Do we have to sell to buy?

[tiger76]

Unthinkable to sell Dwight he is absolutely irreplaceable and with 3/4 years left on his contract no need to even consider it. Tarks is a different matter if Leicester can be persuaded to hand over £25m.
Hard to believe people can’t see how much stronger we are than last season when we were crippled by injuries and our small squad had a considerably shorter close season to contend with. This time round so many teams are carrying injuries, exhausted international players, new managers etc our onfield stability is a real asset. Of course we need two wide men but surely we all know signings will go right to the wire and our first Xl looks really strong.
These are probably the greatest years in Burnley’s history when you consider the mega bucks teams we are playing against but you’d never believe it reading this forum. Thankfully our home crowd has a very different vibe as Brighton will experience in a week’s time.

An excellent post, and yes our stability is a huge advantage for us, whereas many clubs have experienced managerial upheavals, and a large turnover in players.

I think we all need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture, we've not experienced sustained success on this scale since the mid-1970's. and if we start taking this for granted that is dangerous, it might not be fashionable but the reality is just surviving in the PL has to be considered a successful season for a club of our stature, and more importantly budget.

Unfortunately some of our fanbase appear to have developed delusions of grandeur, and the PL entitlement culture is alive and well amongst a vocal minority of Burnley fans, thankfully it is a loud minority and not the vast majority.

[Elizabeth]

An excellent post, and yes our stability is a huge advantage for us, whereas many clubs have experienced managerial upheavals, and a large turnover in players.

I think we all need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture, we've not experienced sustained success on this scale since the mid-1970's. and if we start taking this for granted that is dangerous, it might not be fashionable but the reality is just surviving in the PL has to be considered a successful season for a club of our stature, and more importantly budget.

Unfortunately some of our fanbase appear to have developed delusions of grandeur, and the PL entitlement culture is alive and well amongst a vocal minority of Burnley fans, thankfully it is a loud minority and not the vast majority.

In addition the American takeover has been a major factor in influencing attitudes

[KRBFC]

If so would selling Dwight for £40m make sense

Nobody is paying £40m for Mcneil, sorry to disappoint you and I don't care if he has the same number of PL appearances as Grealish or other nonsense stat comparisons.

[tarkys_ears]

£40m for Dwight McNeil...

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Nobody is paying £40m for Mcneil, sorry to disappoint you and I don't care if he has the same number of PL appearances as Grealish or other nonsense stat comparisons.

Not yet maybe but if he has a stellar season like his first for us i don't think that valuation will be far off.

[KRBFC]

Not yet maybe but if he has a stellar season like his first for us i don't think that valuation will be far off.

He's worth a fortune to us because he's all we have creatively, to Aston Villa he's probably an impact sub behind Leon Bailey.