Bronwhill confirms departure

[Procrastinate B]

Is he the new James Bond?

[Darnhill Claret]

Going back to Geoff Nulty, it took him a while to find his best position for us. He had periods as a supplementary striker, a centre half and a midfielder. He was excellent in the air, and yet he wasn't fully appreciated and often targeted by the boo boys.

[Darnhill Claret]

I thought he was good wherever he lined up. Always gave it everything.

[warksclaret]

Versatile players like Peter Noble Geoff Nulty Billy Ingram and to some extent Martin Dobson and outside of Burnley ,Paul Madeley, are a very rare breed today , if not extinct

[Casper2]

Yes Brady was superb in that away match at Bournemouth. Shame he got injured soon after.

As was Wood.

[Tribesmen]

Didn't John O'Shea play in every position for Man Utd , including keeper ......

[fidelcastro]

Didn't John O'Shea play in every position for Man Utd , including keeper ......

Andy Farrell certainly did for us.

[exilecanada]

I can’t see Brownhill coming back to Burnley unless it’s for less than the club offered originally him. My guess is he’s misread his market value and struggling to find a club willing to pay him anywhere near what he’s looking for.

[fidelcastro]

I can’t see Brownhill coming back to Burnley unless it’s for less than the club offered originally him. My guess is he’s misread his market value and struggling to find a club willing to pay him anywhere near what he’s looking for.

If that's the case, then he's an idiot.

[Procrastinate B]

Bizarre that he hasn’t found a club yet.

Can’t see him coming back, but you never know. Keep Cullen as captain if he does.

[Vegas Claret]

I hope he ends up at a good club, was brilliant for us in the Championship, undefeated against that lot and Captain when we won the league at Ewood and last season was the difference in so many games for us. Scored the two goals that got us promoted. I still think he'll go to the MLS

[Jakubclaret]

Let go lads.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I hope he ends up at a good club, was brilliant for us in the Championship, undefeated against that lot and Captain when we won the league at Ewood and last season was the difference in so many games for us. Scored the two goals that got us promoted. I still think he'll go to the MLS

Could see him ending up in Turkey or Saudi

[warksclaret]

Leicester are making a few sales in order to get themselves in a more favourable position with PSR, only then will they go into the market. My bet is on them

[exilecanada]

If that's the case, then he's an idiot.

I doubt he's an idiot, however there must be a reason he hasn't found a club yet

[ClaretTony]

Aye, I believe it was off a Harry Maguire challenge/coming together, he caught Brady over extended after shooting.

It was just about self inflicted though by Brady; Maguire wasn't responsible.

[fidelcastro]

I doubt he's an idiot, however there must be a reason he hasn't found a club yet

It was you that put that suggestion forward.

I've genuinely no idea why he's not found another club, but if he genuinely has misread his market value then he's an idiot because he had a perfectly good offer on the table here.

[Jakubclaret]

It was you that put that suggestion forward.

I've genuinely no idea why he's not found another club, but if he genuinely has misread his market value then he's an idiot because he had a perfectly good offer on the table here.

Obviously not good enough else he would have put pen to paper.

[fidelcastro]

Obviously not good enough else he would have put pen to paper.

Or, which has already been alluded to, he thought he could get a better one elsewhere.

[Jakubclaret]

Or, which has already been alluded to, he thought he could get a better one elsewhere.

He might still do. As a free agent he can pick & choose & we have no idea what he's been offered.

[fidelcastro]

He might still do. As a free agent he can pick & choose & we have no idea what he's been offered.

I know that. I was responding to the suggestion that he'd misread the situation.

[Jakubclaret]

I know that. I was responding to the suggestion that he'd misread the situation.

He'll be professionally advised anyway & I doubt his agent will be going against his best interests his agent probably advised him not to extend. So you could suggest his agents an idiot or he is in a way for employing him but I doubt that's the case. It's better to wait to see where he ends up before judging.

[fidelcastro]

He'll be professionally advised anyway & I doubt his agent will be going against his best interests his agent probably advised him not to extend. So you could suggest his agents an idiot or he is in a way for employing him but I doubt that's the case. It's better to wait to see where he ends up before judging.

Agreed, but without a proper pre-season, he's really playing catch-up now.

[Jakubclaret]

Agreed, but without a proper pre-season, he's really playing catch-up now.

Yes & no I've got the belief that if you are young man (which he is) & go to the gym & exercise etc & generally take good care of yourself you don't need pre-seasons you are in fine fettle anyway.

[dvalley69]

It's funny when the statement came out it was all about improving professionally and getting new challenges. What a load of bull... it's about the deal & that's that coz he ain't going anywhere at a higher level than us.

[fidelcastro]

Yes & no I've got the belief that if you are young man (which he is) & go to the gym & exercise etc & generally take good care of yourself you don't need pre-seasons you are in fine fettle anyway.

Ahh yes. You were the one who claimed our pre-season tour to Portugal was a "doss" so I'll just leave it there.

[Jakubclaret]

Ahh yes. You were the one who claimed our pre-season tour to Portugal was a "doss" so I'll just leave it there.

& the subsequent friendlies that followed where everybody looked knackered I guess kind of dismissed that perspective.

[Woodleyclaret]

Josh was badly advised he had his best season ever with us and would have been a useful addition this year.But he is one of the many whose ability hovers between the top two divisions. There rumour true or otherwise that he was after a deal sweetener of hugh proportions hasn't helped. Leicester sans Vardy are not the team they where and aren't going to be automatically promoted.Josh would be better accepting our deal if his pride/agent will allow it.

[Ightenhill_Claret]

I think Brownhill's agent is a Burnley fan isn't he? (Phil Ercolano).

I've no problem with him playing the field, and I think he'll end up abroad (probably MLS) where he'll get a nice payday and be one of the league's top players. I'm not sure that's the career move I'd have chosen at 29 having come off the back of my best season performance-wise but he might fancy a different type of challenge.

[Culmclaret]

Going back to Geoff Nulty, it took him a while to find his best position for us. He had periods as a supplementary striker, a centre half and a midfielder. He was excellent in the air, and yet he wasn't fully appreciated and often targeted by the boo boys.

I was gutted when Nulty left. In retrospect it was the beginning of the end

[jrtod61]

Yes, Culm, and how galling was it when Geoff was prominent in our 0-3 thrashing at SJP not long afterwards?
Regarding Josh, I'm sorry to lose another of last season's stars, and a Dyche/Parker 'good character'. I wish him well - unless he turns up as an opponent.

[ecc]

Yes & no I've got the belief that if you are young man (which he is) & go to the gym & exercise etc & generally take good care of yourself you don't need pre-seasons you are in fine fettle anyway.

You don't even need to go to the gym.

Just take the dog for a walk 15 minutes a day and you're ready to play PL games.

[The Shire Claret]

Has to be a case where he's trying to get a PL Club as he would get in any Championship team with he record there

I was thinking Celtic or somewhere abroad at this stage ...

It's all a bit odd

[theduke]

He's got offers from Leeds and Everton apparently

[jlup1980]

I think Brownhill's agent is a Burnley fan isn't he? (Phil Ercolano).

I've no problem with him playing the field, and I think he'll end up abroad (probably MLS) where he'll get a nice payday and be one of the league's top players. I'm not sure that's the career move I'd have chosen at 29 having come off the back of my best season performance-wise but he might fancy a different type of challenge.

Yes, Phil went to St Teds. I was in the same year as him. Nice guy. He was always a smooth operator though - the type who could sell ice to Eskimos!! It's no surprise he's gone down this route with his career, and he's clearly doing very well.

With regards to Josh, I can't help but think something has backfired. There's no way you walk away from a contract offer the size we were purportedly offering if you don't have a better offer on the table. I can still see him coming back to be honest. We're still light in CM, and Parker got more of a tune out of him than VK or SD, so it makes sense for both parties.

[billyhamilton82]

Yes, Phil went to St Teds. I was in the same year as him. Nice guy. He was always a smooth operator though - the type who could sell ice to Eskimos!! It's no surprise he's gone down this route with his career, and he's clearly doing very well.

With regards to Josh, I can't help but think something has backfired. There's no way you walk away from a contract offer the size we were purportedly offering if you don't have a better offer on the table. I can still see him coming back to be honest. We're still light in CM, and Parker got more of a tune out of him than VK or SD, so it makes sense for both parties.

I think like all free agents he's waiting for the mad panic at the end of the window.

As we know prices get pushed up to unrealistic levels when teams are desperate after they've missed out on their original targets.

Eriksen and Vardy etc are all in the same boat, its a poker game and the stakes aren't yet at their highest point.

[bobinho]

He'll be professionally advised anyway & I doubt his agent will be going against his best interests his agent probably advised him not to extend. So you could suggest his agents an idiot or he is in a way for employing him but I doubt that's the case. It's better to wait to see where he ends up before judging.

I agree he’ll be professionally advised, but it will be an agent. If there’s an agent out there that puts the needs and wants of his client before his own, he won’t be working for a footballer.

Not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s def summat not adding up here. Anyone remember the last time a professional footballer in his prime after a great season, run out his contract and hadn’t been snapped before the start of the next season? Utterly bizarre….

[Jakubclaret]

I agree he’ll be professionally advised, but it will be an agent. If there’s an agent out there that puts the needs and wants of his client before his own, he won’t be working for a footballer.

Not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s def summat not adding up here. Anyone remember the last time a professional footballer in his prime after a great season, run out his contract and hadn’t been snapped before the start of the next season? Utterly bizarre….

Didn't somebody mention previously something about a relationship breakdown when he was rumoured to be joining West Ham so maybe it's personal. Who really knows.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Imagine the meltdown if he signs for Espanyol

[Venkys4eva]

Imagine the meltdown if he signs for Espanyol

Odd situation this one, i cant remember anything quite like it.

[Lew200100]

He will have an host of offers on the table but this is his last European pay day at 29 so he will want it to be right. I personally think he will end up in Italy or France and definitely not the MLS or Far East. That will be his last move not this.

[Newcastleclaret93]

He will have an host of offers on the table but this is his last European pay day at 29 so he will want it to be right. I personally think he will end up in Italy or France and definitely not the MLS or Far East. That will be his last move not this.

So your logic is he is going to go to a league that pay notoriously badly?

If he goes to Italy or France he won’t get half of what we were offering

[Goliath]

He's basically destroyed his own season now for no reason.
He'd have to have a mini pre season then sit on the bench until he can get in a team. Then he needs to find some form again.

He could have just stayed and hit the ground running which looking at it now seems like it would have been the better decision

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

He will have an host of offers on the table but this is his last European pay day at 29 so he will want it to be right. I personally think he will end up in Italy or France and definitely not the MLS or Far East. That will be his last move not this.

If he had a host of offers he would have signed for someone by now.

[jrgbfc]

If he had a host of offers he would have signed for someone by now.

Exactly, looks like the opposite is true now and he's backed himself into a bit of a corner.

[fatboy47]

He will have an host of offers on the table.

But clearly none that came close to matching his expectations....or even whatever was on the table at Burnley.

[Woodleyclaret]

A massive OG. Josh and his.advisers totally overestimated his vslue.Easy to do I suppose when teams like Everton are buying 19yr olds with one seasons experience for £40m

[Spijed]

Regardless of whether we should/shouldn't take him back, did the club withdraw any offer made to him, or is it still on the table?

[Jakubclaret]

Regardless of whether we should/shouldn't take him back, did the club withdraw any offer made to him, or is it still on the table?

Not sure but with him expressing his leaving it's automatically declined. I can't think of any other examples of a player not signing a extension offered for months then announcing he's left & then a turnaround & accepting the offer. He's gone it's none of our business anymore where he goes or what he does. I'm not sure just how loud a message has to be for some people that he doesn't want to be at BFC.

[ClaretTony]

Regardless of whether we should/shouldn't take him back, did the club withdraw any offer made to him, or is it still on the table?

We made him and offer and he chose to move elsewhere - that's all we know, but it's clear we've washed out hands of him, along with CJ Egan-Riley and James Trafford, given the article the club published following the PFA Awards.