Players who (probably) regret leaving us

[Inchy]

Players who refused to sign new deals and/or forced moves


Shackell
Sam Vokes
Stephen Ward

[Red Fox Rocks Socks]

Vokes and Ward harsh as they were both a natural end on both sides I think

[Ric_C]

I'd say every player over the last 8 years apart from

Ings
Trippier
Keane
Hart

[HB Claret]

Not sure if Vokes or Ward refused to sign a new deal ?

[claretabroad]

Andy Gray
Andre Gray

[Dyched]

Probably not many tbh.

You need to look at it from a non Burnley fans pov. Those players weren’t earning big money in football terms. Shackell for instance would have gained far more at Derby. Then have we really achieved anything great? Yes from a Burnley fans view, but if your a footballer with no connection to Burnley other than 4/5 seasons a player. No. They’ll look back on it as their most successful years, but they never gave up anything great. Then there’s personal life too. Football fans always think players make decisions based on football for some reason. If eg Vokes personal life has improved then for him he won’t regret a thing.

[evensteadiereddie]

Exactly.

[boatshed bill]

I wonder... Tom Heaton?

[Wellsy1882]

Hendrick when hes relegated next season

[HahaYeah]

Would imagine Andre Gray might be happier with a London(ish) club with his popstar bird and that.

[TheOriginalLongsider]

George Boyd ?

[mdd2]

McCann

[stripes]

Coyle. McCann. chappy.

[stripes]

Mears
. Steve davis

[DCWat]

Robbie Blake

[Down_Rover]

Andy Gray

[Reecey1987]

Shackell

[joey13]

Joseph Barton

[Clarets4me]

Would imagine Andre Gray might be happier with a London(ish) club with his popstar bird and that.

I posted at the time how I thought the phone call might have gone .....

Andre: Great news darlin', no more long trips up norf, I've just signed up for a London Club ...

Leigh-Anne : Fabbo babes, Arsenal, Chelsea or Tottenham .... Oh I hope it's Chelsea, I can get our own VIP box just like Posh & Becks, be in there wiv all them international WAG's from all over the world ... come on babes, who is it ??

Andre: Er not quite, it's Watfor' ........ babes, are you still there babes .... babes ???

[fzr162]

Richard Chaplow. In my opinion he should have stayed another 18 months. He was still learning the game. If he had I believe he would have gone on to bigger and better things.

[Vino blanco]

Jimmy Mac.

[AfloatinClaret]

For me it was those lads who followed Owen Coyle to Bolton Wanderers - Chris Eagles soon went down hill, Tyrone Mears (albeit in part because I think he picked-up an injury?) whom I saw playing for Atlanta just a few years later where he was earning <£70k a YEAR and the biggest loser - albeit no longer playing - for me was Steve Davis; had he stayed at the Turf I believe the club would always have found a job for him; where did he go/what did he do since Bolton?

[Funkydrummer]

Chris Eagles.

EDIT :- Just beat me to it !!!

[Rowls]

Martin Paterson

Lee Grant

[tiger76]

I didn't think it at the time, but I'd add Arfield to this list, he's won nothing in Scotland, and he's not even a regular first choice for Gerrard now.

[Woodleyclaret]

Scottie was not good enough for the Premier league, moving to the lower league in Scotland extended his career
He will get picked by Rangers as a squad player and can earn a living which is more than lots of players released by clubs will do

[Rowls]

Richard Chaplow. In my opinion he should have stayed another 18 months. He was still learning the game. If he had I believe he would have gone on to bigger and better things.

Fully agree here. Chappy ought to have been a Prem player IMO. We needed the money though.

[ClaretTony]

Not sure if Vokes or Ward refused to sign a new deal ?

Vokes has just signed one but we got an offer that we accepted. Ward was released.

[ClaretTony]

Richard Chaplow. In my opinion he should have stayed another 18 months. He was still learning the game. If he had I believe he would have gone on to bigger and better things.

Only injuries held him back, not changing club. Those injuries finally saw him hang up his boots far too early.

[andyh]

Colin Waldron... no career after he left for Utd
Ray Hankin... never really took off at Leeds