Dyche's best signing

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:39 pm

For me has to be Defour,just a pity he couldnt keep fit!

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:42 pm

Too many to pick just one.

The three Amigos in his first summer transfer window take some beating, but then you have Barton and Defour. who were influential in their time.

Barnes for his longevity and goals, Keane for the Rolls Royce and bringing us the most money.

And you could choose a number of them from the current team.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Wuggawumphwumph » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:45 pm

David Jones

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by DCWat » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:48 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:
Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:42 pm
Too many to pick just one.

The three Amigos in his first summer transfer window take some beating, but then you have Barton and Defour. who were influential in their time.

Barnes for his longevity and goals, Keane for the Rolls Royce and bringing us the most money.

And you could choose a number of them from the current team.
I’d love to pick Defour but I don’t think we got the longevity for him to warrant being classed as Dyche’s best signing.

If it was the best player that Dyche had signed, it’d probably not be far off a one horse race.

It’s tough to call between four standouts for me…. Tarkowski, Heaton, Pope and Keane. Not only taking into account contribution, but also the cost of said players.

Fingers crossed we’ll be saying the same about Collins in a year or two!!

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:58 pm

DCWat wrote:
Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:48 pm
I’d love to pick Defour but I don’t think we got the longevity for him to warrant being classed as Dyche’s best signing.

If it was the best player that Dyche had signed, it’d probably not be far off a one horse race.

It’s tough to call between four standouts for me…. Tarkowski, Heaton, Pope and Keane. Not only taking into account contribution, but also the cost of said players.

Fingers crossed we’ll be saying the same about Collins in a year or two!!
Yes, we probably do need an exact definition of 'best'. :)
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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:02 am

As above Heaton, Jones and Arfield were key to where it all began.

Barton and Gray to help us get straight back up as well.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Longsider » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:06 am

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:12 am

Wuggawumphwumph wrote:
Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:45 pm
David Jones
Too many didn't realise just how big an influence he was

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by superdimitri » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:57 am

Jones really showed how much McCann had declined. He bought the best out of Dean Marney.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Suratclaret » Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:34 am

Not easy to choose but...
Heaton, Arfield, Ward and Jones.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Shaggy » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:30 am

The best in terms ability was head and shoulders Defour.

Thought I’d see George Boyd get a mention he was immense for us under Dyche him and Scotty Arfield.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Lord_Bob » Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:19 am

My original thought was Heaton - relegated championship goalie - let's in 80. Dyche sees what he really is - great goalie - better person. Turns into an England international, club captain. Free transfer.

But then, thinking about it, the Joey Barton signing was a stroke of f***king genius. Another free and exactly what we needed to get back in the Prem. No-one else would touch him, but Dyche saw through it and what he could bring to the team. Got us back to the Prem - genius.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by leelad » Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:23 am

Tom Heaton for me, but Joey Barton is a very close 2nd.

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Culmclaret » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:22 am

A bit controversially …Gray. Did exactly the job we wanted and we made a tidy profit

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by TheFamilyCat » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:29 am

KRBFC wrote:
Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:56 pm
no howe

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by Tribesmen » Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:58 am

Joey was the first name to jump out at me and will have to think about the other two

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by JTClaret » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:42 pm

Initial thought is Heaton... but there's a few.
- Pope
- Lowton
- Keane
- Tarks
- Barton
- Arfield
- Westwood
- Gray (controversial maybe, but what do you want from a signing? Promotion, Profit and the fact we never missed Ings)
- Wood
- Barnes

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Re: Dyche's best signing

Post by whiffa » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:43 pm

My three votes were for:

- Tom Heaton
- Joey Barton
- James Tarkowski

But you could easily argue for every single one of them, great shortlist.

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