Another ex-claret soon to be on the move. Farke openly said he’s not in their plans this season and he will be moved on. Screams a move to the Wrexham ‘project’.

I take it this is an ex player were not falling over for him to return?

Yes, I know it was a loan.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:51 pm

I take it this is an ex player were not falling over for him to return?

Yes, I know it was a loan.

I hope not

I expect Wrexham will be aiming higher than Bamford.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:26 pm

I expect Wrexham will be aiming higher than Bamford.

And so they should as should we. He’s crap. The Turds or Knob End would be perfect fits.

Assume he's still under contract at Leeds so potentially available on loan. My money would be on Middlesbrough

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:51 pm

I take it this is an ex player were not falling over for him to return?

Yes, I know it was a loan.

So was Vokesy and look how he turned out, yes I am joking.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:22 pm

I hope not

I wouldn’t have him. He’ll be on the fiddle.

nice lad, decent player. i wish him well.

Claretitus wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 19, 2025 9:14 pm

And so they should as should we. He’s crap. The Turds or Knob End would be perfect fits.

I hate to say it but I think even they are too good for him

Putting aside his stay with us and playing for DL, he's suffered a lot of injuries in the last few years.

I wonder if tears were shed when he was told the news?

NickBFC wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:01 pm

I wonder if tears were shed when he was told the news?

If he did then I could fully understand it. No player likes being told their services are no longer required. As mentioned above he had a lot of injuries last season. If he can keep fit he’ll do a good job for some team. I wish him nothing but good luck, it's a short enough career as it is.

beddie wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:50 pm

If he did then I could fully understand it. No player likes being told their services are no longer required. As mentioned above he had a lot of injuries last season. If he can keep fit he’ll do a good job for some team. I wish him nothing but good luck, it's a short enough career as it is.

I think you might have missed the point of the crying post beddie, it was referring to his car journeys home from Gawthorpe.

I wonder when Farke will be told the same...

Still i can't get head around is that he was capped for England . I will always call him Barndoor Banford as he has never hit one .

Still i can't get head around is that he was capped for England . I will always call him Barndoor Bamford as he has never hit one .

Don't really understand the vitriol towards the lad.

He's rumoured to be a bit "emotional", replace emotional with "hot head" which is another form of emotion and you get a cult hero in many cases. Just different ends of a mental health spectrum.

He was average at best for us, but doesn't warrant the vitriol

Had a good podcast with Joe Wilkinson. Maybe he has a future in the media.

Tribesmen wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:46 am

Still i can't get head around is that he was capped for England . I will always call him Barndoor Bamford as he has never hit one .

Well he managed to hit 122 barn doors somehow and has ended up with a just over 1 in 3 scoring rate which is not too shabby.
He got picked for England because he had a couple of cracking consecutive seasons in the championship and then the EPL where he was scoring 1 in 2 and that included 17 in the EPL one season which does not happen much for a striker in a promoted team.

He’s had loads of big injuries but he’s been a key player for Leeds these last few years and ended up having a decent career.

He’s clearly no Joe Jordan or Alan Clarke but Leeds have hardly been the kings of Europe these last 20 years and whether you like him or not Bamford has definitely helped their stuttered revival !!

He’s not what they need now and he will have been a big earner and with that injury record not sure he’d be a great signing for any club as think he could be the type who will struggle even as he drops down the leagues.

MultiMillionaire Daddy JCB owes ovver £500M in Tax - Paid forBoris Johnsons wedding etc etc and gets a pass.
Starmer somehow idnores this also.

Pretty sure Patrick will be fine.
Pity his next club as he'll hardly play.
Some new owner might go for him or maybe off to play Soccer in US.
Maybe Forrest add him for numbers is kis his highest option

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:40 am

MultiMillionaire Daddy JCB owes ovver £500M in Tax - Paid forBoris Johnsons wedding etc etc and gets a pass.
Starmer somehow idnores this also.

Pretty sure Patrick will be fine.
Pity his next club as he'll hardly play.
Some new owner might go for him or maybe off to play Soccer in US.
Maybe Forrest add him for numbers is kis his highest option

You know that's not his dad don't you?

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:40 am

MultiMillionaire Daddy JCB owes ovver £500M in Tax - Paid forBoris Johnsons wedding etc etc and gets a pass.
Starmer somehow idnores this also.

Pretty sure Patrick will be fine.
Pity his next club as he'll hardly play.
Some new owner might go for him or maybe off to play Soccer in US.
Maybe Forrest add him for numbers is kis his highest option

Not sure the JCB chap is Patrick Bamford's dad, but don't let that get in the way of things ...

I saw an interview with him a few weeks ago and he said JCB owners are not related.

His relationship to JCB, is that after all his injuries, he moves like one.

I'd sooner he was leading the line for us in the PL than Foster or Flemming.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 12:25 pm

I'd sooner he was leading the line for us in the PL than Foster or Flemming.

Comedy Gold

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:54 pm

I wonder when Farke will be told the same...

Hopefully won't happen. Fingers crossed.

Woosh Deakin wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 12:27 pm

Comedy Gold

Really? Have a look at their respective records.

Admittedly, Flemming is untested at PL level, but there were plenty of games last season where he was anonymous.

Could rock up at Bratfud City and become a folk hero. Won't happen though, he'll probably end up in Saudi or Kuwait crying in the back of a chauffeur driven merc on his way home from training

Bamford's record for Burnley is 0 goals in 6 games.

I'd choose Flemming over him every single time.

ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 1:16 pm

Bamford's record for Burnley is 0 goals in 6 games.

I'd choose Flemming over him every single time.

You would, Frank.