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Post by Firthy » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:06 pm

If we only bring in a right sided player in the mould of McNeil then I'd be happy. Brady just isn't up to it now and JBG is too injury prone. I think Wood and Vydra up front with good passes and crosses from both sides could be very fruitful. As long as we don't sell we are OK everywhere else until the summer.

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Post by Herts Clarets » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:07 pm

Raggus wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:47 pm
There is nothing wrong with having inverted wingers.
There is when they repeatedly stall any forward momentum that we have. Neither Brady nor JBG have a right foot of note to go outside a fullback and whip a cross over. Neither do they have the pace or skill to cut inside and carry the ball forward, as the likes of Grealish do cutting in from the left onto their right foot. Consequently they find themselves having to stop the forward movement to try and cross with their left foot from a deeper position or more often playing a pass back to the right full back. For me this is a key area that needs addressing.

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Post by Stevie Morgan » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:07 pm

Raggus wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:47 pm
The talk of us needing a right footed right winger is rather funny, because every left winger you named there is right footed but plays off the left. And if you start naming the best right wingers where would you start? Salah? Mahrez? Silva? Bale? even Messi used to play from the right before moving Central ala Ronaldo from the left before moving Central. There is nothing wrong with having inverted wingers.
It's ok having inverted ones if you have a system or personnel which allows for overlapping full backs. We have neither on the rhs.

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Post by Gordaleman » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:11 pm

Seems like transfers at all clubs are difficult to come by this year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55803504

No reason for it to be different for us.

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Post by DomBFC1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:14 pm

Gordaleman wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:11 pm
Seems like transfers at all clubs are difficult to come by this year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55803504

No reason for it to be different for us.
That's January's excuse sorted then 🤦‍♂️
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Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:19 pm

DomBFC1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:14 pm
That's January's excuse sorted then 🤦‍♂️
Everyone's excuse or just ours ?

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Post by Gordaleman » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:24 pm

DomBFC1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:14 pm
That's January's excuse sorted then 🤦‍♂️
Judging by the report, it's hardly an 'Excuse'.

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Post by Raggus » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:25 pm

Stevie Morgan wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:07 pm
It's ok having inverted ones if you have a system or personnel which allows for overlapping full backs. We have neither on the rhs.
So not the fault of the player then, more the system or the fact that we lack a rb capable of overlapping like we have with Taylor on the left?

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Post by NewClaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:00 pm

DomBFC1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:48 pm
I'm in agreement with you 100% mate but as mentioned on here Ryan Christie would be excellent
Think he/Celtic are in very bad form at the moment though. It’s not being reported anywhere so presumably a load of nonsense...

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Post by DomBFC1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:05 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:19 pm
Everyone's excuse or just ours ?
Everyones excuse who try and fail to sign players. Every transfer window for the past 6 or 7 we just say "wait til the next window". When that comes and goes its rinse and repeat.

If anything it might be even harder in the summer and considering we have such a huge rebuilding job to do, we need to do some business this month.

No doubt we will wait til the summer for our targets and we will be miraculously surprised when other teams beat us to them

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Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:49 pm

DomBFC1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:05 pm
Everyones excuse who try and fail to sign players. Every transfer window for the past 6 or 7 we just say "wait til the next window". When that comes and goes its rinse and repeat.

If anything it might be even harder in the summer and considering we have such a huge rebuilding job to do, we need to do some business this month.

No doubt we will wait til the summer for our targets and we will be miraculously surprised when other teams beat us to them

Would you sign big Sam is experienced at getting players in ?

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Post by DomBFC1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:52 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:49 pm
Would you sign big Sam is experienced at getting players in ?
I don't understand your question at all? What's big sam got to do with anything?

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Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:56 pm

DomBFC1882 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:52 pm
I don't understand your question at all? What's big sam got to do with anything?
Does Sam Have a history of being able to sign players ? Say like when he has been taken on to save a club from relegation and he needs players does he have a track record of being able to do so ?

It really isn't hard only needs a yes or no

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Post by jojomk1 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:19 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:07 pm
There is when they repeatedly stall any forward momentum that we have. Neither Brady nor JBG have a right foot of note to go outside a fullback and whip a cross over. Neither do they have the pace or skill to cut inside and carry the ball forward, as the likes of Grealish do cutting in from the left onto their right foot. Consequently they find themselves having to stop the forward movement to try and cross with their left foot from a deeper position or more often playing a pass back to the right full back. For me this is a key area that needs addressing.
Correct
But some people just don't see it

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Post by superdimitri » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm

If you intend to play with instructions for wingers to cut in you also need full backs who can overlap. The idea is to take more players out of the game by drawing the full back and centre half towards you and away from the box.

And the opposite applies with inverted full backs, they need a player out wide whist they run inside.

Brady had a terrible game and looked way off the mark. It wasn't that he didn't get opportunities but when he did he fluffed them all.

He's definitely been working on his tactics and his right foot since he's been playing there but perhaps that's just something that should never have happened since we don't have enough cover there.

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Post by jojomk1 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:37 pm

Raggus wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:25 pm
So not the fault of the player then, more the system or the fact that we lack a rb capable of overlapping like we have with Taylor on the left?
It's pretty much the fault of the player if they haven't got the ability/pace to go down the line and cross with their weaker right foot into the box

You do actually see the same with McNeill when he occasionally appears on the right hand side but when Dwight does the job on the left hand side he looks so dangerous

Strikers always prefer to be attempting a header when facing towards the goal and the ball is coming to them

Far too often, when a ball is crossed from our right hand side it is from a deeper position and the striker is looking backwards and so can't generate the power in any headers

Lennon was the last guy to be able to fill that roll on the right

Brady's best times with BFC were on the left and it was a shame he was injured at Leicester, but every cloud has a silver lining as we then discovered McNeill at the start of the next season

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Post by northeastclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:47 pm

I can’t believe how poor Brady has been in the opposing half , he has almost a 100% delivery failure rate on crosses, long passes and free kicks at the moment. I can’t remember him ever taking it to the byline and crossing with his right foot, or beating a man with trickery or pace. He has been given a long run but it’s just not working for him.
JBG is different he has been a success before on that wing , we have scored goals from his right foot crosses. Given the same run Brady has had and I think he will come good again. I heard it reported somewhere recently that he is top of our premier league assists.
However it’s totally obvious since we lost Lennon and to an extent Hendricks that we need a McNeil equivalent on the right wing.
It’s a total embarrassment having to persevere with Brady when the gap between him and McNeil in successfully beating a man and crossing is so extreme.

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Post by claretdj » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:51 pm

Hopefully he buggers off to Newcastle with his mate soon.

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Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:58 pm

Transfers at all PL clubs may be thin on the ground this month but Burnley were the only PL club to make just a single addition to their senior squad during the summer. With other clubs having beefed up their squads during the last window there is not the same level of urgency to bring players in.

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Post by Jakubs Tash » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:00 pm

Pearcey wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:32 pm
Ben Davies
https://insidefutbol.com/2021/01/28/bur ... et/491948/
Has now signed a pre-contract to join Celtic in the summer.
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Post by diamondpocket » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:06 pm

Jonjoe Kenny from Everton more or less done according to this article.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... 1611601200

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Post by brunlea99 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:14 pm

That article is dated 3 days ago.

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Post by MACCA » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:14 pm

diamondpocket wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:06 pm
Jonjoe Kenny from Everton more or less done according to this article.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... 1611601200
That was from 3 days ago, but all been quiet since.

I do think we will ag 2 or 3 this window.

In Dyche we trust
AP the saviour

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Post by Grumps » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:15 pm

diamondpocket wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:06 pm
Jonjoe Kenny from Everton more or less done according to this article.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... 1611601200
Article dated 25th Jan.........

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Post by Belgianclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:17 pm

Mbaye Diagne to WBA

Saw him play with Club Bruges. First class prima donna.

Wouldn't touch him with a flagpole Sam :lol:

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Post by rob63 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:41 pm

claretlegend wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:12 am
I'd have expected there to be more bargains available from the championship and below. Surely they are desperate for cash.
Not sure it's sunk in yet with some Championship clubs, they think the Premier teams still have a bottomless pot of money, maybe it will by the summer window

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Post by randomclaret2 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:53 pm

When Covid first hit, werent we told dozens of lower league clubs would have gone bust by now ?

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Post by warksclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:58 pm

Grumps wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:15 pm
Article dated 25th Jan.........
I would be surprised to end up with three right backs and no right footed wide man

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Post by jojomk1 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:02 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:58 pm
I would be surprised to end up with three right backs and no right footed wide man
Unfortunately

I wouldn't be surprised ;)

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Post by kentonclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:25 pm

"They think the Premier teams still have a bottomless pot of money"

Cannot recall BFC having a bottomless pot of money EVER!

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Post by Grumps » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:26 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:53 pm
When Covid first hit, werent we told dozens of lower league clubs would have gone bust by now ?
Probably before they got money from the Premier league

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Post by Newcastleclaret93 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:33 pm

Big couple of days ahead at Derby.

If tomorrow’s wages don’t get paid the club will be under another embargo and potentially get a points reduction.

Possibly might make a move for Knight in the coming days

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Post by Jeffbfc » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:37 pm

kentonclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:25 pm
"They think the Premier teams still have a bottomless pot of money"

Cannot recall BFC having a bottomless pot of money EVER!
My bottom has fell out a few times over the years watching burnley.
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Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:38 pm

ayrshireclaret83 wrote:
Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:06 pm
Relegation didn’t decrease Nathan Ake’s valuation surely
Tarks will be his last year of his contract. We are giving definite signs that despite all the talk of supporting SD in the market we don't have a pot to p**s in as evidenced in the laughable bid for Collins, being mugged off for Kenny and no known bids for anyone else. Leicester are said to be extremely confident of landing Tarks in the summer. They have every right to be supremely confident as by then they will have our a**e in a sling. If we don't get anyone in this window we will have to sell Tarks in the summer and will accept whatever they offer for him which will probably £10m less than we put a value on him last summer.

Not only that but we will need to buy 2 CH's then as Long isn't good enough, and that will take up an awful large amount of money from the Tarks sale, given our Brentford sell on clause. Other clubs will know we want two and will be desperate, so will charge us top dollar because they know we will have some cash to buy a player or two.

To make matters even more difficult next summer we will need a new RB, a LB to replace Pieters, the 2 CH's, a RW, a replacement for Vydra. Cork is getting on a bit, Stephens not really good enough so at least another midfield player. Oh and do you remember of all the talk about the squad being short of numbers this season and the need to increase the size of it by a couple of players, well that's not happening either. Do you really think Burnley will have any cash to buy that lot that I've mentioned let alone think about actually improving the quality of our aging squad, a number of which awill also be out of contract ?

Recent comments from SD about Aston Villa spending £220m and we are still at a bag of chips is very revealing and thinly disguised. Have you thought about SD saying he was extremely comfortable with his current contract despite the statement made by Alan Pace that he would like SD to have a contract for life if he wanted it. Is it at all in the realms of possibility that SD is comfortable with his contract and in no rush to sort out a new one because he may not sign another one with us because he hasn't been supported in this window. Perhaps he will see if he is going to be supported in the summer before thinking about what he will do, but I think it will take a huge commitment from ALK to persuade him on this. Given one of our best players will be gone, who is also one of our main assets in terms of cash and given the large number of players we may need in the summer then who knows if SD can turn water into wine for the umpteenth time, Perhaps we can only take SD to the well so many times to get water. I think the club are walking a dangerous tightrope if we don't bring players in this window.
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Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:33 pm
Big couple of days ahead at Derby.

If tomorrow’s wages don’t get paid the club will be under another embargo and potentially get a points reduction.

Possibly might make a move for Knight in the coming days
So it’s payday tomorrow? Wonder if they’ve managed to get the cash together!

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Post by ecc » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:42 pm

Evening,

Apologies if this has already been posted but worth - in my humblest of opinions - taking into account.

Source: BBC

"An out-of-favour winger, an out-of-contract back-up goalkeeper and a promising teenager who has never started a senior league match account for three of just four permanent signings made by Premier League clubs so far in January.

For all the noise around the mid-season transfer window, Aston Villa's signing of Morgan Sanson from Marseille on Tuesday was the first example of a top-flight club bringing in a first-team regular this month."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55803504

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Post by Reecey1987 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:33 pm
Big couple of days ahead at Derby.

If tomorrow’s wages don’t get paid the club will be under another embargo and potentially get a points reduction.

Possibly might make a move for Knight in the coming days
Rooney said today in his press conference Knight will not be leaving the club

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Post by LaLigaClaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm

It looks like we might be taking back the empties to the off-licence along with the cash from a bring and buy sale to up the bid for Colllins, although we will probably wait until 10.59 pm on Monday night to do so.

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Post by Tall Paul » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm

LaLigaClaret wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:38 pm
Tarks will be his last year of his contract. We are giving definite signs that despite all the talk of supporting SD in the market we don't have a pot to p**s in as evidenced in the laughable bid for Collins, being mugged off for Kenny and no known bids for anyone else. Leicester are said to be extremely confident of landing Tarks in the summer. They have every right to be supremely confident as by then they will have our a**e in a sling. If we don't get anyone in this window we will have to sell Tarks in the summer and will accept whatever they offer for him which will probably £10m less than we put a value on him last summer.

Not only that but we will need to buy 2 CH's then as Long isn't good enough, and that will take up an awful large amount of money from the Tarks sale, given our Brentford sell on clause. Other clubs will know we want two and will be desperate, so will charge us top dollar because they know we will have some cash to buy a player or two.

To make matters even more difficult next summer we will need a new RB, a LB to replace Pieters, the 2 CH's, a RW, a replacement for Vydra. Cork is getting on a bit, Stephens not really good enough so at least another midfield player. Oh and do you remember of all the talk about the squad being short of numbers this season and the need to increase the size of it by a couple of players, well that's not happening either. Do you really think Burnley will have any cash to buy that lot that I've mentioned let alone think about actually improving the quality of our aging squad, a number of which awill also be out of contract ?

Recent comments from SD about Aston Villa spending £220m and we are still at a bag of chips is very revealing and thinly disguised. Have you thought about SD saying he was extremely comfortable with his current contract despite the statement made by Alan Pace that he would like SD to have a contract for life if he wanted it. Is it at all in the realms of possibility that SD is comfortable with his contract and in no rush to sort out a new one because he may not sign another one with us because he hasn't been supported in this window. Perhaps he will see if he is going to be supported in the summer before thinking about what he will do, but I think it will take a huge commitment from ALK to persuade him on this. Given one of our best players will be gone, who is also one of our main assets in terms of cash and given the large number of players we may need in the summer then who knows if SD can turn water into wine for the umpteenth time, Perhaps we can only take SD to the well so many times to get water. I think the club are walking a dangerous tightrope if we don't bring players in this window.
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Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:45 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm
Rooney said today in his press conference Knight will not be leaving the club
Rooney can say what he wants I don’t think he’ll be the one making that decision if they can’t afford to pay wages.
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Post by tiger76 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:50 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:53 pm
When Covid first hit, werent we told dozens of lower league clubs would have gone bust by now ?
Derby, Sheff Wed & Wigan are trying their best, surely the Rams will have to sell in this window, now whether it's too Burnley or not is another question. But there must be bargains to be had either in this window, or more likely in the summer, our strong recent form does mean that incomings aren't as urgent this month as they may have been, so if the right players aren't available I'd rather wait until the summer window, when we will need to strengthen, mainly due to several being out of contract.

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Post by Newcastleclaret93 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:52 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm
Rooney said today in his press conference Knight will not be leaving the club
I think if they get paid he’s right. If they don’t get paid it’s most likely going to cost them significantly in the long run.

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Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:08 pm

Question.
A figure came out a couple of years back for our total transfer spend in our history.
Could anybody give me an estimate of what that figure is now?

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by DomBFC1882 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:12 pm

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:08 pm
Question.
A figure came out a couple of years back for our total transfer spend in our history.
Could anybody give me an estimate of what that figure is now?
A twix and a bag of quavers 😂

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by scouseclaret » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:48 pm

I have a feeling the Kenny deal will happen. It makes sense for both sides and £10m is not a huge amount for a Premier League footballer. Surely we can do a deal at £7 or 8m plus add-ons?

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by Newcastleclaret93 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:55 pm

scouseclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:48 pm
I have a feeling the Kenny deal will happen. It makes sense for both sides and £10m is not a huge amount for a Premier League footballer. Surely we can do a deal at £7 or 8m plus add-ons?
Would be a truly bizarre signing in my opinion. Just give Bards and Lowton new contracts, then spend the money on higher priorities.

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by randomclaret2 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:56 pm

Bardsley is 36 in the summer, Lowton 32.There comes a point where younger players are needed.

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by Pearcey » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:57 pm

I agree with the Kenny move. I can see it happening at some point. Hopefully in this window.

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Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Post by Hedontplayforyou » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:57 pm

Everton may deal for less if they realise that nobody else is in come the end of the window . Where is the £10m figure brandished about?

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