jojomk1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:54 pm
I think it's fair to say that, under the old regime, Dyche would know pretty much exactly where he stood in terms of finances available for transfers
Garlick and JB had no reason to hide anything and I'm sure Dyche knew pretty well how much powder was stored in the bank
Indeed, he was quoted numerous times along the lines "I appreciate the financial constraints of a club like Burnley and that the long term future for the club needs to be protected"
He may not have been happy with that situation, (especially last summer) and did start to make some snide remarks but that was the situation where clearly Garlick did not want to use all of the petty cash
January is a notoriously difficult time to do business and the current lack of signings throughout the Premier League back that up
If we have bid circa £5m for the lad from Stoke and they have put out that they are looking for £15m it's a fair assumption the deal won't happen
We could go along the lines of the Gibson deal with a loan and agreement to buy in the summer if we stay up
As for WR who is out there available anyway, maybe Reiss Nelson at Arsenal but the cupboard seems to be quite bare
My real worry is that the current owners would not baulk at putting the club into substantial financial debt. We already have seen our "cash at bank" balance stripped bare and the chairman has said "it's not that important if we get relegated" - really!!!
Sounds like a business model similar to the Glaziers - trouble is we don't have the revenue streams of Man Utd
It's not that many years ago when we were in financial trouble with a transfer embargo and it was only the Flood loan plus Coyle's first promotion to the Prem League that steadied the ship
It will be interesting to see/hear the reaction of Dyche once this window closes
He didn't hold back in his comments on Garlick last summer - will Pace get the same ?