Which transfer disappointed you the most
Which transfer disappointed you the most
I’m too young for Jimmy Mac (yes really)
I’d have to go for when Taffy left first time
I’d have to go for when Taffy left first time
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Dobo to Everton. Summer 74
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
I seem to remember being gutted when Inchy went, although vaguely as I was only a kid
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Robbie Blake leaving
Trippier leaving
Trippier leaving
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Taffy for me too. I would have been 9 in 1975. I had my grandma sew a number 11 onto my 1st Burnley shirt the year before. My first sporting hero. I was even more upset when he scored against us for Derby on the turf in our last season in the old 1st division.
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Tony Morley.
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If I had to pick one then it would be Ralph Coates, May 71. A sad day for our fans.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Willie Morgan to Utd and Ralphie Coates to Spurs
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Billy Hamilton, one of my favourite players joining our local team, at the time Oxford United
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That’d be my two.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Mine would be Brian O'Neil. I think it would have been about 1970. I remember the Longside chanting 'If Brian O'Neil goes, so do we'. So I thought there was no way Bob Lord would sell him and upset the fans! Naive or what?
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David Eyers for me, wasn't the most high profile player, but I seem to remember he went for just £40,000 which was incredible at the time.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Fernando Guerrero. Never did get to be the most fouled player in the league.
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Hard one to call as there has been so many , maybe Dobbo to build the Bob Lord Stand really got to me at the time .
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For some strange reason, us not being able to complete the signing of Luton Shelton due to work permit issues, only for him to sign for Sheffield United shortly after. I was excited by the potential signing
I was gutted when Blake left though.
I was gutted when Blake left though.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Ralph Coates - there'd been denial after denial but my dad, bless him, did his best to prepare me for the inevitable. I was devastated.
Martin Dobson being sold to Everton to pay for a stand wasn't far behind.
Martin Dobson being sold to Everton to pay for a stand wasn't far behind.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Billy Hamilton. I was gutted.
Peter noble to Blackpool. I knew he was at the end of his career but I was Peter noble mad. I idolised him.
I suppose this thread was started after what’s happened in the last day or so.
Just so you know, I’m ok with what’s happened this last 48 hours.
Peter noble to Blackpool. I knew he was at the end of his career but I was Peter noble mad. I idolised him.
I suppose this thread was started after what’s happened in the last day or so.
Just so you know, I’m ok with what’s happened this last 48 hours.
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So many but Dobbo to Everton and we played chelsea at home same day and lost !!!
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Blake on both occasions for me.
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Jon Walters, was absolutely gutted when I found out we'd signed him
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Does Owen Coyle count?
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Dobson for me. Not just because we sold our leader and obviously best player at the time, but because it was done to finance the stand and none of it was ever going to be recycled into the team. A hammer blow which had repurcussions for years.
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I remember being extremely underwhelmed when we signed Ian Helliwell. As for outgoings, my only real disappointments have been the ones which appear to have been acrimonious and left a bitter taste (Robbie Blake and Andy Gray spring to mind). It really irks me when players say they don't want to play.
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Was about to say the same that’s the earliest one that I remember being upset about as a kidNonayforever wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:18 pmDavid Eyers for me, wasn't the most high profile player, but I seem to remember he went for just £40,000 which was incredible at the time.
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I was a bit gutted when Jay left, he’s a good lad and I wanted him to do well but he was the local hero
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Andy Gray to Charlton.
Not the biggest name but he was our only attacking threat at the time. Lethal with his back to goal and spinning defenders.
Not the biggest name but he was our only attacking threat at the time. Lethal with his back to goal and spinning defenders.
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Vossen coming in
Little&Blake leaving
Little&Blake leaving
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
The late,great Sir Jimmy Mac.
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Willie Irvine leaving. He was the reason why I supported BFC initially (being young, naive and from N.Ireland. Sadly, two of those no longer apply)
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Another one for Ralph.
Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Ralph Coates,Leighton James,My worst of all Martin Dobson,Devastated when he left,Elated when he came back,He should have one day,been our Manager,Perfect fit.
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Ralph Coates was by far the worst and by god we had had a few by then.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Dave Thomas to QPR 1972.
Ralph Coates a close second to this especially to b****y Spurs!
Ralph Coates a close second to this especially to b****y Spurs!
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Gutted when we didn't get David Reeves...put all my pocket money in
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Ian Moore
Having just watched him against us for Stockport I was incredulous at the thought we then shelled out £1m on him.
Having just watched him against us for Stockport I was incredulous at the thought we then shelled out £1m on him.
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Andy Cooke to Stoke when I was a kid
Joey Barton not renewing his contract in my adult life.
Joey Barton not renewing his contract in my adult life.
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Glen Little on loan to Reading. I'd paid my season ticket money to be entertained by Glen, ludicrous decision.
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Jimmy Mac - like losing Pele
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Ralph Coates and more recently Robbie Blake.
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Brian Pilkington
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Another vote for Billy Hamilton here. Idolised him as a kid. And to lose him to Oxford Utd!
Curiously gutted about selling Gareth Taylor to Forest too. Stan was trying to build something in the Championship and we were more than competitive. We just didn’t have the proverbial pot to p*** in. Life didn’t seem fair when slightly wealthier clubs nabbed our most effective players. Gutted.
Curiously gutted about selling Gareth Taylor to Forest too. Stan was trying to build something in the Championship and we were more than competitive. We just didn’t have the proverbial pot to p*** in. Life didn’t seem fair when slightly wealthier clubs nabbed our most effective players. Gutted.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
As i was about 7 at the time and for a couple of years had been going to games with my dad, it would be Ralph for me. Just could not fathom why anyone would want to leave Burnley.. subsequently to that dobo , Flynn , James
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most
Steve Kindon to Wolves, absolute hero
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