Mee and Arfield

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:05 pm

Any update as to these 2? and are they injured or played there last game for us?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:19 pm

Dyche confirmed Arfield will get at least 10 mins against Bournemouth so he can get a send off from fans but hinted at a Mexican standoff with Mee around him signing a new contract so we'll have to wait and see how that pans out

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:27 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Dyche confirmed Arfield will get at least 10 mins against Bournemouth

Fair enough. He's done very well for us and deserves it, but I'd only do that when we've secured 7th place.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:41 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Dyche confirmed Arfield will get at least 10 mins against Bournemouth so he can get a send off from fans but hinted at a Mexican standoff with Mee around him signing a new contract so we'll have to wait and see how that pans out

When did he confirm that then?

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:43 pm

martin_p wrote:When did he confirm that then?

The same time he confirmed Wells would never play for us again.

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Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:43 pm

martin_p wrote:When did he confirm that then?

Right at the very start of this month

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:43 pm

Don't buy the Mee injury story.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:45 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Right at the very start of this month

I see.

Lowbankclaret · Post by **Lowbankclaret** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:13 pm

The rumour was Mee 35 milllion to Spurs.

That’s a rumour, with no sauce.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:42 pm

Not sure if this is the thread for a serious post but I've been thinking about the possibility of Mee and Arfield leaving.

If they were to go, would we be losing more than just two players? Both can be replaced, Arfield already has, but as mainstays and very much the epitome of the Dyche era, will their loss have a bigger impact?

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:47 pm

Sounds like the title of a 70's sitcom.

Mee and Arfield

Bangers&Mash · Post by **Bangers&Mash** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:48 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:Not sure if this is the thread for a serious post but I've been thinking about the possibility of Mee and Arfield leaving.

If they were to go, would we be losing more than just two players? Both can be replaced, Arfield already has, but as mainstays and very much the epitome of the Dyche era, will their loss have a bigger impact?

No. They were a big part of stage 1 of the master plan, but as we move to stage 2 we now require different.

Established Premier League teams don't pick players because they give it their all.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:50 pm

Murger wrote:Don't buy the Mee injury story.

Then the medics have made a right mess by the look of him then if there's nothing wrong with him.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:55 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Then the medics have made a right mess by the look of him then if there's nothing wrong with him.

Visibly injured then CT?
(Genuine question).

I'maclaret · Post by **I'maclaret** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:18 pm

Arfield and I.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:20 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Then the medics have made a right mess by the look of him then if there's nothing wrong with him.

We are reliably informed that he has a shin problem, soreness possibly the same as the end of last season. Perhaps being virtually ever-present is tiring him at the end of these tough Pl seasons, it's not impossible. All of our regulars must be getting a bit knackered by now.

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:26 pm

I wonder whether it could be shin splints with Ben because he always puts a shift in and I assume that he is the same in training. Once this starts to affect you it is quite painful and you can take some time to recover.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:31 pm

Ashingtonclaret46 wrote:I wonder whether it could be shin splints with Ben because he always puts a shift in and I assume that he is the same in training. Once this starts to affect you it is quite painful and you can take some time to recover.

Sounds like that sort of thing.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:37 pm

As a fan you build up a bit of a picture of players and whether they would leave if for a greater package. Ben strikes me as being not one of those. Since Eddie Howe was at BFC he has been a virtual ever present (subject to injury). He is stand in captain and looks a real team player. He has gained quite rightly national status and recognition with BFC, as a top nonsense defender. Ben is a "warrior" and will be aware of his limitations (pace/drops the occasional clanger) and certainly would struggle to hold a regular place in a top third side-may be in some clubs below us such as Everton, Leicester, Newcastle. Then you wonder about Bournemouth to rejoin Eddy however Ben has only ever lived in the north west. I fear his career would be at risk if he moved and he may sense this too

I am confident this is a similar injury to last year. Lets hope so

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:39 pm

Let's start a crowd funding project so we can afford the £60,000 a week salary to help Mee sign.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:46 pm

gawthorpe_view wrote:Visibly injured then CT?
(Genuine question).

Yes - has a stress fracture

paulatky · Post by **paulatky** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:47 pm

Wont see Mee again this season

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:51 pm

paulatky wrote:Wont see Mee again this season

I wouldn't know what you looked like Paul...

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:59 pm

Wasn’t Mee definitely leaving this time last year when he got injured?

colne-claret · Post by **colne-claret** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:35 pm

A friend of mine who is in the know confirmed that Ben Mee is genuinely injured and he thinks it is highly unlikely he will leave this summer. When I asked him about Arfield being injured and would he play for his again his response was no comment.

Craigyp01 · Post by **Craigyp01** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:38 pm

DustyBawls wrote:Fair enough. He's done very well for us and deserves it, but I'd only do that when we've secured 7th place.

Whoosh

welsbyswife · Post by **welsbyswife** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:40 pm

Caernarfon_Claret wrote:Let's start a crowd funding project so we can afford the £60,000 a week salary to help Mee sign.

I'm still waiting for my money back from the golden gate. Was it £60k for David Reeves? Now it's £60k a week. How times change.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:13 pm

I dont think Mee will leave. But must say Long stepped in superbly again today.

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:52 am

ClaretAL wrote:Any update as to these 2? and are they injured or played there last game for us?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... field.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:24 am

bartons baggage wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... field.html

Could be an excellent move. Huge club. Huge fan base. Chance of trophies. And would be a real fan favourite there.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:28 am

if I was him I'd avoid the old firm like the plague.

MLS for him would be a much better move.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:36 am

Lancasterclaret wrote:if I was him I'd avoid the old firm like the plague.

MLS for him would be a much better move.

He’ll score a bagful in either.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:40 am

Arfield's been my favourite player for a while. If he's to leave, I'd like it to be to MLS. He'd be great out there.

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:07 am

Arfield will only make the bench anyway, at best. Some people blow far too much smoke up his backside without realising that if we're to improve and get better, players like Arfield need to be no longer making the side.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:24 am

DustyBawls wrote:Arfield will only make the bench anyway, at best. Some people blow far too much smoke up his backside without realising that if we're to improve and get better, players like Arfield need to be no longer making the side.

And some people fail to realise that we’re now in a league (and potentially Europe) where the strength of the squad matters almost as much as the strength of the best eleven.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:28 am

Has Arfield still got family in Toronto i wonder? could be a nice fit for him

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:36 am

martin_p wrote:When did he confirm that then?

He didn't.

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:46 am

martin_p wrote:And some people fail to realise that we’re now in a league (and potentially Europe) where the strength of the squad matters almost as much as the strength of the best eleven.

Crikey, you're a bigger fan of his than I realise.
You're one of those who simply don't want the team to improve enough that he'll be classed as no longer good enough.

How on Earth do you expect us to keep growing when you can't get your head out of the sand and realise to improve it means players who were once good enough, no longer is? What does the club have to do!?

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:00 am

I would be gutted when Scotty leaves and would be surprised and very upset if Ben leaves, both solid Burnley soldiers.

Have given 110%

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AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:34 am

I’d almost forgotten Scotty , great servant though.Ben Mee I’d be sad to see go he’s very much s Burnley warrior but that said he’d be easily replaced as these things go .
Ultimately if we’re to move on sentiment has to be put aside. To hear some in here you’d think Scotty,BM,and Marney were “ Best, Law and Charlton”

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:36 am

AlargeClaret wrote:Ultimately if we’re to move on sentiment has to be put aside.

Some people just can't accept that though, regardless of how you try and put it across.

Claretpants · Post by **Claretpants** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:40 am

off to Rangers

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:58 am

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... tt-arfield" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:00 pm

That's going to severely upset some.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:14 pm

agreenwood wrote:Wasn’t Mee definitely leaving this time last year when he got injured?

No that was Keane

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:15 pm

It looked like Mee might be leaving back in 2015 when Dyche kept playing him out of position at left back instead of Ward. Luckily Dyche listened to what a lot of fans were telling him and switched the whole defence around, went 23 games undefeated and the rest is history.

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:19 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:It looked like Mee might be leaving back in 2015 when Dyche kept playing him out of position at left back instead of Ward. Luckily Dyche listened to what a lot of fans were telling him and switched the whole defence around, went 23 games undefeated and the rest is history.

I thought it was a forced move that Ward started due to a Duff injury?

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:24 pm

DustyBawls wrote:I thought it was a forced move that Ward started due to a Duff injury?

The change happened after the 3-0 drubbing at Hull.

Culmclaret · Post by **Culmclaret** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:00 pm

Arfield is a better player than he has been given credit for. I don’t think we will miss him now, but he has made a massive contribution to the success of the club over the past five seasons on and off the field.

DustyBawls · Post by **DustyBawls** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:05 pm

claretandy wrote:The change happened after the 3-0 drubbing at Hull.

But wasn't Duff injured in that game? So Mee moved to the middle.