Which transfer disappointed you the most

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Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by joey13 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:06 pm

I’m too young for Jimmy Mac (yes really)
I’d have to go for when Taffy left first time
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by alf_resco » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:07 pm

Dobo to Everton. Summer 74
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Belial » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:08 pm

I seem to remember being gutted when Inchy went, although vaguely as I was only a kid
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:09 pm

Robbie Blake leaving
Trippier leaving

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Guller Bull » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:11 pm

Dobson

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by casualclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:11 pm

Taffy for me too. I would have been 9 in 1975. I had my grandma sew a number 11 onto my 1st Burnley shirt the year before. My first sporting hero. I was even more upset when he scored against us for Derby on the turf in our last season in the old 1st division.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by HahaYeah » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:12 pm

Tony Morley.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by onewillieirvine » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:12 pm

If I had to pick one then it would be Ralph Coates, May 71. A sad day for our fans.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by CaptJohn » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:13 pm

Willie Morgan to Utd and Ralphie Coates to Spurs :cry:

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:13 pm

Billy Hamilton, one of my favourite players joining our local team, at the time Oxford United
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by karatekid » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:14 pm

Danny Ings

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by DCWat » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:14 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:09 pm
Robbie Blake leaving
Trippier leaving
That’d be my two.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Paulclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:17 pm

Mine would be Brian O'Neil. I think it would have been about 1970. I remember the Longside chanting 'If Brian O'Neil goes, so do we'. So I thought there was no way Bob Lord would sell him and upset the fans! Naive or what? :lol:

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Nonayforever » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:18 pm

David Eyers for me, wasn't the most high profile player, but I seem to remember he went for just £40,000 which was incredible at the time.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Milltown1882 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:19 pm

Fernando Guerrero. Never did get to be the most fouled player in the league.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Tribesmen » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:21 pm

Hard one to call as there has been so many , maybe Dobbo to build the Bob Lord Stand really got to me at the time .

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:22 pm

For some strange reason, us not being able to complete the signing of Luton Shelton due to work permit issues, only for him to sign for Sheffield United shortly after. I was excited by the potential signing :lol:

I was gutted when Blake left though.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by evensteadiereddie » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:24 pm

Ralph Coates - there'd been denial after denial but my dad, bless him, did his best to prepare me for the inevitable. I was devastated.
Martin Dobson being sold to Everton to pay for a stand wasn't far behind.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by bobinho » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:26 pm

Billy Hamilton. I was gutted.

Peter noble to Blackpool. I knew he was at the end of his career but I was Peter noble mad. I idolised him.

I suppose this thread was started after what’s happened in the last day or so.

Just so you know, I’m ok with what’s happened this last 48 hours.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by sixtiesclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:29 pm

So many but Dobbo to Everton and we played chelsea at home same day and lost !!!

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by depechedingle » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:30 pm

Blake on both occasions for me.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:30 pm

Jon Walters, was absolutely gutted when I found out we'd signed him
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:33 pm

Does Owen Coyle count?
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:34 pm

Ralph
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:39 pm

Dobson for me. Not just because we sold our leader and obviously best player at the time, but because it was done to finance the stand and none of it was ever going to be recycled into the team. A hammer blow which had repurcussions for years.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Zom Zom » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:40 pm

I remember being extremely underwhelmed when we signed Ian Helliwell. As for outgoings, my only real disappointments have been the ones which appear to have been acrimonious and left a bitter taste (Robbie Blake and Andy Gray spring to mind). It really irks me when players say they don't want to play.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Burnley1989 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:43 pm

Nonayforever wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:18 pm
David Eyers for me, wasn't the most high profile player, but I seem to remember he went for just £40,000 which was incredible at the time.
Was about to say the same that’s the earliest one that I remember being upset about as a kid

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Burnley1989 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:45 pm

I was a bit gutted when Jay left, he’s a good lad and I wanted him to do well but he was the local hero

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by OssyClaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:47 pm

Conroy
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Garnerssoap » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:50 pm

John Mullin

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:54 pm

Andy Gray to Charlton.

Not the biggest name but he was our only attacking threat at the time. Lethal with his back to goal and spinning defenders.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by cockneyclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:56 pm

Vossen coming in
Little&Blake leaving

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by winsomeyen » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:58 pm

The late,great Sir Jimmy Mac.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Middle-agedClaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:58 pm

Willie Irvine leaving. He was the reason why I supported BFC initially (being young, naive and from N.Ireland. Sadly, two of those no longer apply)

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by claretfern » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:59 pm

Another one for Ralph.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by k90bfc » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:15 pm

Ralph Coates,Leighton James,My worst of all Martin Dobson,Devastated when he left,Elated when he came back,He should have one day,been our Manager,Perfect fit.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:16 pm

Ralph Coates was by far the worst and by god we had had a few by then.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by aclaretinstevenage » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:21 pm

Dave Thomas to QPR 1972.

Ralph Coates a close second to this especially to b****y Spurs!

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Cubanforever » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:22 pm

Gutted when we didn't get David Reeves...put all my pocket money in

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by jedi_master » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:31 pm

Ian Moore

Having just watched him against us for Stockport I was incredulous at the thought we then shelled out £1m on him.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by colne-claret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:36 pm

Andy Cooke to Stoke when I was a kid

Joey Barton not renewing his contract in my adult life.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by barrowclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:45 pm

Glen Little on loan to Reading. I'd paid my season ticket money to be entertained by Glen, ludicrous decision.
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by basil6345789 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:48 pm

Jimmy Mac - like losing Pele
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by The Hung Juror » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:51 pm

Ralph Coates and more recently Robbie Blake.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Dodobdobodobo » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:54 pm

Adrian Randall
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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Tomcat » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:56 pm

Brian Pilkington

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by lewishamclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:19 pm

Another vote for Billy Hamilton here. Idolised him as a kid. And to lose him to Oxford Utd!

Curiously gutted about selling Gareth Taylor to Forest too. Stan was trying to build something in the Championship and we were more than competitive. We just didn’t have the proverbial pot to p*** in. Life didn’t seem fair when slightly wealthier clubs nabbed our most effective players. Gutted.

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Goalposts » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:20 pm

As i was about 7 at the time and for a couple of years had been going to games with my dad, it would be Ralph for me. Just could not fathom why anyone would want to leave Burnley.. subsequently to that dobo , Flynn , James

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by durhamclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:23 pm

Ralphie

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Re: Which transfer disappointed you the most

Post by Pommieclaret » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:46 pm

Steve Kindon to Wolves, absolute hero
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