Drink water injury

Archer · Post by **Archer** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:40 am

MACCA wrote:At a guess Bardsley, as although not a full on tool like DD, has all the attributes to be a silly billy, and does like a night out.

Doubt it, think it could’ve been a bit different

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:41 am

Longsidelenny wrote:Think it happened the night before he played on the turf for the under 23s that explained why he couldn’t run about

ClaretLoup · Post by **ClaretLoup** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:45 am

The club need to think about the effect of having Drinkwater around the place on the other players.

So far he has rocked up not fit enough to start a game until the end of August. & then gets so legless he can't remember what he has done gets himself injured so he will probably be out for a couple of months at least.
For this he picks up his reputed salary of £100 k per week.

Given he will only be available for a couple of months at the most and he is not our player why waste time trying to rehabilitate this player so another club can benefit?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:50 am

ClaretLoup wrote:The club need to think about the effect of having Drinkwater around the place on the other players.

So far he has rocked up not fit enough to start a game until the end of August. & then gets so legless he can't remember what he has done gets himself injured so he will probably be out for a couple of months at least.
For this he picks up his reputed salary of £100 k per week.

Given he will only be available for a couple of months at the most and he is not our player why waste time trying to rehabilitate this player so another club can benefit?

He looks washed up to me,like you say why waste time on something that is not worth our time,29 years old he should have more sense.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:53 am

I think it's probably best that we send this prick back...damaged goods.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:02 pm

boatshed bill wrote:I think it's probably best that we send this prick back...damaged goods.

Agreed

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:08 pm

pushpinpussy wrote:I posted a couple of days ago on here that he was drunk in a nightclub and was in a fight and the post got deleted. he was basically the aggressor and being a nob. got his comeuppance. I also said we need to get rid. mods deleted it.

I just said it was being reported that he was injured in an assault away from the ground and hot deleted!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:16 pm

"The deliberate attempt to wreck the troubled England star’s career came after he tried to chat up a rival player’s lover.

Drunken Drinkwater, 29, was overheard crowing: “I don’t care, mate, she’s coming home with me.”

When Scunthorpe United’s Kgosi Ntlhe asked him to leave his girlfriend alone, £35million-rated midfielder Drinkwater lashed out"

Send him back if this is true ...

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:20 pm

There is no mention of anyone else being with him, particularly when he was being set upon. Is he a lone heavy drinking man with issues?

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:29 pm

IanMcL wrote:There is no mention of anyone else being with him, particularly when he was being set upon. Is he a lone heavy drinking man with issues?

If you read the paper, it says he was with a burnley player who put him in a taxi

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:32 pm

No-one deserves being set-upon and having their legs attempted to be broken. I've been the victim of a few slaps around the chops in the past because Ive been running my mouth off, but I'm a similar age as Drinkwater now and I don't behave like that now - if the stories are true. However, he has put himself into a position were attacks like that isn't that surprising.

Theres nothing wrong with a life outside football, but if I was a professional athlete, trying to get back to peak condition and get my career back on track - I'd just stay away from nightclubs. Theres too many dickheads - especially football fans... Ultimately though, you don't trollied and hit-on other peoples birds.

Imagine earning £100,000 a week and you still can't pull though...

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:39 pm

Lord Beamish wrote:The temptation, if this story is true, is to send him back; and if we did so, I would fully understand.

However, in such strange ways are loyalties won. It’s time for Sean Dyche to put his Man Management Skills into place.
Back him fully. Get his head sorted and help his career back on track. Make him feel like he belongs, and that he want’s to be part of the Club.

Absolutely spot on, this moment can rejuvenate and fire him up into proving the doubters wrong and light the flame to repaying the loyalty shown if Dyche sticks by him.

Mayoclaret · Post by **Mayoclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:44 pm

Drinkwater by name … but apparently not by nature!

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:48 pm

Will be interesting to hear Dyche on this one. He plays his cards close to his chest usually so will be an interesting pre match press conference on Thursday for sure....

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:48 pm

Imagine earning £100,000 a week and you still can't pull though...

Basically if you are a committed "soak" you probably can't get it on anyhow,

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:53 pm

boatshed bill wrote:Imagine earning £100,000 a week and you still can't pull though...

Basically if you are a committed "soak" you probably can't get it on anyhow,

That seems to be a recurring theme, in any article about him. Not mo mention little other information about him, other than his parents are Mr & Mrs Drinkwater!

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:54 pm

Tend not to read much on here however I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same UTC posters who were criticising the length of the loan period when he signed who have now changed their tune saying he is a bad apple and needs to go back to Chelsea now.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:59 pm

Hibsclaret wrote:Will be interesting to hear Dyche on this one. He plays his cards close to his chest usually so will be an interesting pre match press conference on Thursday for sure....

Dyche will probably claim he's picked up a knock in training.

ClaretLoup · Post by **ClaretLoup** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:05 pm

KRBFC wrote:Absolutely spot on, this moment can rejuvenate and fire him up into proving the doubters wrong and light the flame to repaying the loyalty shown if Dyche sticks by him.

You are assuming Drinkwater has any form of moral compass and would show some 'loyalty'. My view is that Burnley are not a rehabilitation centre for reforming boozers from other football clubs.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:16 pm

jedi_master wrote:IF this story is true then make an example of the fool and send him back publicising the reason why.

Firstly, from what I was told last week there is no need to dispute the story even though it may be fabricated somewhat. As for sending him back, don’t think we can do that. His loan is until January.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:17 pm

jrgbfc wrote:Dyche will probably claim he's picked up a knock in training.

To be fair to Dyche, he does protect his players. When Johnathan Walters went though those personal issues - nobody know until it was revealed by Walters after his retirement.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:18 pm

A difficult conundrum for Sean.
I personally was very disappointed when we signed DD a player who hadnt played for 2yrs wasnt what we neded ti replace Defour with.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:22 pm

**** poor by Drinkwater

He's in the last chance saloon with us I would have thought and he's got very little time (due to his injury) to do anything to change that

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:23 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Firstly, from what I was told last week there is no need to dispute the story even though it may be fabricated somewhat. As for sending him back, don’t think we can do that. His loan is until January.

There must be something in his contract and the club's code of conduct that if you bring the club into disrepute its a sackable offence. His own actions have contributed to him unavailable for selection.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:26 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:There much be something in the contract and the club's code of conduct that if you bring the club into disrepute its a sackable offence. His own actions have contributed to him made unavailable for selection.

What’s he done that’s sackable? How has he brought the club into disrepute? I don’t think anyone can be happy with what he’s done but it was an incident in his own time and away from the club.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:28 pm

We knew he was a dickhead when we signed him. No in-depth due diligence required, just google.

That said, I wouldn’t send him back. We don’t have a plethora of alternatives.

I’d try and get him fit and playing well.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:34 pm

ClaretTony wrote:What’s he done that’s sackable? How has he brought the club into disrepute? I don’t think anyone can be happy with what he’s done but it was an incident in his own time and away from the club.

I suppose you're right, it's hear-say. He supposedly lashed out on somebody in a nightclub though - that's what lead up to the attack. And because of that he supposedly lashed out he now unavailable to until October.

In the meantime though, he can go alligator wrestling, cage fighting and TT racing - he's on £100,000 a week, doesn't matter if he plays or not - he doesn't give a ****.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:35 pm

agreenwood wrote:We knew he was a dickhead when we signed him. No in-depth due diligence required, just google.

That said, I wouldn’t send him back. We don’t have a plethora of alternatives.

I’d try and get him fit and playing well.

What if that takes until Christmas?

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:40 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:I suppose you're right, it's hear-say. He supposedly lashed out on somebody in a nightclub though - that's what lead up to the attack. And because of that he supposedly lashed out he now unavailable to until October.

In the meantime though, he can go alligator wrestling, cage fighting and TT racing - he's on £100,000 a week, doesn't matter if he plays or not - he doesn't give a ****.

He's not paid to care, none of the players are.

If it's that serious, Dyche will send him back to Chelsea. If Dyche thinks he can salvage something then so be it. It's not great but that's up to the club. Personally I'd rather we didn't sign him and brought in someone on a permanent deal.

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:41 pm

We need to get him fit and see what he has to offer.

If he doesn't make an impact here he will be finished at this level. Chelsea will more than likely extend his loan period on until the end of the season, so he will be given plenty of opportunity to prove himself

Oshkoshclaret · Post by **Oshkoshclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:45 pm

I was excited when we signed him, fit and focused he's a great player that would fit our system and style. The video interview the club did with him worried me though. His body language was all wrong. His mouth was saying one thing but his eyes were saying another. When Joey Barton came you could tell from Day 1 that he was going to be a great signing, just from the way he conducted himself. Drinkwater gave me the opposite impression.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:47 pm

Archer wrote:Doubt it, think it could’ve been a bit different

Eh? What could gave been a bit different?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:49 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:No-one deserves being set-upon and having their legs attempted to be broken. .

There is many person deserving of that, whether DD was is another thing all together.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:49 pm

Presuming we are paying half his wages, I just can't gather why that it's OK that from this week onwards we have to pay £800,000 to Chelsea FC/Danny Drinkwater for what, now? What value is he bringing to Burnley Football Club?

The club should lock him a small room with Sean Dyche and let him finish the job

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:05 pm

MACCA wrote:Eh? What could gave been a bit different?

...they'd have needed more than 6 I think is what he's getting at.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:16 pm

tarkys_ears wrote:...they'd have needed more than 6 I think is what he's getting at.

Ah I see, kind of.

But having seen DD face, its apparent Scunthorpe dont pay enough to get you decent heavies, no wonder it took 6 of them. They must have been teenagers with 16oz gloves on!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:32 pm

MACCA wrote:Ah I see, kind of.

But having seen DD face, its apparent Scunthorpe dont pay enough to get you decent heavies, no wonder it took 6 of them. They must have been teenagers with 16oz gloves on!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:39 pm

Oshkoshclaret wrote:I was excited when we signed him, fit and focused he's a great player that would fit our system and style. The video interview the club did with him worried me though. His body language was all wrong. His mouth was saying one thing but his eyes were saying another. When Joey Barton came you could tell from Day 1 that he was going to be a great signing, just from the way he conducted himself. Drinkwater gave me the opposite impression.

Joey was something different. We all know some of the things he’s done in his life but his desire to play football was so strong, sometimes, as in the Man City v QPR game, letting him down on the field. But if you wanted a committed player in your team and you needn’t look any further than Joey.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:41 pm

From a Sky New reporter on Twitter:

"Danny Drinkwater will meet Sean Dyche tmrw to discuss future, after SSN confirmed reports he was beaten up whilst drunk outside Manchester nightclub last w/end. Out for several weeks with injured ankle. #cfc aware and supporting, but #burnley will take lead in reacting."

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:47 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:From a Sky New reporter on Twitter:

"Danny Drinkwater will meet Sean Dyche tmrw to discuss future, after SSN confirmed reports he was beaten up whilst drunk outside Manchester nightclub last w/end. Out for several weeks with injured ankle. #cfc aware and supporting, but #burnley will take lead in reacting."

I don't think he'll be cooking him an omelette

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:53 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:Chelsea fans have long been preaching that all he has done since he turned up at Stamford Bridge is get ******

Really
He's been compared to Joey in behaviour.
Big difference though. Joey won his battles and probably would have 'banjoed' this lot on his own

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:55 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Joey was something different. We all know some of the things he’s done in his life but his desire to play football was so strong, sometimes, as in the Man City v QPR game, letting him down on the field. But if you wanted a committed player in your team and you needn’t look any further than Joey.

A d as I have commented below would probably have flattened the lot of them

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:02 pm

Stayingup wrote:A d as I have commented below would probably have flattened the lot of them

Yeah. Drinkwater would be much more use to us from a prison cell.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:17 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:From a Sky New reporter on Twitter:

"Danny Drinkwater will meet Sean Dyche tmrw to discuss future, after SSN confirmed reports he was beaten up whilst drunk outside Manchester nightclub last w/end. Out for several weeks with injured ankle. #cfc aware and supporting, but #burnley will take lead in reacting."

I think this is how it should be. DD on loan at Burnley, so Sean has first "call" on DD's situation. Chelsea, of course, are the "parent club" and hold his contract until it expires.

We can guess at/speculate that Burnley are paying half his reported £100k wages, though maybe the figure is a little different. Aren't there "good behaviour" clauses in footballers' contracts? I'd assume there will be something about "keeping yourself fit.....and available to play...." Getting drunk and, as a result, unfit to play, may well result in a fine. Or, maybe, when there is an international break drinking to excess is not a breach of contract?

If DD is fined, I'd assume it will be Chelsea making that decision - in conjunction with Burnley as the loan club.

Let's not get too "holier than thou" about this situation. No footballer is picked because their behaviour is exemplary and of a high moral standard - only that they can play great football. It's only when the negatives aren't good for the team that they should be left out. Of course, we all like players that are true role models for all the youngsters who may look up to them.

Sean Dyche and Mike Garlick will know what they need to do for Burnley's benefit. Let's be generous to DD and hope he can sort out whatever is troubling him and he can get his game back on track.

UTC

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:33 pm

We are missing the poster who's every post is asking for evidence on whatever the post is about.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:41 pm

Send him back, he can’t even beat a League 2 defender FFS...

On a more serious note, I’m sure SD will do what is right for our club, and I would hope everyone respects what he decides.

Conroy92 · Post by **Conroy92** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:58 pm

You never know, this could be the catalyst for a revival. Dyche gives his head a wobble, Drinkwater has something to prove...

Unlikely but don't strike him off just yet.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:00 pm

I still chuckle when I read the topic title... drink beer then.

Corky · Post by **Corky** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:00 pm

Funny old game. A few weeks ago I was looking forward to the possibility of Defour and Drinkwater in midfield together. Shattered dreams eh!!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:16 pm

Corky wrote:Funny old game. A few weeks ago I was looking forward to the possibility of Defour and Drinkwater in midfield together. Shattered dreams eh!!

Pretty sure Drinkwater wouldn't have been here if Defour had any chance of playing football for us this side of 2020. I guess that's why it was a dream.