BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER/AUTUMN 2020 (MUST CONTAIN LINK)

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:26 pm

Reecey1987 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:24 pm
Were relying on Jbg and brady who can't string 2 games together between them for a premier league outfit then its a poor do . There injury records are abysmal and ro hope they stay fit to carry us through is asking a bit to much

I agree. The chairman doesn't seem to though.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:27 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:19 pm
Nixon reckons he'll have a new line about us on Sunday

He says that every week.
All about increasing the number of followers he has.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:33 pm

He only tends to say it if he does have a tale in my experience

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:40 pm

Seems to be a number of fans who consider Stephens a squad player, I disagree.

He's good enough to start and will do for a while, it will be up to Corky to force his way back in when he's available for selection.

Brownhill will fill in on the right hand side until JBG/new signing ? are available. Again I think Brownhill will need to displace Stephens and not the other way round.

If we are after a sitting midfielder then look no further than Ilias Chair at QPR.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:44 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:40 pm
If we are after a sitting midfielder then look no further than Ilias Chair at QPR.

He certainly sounds like a player who would be good at sitting.

BenWickes · Post by **BenWickes** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:44 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:40 pm
Seems to be a number of fans who consider Stephens a squad player, I disagree.

Every player is a squad player. You've got to perform to be a starter regardless of your name.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:45 pm

warksclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:14 pm
Covid has affected a lot of companies and clubs, and we have seen some of the measures taken by companies to trim staff levels.

If the club is therfore so skint, why are we not making redundancies in the RECRUITMENT team which now seems quite sizeable in terms of people and salaries. Can we even justify it based on results. Its been running for 2 years and we have in terms of first team Pieters, Jay Rod, Hart, Brownhill and Stephens to show for it. I believe Jay Rod was on the cards for several years anyway and Brownhill was being tracked for some time too, and we know Stephens nearly signed for us 4 years ago. Lets face it based on this window and our finances we are unlikely to be pulling in new players for quite a while. Plus our recruitment from abroad is abysmal. Is Mr Garlick pleased with what has been achieved by this team. It seems that SD spends the majority of his press talks back-pedalling on recruitment of player questions, when he should be focused on the next game

It’ll only go on for so long, you’ll see measures slowly introduced to mitigate the impact you can’t hold out forever, everybody is in the same boat to a certain degree but with being a relative small club with no outside investment it’s more noticeable, it’s admirable in some respects the way the situation is being managed despite not enough signings to properly strengthen the source of frustration for some.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:47 pm

It’s all so quiet, usually hearing some mutterings by now of incomings.

It would be a sad state of affairs if we don’t bring in at least another 2 players able to slot straight into the first team as a minimum. We really require a couple more than that to be fair but it won’t be happening.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:47 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:19 pm
Nixon reckons he'll have a new line about us on Sunday

Bolasie

BenWickes · Post by **BenWickes** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:52 pm

agreenwood wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:47 pm
Bolasie

No it's true!

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:52 pm

agreenwood wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:47 pm
Bolasie

Messi

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:59 pm

agreenwood wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:47 pm
Bolasie

Is he still at Everton? Can't remember him featuring for about 2 years.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:02 pm

Been told he’s free to leave Everton - still training with the club until he finds a new club for himself.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:03 pm

Even the most realistic of us are starting to get a little concerned

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:04 pm

Anyone watching the presser? Dyche does seem a bit miffed.....

**EDIT** - Actually once we got past the Wilson questions and transfer stuff, he seemed to relax a little.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:20 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:19 pm
Nixon reckons he'll have a new line about us on Sunday

The only thing I take seriously in the newspapers nowadays is Fish and Chips.

And even that I take with a pinch of salt.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:37 pm

FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:44 pm
He certainly sounds like a player who would be good at sitting.

I would like to table a move to get him. This rumor has legs

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:00 pm

Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:20 pm
Maybe, I've honestly not seen anywhere near enough of him to say either way. But from what I've read BC had to adapt their formation last season to accommodate him, and this season he's been playing out of position at left wing back. I'm not writing him off by any means, I just think that PL scouting teams would be all over him at £2m if they thought he could cut it at the top level.

Nor have I, really, but from what I have seen he has one basic skill - whipping in great crosses. Stats back that up as BC’s most influential player - 12 assists, 56 key passes. Re: position, BC play wingbacks (no wingers) so he’s had to accept a role on the bench/being played out of position.

My view is that whipping a cross in is one of those skills that could easily transfer to the PL. Not suggesting he’s a starter, just that he’d be useful to stick on with 20 minutes to go when we need a goal with JRod/Wood up front. And at 24 could be one we could develop. At £2.2m, not much risk & ticks our “inexpensive” box!

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:05 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:19 pm
Nixon reckons he'll have a new line about us on Sunday

No way he’d sit on anything genuine for two days at this point in the window. Total blx.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:08 pm

I think there is no player involved, but with one day of the window to go he will tell us about people who "got away" that we were interested in, and generally rub our noses in it. Seems to be very anti-Burnley at present

BigChaCha · Post by **BigChaCha** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:35 pm

I think there is no player involved, but with one day of the window to go he will tell us about people who "got away" that we were interested in, and generally rub our noses in it. Seems to be very anti-Burnley at present

Has he been anything but anti-Burnley? Wasn't he good friends with Qwen Coyle too? I guess he hasn't had much chance to gloat since we last got promoted so he's probably loving the SD/MG fallout speculation and the last 3 or 4 crappy windows for us.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:11 pm

We will do our usual scattergun approach and put out loads of names in the press of players ‘we are trying to sign’ but end up with none. Garlick will come out and tell us what a tough window it’s been followed by Rigg who will tell us what planed for January. Then we’ll just repeat the above again!

Giftonsnoidea · Post by **Giftonsnoidea** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:12 pm

Eliasson at £2.2m is insane value, get him in asap, even if he fails spectacularly he will still be able to fill in on the right and his crossing looks superb, seems a no brainer signing to me

Giftonsnoidea · Post by **Giftonsnoidea** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:13 pm

We’ve been beaten to it, he’s gone to Nimes, bloody hell burnley!

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:22 pm

Giftonsnoidea wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:13 pm
We’ve been beaten to it, he’s gone to Nimes, bloody hell burnley!

Mikes like “wtf, I thought I faxed them”

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:28 pm

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:22 pm
Mikes like “wtf, I thought I faxed them”

‘Clive Holt you had one bloody job and that was putting the new ink in the fax machine’.

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:29 pm

Giftonsnoidea wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:13 pm
We’ve been beaten to it, he’s gone to Nimes, bloody hell burnley!

Playing Devil's Advocate for a moment, if this lad is such good value, why did no other clubs go in for him? Must be a reason?

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:31 pm

Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:29 pm
Playing Devil's Advocate for a moment, if this lad is such good value, why did no other clubs go in for him? Must be a reason?

They play the ball on the floor.

Bigvince · Post by **Bigvince** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:38 pm

Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:29 pm
Playing Devil's Advocate for a moment, if this lad is such good value, why did no other clubs go in for him? Must be a reason?

Please don’t be devils advocate, surely ones enough

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:38 pm

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:31 pm
They play the ball on the floor.

You said that without a hint of humour.

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:39 pm

Bigvince wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:38 pm
Please don’t be devils advocate, surely ones enough

I thought about that before I wrote it, but how else........?

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:10 pm

Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:38 pm
You said that without a hint of humour.

That’s what this window has done to me

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:13 pm

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:10 pm
That’s what this window has done to me

It isn't quite over yet. Where there's life, there's hope.

I want that lad from Celtic, Ryan Christie.

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm

Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:13 pm
It isn't quite over yet. Where there's life, there's hope.

I want that lad from Celtic, Ryan Christie.

Don’t do it to yourself mate.

We’re like a bunch of abused husbands on here that keep going back for more.

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:18 pm

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm
Don’t do it to yourself mate.

We’re like a bunch of abused husbands on here that keep going back for more.

Not me. I've been happily single since 2009. Never had so much fun in my life, ha ha.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:22 pm

If we have reached the end of our spending £1 million must be a new record for the smallest amount spent by an established PL club in the summer transfer window.

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:22 pm

Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:18 pm
Not me. I've been happily single since 2009. Never had so much fun in my life, ha ha.

Don’t tell me about that. I’m depressed enough as it is at the moment!

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:24 pm

kentonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:22 pm
If we have reached the end of our spending £1 million must be a new record for the smallest amount spent by an established PL club in the summer transfer window.

-£1m because we got £2m loan fee for Gibson.

Sean did say we’d have to sell to buy...

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:40 pm

kentonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:22 pm
If we have reached the end of our spending £1 million must be a new record for the smallest amount spent by an established PL club in the summer transfer window.

Spurs went 2 windows in a row without a signing under Poch

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:58 am

Eliasson has gone to Rimmes.

Marc Roca has gone to Bayern Munich.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:04 pm

ayrshireclaret83 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:40 pm
Spurs went 2 windows in a row without a signing under Poch

and...Poch gone!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:05 pm

We're back in for Dawson at Watford apparently. West Ham and Fulham also interested.

We do need a solid 3rd choice option before the 15th deadline.

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:07 pm

FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:05 pm
We're back in for Dawson at WBA apparently. West Ham and Fulham also interested.

We do need a solid 3rd choice option before the 15th deadline.

We’ve gone back in time as well if he’s at WBA.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:08 pm

Link: https://the72.co.uk/195176/watford-man- ... nd-fulham/

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:09 pm

FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:05 pm
We're back in for Dawson at Watford apparently. West Ham and Fulham also interested.

We do need a solid 3rd choice option before the 15th deadline.

Makes sense as can play right back too. Then look to get a younger centre half in later.

Wide players still a priority for me though.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:13 pm

I guess it depends on how confident we are in Dunne. He could be our 4th choice.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:17 pm

I find it all a bit ironic. We're looking at Dawson when we have sent Gibson out on loan, who IMO wouldhave been good alongside Tarks now that Mee is injured. This would have been the ideal opportunity for Gibson to stake his claim for regular first team football.

I honestly can't see us bringing anyone in now and have given up on any expectations.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:19 pm

Firthy wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:17 pm
I find it all a bit ironic. We're looking at Dawson when we have sent Gibson out on loan, who IMO wouldhave been good alongside Tarks now that Mee is injured. This would have been the ideal opportunity for Gibson to stake his claim for regular first team football.

I honestly can't see us bringing anyone in now and have given up on any expectations.

We didn't know Ben Mee was going to get injured.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:28 pm

Extract from the BBC website.

Burnley's move for Wales winger Harry Wilson, 23, could now collapse as they are reluctant to meet Liverpool's £15m asking price. (Football Insider)

Sound familiar, if true ?

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:29 pm

Love the way how over 2 years we have built up this huge team of Technical Director and analysts claiming to know everything about any player in the world-probably can tell us what these guys eat for lunch

So what are the results two years down the line for this much needed window, with two days to go. One is Stephens who we should have signed 4 years ago. Now the next rumor at the twelfth hour is Dawson who we have been courting since our initial interest in Stephens and who we have tried to sign half a dozen times. Both of course are very needy players for us. However Mr Garlick is this the best your team of recruiters can do