Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

[FeedTheArf]

5 out of 6 applied to the previous owners too

But unfortunately, the 1 out of 6 is the most important.

[chekhov]

Also Foster the best striker in the league? Based on what? He was absolutely useless in his first 6 months upfront for the best side in the league by a mile.

You’re obviously a troll with comments like that.

[KRBFC]

You’re obviously a troll with comments like that.

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

There is not another striker in this league even remotely close to Foster

[colne-claret]

Again, if it was a fixed fee, there wouldn't be any add ons.

I have no idea what no add ons has to do with bidding less than a release clause?

[Mark the Claret]

There is not another striker in this league even remotely close to Foster

Needs to start scoring then, maybe tomorrow with a bit of luck.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Needs to start scoring then, maybe tomorrow with a bit of luck.

I’m not particularly fussed if he doesn’t, his all round game play is a level above and it’s creating space for others to succeed.

The goals will come I have no doubt about that.

[gawthorpe_view]

Then why have teams been bidding less?

Chancing their arm.

[Steddyman]

Fantastic business and profit so far by the club, reducing the numbers nicely and holding strong to player valuations.

We have to remember BFC is a business, and players are cattle, not pets.

[TsarBomba]

There is not another striker in this league even remotely close to Foster

Foster is great against a high line and stretching the opposition, but not so good against a low block. Be interesting to see how he has adapted his game when we play such teams.

[IanMcL]

Wolves allegedly bid a starter for £13m. (O'Shea)
They have money in the bank.

https://www.molineux.news/transfer-news ... -molineux/

[chekhov]

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

You didn’t only say he’s not the best. Your words were, “He was absolutely useless”.
It’s a troll comment.

[KlyBfc]

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

Last time out we now know he was struggling mentally. Setting into a new league, team and country away from his friends and family had a huge impact on him.

Hes currently led the line well, had praticularly no chances comes his way yet been involved in a number of our goals. As Barnes showed last time in this division you can be very effective without being a regular goal scorer. However should foster stay for he will get plenty of goals.

[Steddyman]

Wolves allegedly bid a starter for £13m. (O'Shea)
They have money in the bank.

https://www.molineux.news/transfer-news ... -molineux/

Apparently Wolves fans are shocked by the suggestion of £15m and think overpaying by so much would be terrible business by the club.

[Quickenthetempo]

For Foster to do well you have to get him into the game.

We haven't prioritised getting the ball to the strikers for over 2 years.

Let's see if Parker changes it.

[Funkydrummer]

Not sure if already covered, but BBC reporting that Northern Ireland
defender, John Egan has been training with us after
leaving Sheffield United (aged 31).

[randomclaret2]

Not sure if already covered, but BBC reporting that Northern Ireland
defender, John Egan has been training with us after
leaving Sheffield United (aged 31).

Didnt LC say he'd not be staying with us ? ( He plays for the Republic as well )

[Funkydrummer]

Didnt LC say he'd not be staying with us ? ( He plays for the Republic as well )

Indeed he does, why I said NI I've no idea. Only just read it as well !!!!

[morninbob]

I have no idea what no add ons has to do with bidding less than a release clause?

Because if it's a fixed fee there are no add ons, see longside clarets post.

[ClaretAL]

I’ll have whatever you’re on

Sell Berge for £25 and replace him with 36 year old Jack Cork on a free?

I’m not sure how selling all your best players and replacing them with cheap cack works.

Also Foster the best striker in the league? Based on what? He was absolutely useless in his first 6 months upfront for the best side in the league by a mile.

The comments around Foster alone out you for exactly what you are. Stats do not prove everything and a prime example is what Lyle has done in the first 2 games, making the space by pulling the defence away from an area where the ball will be played. Which stats show you that ?

[Robbie_painter]

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

Be careful Kev,that’s all I’ll say.

[warksclaret]

Wow Ipswich have spent just over £85.5m on 11 players. O Shea takes them over £100m if it happens, with a week to go.

[ClaretAL]

Wow Ipswich have spent just over £85.5m on 11 players. O Shea takes them over £100m if it happens, with a week to go.

Sounds familiar

[TsarBomba]

https://x.com/bbcsportscot/status/18270 ... 92781?s=46

Perhaps all the money we’re making on sales is going towards Dundee’s new £95M stadium..

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

For Foster to do well you have to get him into the game.

We haven't prioritised getting the ball to the strikers for over 2 years.

Let's see if Parker changes it.

I’m still not convinced about Foster and I really hope he proves me wrong. A new striker or probably two if Amdouni goes will be crucial.

[Vegas Claret]

I’m not trolling, based on what I have seen of him at this level how is he the best? His goal to game record is appalling.

genuine question - how many decent chances have we created for him in his time with us ? I'll hazard a guess that plays a huge factor in why his goal record isn't good

[CoolClaret]

Foster scored goals last year that no other striker in this division could do - namely the ones against Villa & Luton. He is strong, quick, powerful and has a mean shot on him.

Look at his workrate and movement alone for the first 2 games of the season. He is quality when he's fit and firing.

[BigGaz]

Foster is neither, nor has ever been, useless or the best striker in this league.

I think it's fair to say his first half season with us was underwhelming, and then his performances in the PL were mixed. We all know why.

What he showed when he was properly at it, like Vs Villa, id like to see more consistently from him and if he can do that then he would undoubtedly be the best, no question.

He definitely brings more to the side than just goals but him troubling the score sheet more often would help with that particular opinion. All the best strikers score more frequently than one in five.

[Jakubs Tash]

Foster scored goals last year that no other striker in this division could do - namely the ones against Villa & Luton. He is strong, quick, powerful and has a mean shot on him.

Look at his workrate and movement alone for the first 2 games of the season. He is quality when he's fit and firing.

The run and assist at Luton apart, he has been quite ineffective. I would also say there were times in the first two games where his work rate was questionable.

[Quickenthetempo]

I’m still not convinced about Foster and I really hope he proves me wrong. A new striker or probably two if Amdouni goes will be crucial.

Centre forward is the one position I would have refused to play for Burnley in recent times.

Two wide men that cut in and shoot with a midfield that just overpass.

[RVclaret]

The run and assist at Luton apart, he has been quite ineffective. I would also say there were times in the first two games where his work rate was questionable.

Been very effective and work rate immense. Hopefully rewarded with some goals soon.

[CoolClaret]

The run and assist at Luton apart, he has been quite ineffective. I would also say there were times in the first two games where his work rate was questionable.

Playing as a lone striker is always hard - it's made easier when the opposition team is leaving a lot of space in behind and is leaving you 1 or 2v1 more than not but what will happen in this league is Foster will do a lot of the hard yards which will open up space for others in our team.

He played well towards the tail end of the 22-23 season as well when he got a proper run out, he was winning everything and bullying the Bristol City centre halves, just a shame he went off with a head injury.

Again, there's no striker in this division (and not many in the PL) that could have scored the goals Foster did against Villa, both home & away.

He's still very young and learning his craft but I wouldn't swap him with any striker in the Champ.

[Big Vinny K]

Foster signed in January in promotion season.
Fair to say he struggled to impress when he played that first season - big relief when he finally scored. Jury was definitely out but he had just arrived in a new country and trying to integrate into a team that was flying by that point. Most Burnley fans understood how hard it was to hit the ground running and happy to give him time.

Start of the PL season he was by some distance our best player. Gave some quality centre backs a torrid time and was often our only outlet. Fantastic work rate and was a big surprise how he well he played after what we had seen previously.

After his illness he struggled - again understandably. Difficult to know how much fitness he lost during his absence but was not the same player for the rest of the season after Christmas.

First 2 games of this season he has for me other than the fantastic run against Luton struggled. His touch has not been great and not got into many dangerous scoring positions - which considering we have scored 9 goals is unusual for a centre forward.

But it’s 2 games and he is our main striker. If he can get back to the form of 12 months he will be the best striker in the division. But that is a big IF and we know there is vulnerability there with his illness which can set him back like it did last season. It would seem crazy to go into this season without a quality and proven partner or replacement.

[claretskeith]

Who has made a bid for Foster?

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Centre forward is the one position I would have refused to play for Burnley in recent times.

Two wide men that cut in and shoot with a midfield that just overpass.

Even the season before last that one where we scored 87 goals?

[Jakubs Tash]

Been very effective and work rate immense. Hopefully rewarded with some goals soon.

Hopefully, yes. But we’ll have to agree to disagree about the rest. There have been too many times during the first two games where he hasn’t shown much desire to press the defenders. He’s also dropping too deep - with his attributes he should be playing on the shoulder of the defenders.

[Jakubs Tash]

Playing as a lone striker is always hard - it's made easier when the opposition team is leaving a lot of space in behind and is leaving you 1 or 2v1 more than not but what will happen in this league is Foster will do a lot of the hard yards which will open up space for others in our team.

He played well towards the tail end of the 22-23 season as well when he got a proper run out, he was winning everything and bullying the Bristol City centre halves, just a shame he went off with a head injury.

Again, there's no striker in this division (and not many in the PL) that could have scored the goals Foster did against Villa, both home & away.

He's still very young and learning his craft but I wouldn't swap him with any striker in the Champ.

As I’ve just mentioned in another post, Foster needs to play on the shoulder of the defender with his attributes and run the channels more than he does. There was loads of space down the channels v Cardiff, for example, and he never stretched the game by running in behind where the space was.

[Steddyman]

genuine question - how many decent chances have we created for him in his time with us ? I'll hazard a guess that plays a huge factor in why his goal record isn't good

A good striker creates his own chances, like Tella did. We can't guarantee Fosters health throughout a season. Not having a quality striker like we did last time in this league would be suicide. We struggled when we played Foster and not Tella last time we were in this league.

[Rileybobs]

Foster signed in January in promotion season.
Fair to say he struggled to impress when he played that first season - big relief when he finally scored. Jury was definitely out but he had just arrived in a new country and trying to integrate into a team that was flying by that point. Most Burnley fans understood how hard it was to hit the ground running and happy to give him time.

Start of the PL season he was by some distance our best player. Gave some quality centre backs a torrid time and was often our only outlet. Fantastic work rate and was a big surprise how he well he played after what we had seen previously.

After his illness he struggled - again understandably. Difficult to know how much fitness he lost during his absence but was not the same player for the rest of the season after Christmas.

First 2 games of this season he has for me other than the fantastic run against Luton struggled. His touch has not been great and not got into many dangerous scoring positions - which considering we have scored 9 goals is unusual for a centre forward.

But it’s 2 games and he is our main striker. If he can get back to the form of 12 months he will be the best striker in the division. But that is a big IF and we know there is vulnerability there with his illness which can set him back like it did last season. It would seem crazy to go into this season without a quality and proven partner or replacement.

I agree that Foster was the shining light in an otherwise abysmal start to our return to the Premier League. But I think his impact has been overstated, he played 3 games, got sent off in the 4th and then played another 3 before his absence sadly due to an unfortunate illness.

He’s scored 6 goals in 43 appearances for Burnley (a record which any other player would be criticised more heavily for), so there’s only so long he can dine out on a good performance in a defeat against Villa. His work for Vitinho’s goal against Luton was fantastic, but it was also preceded by him giving the ball away unnecessarily in a dangerous area and could more easily have led to Luton reducing their deficit to 1 at a point where the match was pretty much won.

So when you also take into account his personal issues, I agree that we seem light in this position, although I know very little about Hountondji.

[KRBFC]

Foster signed in January in promotion season.
Fair to say he struggled to impress when he played that first season - big relief when he finally scored. Jury was definitely out but he had just arrived in a new country and trying to integrate into a team that was flying by that point. Most Burnley fans understood how hard it was to hit the ground running and happy to give him time.

Start of the PL season he was by some distance our best player. Gave some quality centre backs a torrid time and was often our only outlet. Fantastic work rate and was a big surprise how he well he played after what we had seen previously.

After his illness he struggled - again understandably. Difficult to know how much fitness he lost during his absence but was not the same player for the rest of the season after Christmas.

First 2 games of this season he has for me other than the fantastic run against Luton struggled. His touch has not been great and not got into many dangerous scoring positions - which considering we have scored 9 goals is unusual for a centre forward.

But it’s 2 games and he is our main striker. If he can get back to the form of 12 months he will be the best striker in the division. But that is a big IF and we know there is vulnerability there with his illness which can set him back like it did last season. It would seem crazy to go into this season without a quality and proven partner or replacement.

Agree with this entirely, if he can play like he did at Villa park every week then yes he’s the best in the division. The best players are generally the most consistent ones though, this division is full of players capable of having 5 brilliant games a season.

The fact we have to go back 8 months to name a good performance doesn’t help him. I understand the mental health thing and the new country thing but it’s about time we started seeing some consistently good performances from him given the fee spent.

[Vegas Claret]

it’s about time we started seeing some consistently good performances from him given the fee spent.

I'll raise you Lukaku and Darwin Nunez, both cost 8 times more than Foster and neither has delivered consistently in far better sides than we will ever have. Signing for a decent fee means nothing

[TsarBomba]

Manor Solomon on his way for a medical Leeds as per Fab.

Moved away from Sarmiento, perhaps?

[claretskeith]

Manor Solomon on his way for a medical Leeds as per Fab.

Moved away from Sarmiento, perhaps?

We only do English on here. We're signing a player or a player is going to Leeds?

[Swizzlestick]

Manor Solomon on his way for a medical Leeds as per Fab.

Moved away from Sarmiento, perhaps?

That's a good signing for them unfortunately.

[billyhamilton82]

"He’s scored 6 goals in 43 appearances for Burnley (a record which any other player would be criticised more heavily for)"

To give the stats a little more depth, especially the fact he has only actually made 30 starts.

In season one (Championship), Foster made 4 starts and scored 1 goal.

His overall stats for season 1 are as follows:

Squad: 15, Starting eleven: 4, Substituted in: 7, On the bench: 4, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0

In season two (Premier League), Foster made 22 starts and scored 5 goals in a struggling side.

His overall stats for season 2 are as follows:

Squad: 24, Starting eleven: 22, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 1, Injured: 5, Absence: 0

In season three (Championship), Foster has made 2 starts and scored 0 goals.

His overall stats for season 3 are as follows:

Squad: 2, Starting eleven: 2, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0

Burnley Career Totals:

30 Starts

6 Goals (5 In PL)

Also, that record will be greatly improved when he smashes a hat trick tomorrow

[Steddyman]

The difference between amateurs and professionals is consistency. Unless he can do it every week, we need cover.

[Robbie_painter]

Who has made a bid for Foster?

Oh **** off keith

[Rileybobs]

"He’s scored 6 goals in 43 appearances for Burnley (a record which any other player would be criticised more heavily for)"

To give the stats a little more depth, especially the fact he has only actually made 30 starts.

In season one (Championship), Foster made 4 starts and scored 1 goal.

His overall stats for season 1 are as follows:

Squad: 15, Starting eleven: 4, Substituted in: 7, On the bench: 4, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0

In season two (Premier League), Foster made 22 starts and scored 5 goals in a struggling side.

His overall stats for season 2 are as follows:

Squad: 24, Starting eleven: 22, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 1, Injured: 5, Absence: 0

In season three (Championship), Foster has made 2 starts and scored 0 goals.

His overall stats for season 3 are as follows:

Squad: 2, Starting eleven: 2, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0

Burnley Career Totals:

30 Starts

6 Goals (5 In PL)

Also, that record will be greatly improved when he smashes a hat trick tomorrow

Always useful to look more in depth at the numbers, but at the end of the day he has scored a grand total of 6 goals for Burnley since he signed nearly 18 months ago. He seems like a good guy, I thought he was one of the few to come out of the latest season of the documentary which credit, but the numbers don’t lie. I’d love nothing more for him to be the top scorer in the Championship this season, but let’s face it - that isn’t going to happen.

[boatshed bill]

The run and assist at Luton apart, he has been quite ineffective. I would also say there were times in the first two games where his work rate was questionable.

I've seen this criticism of CFs: Rodriguez, Weghorst, and even Barnes.
All LF needs to do is push Rovers keeper into the net and all will be rosy.

[beeholeclaret]

Not many clubs rip out the spine of the team and go on to have a successful season.

It was obvious after relegation that some players will be moved on (in most cases because they and their agents want away).

Last time we were relegated we lost the spine of our team when Pope, Tarks, Mee and Wood all left. We didn’t do so bad in the Championship the year after!

Just hope that they know what they are doing. No point us supporters worrying too much as we can’t do a thing about it.