Craig Dawson 2/7 Burnley

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Thu May 31, 2018 8:57 pm

Evidently.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Thu May 31, 2018 9:11 pm

Also 3/7 Scottish and 2/7 Welsh apparently

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Thu May 31, 2018 9:43 pm

July 2nd is a Monday; we sign players on a Thursday

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu May 31, 2018 11:38 pm

mdd2 wrote:July 2nd is a Monday; we sign players on a Thursday

It started and ended that way last summer. I've just taken a look at when we made the signings.

Charlie Taylor - Thursday
Jon Walters - Friday
Jack Cork - Tuesday
Phil Bardsley - Tuesday
Adam Legzdins - Tuesday
Chris Wood - Monday
Nahki Wells - Thursday

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:42 am

5 out of 7 days begin with a T.

Definitely a pattern.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:47 am

Rowls wrote:5 out of 7 days begin with a T.

Definitely a pattern.

All the days we usually sign players end with a Y, it certainly gives us hope for a signing next week.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:53 am

mdd2 wrote:July 2nd is a Monday; we sign players on a Thursday

We live in a post 9/11 world. 7th Feb is a Thursday, albeit outside the transfer window. The plot thickens.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 am

Worst hand he could have got pre flop. Poor lad.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:00 am

Its not transfer window time without a Craig Dawson thread.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:20 am

Right back or right wing - must be the new Graham Branch!

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:33 am

NottsClaret wrote:We live in a post 9/11 world. 7th Feb is a Thursday, albeit outside the transfer window. The plot thickens.

Actually we in the UK live in a post 11/9 world. It's a good job our 'incident' was 7/7.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:50 am

Decent player, right age for SD, but another right sided centre back not really what we need unless Tarka is moving on.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:53 am

Not a bad player at all. But I hope we sign some younger defenders to bring through.
Our experienced PL signings haven't really done a lot, have they?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:59 am

ablueclaret wrote:Decent player, right age for SD, but another right sided centre back not really what we need unless Tarka is moving on.

Firstly welcome back.

Secondly, the ability to play RB or Right CB is a great pull, it gives us options, and I'd say he is quite a decent upgrade on Kev Long, without doing him a disservice.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:09 am

boatshed bill wrote:Not a bad player at all. But I hope we sign some younger defenders to bring through.
Our experienced PL signings haven't really done a lot, have they?

I agree, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood and Matt Lowton have been awful.They had about 350 games in this league before we signed them.
Bardsley and Walters were never signed to be first choice and Bardsley has been a good back up signing, Walters hasn't come off due to his injury and Lennon has only been here 5 minutes.

andyh · Post by **andyh** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:10 am

Surely means we can live without Bardsley if true. Would prefer a left sided centre half but if we let Bardlesy go we still have some wriggle room. Can’t believe we are in the position of having to look at the ceiling for the squad. Really do have some depth compared to the first couple of times we tried to compete at Prem level

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:10 am

We really missed out not signing a young back up during the last two windows.
When you consider Mee Trippier Keane and Tarkowski it is obvious the way we should have been heading. Our defensive success has been based on recruiting young talent and supporting it with the odd seasoned pro.
Always worries me when we start buying in ready made solutions or players who just duplicate what we have got.
If Tarka is leaving fine, if not there are more important positions to fill.

Billy_Bumface · Post by **Billy_Bumface** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:11 am

Noticed yesterday that the other Dawson, Michael returned to Forest, possibly paving the way for Joe Worrall to move on?

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:12 am

mdd2 wrote:I agree, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood and Matt Lowton have been awful.They had about 350 games in this league before we signed them.
Bardsley and Walters were never signed to be first choice and Bardsley has been a good back up signing, Walters hasn't come off due to his injury and Lennon has only been here 5 minutes.

Good points. Although Lowton and Cork didn't seem much wanted at their clubs at the time we signed them. For me Lennon has done very little.
Compare our signings from the championship, Hendrick, Brady, Tarkowski, Heaton, Pope, JBG.... all of whom I think have done very well.

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:13 am

2x7 = 14
Dawson's music on Standish Street was at number 20
Dawson's squad number is 25
Dawson scored 2 goals in PL last season
Dawson is 28
Dawson has 2 arms
Dawson is going to ('to' has 2 letters)
Burnley has 7 letters in it

28 - 25 + 20 - 14 - 2 - 2 + 2 = 7

Signing confirmed.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:18 am

Now Joe Worrall is more like it.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:20 am

ClaretTony wrote:It started and ended that way last summer. I've just taken a look at when we made the signings.

Charlie Taylor - Thursday
Jon Walters - Friday
Jack Cork - Tuesday
Phil Bardsley - Tuesday
Adam Legzdins - Tuesday
Chris Wood - Monday
Nahki Wells - Thursday

The only pattern is never on a weekend.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:21 am

Steddyman wrote:The only pattern is never on a weekend.

Or Wednesday.

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:35 am

MACCA wrote:All the days we usually sign players end with a Y, it certainly gives us hope for a signing next week.

next week ends with a K.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:48 am

Just shows how few signings make any impact here in their first season

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:53 am

mdd2 wrote:I agree, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood and Matt Lowton have been awful.They had about 350 games in this league before we signed them.
Bardsley and Walters were never signed to be first choice and Bardsley has been a good back up signing, Walters hasn't come off due to his injury and Lennon has only been here 5 minutes.

Far too sensible a post for a Clarets transfer thread there, mdd2!

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:32 pm

Steddyman wrote:The only pattern is never on a weekend.

And all 'undisclosed'!

Brunshawroad66 · Post by **Brunshawroad66** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:39 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We really missed out not signing a young back up during the last two windows.
When you consider Mee Trippier Keane and Tarkowski it is obvious the way we should have been heading. Our defensive success has been based on recruiting young talent and supporting it with the odd seasoned pro.
Always worries me when we start buying in ready made solutions or players who just duplicate what we have got.
If Tarka is leaving fine, if not there are more important positions to fill.

Sometimes things happen at the eleventh hour to prevent a deal going through ... two such deals for young centre backs were very close in January - they may or may not re-visit them.

BurnleySYS · Post by **BurnleySYS** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:52 pm

I remember watching Dawson playing against Padiham for Radcliffle Borough in the North West Countys. Its never too late ! Fair play to him.

His brother was also captain for Ramsbottom.

Local lads(Rochdale i think)

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:08 pm

Yes correct Rochdale lads. Craig did his a levels at Hopwood Hall College.

His brother Andy was too at Radcliffe Boro, Ramsbottom and Salford City. He was a quality, no nonsense, hard as nails centre half who would have played higher but for numerous bad injuries.

Think they have both played cricket for Rochdale CC, think Andy still does.

Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:08 pm

His brother was thought of as the better player, suffered badly with injuries, think he was at Salford last year.

BurnleyPaul · Post by **BurnleyPaul** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:10 pm

Brunshawroad66 wrote:Sometimes things happen at the eleventh hour to prevent a deal going through ... two such deals for young centre backs were very close in January - they may or may not re-visit them.

Names?

holdyourfire · Post by **holdyourfire** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:54 pm

I worked in the same private hospital as his dad (ken) and his mum (joan),also played against his dad in the rochdale leagues. He was a ch.

Brunshawroad66 · Post by **Brunshawroad66** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:09 pm

BurnleyPaul wrote:Names?

both were reported at the time the lad from Forest and Arsenal's ex-wanderer (loan deal sizeable fee)

Brunshawroad66 · Post by **Brunshawroad66** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:13 pm

moment might have been and gone , I couldn't say if they are still looking in those directions

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 pm

Buxtonclaret wrote:Far too sensible a post for a Clarets transfer thread there, mdd2!

Sensible indeed, but Westwood was a Championship player when we signed him.

These players, Cork, Westwood and Lowton were great signings by SD because their careers were faltering somewhat and all 3 had the chance to give their careers a boost.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:32 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We really missed out not signing a young back up during the last two windows.
When you consider Mee Trippier Keane and Tarkowski it is obvious the way we should have been heading. Our defensive success has been based on recruiting young talent and supporting it with the odd seasoned pro.
Always worries me when we start buying in ready made solutions or players who just duplicate what we have got.
If Tarka is leaving fine, if not there are more important positions to fill.

It’s a key position to fill and Dawson would fit your criteria of “the odd seasoned pro”. Assuming we don’t lose Tarkowski it Mee, centre half remains an area that we are short and Dawson would fit the bill.

BurnleyPaul · Post by **BurnleyPaul** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:46 pm

Brunshawroad66 wrote:both were reported at the time the lad from Forest and Arsenal's ex-wanderer (loan deal sizeable fee)

Ah- Worrall and Holding!

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:55 pm

Great cricketers.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:01 pm

Always liked the look of Holding whenever i've seen him,admittedly not that often and i can't see him coming to warm the bench,Worrall might be a goer now Forest have re-signed Michael Dawson.Craig Dawson would be a decent signing but he signed a new improved contract last Summer so fee and wages won't be cheap.

Brunshawroad66 · Post by **Brunshawroad66** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:04 am

BurnleyPaul wrote:Ah- Worrall and Holding!

Yes ...

BurnleyPaul · Post by **BurnleyPaul** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:02 am

The Holding one may be a “goer”; talk there is that Chambers is wanted more than Holding so he could be available.

Also his best mate from Arsenal was Oxlade-Chamberlain and he’s up north now....never mind the fact that his family are from the north west!

He’ll cost us a bit but we’ll worth it I think.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:15 am

Liam Lindsay would have been a good call last year but we don’t loook north of the border.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:50 am

ablueclaret wrote:Liam Lindsay would have been a good call last year but we don’t loook north of the border.

Two words Brian Easton.

claretdj · Post by **claretdj** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:42 pm

Sky reporting official transfer request been put in by Dawson.. watch this space..

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:51 pm

ClaretTony wrote:It started and ended that way last summer. I've just taken a look at when we made the signings.

Charlie Taylor - Thursday
Jon Walters - Friday
Jack Cork - Tuesday
Phil Bardsley - Tuesday
Adam Legzdins - Tuesday
Chris Wood - Monday
Nahki Wells - Thursday

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

Well that's narrowed it down!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:09 pm

claretdj wrote:Sky reporting official transfer request been put in by Dawson.. watch this space..

About Bl**dy time

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:35 pm

Aren't refusing to go on a pre season tour and putting in a transfer request essentialy the same thing ?

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:06 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Aren't refusing to go on a pre season tour and putting in a transfer request essentialy the same thing ?

Pretty much, but nothing is ever 100% certain when it comes to players voicing their desire to move on.

The next step up would be standing in the centre spot of the Hawthorns and burning a giant WBA flag while singing "I want to break free" by Queen.

That would be close to 100% certainty

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:07 pm

has he signed yet ?