I would have in back in a heartbeat when Everton have their firesale following this seasons long overdue relegation. What do others think?

Great defender, but wrong age and can't play out from the back very well.

Great for us in the past but he’s moved on and so have we.

He’ll be taken by an established PL club if it came to that

Couldn’t afford him

Doubt we could afford his wages but in theory I think he'd be a good squad player.

He'd comfortably be the best CB in our team. No chance.

These threads are ace

Without fail, by about post 30 it will be someone saying he was always crap

Never change posters of UTC, never change!

Great player for us but he's the total opposite of the profile player we target now.

He'd end up at West ham or somewhere like there

Too old for Kompany, new era, exciting times, we as supporters must go with the manager. move on.

For those with short memories (yes, even by UTC standards) we signed him when he was a ball playing CH from Brentford

I think he'd fit into our system perfectly fine

No thanks.

I’ll have to check the date because I keep thinking we’re in May when I read this board!!! Everton are not down yet and we are not up.

I’m grateful to Tarks for the part he played in a great era, but looking forward to a new one.

Is it as simple as whether he’d be the best defender in our team? What if Kompany didn’t feel he’d be as effective on the ball as a lesser defender?

It’s not dissimilar to the Muric discussions. There are probably safer goalkeepers out there, but are they as effective during our spells with the ball.

Not for me ... Bloody great when he was here in the system we played ... but we now play a very different style and cannot see him in that system ... plus his age is against him

Next season we will need an out and out defender and a keeper who's capable of making save after save.

It won't all be about keep ball in the big league.

If relegated he may even stay with Everton

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... me-to-stay

We can't afford him, he said it himself here.

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:14 am

He’ll be taken by an established PL club if it came to that

When and if we get promoted, next year we will have played 8 of the last 10 seasons in the Premier League.

For me that makes us an established Premier League club, the caveat to that is that we have a new owner and management team (the manager and assistant both played at the top of that league though), plus new players with little experience at that level.

So I can see arguments both sides but when promoted I would argue we are a bigger draw than (say) Forest, Bournemouth, Fulham and Brentford. Time will tell.

It would be good to see him joining up with Ben Mee at Brentford.
I reckon THB will do another season loan with us in the Prem.

Boat sailed move on .

He is very good on the ball and would be our best defender. People have short memory's

He was always crap anyway.

Great player, but not the right type or age

He was brilliant for us, but, Beyer and THB have the potential to be even better, hopefully both with us.

There’s a Colin Waldron thread , perhaps he could still do a job ?

Crap on the ball? He was brilliant I remember several threads early doors people calling for him to play cm I think he did one game.

He was brilliant for us and we certainly got our monies worth, regardless of him leave for free.

Like a rock in defence, and could also play a bit too. When he first arrived there was talk he might fill a gap in defensive midfield if needed, and he’d played in a good footballing side at Brentford. Dyche coached it out of him and got him thinking defence first.

His wages and age would definitely make him a non-starter for us again though. Move on.

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:03 am

When and if we get promoted, next year we will have played 8 of the last 10 seasons in the Premier League.

For me that makes us an established Premier League club, the caveat to that is that we have a new owner and management team (the manager and assistant both played at the top of that league though), plus new players with little experience at that level.

So I can see arguments both sides but when promoted I would argue we are a bigger draw than (say) Forest, Bournemouth, Fulham and Brentford. Time will tell.

I can see where you’re coming from but in terms of being established m, we are effectively back to square one, once promoted.

Premier League regulars, yes. Established no.


As for Tarkowski - in the top three centre halves I’ve seen in my time watching Burnley. I don’t think I’d want him back though. We’ve all moved on.

Could he do a job in midfield?

Move on, he has

Claretforever wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:55 pm

He was brilliant for us and we certainly got our monies worth, regardless of him leave for free.

Like a rock in defence, and could also play a bit too. When he first arrived there was talk he might fill a gap in defensive midfield if needed, and he’d played in a good footballing side at Brentford. Dyche coached it out of him and got him thinking defence first.

His wages and age would definitely make him a non-starter for us again though. Move on.

Age?

Virgil van Dijk is a year older. Would you turn him down as being too old for us?

DCWat wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:56 pm

I can see where you’re coming from but in terms of being established m, we are effectively back to square one, once promoted.

Premier League regulars, yes. Established no.


As for Tarkowski - in the top three centre halves I’ve seen in my time watching Burnley. I don’t think I’d want him back though. We’ve all moved on.

'Established' means nothing anyway. Stoke, West Brom and Sunderland were all 'established' Prem clubs. A load of injuries, the wrong manager or an owner tightening the purse strings and you're gone. It'll be Leicester or Southampton next.

And yes, I'd have Tarkowski back because he'll be a very good Premier League defender for another 2 or 3 years yet, and the idea he couldn't knock a pass into midfield or out wide is ridiculous. Did anyone even watch him play?

he's on 100K per week, so that's at least 60k above our means in the PL

Spijed wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:14 pm

Age?

Virgil van Dijk is a year older. Would you turn him down as being too old for us?

Come on Spijed, you must be aware that the club has gone through a big change over the past few months where we aren’t offering contracts to aging players, and are instead focused on bringing in talent with likely sell on value/profit? Tarks does not fall into that category.

VVD, on a side note, is nothing like he was prior to his injury, and even Liverpool fans are questioning whether they need to think about moving him (and others) on and bringing younger players in.

NottsClaret wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:46 pm

'Established' means nothing anyway. Stoke, West Brom and Sunderland were all 'established' Prem clubs. A load of injuries, the wrong manager or an owner tightening the purse strings and you're gone. It'll be Leicester or Southampton next.

And yes, I'd have Tarkowski back because he'll be a very good Premier League defender for another 2 or 3 years yet, and the idea he couldn't knock a pass into midfield or out wide is ridiculous. Did anyone even watch him play?

Aside from the top 6 + probably Newcastle now (replacing Everton), there really is no such thing as established. The other 13 clubs just scrapping to survive, 1 or 2 bad transfer windows/bad managerial appointments and it's relegation.

Andingle wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:21 am

Great player for us but he's the total opposite of the profile player we target now.

No he isn't. He is an excellent footballer, who can make good passes.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:19 pm

No he isn't. He is an excellent footballer, who can make good passes.

so is Ashley Westwood. You do understand what he meant by "profile player," right?

I find it amazing how people live in the past and can’t move on.

We need to find the next Tarks, that's how our model will work, not easy to achieve but that has to be the approach.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:47 pm

We need to find the next Tarks, that's how our model will work, not easy to achieve but that has to be the approach.

He’s called Louis Jordan Beyer.

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:04 pm

He’s called Louis Jordan Beyer.

You might well be right judging by his recent displays.

Tarks was ok but clowned about too much. With those flappers should've kept a low profile.

basil6345789 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:44 pm

Tarks was ok but clowned about too much. With those flappers should've kept a low profile.

Why the ridiculous personal attack on him?

l agree, ridiculous comment.