And Sam's departure has been confirmed

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Ha ha

Bravo Burnley, bravo. You've outdone yourself when no soul thought it possible.

Sam has said: "“Burnley was a huge part of my life, I really found my home there and I made a lot of good friends there, but it was time for me to move on."

Clearly the right decision to let him go. He wanted to go and, given the service he's given us, it is absolutely right that we let him move on.

All The Best, Sam, you've been great for us

I too wish Sam nothing but the best, he's better off somewhere else.

I'll miss him

Been a super signing. Good luck Sam. You will always be a claret. I 'do have kept you here until May.

He also said "a manager I want to play for". Maybe reading a bit too much into it but the amount of interviews of departed players who come out with comments like this is astounding.

Also true legend. Always be a hero. Would have just preferred him going than someone coming in on a 6 month contract though at 38

Cleveleys_claret wrote:He also said "a manager I want to play for". Maybe reading a bit too much into it but the amount of interviews of departed players who come out with comments like this is astounding.

Players always say things like that and big the new club up. They don't always speak quite so fondly of the club they've left. Sam has.

Claret Tony's headlines are pretty good, this one and "Ouch, it's Crouch" haha!

Grew with the team success.
Thanks Sam. 100% best wishes for continued personal success for club and country.

You'll always be a Claret.

Sam Vokes, there's only one Sam Vokes

Good luck to him. He’s been fantastic in every way for us. Massive part of getting us to where we are. Gutted!

Really sad he’s gone.

Hope he smashes them in again in the championship!

Cheers for the memories

Sam has been one of the corner stones for us especially the 2 promotions from the Championship. I will be sorry to see I'm go but will wish him all the best. Thanks Sam and good luck.

Thanks Sam you'll always be a claret. Legend.

Posts 12 to 15 are all spot on

All the best Sam, thanks for the memories

My favourite modern claret. Came from being a bit of a meh signing to being a big part of the reason we are where we are. Never caused issues, even if he agitated for a move this window you didn't hear it from him.

QPR, Liverpool, Chelsea. Will always be a claret as far as I'm concerned.

Has been a great servant to the club. Clearly wants minutes on the pitch at this stage of his career and due to our recent success, which he has played a huge part in, we are unable to offer that. I wish him all the best.

After his maturity and growth with us as a player, and being 29 now, he should be in his prime and I'd expect him to do really well in the Championship, provided he has the right supply. Good luck Sam

Thanks Sam.

One of my favourite players.

I would describe him as a model and honest professional. We wish you every success with a Stoke and many, many thanks for the part you have played in our recent success.

Vokesy Vokesy Stokesy

Good luck Big Sam and thanks - you'll be missed.

Like Arfield, Sam is a modern day Legend. He has been an integral part of the most successful and sustained period of growth I’ve seen at the Club in my lifetime. I’m truly sad to see him leave.

Thanks for all those great memories, Sam.

Vokesy has always been one to knock on the manager's door if he isn't playing, so this doesn't surprise me.

A bloke who got Burnley and its fans just like SD.

It's a loss and i hope he does well as he's a top pro.

Modern day legend, what a superb signing he has been for us.

Looked a fish out of water in that first full season with us, but from the moment Austin left till today he has been simply brilliant. I particularly think he deserves immense credit for how well he came back from his injury, if anything better (for me) than he was prior. His partnerships with Ings and Gray will leave long in the memory.

All the best Sam - sickened with our business today and would have begged you to stay personally if we knew what was happening with your ‘replacement’, but equally it is hard to begrudge you happiness after the service you have given us.

Welcome back at Turf Moor anytime.

A massive sad day for the club as far as I'm concerned, Sam is a true legend, was a big part of our recent success, good luck in your next chapter, you'll be missed.

Cleveleys_claret wrote:He also said "a manager I want to play for". Maybe reading a bit too much into it but the amount of interviews of departed players who come out with comments like this is astounding.

Yeah, I bet he’s spent night after night dreaming of playing for the bloke who upto a fortnight ago was managing ******* Luton.

As for Vokes - well he didn’t turn out too badly after being called “the White Iwelumo” by some pillocks.

There was always a day when he would leave and I think most thought it would be because we’d moved on and signed a far better player to replace him rather than be replaced by Peter Crouch.

all the best sam, one of a few that will always be welcomed back....really honest footballer wish him well and sad to see you go.

remeber him sitting with fans and going in away end with Southampton when they played them in cup..how many prem players would do that..
and before someone says it , i know heaton did it at Man U

A model proffesional and just a very nice person. A void that won't be easy to fill.

Seems a genuinely nice guy. Maybe too nice for a big centre forward like he is, but he knows how to score a header. I genuinely think we could have built a less direct team around him, but crossed it more, rather than cutting in, and he'd have thrived in the top division.

Sorry to see him go, but it was probably the right move for him. Been massive for us in his time here and has scored goals that will live long in the memory. Also impressed with the way he dealt with missing virtually the whole of the first Dyche Premier League season and came back so well the season after.

So when we try to sign an unhappy player it doesn’t happen, but we can’t keep one and persuade him to stay bearing in mind he signed a new contract not that long ago , doesn’t make sense .

joey13 wrote:So when we try to sign an unhappy player it doesn’t happen, but we can’t keep one and persuade him to stay bearing in mind he signed a new contract not that long ago , doesn’t make sense .

He wanted regular starts. What's not to understand?

fidelcastro wrote:He wanted regular starts. What's not to understand?

And 4 months ago he was ok with it

Sam has been a great servent to us.

Last year he was a star in the game at Chelsea then after the next home game he was dropped.

Similar story this year and so it was inevitable that an international striker would need more game time.

Best wishes Sam and thanks for the many important contributions you have made in terms of both goals and defending corners....

joey13 wrote:And 4 months ago he was ok with it

At a guess, signing a new contract bumps his transfer fee up.

Of course, that could just be the old cynic in me

There's a saying 'nothing last's forever'. However, when Sam signed a new 3 year contract recently I thought he would go on to finish his playing days with us. It's a sad day in our household. My wife's upset. My grandkids, who Sam kindly did a personal video (without any asking) when they came over from Asia last year are 'in bits'. Sam also came to the rescue when my son couldn't get a ticket for Olympiakos in Athens. Sam, Sincere thanks for the personal touches, your a legend and You'll always be a Claret.

Thanks for everything Sam!! You’ve been an absolute credit to yourself from the way you played to the way you conducted yourself off the field. Good luck big man

Haven't felt this sad about a player leaving since Brian O'Neil went to Southampton.

Best wishes Sam Vokes. Played a massive part in where Burnley Football Club is today. Came across as a decent genuine bloke and always appreciated the fans.

Fantastic club servant and quality goalscorer.
As mentioned above his promotion goal against QPR, his thunderbolt against Liverpool and his two at Chelsea stand out but he added to that with the equaliser at Aberdeen for our first goal in Europe since ‘67.
Thanks, Sam.

One of my favourite modern players. The only time I’ve ever jumped out of my chair and cheered a goal by a country other than England was when he scored that fantastic header for Wales against Belgium in the Euros.

It took me the best part of 40 years as a Claret to see a Burnley player score in such illustrious international company. It was the first time my little boy had seen football on the telly; it took Sam less than one.

Good luck Vokesy, and thanks for everything.

Can't begrudge him 1st team football. He's been a belting player.

Sam truly is a modern day legend. He has been a huge part of everything positive that the club has done the last 6 years and I hope he continues to be successful. The way he’s performed on the pitch and conducted himself off it, means Sam will always be one of us and fondly thought of. Some of his goals were huge but that equaliser at Pittodrie is my favourite.

I had no issue with this being his time to move, he’s certainly earnt the right and understand Dyche getting Crouch in as a body. But for the whole transfer committee/board to leave us weaker than before is to me unacceptable. I don’t want us to go down, for Dyche, the players and the fans, but a little bit of me (just being over emotional) can’t help but feel the board themselves deserve it.

Crouch

Thanks for the memories Sam.

Best wishes for the future, we will sure miss you.

******* stinks to me