Which transfer disappointed you the most

Shaggy · Post by **Shaggy** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:52 pm

Kurt Nogan to the nobbers really ****** me off at the time

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:54 pm

Obviously, Ralph for me, followed closely by Brian O'Neil and Dobbo

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:55 pm

Liam Robinson, after our promotion it just seemed a really deflating signing and it smashed our transfer record on a player who’d seen his best days…….

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:01 pm

Dobson.Gutted.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:07 pm

alf_resco wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:07 pm
Dobo to Everton. Summer 74

Absolutely. Worst transfer ever for me. Sold the heart of a good team.

Longtimeclaret · Post by **Longtimeclaret** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:11 pm

Leighton James -first time

I was at Uni in the West Midlands and we sold him in 1975.I attended the Birmingham v Derby game in December that year, and he came on as sub for Derby to make his debut.It just didn’t seem right or fair

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:14 pm

Was gutted when Heaton left for Villa

But the disappointment when Coyle left was much more

Yes I know coyle wasn’t exactly a transfer

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:50 pm

Dave Thomas to QPR, Ralph and Dobbo.

Another one for the hat :- Trevor Steven to Everton.

ClaretCliff · Post by **ClaretCliff** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:54 pm

When Jimmy Mac was sold I remember my mate at school and I getting a petition together and sending it to the club, as if Bob Lord would take any notice

. Funny thing is, although I clearly remember that, I can’t honestly now remember how I felt when Jimmy was sold. However, I can vividly remember many more recent ones going such as Brian O’Neil, Dobbo, but the one that really hurt was Ralph Coates.

bf2k · Post by **bf2k** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:56 pm

Robbie Blake to Bolton

Better Call Saul · Post by **Better Call Saul** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:59 pm

My saddest day in 61 years of watching the Clarets was the day that the brilliant Ralph Coates left for Spurs.

Madpete · Post by **Madpete** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:04 pm

Spot on Pommieclaret…Steve Kindon to Wolves for me too! Remember reading an article in the Sun newspaper that said let’s all have a good cry as Burnley sell their star players in order to survive…it was always thus!

Madpete · Post by **Madpete** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:08 pm

Same as Pommieclaret,Steve Kindon to Wolves.Remember reading an article in the Sun newspaper that said let’s all have a good cry as Burnley sell another star in order to survive…it was always thus!

ClaretCliff · Post by **ClaretCliff** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:16 pm

Been thinking about these sales a bit more. Apart from Ralph I think we saw the best of many of these players before they left. I think it will be the same for Chris Wood.

Lew200100 · Post by **Lew200100** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:19 pm

Trevor Steven and Danny Ings

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:23 pm

Dobo was a shocker but the following March we were top of the league.
Taffy was a shocker but the way he celebrated when Derby won ont’Turf shortly after turned me off him.
Ralph was the one that hurt the most. He was a one man team at the time.

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:27 pm

As a kid - when we were starting to struggle I'd say Tony Morley as it felt like he could have been the standout player to spearhead some kind of revival

For similar reasons Terry Cochrane

The signing of Ian Moore coupled with the fee felt very out character with the ethos of the club at the time. Might have found it easier to deal with if he ever demonstrated he was worth anything like what we supposedly paid for him

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:45 pm

Of course Taffy, but recently it was Austin.

It was a transfer that spelled relegation, until.......

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:03 am

I wasn't too upset about Dobson leaving - it was what we did. However I thought it was completely unnecessary to sell Geoff Nulty too that season. That did annoy me.

http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/feat/ed35/ ... ndex.shtml

I was also disappointed when Colin Waldron was given a free transfer at the age of 28. At the time of course I had no idea why.

http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/sngl/ed95/ ... ndex.shtml

GeorgeBoydsHeadBand · Post by **GeorgeBoydsHeadBand** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:35 am

Two young players at the time who stand out for me, where Trevor Stevens and Lee Dixon, two very good players that we let go. Further back than that, was in my opinion the brilliant Dave Thomas. Gutted when he was sold to QPR, I think.
More recently has to be Danny Ings, that goal at Ewood still gets me punching the air and lives long in my memory.

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:14 am

Was genuinely gutted when Arfield left as he was my favourite player (hence the nickname) - still reckon he could do a job in the Champ next year!

Trippier was disappointing, but he was going on to bigger and better things so you could justify it.

2510 · Post by **2510** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:37 am

Martin Dobson for me.

I seem to recall it was a Tuesday evening match (CT could confirm this) arriving at the Turf to find out Everton had bought him for £330,000 (I think it was)
What I definitely remember is the Longside erupting at halftime with a chant of "Bob Lord's a B*****rd" ringing out and the man himself waving back at us!!

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:56 pm

GeorgeBoydsHeadBand wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:35 am
Two young players at the time who stand out for me, where Trevor Stevens and Lee Dixon, two very good players that we let go. Further back than that, was in my opinion the brilliant Dave Thomas. Gutted when he was sold to QPR, I think.
More recently has to be Danny Ings, that goal at Ewood still gets me punching the air and lives long in my memory.

That Dave Thomas transfer seemed odd - a top player sold to a possible promotion rival - but we still won the league in imperious fashion - we didn't miss him at all.

I wonder if we will still achieve this seasons goal seeing we have just done something pretty similar?

alf_resco · Post by **alf_resco** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:10 pm

2510 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:37 am
Martin Dobson for me.

I seem to recall it was a Tuesday evening match (CT could confirm this) arriving at the Turf to find out Everton had bought him for £330,000 (I think it was)

I'm pretty sure the transfer happened late July/early August as I was lying on a beach with my girlfriend in the south of France when I looked at the back page of an English newspaper I'd just bought. I was so amazed/angry I went to a payphone to ring home to check it was true.
When I got home, I wrote a letter to Bob Lord outlining my feelings.
Surprise, surprise, I didn't get a reply.

JoeAM89 · Post by **JoeAM89** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:19 pm

Heaton. My favourite ever Burnley player.

boyyanno · Post by **boyyanno** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:53 pm

Blake the first time for me. I was only around 12 when he left and had gotten his autograph on my shirt the game before as I loved him. There had already been talks about a move so I asked him (as kids do), "you're not going anywhere are you Robbie?" and he looked at me square in the face and said no. It was like a break-up at that age I was gutted when he went.

It was glorious re-signing him though even if he did leave again.

Ptangyangkipperbang · Post by **Ptangyangkipperbang** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:01 pm

Along with all the forementioned 70s players.I will add one from the 90s Gerry Harrison I was sad to see him go to Sunderland where it never worked out for him and I seem to remember when we signed him back he rarely featured for us.Im sure I read at the time he said it was a massive mistake leaving Burnley

mikeS · Post by **mikeS** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:49 pm

Dobson to Everton, sold to pay for the Bob Lord Stand.

cblantfanclub · Post by **cblantfanclub** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:18 pm

John Connelly - Bob Lord never did reply to my letter and petition.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:22 pm

Dobson was a killer blow!

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:27 pm

minnieclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:23 pm
Dobo was a shocker but the following March we were top of the league.
Taffy was a shocker but the way he celebrated when Derby won ont’Turf shortly after turned me off him.
Ralph was the one that hurt the most. He was a one man team at the time.

Wasn’t he quoted as saying all Burnley fans are bar stewards, I remember my Mother being most upset

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:30 pm

Glen Little to Reading really ****** me off more than any I can remember.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:25 pm

alf_resco wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:10 pm
I'm pretty sure the transfer happened late July/early August as I was lying on a beach with my girlfriend in the south of France when I looked at the back page of an English newspaper I'd just bought. I was so amazed/angry I went to a payphone to ring home to check it was true.
When I got home, I wrote a letter to Bob Lord outlining my feelings.
Surprise, surprise, I didn't get a reply.

He played in a defeat at Ipswich on Aug24th ‘74. It broke in the Sunday papers, to my horror, and we were home to Chelsea on the Tuesday night. I believe it was a done deal by then.

Backofthenet · Post by **Backofthenet** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:52 pm

Willie Morgan when I was a lad
As I grew up I realised players come and go and it no longer bothers me

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:57 pm

Andy gray. To Charlton ffs.

+ Wasn't happy when chaplow left, or kindon or Alan West.

Burnleyareback2 · Post by **Burnleyareback2** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:22 pm

It was John Francis for me.

A little older then it had to be Blake.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:23 am

Big Billy Hamilton and to make things even worse getting Neil Whatmore (injured at the time) as a makeweight in the deal

Billy is still my all-time favorite Claret

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:59 am

For me: Dobson to Everton followed by James to Derby.

Blatherwickstattoo · Post by **Blatherwickstattoo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:53 am

Steve Davis - Luton. By far our best player at the time

HB Claret · Post by **HB Claret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:11 am

Another shout for Billy Hamilton - that guy was amazing. I was also gutted at the fee for Trevor Steven as I thought we should have got more.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:33 am

Cochrane to Middlesbrough. Absolutely gutted. And he was on Tyne Tees TV the next week teeing up about 3 goals.

Claretitus · Post by **Claretitus** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:00 pm

But what a signing Kindon was when he returned.

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:10 pm

Pato to Huddersfield

Never a great player but one of my favourites.

Edit: well technically not a transfer but yeah

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:14 pm

Belial wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:08 pm
I seem to remember being gutted when Inchy went, although vaguely as I was only a kid

I think a few of us were caught by surprise by that one, at the time. He had been been our star player and seemed to have gone into managing us seamlessly; then sadly John Ward his assistant got the Bristol City job and we all realised who had coached the side only as our form tumbled.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:24 pm

The biggest one for me has to be Billy Hamilton, not only a big favourite but even at the time it felt like the end of an era to me, and really signalled the coming struggles, and the start of the real rot of Burnley Football Club.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:50 pm

Ralph Coates and Dave Thomas.

TodTed · Post by **TodTed** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:57 pm

Flogging John Deary to Rochdale half way through the 94/95 season. Seemed like we were throwing the towel in on the season

Conroy92 · Post by **Conroy92** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:27 pm

Glen Little.
Robbie Blake.

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:44 pm

Billy Hamilton to Oxford

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:24 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:24 pm
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.

My favourite player at the time but it just occurred to me, why all the scornful references to him being sold to pay for a stand? Seems like a good investment all these years later.