Bradley Dack ? ....

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:27 pm

Looks a talent .... £3.5m should secure his services..... Sean and the boys would get him fit and if it doesn't work out, loan him to Preston in January ...

Little risk on the downside, and would cheer up the Clarets faithful no end until further signings are made !!

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:43 pm

But he's a c0ck.

At least, he was a total tool at Gillingham and then signed for toolbox rovers.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:06 am

A couple of rovers fans I know can't believe nobody has taken a chance on him.
They won't at 10m though.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:14 am

Allegedly, he ran a reasonably strong Everton team ragged in a 3-0 friendly win last week .....although £3.5m would only cover 11 weeks losses at Deadwood, according to their Companies House Report ...

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:28 am

Excellent for Gillingham 2 years ago when he won League One POTY

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:01 am

Brother in laws a bastards fan. And he absolutely raves about him.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:31 am

We're we not linked with him a few years ago? About the same time we signed Darikwa

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:08 am

Weve got three young midfielders who all are potentially better.All played well yesterday.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:09 am

Was Sam Clucas not at Chesterfield also when we signed Darikwa?

Thick necker · Post by **Thick necker** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:24 am

Bradley Duck? £3.5m? Would want his brother Donald as well for that!

KeighleyClaret · Post by **KeighleyClaret** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:39 pm

As long as we don't end up with the younger brother Toilet.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:44 pm

kentonclaret wrote:Was Sam Clucas not at Chesterfield also when we signed Darikwa?

Yes he was. Tendayi had come through the youth system and was the established right back the entire year, winning player of the season. Sam had only signed from Mansfield Town that year, so had a bit of stepping up to do. He had only really established himself as a first choice pick when Eoin Doyle was sold in the January transfer window, but spent a time at Left back when both Jones and Talbot (inevitably) got injured, and some time at centre forward. When able to play left mid, he looked to have some (raw) class, but was certainly not out of place at left back. Tendayi, Morsey, Doyle and Clucas all looked more than capable of holding their own in the Championship by the time the season ended.

The Hull fans, incidentally, thought they had overpaid for Sam.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:49 pm

You misspelled his surname

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:51 pm

I'd like us to sign him at 11.58 on deadline day so they can't replace him

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:04 pm

He’s just had an excellent season but I think the Premier League is a step up too far for him at the moment.

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:07 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Brother in laws a bastards fan. And he absolutely raves about him.

Same.with my brother in law. *******

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:47 pm

Heard through the grapevine, we've bid £5 million. I think it'll be nearer to £10 million though if we want him.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:52 pm

If we we did sign him, I wouldn't care if he was absolute bobbins, it'd be worth it just to see the utter meltdown amongst the dollopers at Deadwood.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:53 pm

If, as some on here are quite confident about, we WERE trying to sign Maddison from Norwich in the summer, then it shows Dyche is after a player in the Dack mould.

I highly doubt the £5m bid as it's pathetic even by our ridiculous standards, but I would be well up for signing him.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:09 pm

Didn't they turn down 15 million in the summer from West Brom? If there's any truth to this I'd be amazed, about as far away from a typical Dyche player as you can get!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:10 pm

jrgbfc wrote:Didn't they turn down 15 million in the summer from West Brom? If there's any truth to this I'd be amazed, about as far away from a typical Dyche player as you can get!

And I'm sure there will be a premium because it's us.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:39 pm

Any Rovers player could reasonably expect another 0 on the end of their wage if they signed for us, and Rovers are skint, so I'm all for unsettling their player and upsetting rovers fans as we draw this out with increments of 500 quid before pulling the plug on deadline day.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:45 pm

James McLean is clearly better bait. Being cast on a weekend probably helped as well.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:59 pm

Do we have a vacancy for another big, immobile lummox up front?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:02 pm

scouseclaret wrote:Do we have a vacancy for another big, immobile lummox up front?

He's a midfielder pal.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:02 pm

FactualFrank wrote:He's a midfielder pal.

I think he was asking for a job.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:04 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:I think he was asking for a job.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:06 pm

scouseclaret wrote:Do we have a vacancy for another big, immobile lummox up front?

Andy Carroll's out of contract this summer.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:07 pm

If we want a relatively young midfielder who has been doing v well in the Championship (like Dack), then we are likely to have to pay 10 million plus.
I can't see Rovers accepting anything less.
He has 14 goals from midfield and 4 assists in a bang average Championship team. He's almost carrying them.
I think a few teams might be interested - even though he is a real dack.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:13 pm

Is Brad Dacks favourite song a version Dean Martins "Standing on the corner"

Standing in a corner watching all the girls get ****
Standing in a corner watching all the girls get ****
Brother you don't know a nicer occupation
Matter of fact, neither do I
Than standing in a corner watching all the girls get ****
Watching all the girls, watching all the girls get ****
I'm the cat that got the cream
Haven't got a girl but I can dream
Haven't got a girl but I can wish
So I'll take me down to Main street
And that's where I select my imaginary dish
Standing in a corner watching all the girls get ****
Standing in a corner giving all the girls it in the eye
Brother if you've got a rich imagination
Give it a whirl, give it a try
Try standing…

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:16 pm

Bradley Dack has a very widely publicised reputation for being a complete knob. If we went in for him it would make a complete mockery of our "personality is important" criteria. We can't say that one of the main reasons we struggle to bring in players is because we need them to fit a certain personality profile and then bring in players who don't conform to that.

Should the horse botherers consent to the sale of one of their most important players, to us of all clubs, their fans would be very vocal in their objections. Even a good deal would generate a lot of discontent. The only way to offset that would be to vastly over pay, leaving them with comforting "pants down" thoughts.

Targeting a player with widely known personality quirks, at a club who will almost certainly demand a vastly inflated fee, in the most expensive window, would be very ill conceived. If we go down that road then we might as well ignore the limitations of targeting specific personality types and dispense with making claims of excessive prices. Continuing to do so would label us as hypocrites.

After the cluster **** with WBA in the last window, chasing after Dack would be like jumping out of the frying pan and into the volcano. The time for us to pick him up was at Gillingham, when his price might have offset any concerns. We should be looking at players with a better attitude who are in the same place now as he was then.

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Burying his head in the sand and being deeply sorry my arse. After the initial incident, who in their right mind has a go at a police officer, three consecutive breeches and lying to everyone around him about the situation doesn't tick the good character box for me. He was very lucky that the Blackburn magistrates didn't lock him up after hearing the case against him.

Can he play? Yes

Should he play here? No

If we are going to dispense with our rigorous personality requirements and take a chance on a player based on football ability alone then we can get better for less abroad.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:39 pm

Are we talking about the same strict personality tests that saw us sign Joey Barton, Andre Gray, Jeff Hendrick and supposedly chase Troy Deeney?

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:40 pm

Personally, if we're going after players of this profile, I'd sooner go after Nick Powell from Wigan, who is out of contract in the summer and therefore potentially available at a relatively modest fee.

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:56 pm

Goobs wrote:Are we talking about the same strict personality tests that saw us sign Joey Barton, Andre Gray, Jeff Hendrick and supposedly chase Troy Deeney?

Yup, those are the ones. We desperately needed to fill specific slots when Joey and Andre came in, so we took something of a chance on both of them. It could also be argued that we were unaware of Andres social media indiscretion, which was made at an earlier point in his life, so we didn't take it into account.

At the moment we have options about who we bring in.

I'm not sure why you are bringing Hendrick into this. He had a minor shouting match in a club, for justified reasons, and then a jury found him not guilty of anything more. Everything else pointed to a top bloke and he has more than shown that here.

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:07 pm

Tottenham were rumoured to be linked with him but can not find a source. Fee would be closer to 15m rather than 3.5, 5 or the 10 m quoted. However not as good as cricket fields run chase which went over a ton with James McClean, just need a thread on Richard Keogh now and the full set of rumours will have transferred from Facebook. As for Nick Powell more flakier than Patrick Bamford, rather have a dick like Dack over Powell any day.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:11 pm

I just can't see him going to a Prem league club. He's good at Championship level but is he top tier quality?

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:12 pm

Is Vydra?

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:14 pm

Vydra was the top scorer in Championship

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:19 pm

From what I have seen of him as a player, he plays a 10 role in between midfield and behind Graham. If we had a fit Defour I think he (Dack) would offer a way to play a 4 5 1 because he would link up with Midfield and the lone striker, a more mobile and creative Ashley Barnes if you like.

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:23 pm

Vydra scored 21 in 40. Dack 10 in 23 so far in a worse team? Plus his assist rate is higher.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:36 pm

MrTopTier wrote:Vydra scored 21 in 40. Dack 10 in 23 so far in a worse team? Plus his assist rate is higher.

Dack has 14 in all competitions and 4 assists.

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:38 pm

claretspice wrote:Personally, if we're going after players of this profile, I'd sooner go after Nick Powell from Wigan, who is out of contract in the summer and therefore potentially available at a relatively modest fee.

Yup, another talented player with a documented history of having a questionable attitude. However, those instances applied to him when he was a lot younger. A fall down the ladder, combined with the maturity that sometimes comes from advancing years, seems to be making a difference. And he hasn't assaulted any police officers recently.

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A strong hand and a good environment could be what he needs to push on and earn the right to play at a higher level.

His next move could fall into the now or never category and the fact that he is in the last year of his contract should put him into consideration, from a potential price point. Wigan aren't pulling up any trees in the Championship either.

Liam Kelly is in the same "last year of contract" situation at Reading, who are flirting with relegation on an annual basis.

John Swift is another one from the Reading team, although he has gone off the boil this season and he is on a very long contract. He might be worth looking at again in the next window if they go down.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:40 pm

Something smells a bit wiffy

Giftonsnoidea · Post by **Giftonsnoidea** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:55 pm

Once a *******....

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:21 pm

If we signed Dack and by good fortune we also had a player called O Riley a passage of play being commented on could be " Dack.Mee .O Riley. "

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:50 pm

He scores a lot of goals for a midfielder - far more than many strikers
We'd be unlikely to pay what BB want in any case - and they'd want around £!7-20m you'd imagine

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:51 pm

Can someone provide a concrete link to this actually being true?

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:56 pm

As the OP, back in July, I was being mischevious ...... however, stranger things have happened !!

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:56 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:Can someone provide a concrete link to this actually being true?

It would of been removed by now if there was any truth

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:57 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:Can someone provide a concrete link to this actually being true?

No, as we sold all our concrete to Watford for 15 million as the trappings of another deal.