signing for us, will be interesting to see how he does at Bournemouth in the next couple of years.)