January transfer window rumours.

[NRC]

Big Vinny K wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:14 pm
So what you are saying is that you want people to start the sentence with
“I had heard a rumour that Joe Bloggs is going to sign on Monday”…..
Rather than
“Somebody had told me that Joe Bloggs is going to sign on Monday”….

Is that seriously what you have been banging on about for the last couple of days ?

In theory yes because if someone is claiming they have sources and it turns out to not be true it just causes friction on the threads, just leave it to the official reporters, someone saying ‘if what I’ve heard from a good source’ is going to make people question it, the craze of people wanting to claim they are in the know is so strange in my opinion

I’m at a complete semantic loss with this. “Somebody told me” is virtually the same as “I had heard a rumor.” The only difference is a person-to-person source vs written source.

Further, how are you defining “official reporters?” What’s one of them?

[Cooclaret]

It’s hard to understand/comprehend, but the amount of ‘deals’ that are happening, paused, restarted, dropped completely, or dangled to agents, then pulled or given the green light are numerous.

Recruitment teams have multiple players identified per squad position. Players become available a window too soon, or competing teams come in and try to steal the player a window too soon, forcing the club to act.

Agents actively promote players and deals to clubs, and manipulate rumours, and media to manage the process.

All of these things come together to mean that are there are potentially handfuls of ‘rumours’ involving clubs each window.

Give each other a break!

[Jakubclaret]

It’s hard to understand/comprehend, but the amount of ‘deals’ that are happening, paused, restarted, dropped completely, or dangled to agents, then pulled or given the green light are numerous.

Recruitment teams have multiple players identified per squad position. Players become available a window too soon, or competing teams come in and try to steal the player a window too soon, forcing the club to act.

Agents actively promote players and deals to clubs, and manipulate rumours, and media to manage the process.

All of these things come together to mean that are there are potentially handfuls of ‘rumours’ involving clubs each window.

Give each other a break!

That's not a bad summary nothing is ever certain until that signature appears on that contract everything in between that is uncertainty.

[123EasyasBFC]

I’m at a complete semantic loss with this. “Somebody told me” is virtually the same as “I had heard a rumor.” The only difference is a person-to-person source vs written source.

Further, how are you defining “official reporters?” What’s one of them?

Anyone that says ‘it’s my understanding that’ or ‘I’m hearing reports of’ or ‘news just come to me that’

[NRC]

Anyone that says ‘it’s my understanding that’ or ‘I’m hearing reports of’ or ‘news just come to me that’

But 123, I could hear a rumor, heck agent_claret could call me and tell me, and I could come on here and start my post with any one of those sentence beginnings.

[Longsider]

I am hearing reports from someone ITK that Barnes to Swansea has been completed tonight but Barnes has asked for an unusual clause which is delaying things.



Apparently Barnes has asked for the reveal video to be done by the Burnley team and the Swansea team are not happy. Watch this space.

[123EasyasBFC]

But 123, I could hear a rumor, heck agent_claret could call me and tell me, and I could come on here and start my post with any one of those sentence beginnings.

That’s fine won’t comment on anyone wanting to be in the know anymore of that’s what they enjoy.

All the best UTC!

[Taffy on the wing]

...........ALL IS DROSS!!!!.............

[fatboy47]

Further, how are you defining “official reporters?” What’s one of them?

In the main, being an "" official reporter" doesn't mean sh1t.

Son in law (to be) is a reporter on a national daily, attending press conferences, doing interviews etc. covering mainly Liverpool, England and Everton and often Burnley when in the Prem....along with boxing.

He'd freely admit that, in the main, he probably knows less than me about what's going on at clubs like ours...just attends the game, gets the copy out and fecks off home as soon as he can get away. Their interest outside the handful of elite clubs is, as you'd suspect, absolutely minimal.

Incidentally, he says his biggest problem is trying, as a big Manure fan, to be positive about the Scousers and to hide his intense dislike of them.

[Boban]

I heard a rumour that Bananarama are getting the gang back together.

[davideyresleftear]

This thread proves that no matter which league we’re in, how many games we’ve won, or how proactive the club is with signings, some of us will still find a way to have an argument. We could be in a thread celebrating our champions league win and someone would start a verbal war over what Benson’s body language meant when he lifted the trophy.

[Penwortham_Claret]

This thread has been ruined, it’s now unreadable with all the bickering. A brilliant example of the very worst of this message board

[arise_sir_charge]

This thread has been ruined, it’s now unreadable with all the bickering. A brilliant example of the very worst of this message board

Couldn’t agree more. It’s actually pathetic.

[Nori1958]

Couldn’t agree more. It’s actually pathetic.

100% agree...

[sox8595]

This thread has prompted 4 foe additions, sad really normally just skim past arguments but they are at the point of taking over any relevant (to tranfers) post.

[PensansClaret]

Are we still in for the Bosnian lad or is it dead

[Tricky Trevor]

Multiple people don’t like the false rumours appearing but each to their own your entitled to your opinion on the matter

Nobody is clogging up this thread more than you with your petty, snide digs a folk. I don’t know or care if they are true or trolls but I do have enough nous to read them and move on. 80% of this page is you and replies to you about sweet f*ck all. Please let it lie.

[Pearcey]

Are we still in for the Bosnian lad or is it dead

All gone a bit quiet and I can’t remember his name for a twitter search!

[gandhisflipflop]

Are we still in for the Bosnian lad or is it dead

Got a feeling we will see him on deadline day

[Lancasterclaret]

Got a feeling we will see him on deadline day

Dunno

There hasn't been a sniff about it in the Uk media at all

[gandhisflipflop]

Dunno

There hasn't been a sniff about it in the Uk media at all

It’s not based on anything I’ve seen, just a feeling I have. I think that we will be fine this season if we don’t get him in anyway, although it would complete the squad.

[clarethomer]

All gone a bit quiet and I can’t remember his name for a twitter search!

amir hadziahmetovic

[Sapperclaret73]

Obafemi has signed.

[whiffa]

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/sta ... 9034265601 - Announce video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrlu7Uqvt3o - First Interview.
Welcome to Burnley Obafemi!

[martin_p]

Announcement on a Sunday! Good news. It’s been a great window so far, we’re only a CM off it being pretty much perfect.

[Pickles]

Buzzing with Obafemi signing, I rate him.

[Duffer_]

"Burnley Football Club are delighted to announce the arrival of striker Michael Obafemi on a loan deal until the end of the season with the option to make the move permanent in the summer from Swansea City."

Option, rather than an obligation, to buy by the sounds of it.

[ksrclaret]

Now where’s this midfielder, come on Burnley, pull your finger out.

[Swizzlestick]

Could be good business this. And happy that it sounds like an option rather than an obligation. Nice work. If we somehow pull a CM out of the hat as well, it’ll be an amazing January window.

[summitclaret]

Just amazing to think that our bench is so strong after year's of hardly using it.

Would like to see the Bosnian midfielder in and Bastian put on loan.

[colne-claret]

Sounds like it will end up permanent

[Swizzlestick]

I would imagine that means obligated to buy if promoted.

[Goalposts]

Boom they do it again…

https://twitter.com/burnleyofficial/sta ... XaJjfV_mug

[mkmel]

amir hadziahmetovic

That's easy enough for you to say!

[NewClaret]

Boom they do it again…

https://twitter.com/burnleyofficial/sta ... XaJjfV_mug

Brilliant reveal video again!!

[HiThere]

What a time to be a Burnley fan. Nothing to be pessimistic about. It's not just on the field we are playing fantastic football, we have Hollywood mentioning us! Loving it.

[Dark Cloud]

amir hadziahmetovic

I'm very happy with the business we've done so far (although financially for us Foster is something of a gamble and we seem to have stuck our neck out a bit at the price being quoted) but having seriously strengthened our defence and having added real quality to our attack, I too would definitely like this to happen because the "engine room" imo is where we're rather light on back up if we get injuries and suspensions to the main players. Bastien is basically the one back up player in there and he's not first choice because he's clearly not half as good as any of Cork, Cullen or Brownhill. I hope we can sort some incoming before the deadline.

[mdd2]

I think we now have a squad of 25 unless one of our loanees goes back or we move on one of our permanent signings.

[Nori1958]

I think we now have a squad of 25 unless one of our loanees goes back or we move on one of our permanent signings.

Probably one of the forwards leaves should a midfielder become available

[jojomk1]

We won't be looking at forwards now but, watching yesterdays highlights the Coventry guy looked very good again
Also hadn't realised that ex Brighton Aaron Connolly was playing for Hull - scored two good goals

Just need that strong centre midfield option now

[KRBFC]

I heard the same and Obafemi will now be a permanent one not a loan allowing us to free up a loan space

0/2 in 1 post, taking your overall strike rate to 0/48.

When are we giving up this ITK act?

[warksclaret]

We won't be looking at forwards now but, watching yesterdays highlights the Coventry guy looked very good again
Also hadn't realised that ex Brighton Aaron Connolly was playing for Hull - scored two good goals

Just need that strong centre midfield option now

I like Connolly-has played well against us for Brighton when Tarks & Mee were a partnership with us. Bit raw, but I can see him coming on at the right club and one to keep an eye on. He has that "Barnesie" aggression about him

[AshevilleNCClaret]

At first I thought I squad was getting too big with all of these signings. I'm all for competition for spots, but you can only play 11 and no one wants to come on as a 85th minute sub.
But, looking at the long term, it should pay off.
We have 5 loanees (HWB, Maatsen, Beyer, Dervisoglu, Tella). all 5 could not be back next year. I guess you can include Obefami as well but since he hasn't played i didn't include him.
We have 4 aging players in the last stage of their career (JayRod, Barnes, JBG, Cork).

So our depth gives players to a chance to train and get used to VKs system without being thrust into position before they are ready. Our squad could look significantly different at the start of next year(just like it did for this year), but that could be for the best.,

[agreenwood]

Fulham trying to sign Berge at Sheff Utd. That’ll be a blow for them, particularly with their transfer embargo.

[Taffy on the wing]

amir hadziahmetovic

The missing link!

[NewClaret]

The missing link!

Ha ha you’re excited about this one aren’t you taffy?

[HiThere]

Ha ha you’re excited about this one aren’t you taffy?

Missing piece of the jigsaw.

[Claretnick]

The missing link!
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He's not in the Konyaspor squad for their league game this afternoon. Injured maybe

[Taffy on the wing]

Ha ha you’re excited about this one aren’t you taffy?

I am .....seems like a game-changer to me. It's gone horribly quiet though.

[NewClaret]

I am .....seems like a game-changer to me. It's gone horribly quiet though.

Yeah it has.

Turkish teams seem to be good negotiators, so perhaps just holding out but the rumoured Galatasaray & Besiktas interest doesn’t seem to have developed either, so that should favour us.

We’re definitely interested if Newcastle is correct about VK liking his posts.