Message from VK

[Vegas Claret]

https://x.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/17 ... 1586598396

[Joe14]

Weak

[Steve1956]

Short but sweet....he picked out the 2 best results in his time with us though...he enjoyed beating the b@stards twice.

[Pearcey]

That’s a wrap then. Onward and upward.

[Nonayforever]

Ah well !!
He came , he went.

[CoolClaret]

Straight from the heart that, touching stuff.

[Paul Waine]

Thanks, Vincent Kompany. You gave BFC and the fans a very good season and developed a team that always tried to play exciting football.

Best wishes for your time at Bayern Munich. I hope it goes well for you.

UTC

[Clowbridge89]

Did they get the AI Vincent for the ‘interview’? Doesn’t take much imagination to mention the Blackburn games. Shame he didn’t use that little imagination on his player selections last season. Off you pop

[Blyclaret]

Hollow words. Mean absolutely nothing now.
Like your ex girlfriend saying you are a nice guy.

[Clovius Boofus]

Weak

That one word says way more about you than it does about VK.

[Inchy]

There’s some strange people about


One of the biggest clubs in the world came in. If he had 5 bad games next season he would be sacked and his stock would be nothing, and we would have to fork out a fortune

He gave us the titled at Ewood park!

We won the league at Ewood park!

He did that for us!

Fans will talk about us winning the league at Ewood in 100 years, just like when people go on about the Orient game, or our promotion at Deepdale
He will always be a clarets legend just for that

[Swizzlestick]

He’s posted a tweet too - https://x.com/vincentkompany/status/179 ... FkUQjfRnLA

Nice enough message. I don’t know what some folk want (especially those who’ve called him every name under the sun this season) tbh. Time to move on.

[KRBFC]

Did they get the AI Vincent for the ‘interview’? Doesn’t take much imagination to mention the Blackburn games. Shame he didn’t use that little imagination on his player selections last season. Off you pop

That’s how a manager is treated after winning a title at Ewood?

[RVclaret]

Nice message. Wonder if there were still a few bits to sort out which caused delays. Who knows. It’s done and we can move on.

Welcome Alan Pardew.

[Papabendi]

Kompany gets criticized for the perceived lack of a message. Then gets criticized for the message when it comes.

[gandhisflipflop]

That’s how a manager is treated after winning a title at Ewood?

Did you expect anything less from some of the clowns who claim to support us?

This is a manager who delivered the title at ewood park. That should be our lasting memory of him.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Bit of an odd message. He clearly has no ill feelings, and why would he, he wasn’t forced out. But I don’t detect any empathy for the state the club has been left in. There were lots of “I”s in that message. All about how he feels rather than how we must feel.

The sense is that he never bought into the long term project, told us what we needed to hear, and viewed it as a rapid stepping stone, so in hindsight it is just as well we went up in year 1, because now he would be doing the same as the guy at Leicester if we had just gone up now.

Hopefully he does well and that we all wish him well, he gave us the Ewood win and the title, with the win over them at home being the first time (amazingly) I have seen us beat them live. But I have learned a lot about his personality type in the last 2 weeks, it has come as a big disappointment because I thought he was better than that, and maybe this is the case with a lot of former elite players? Maybe, it is why so few make elite managers?

p.s. I don’t feel sorry for us, we are just fans, this happens, good luck to Vincent. I do though feel sorry for the young players he bought and no doubt made promises to. It happens, but maybe up to now it hasn’t happened to them.

[Pickles]

But I don’t detect any empathy for the state the club has been left in.

What state has the club been left in? We don't know. A positive outlook would be that he's brought in lots of young players with lots of potential who after a tricky season have all the attributes to excel in a league below, get the club promoted and maybe make the club significant money in transfers. And with still a strong core of Championship experience.

But if he has left the club in a sorry state, he's hardly going to come out say "Oh yeah and I've left the club up **** creek lol soz"

[It Is What It Is]

Ta Ra then. Come on Frankie Lamps.

[taio]

Nothing wrong with the video.

I wish him well at Bayern. A job nobody could turn down in his position.

Thankful that he delivered a brilliant season in the Championship.

Rather remember him for that than the mistakes made last season.

[bfcjg]

You move on, we have he has.
Obviously a man of few words but lots of wingers.

[Rileybobs]

Glad he’s left a parting message, it was becoming quite odd that he left without a word. As others have said, onwards and hopefully upwards.

[elwaclaret]

Glad he took the time, some folk wouldn’t be happy if he was crying blood.
He’s gone, over it looking forwards.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

People have whinged that he didn’t leave a message etc
People are whinging that he’s left a message

Sigh

[Awayfromburnley]

Good luck to the fella

Feel bad as it feels like a hostage video though.

[Clovius Boofus]

This forum should be renamed Up The Negativity.

[BurnleyFC]

Thanks for the 22/23 season, Vincent.

[ClaretTony]

I think people are commenting on two different messages on this thread, the one the club has published on its website and the one on his twitter account.

[Exsus]

Did you expect anything less from some of the clowns who claim to support us?

This is a manager who delivered the title at ewood park. That should be our lasting memory of him.

Very handy coincidence wasn't it.
I don't see the need to call any other poster with a different opinion a clown Gandhi.

[Burnleyareback2]

Skated on here when he didn’t make a statement, slated when he did. Not a huge surprise.

Thanks for one of the best season of my 40 years which outweighs one of the worst seasons last year.

Looking forward to the next Burnley dawn.

[Terrier]

In my late 60s and I've followed burnley since a kid, many highs and many lows but without doubt being on deadwood and winning the championship topped the lot so thank you vinnie for your part in this.
Just a pity I never bump into the crap from blackburn I used to work with in the 80s to rub their noses in it!!

[NL Claret]

Managers have come and gone, managers will come and go. VKs said his bit, whatever fans think about it and him , it brings closure to his tenure. Time to totally move on and see what the future holds.

[RHansburyEsq]

Nothing wrong with those messages. Sure these things sometimes feel a bit formulaic but as these things go I was pleasantly surprised having read the comments on here first. Thanks Vincent. They were two of my favourite moments too. Last year was a bit crap but you knew that anyway. Onwards and upwards.

[burnleymik]

No one will forget us winning the league at Ewood, that is the stuff of legends and VK delivered that for us.

That Championship season was amazing and so refreshing and it was a shame it all went downhill this season, however that can't take away that although not great he has left us in a better place than he found us.

It's also been mentioned numerous times that he put in an unbelievable amount of hours in work and preparation, so he clearly cared and wanted it to work, however it just wasn't to be and I think it's worked out well for both parties.

Good Luck VK, thankyou and all the best at Bayern.

[Stayingup]

Managers have come and gone, managers will come and go. VKs said his bit, whatever fans think about it and him , it brings closure to his tenure. Time to totally move on and see what the future holds.

Will the future reveal who our £100 million player is?

[Indecisive]

I just dont get why people would have such animosity for him.

This talk of 'The state he's left the club'.
I'm pretty confident we'll see a pretty decent profit on players sold this summer, and still be left with a squad that is more than capable at this level. It's over to Pace to identify another guy who can deliver.

If you compare the club to two years ago the age is a lot lower and potential of the players in the team is massively higher.

Personally think we are a very good bet for an ambitious manager now. I think we'll have a decent amount of appeal.

I personally wish Kompany the best, and probably on balance the last two years have gone a lot better than I expected when he arrived.

Do hope fans get behind the next manager and the season starts off with positive vibes in and the club.

[Indecisive]

I just dont get why people would have such animosity for him.

This talk of 'The state he's left the club'.
I'm pretty confident we'll see a pretty decent profit on players sold this summer, and still be left with a squad that is more than capable at this level. It's over to Pace to identify another guy who can deliver.

If you compare the club to two years ago the age is a lot lower and potential of the players in the team is massively higher.

Personally think we are a very good bet for an ambitious manager now. I think we'll have a decent amount of appeal.

I personally wish Kompany the best, and probably on balance the last two years have gone a lot better than I expected when he arrived.

Do hope fans get behind the next manager and the season starts off with positive vibes in and around the club.

[boatshed bill]

He had the choice of what to be criticised for:
Long-winded drivel or next to nothing of note.
Guess he went for the shorter option

[NL Claret]

Will the future reveal who our £100 million player is?

I can’t say for certain however I think it is very doubtful we could get £100 million for the lot of his signings, IMO. Who’d have thought Fernando Guerrero wasn’t going to be most fouled player in the top division. Managers come and go, managers chat 5hit.

[FCBurnley]

There We Are Then otherwise known as VK

[ClaretPete001]

He had the choice of what to be criticised for:
Long-winded drivel or next to nothing of note.
Guess he went for the shorter option

I guess that's the cleverest way of saying it was underwhelming while deflecting the criticism onto others.

It was underwhelming as goodbyes go but all the best VK. It's been memorable.....!

[boatshed bill]

I guess that's the cleverest way of saying it was underwhelming while deflecting the criticism onto others.

It was underwhelming as goodbyes go but all the best VK. It's been memorable.....!

Dug us out of the crap after relegation with some inspired signings, this gets forgotten far too easily.

[Jamesy]

Meh.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Onwards and upwards. One amazing season, one absymal season and we are back to square one when he took over.

Hope it goes tits up at Bayern, but nothing personal, as I always want that for Bayern.

[NewClaret]

Dug us out of the crap after relegation with some inspired signings, this gets forgotten far too easily.

Agree with this.

And left us with some very good players too. Probably 3 decent Championship 11’s in our squad now, which is certainly better than he found it (after the inevitable player sales).

[bumba]

Dug us out of the crap after relegation with some inspired signings, this gets forgotten far too easily.

Forgotten far too easily by himself more than fans.
Thanks for the title season but time was right to go, not bothered if he succeeds or fails elsewhere

[RammyClaret61]

Dug us out of the crap after relegation with some inspired signings, this gets forgotten far too easily.

Which inspired signings are those? The ones he loaned and then DIDN'T sign when we need to do so.
Or the ones he did sign that were exceptional? Only to be dumped once promoted! When we needed them.

Or the umpteen signings in the summer that have secured relegation with as poor a season as possible?

. VK…. Meh.

[Claretitus]

Which inspired signings are those? The ones he loaned and then DIDN'T sign when we need to do so.
Or the ones he did sign that were exceptional? Only to be dumped once promoted! When we needed them.

Or the umpteen signings in the summer that have secured relegation with as poor a season as possible?

. VK…. Meh.

Absolutely this! Not forgetting lining his own pockets big time by signing players using his scouting organisation, MUD analytics or whatever. Jesus, you couldn’t make it up!! Leaves us with a massive squad, most of whom have either been out on loan all season, or were deemed not good enough any more ( or hadn’t trained hard enough ). It’s gonna be a long hard summer for whoever gets the gig, mid-table mediocrity beckons I fear.

[NottsClaret]

Feels like we’d need the dust to settle for a few years to make our minds up on VK. One unbelievably great season, and one truly awful.. and then goes again. Hard to assess right now really.

Depends too if his signings prove to be fruitful investments - like several of Eddie Howe’s - or a financial disaster that ruin us.

[Andingle]

Will the future reveal who our £100 million player is?

Hopefully that question will be answered when he bids £100M for one of our players now he's loaded