Britt Assombalonga

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:32 pm

Well hes back in the country tomorrow so things should start to move early next week id imagine . Forest will want to get there own targets in aswell i cant see this dragging out for much longer

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:33 pm

Or perhaps Forest hoping to grab a few million extra for him. True that they know each other and I can't remember a player ever saying a bad word about SD. Hopefully that, PL football, Great new facilities and playing for the greatest club in Britain may help.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:33 pm

mybloodisclaret wrote:I think that what he means is that people talk. I'd be very surprised if it isn't his agent doing the talking mind. I think everyone knows how tight the inner circle is kept at Burnley. Could also just be click bait.

I also think that there has been an article or two that has indicated that a move to the Premier League would be his preference.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:37 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:How do you work that out ? He's still in america

Because all the local press speculation at both ends implies that Assombalonga isnt that sure about the money Boro are throwing at him and Forest, and the implication is that we've had some encouragement from somewhere to make another bid. But its highly speculative admittedly.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:41 pm

Imagine if we did sign him for less money than boro offered and also a lot less wages . Boro would love us

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:16 pm

Nixon tweeted fee and wages too high for us. We shall see.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:45 pm

Feed The Ass and he will score

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:52 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Nixon tweeted fee and wages too high for us. We shall see.

He said that about charlie taylor aswell

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:53 pm

Its ultimately going to boil down to which league he wants to play in this season.

There is zero guarantee Boro can offer him PL football next season whilst we can guarantee it this season.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:07 pm

Come on Burnley, make this happen.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:15 pm

I think we will match Middlesbrough's bid and will get him. Despite what Nixon said, the fee is not too high for us, and we have already paid £13 million and £10.5 million or two championship players previously, so it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:29 pm

Is he as fast as Andre?

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:31 pm

No and plus the fact he's played for Dyche previously may help swing it in our favour.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:36 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Nixon tweeted fee and wages too high for us. We shall see.

If the rumours of boro offering him £60k a week are true then that's too high for us. Sorry but he's a championship player who was involved in a relegation battle last season injury or no injury he ain't worth 60k a week.

claretdj · Post by **claretdj** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:53 pm

Obviously he is IF Boro are offering him that much.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:05 am

Even Boro fans are coughing at offering him that much in wages and normally they don't care.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:08 am

claretdj wrote:Obviously he is IF Boro are offering him that much.

This is Boro who paid 100k a week to negredo, that went really well last season

.

LaLigaClaret · Post by **LaLigaClaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:18 am

Reecey1987 wrote:Forest are after a right back from luton for 1 million pound . England under 19 not sure if hes for the future or now

Hmmm who would I choose between a right back at Luton for £1m or Darikwa who played a fair number of times for a Championship winning side who then became a Prem team who decided they would keep him as part of their squad for last season ? Well if I had a player for whom I might receive £15m or so if I sold him and I had any ambition I think I might choose Darikwa but that's only my opinion. Of course the Luton player might become a world beater or perhaps he might not.

LaLigaClaret · Post by **LaLigaClaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:26 am

Imagine the disaster of paying £14m and £60k a week to a player if you didn't get promotion especially if on a long term contract. Assombalonga would then be an expensive ornament and difficult to move on without making a big loss and he may never fulfil his dream. Come on Brit you need Prem football now and not play for a Championship team who might never get there.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:27 am

I can't imagine Forest, given their precarious financial position with regards to previous FFP failings, would spunk a seven figure sum on someone they didn't expect to be in and around the first team.

ClaretBauer · Post by **ClaretBauer** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:31 am

Think that we are in pole position to get him now, looks like we have been encouraged in some way as even that Boro have offered crazy money he definitely wants to be in the Premier League.

It also means that Andre might be going.

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:44 am

A mate of mine who is a licensed agent believes it to be a dead cert.

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:02 am

ClaretBauer wrote:Think that we are in pole position to get him now, looks like we have been encouraged in some way as even that Boro have offered crazy money he definitely wants to be in the Premier League.

It also means that Andre might be going.

I fail to see the connection in Assombalonga coming in and Gray leaving. We need someone a bit different up front. If Gray leaves it means we're still in need of another striker.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:33 am

I have it on good authority, page 3 of this (it could have been 4 or 6) that we have put a bid in for him and he will be signing tomorrow or Monday or sometime in the future dependent on what his Gran decides

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:42 am

ExistentialWanderer wrote:I fail to see the connection in Assombalonga coming in and Gray leaving. We need someone a bit different up front. If Gray leaves it means we're still in need of another striker.

Is he that different to Gray ? If Gray stays we need a number 10 to offer something different. Then we would have a 9, 10, Gray and bruiser Barnes. I'm assuming we won't play the old grey hair lad from Stoke centrally, maybe we will.

Bertiebeehead · Post by **Bertiebeehead** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:47 am

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:A mate of mine who is a licensed agent believes it to be a dead cert.

Estate agent?

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:56 am

SkiptonClaret wrote:Is he that different to Gray ? If Gray stays we need a number 10 to offer something different. Then we would have a 9, 10, Gray and bruiser Barnes. I'm assuming we won't play the old grey hair lad from Stoke centrally, maybe we will.

I'd tend to agree that we need a number 10. From what I have seen of him, which granted is not a massive amount. I'd say he does offer something different, but he's no number 10. My point being if this is a case of bringing in Assombalonga to free up Gray's sale. We'd still need another striker, as you say, preferably of the number 10 ilk. I'd be somewhat worried if we lose Gray and only brought in Assombalonga

Jambounchained · Post by **Jambounchained** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:09 am

I’d like to try Assombalonga and Gray up top personally.

I don’t think wages would be the problem, couldn’t we just give him a big signing on fee to counteract the wage difference?

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:17 am

Offer a bonus similar to last season. The incentive should get the best out of the player rather than doing a Boro and just chucking as much money at him as you can up front.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:34 am

I think if he comes in Gray will be off. Then we just need cover for RB and a CB ) Dawson
Could do both ) Then we have cover for everywhere. We could just do with a bIt of flair or a number 10 type link player.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:35 am

Lets hope we can pull this one off , keep gray aswell even if we do sell him in january , get somebody like jota and a cb also a rb if darikwa is the one in the deal

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:11 am

Bertiebeehead wrote:Estate agent?

Football agent.

Estate agents don't have to be licensed clever clogs!!!

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:11 am

LaLigaClaret wrote:Hmmm who would I choose between a right back at Luton for £1m or Darikwa who played a fair number of times for a Championship winning side who then became a Prem team who decided they would keep him as part of their squad for last season ? Well if I had a player for whom I might receive £15m or so if I sold him and I had any ambition I think I might choose Darikwa but that's only my opinion. Of course the Luton player might become a world beater or perhaps he might not.

I would choose darikwa aswell . I was just saying what seen on twitter from the nottingham post

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:18 am

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:Football agent.

Estate agents don't have to be licensed clever clogs!!!

Whats your mate saying ?

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:37 am

Licenced by who? some agents are still happy to take the pxxx.unsettling players to get an even bigger slice of the money cake

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:40 am

I know it doesnt mean it will happen but somebody tweeted the moose and asked him if britt is off to burnley over boro and he replied it looks like it . He was one of the first to break the andre gray link the day before we signed him

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:45 am

Still the only thing the Moose has every scooped anyone on.

Talksport were talking about Lukakus move to Chelsea as a "done deal" when the BBC broke the story that he was going to United.

Basically, we won't know till we know!

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:51 am

The Moose knows literally **** all.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:55 am

As has been said, he called the Gray move, and everyone (inc me) on twitter laughed at him.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:56 am

"The Moose knows literally **** all."

Technically not true, he is the worlds expert on all-day breakfasts.

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:58 am

I reckon KnutsfordClaret is more reliable than Moose. He's got a 1 in 2 ratio of accuracy. Granted it is early days...

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:49 am

I'm off to Rome for ten days with Lady Beamish and the kids, this evening.
I'm not going to look at Up The Clarets in that time. I hope, once I return, to have some good news on this front.

Ciao for now!

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:49 am

I think if SD REALLY wants him, he'll get him.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:51 am

Lord Beamish wrote:I'm off to Rome for ten days with Lady Beamish and the kids, this evening.
I'm not going to look at Up The Clarets in that time. I hope, once I return, to have some good news on this front.

Ciao for now!

You won the lottery or something Tufty? Rome's well dear!

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:57 am

duncandisorderly wrote:You won the lottery or something Tufty? Rome's well dear!

Doing four nights in a self catering apartment near the Coliseum, then six at a Eurocamp on the outskirts of the city(also self catering).
Lady Beamish got a great deal on both.
Rome is quite expensive, but we have done our research on where to eat, and which scams to avoid falling for.
I now have the joy of carrying my three and a half year old all over a hot, sweaty, busy Rome for four days until we can relax in the pools at the campsite for a few days.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:14 am

Go to the Vatican, get yersel converted.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:40 am

duncandisorderly wrote:Go to the Vatican, get yersel converted.

No need. Due to having a superstitious mother, I am already a member of Mother Church; if a little bit lapsed.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:42 am

Don't expect too much change while you're away, remember Rome wasn't built in a day.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:43 am

Superstitious mother. Love that.

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:04 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:Go to the Vatican, get yersel converted.

Do you have a choice into what you are converted?! Is it spin the wheel? I'd hate to go there and have Rovers show up as an option!