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Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:33 pm**

Sorry to hear that all is not well for you at present. Keep your chin up, the vast majority of messageboard members appreciate the work that you have put in for many years to keep us informed.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:34 pm**

Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:23 pm
I must have missed the bit where we lost Tarks in June.

Tarks is going to run out his contract, be a free agent, get a nice signing on fee and a decent wage rise just like Jeff hendricks did - remember ??
If you think otherwise I suggest you start counting flying pigs

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:43 pm**

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:24 pm
I was wondering if you actually knew about particular targets, or if you were just hopeful that we did ?

Who does know who the specific targets are ? That will be a very small select few .
Putting aside all the many question marks posters are happy to put down about Pace , I’m more likely to wake up tomorrow having grown a pair of horns than there be no more signings made before the end of the transfer window

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:50 pm**

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:37 pm
Anything else you can share with regards to transfers, Mov? Bang on the money with Ings to Villa - do you have any Burnley connections?

I have two relatives who work at Burnley football club but the Ings info come from the Web so I can't take any credit lol

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:51 pm**

You can certainly sense the frustration on this thread at the moment. '

I just think one decent signing out wide would make everyone feel a whole lot better and properly unite around the team for the new season.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:53 pm**

Just pointing out the obvious.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm**

Still in the running for Cornet according to Nixon. Is this a bad time to suggest that I don’t think he’ll be that good if he joins?

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm**

I haven’t felt a sense of excitement of a new signing coming on from the bench to make his debut for quite some time, it gives the crowd a huge lift and just changes the mood massively. I look forward to it

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:57 pm**

SGr wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm
Still in the running for Cornet according to Nixon. Is this a bad time to suggest that I don’t think he’ll be that good if he joins?

But he clearly doesn't want to come

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:08 pm**

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:51 pm
You can certainly sense the frustration on this thread at the moment. '

I just think one decent signing out wide would make everyone feel a whole lot better and properly unite around the team for the new season.

Frustration is the key word, but we may have to be patient and hold our nerve until the final hours of the window, it's not ideal I know, and we'd all like signings in before the campaign kicks off, but unlike clubs such as Man City we can't simply throw money around carte blanche.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:11 pm**

cockneyclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:57 pm
But he clearly doesn't want to come

If he or his agent has made it clear to us that he doesn't want to sign for Burnley, there is no way on Earth we are still chasing him.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:11 pm**

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:08 pm
Frustration is the key word, but we may have to be patient and hold our nerve until the final hours of the window, it's not ideal I know, and we'd all like signings in before the campaign kicks off, but unlike clubs such as Man City we can't simply throw money around carte blanche.

Agree always going to be the way. The only plus is none of the 3 supposed main targets at the moment have signed for anyone else yet!

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:15 pm**

Frustration?

This window is far better than the last one: Hennessey is better than Norris and Collins is better than Stevens Smile!

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:16 pm**

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:08 pm
Frustration is the key word, but we may have to be patient and hold our nerve until the final hours of the window, it's not ideal I know, and we'd all like signings in before the campaign kicks off, but unlike clubs such as Man City we can't simply throw money around carte blanche.

We've just got to hope a big deal like City have just completed will kick-start the rest of the market and get things moving for us too.

I think we all need a bit of a lift soon though.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:23 pm**

SGr wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm
Still in the running for Cornet according to Nixon. Is this a bad time to suggest that I don’t think he’ll be that good if he joins?

Scored 50 in 250 and some of them at LB. 1 in 5 is way better than Dwight. I’m not saying he’s a better player but them figures in Ligue1 can’t be sniffed at.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:28 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:36 pm
But has he done anything other than sell his shares?

Yes no investment in players which allowed him to bank more cash to the detriment of the club

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:31 pm**

The Cornet link doesn't make much sense to me if he plays on the left. Unless the plan is to cash in on McNeil soon and we're trying to get his replacement in early.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 pm**

Can play left or right, as can Dwight who can also play central

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 pm**

joey13 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:28 pm
Yes no investment in players which allowed him to bank more cash to the detriment of the club

Sorry, Joey, that's not the same thing.

The club had money in the bank, he sold his shares to someone who (it appears) used the club's money to buy them.
Have I got this right?

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 pm**

jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:31 pm
The Cornet link doesn't make much sense to me if he plays on the left. Unless the plan is to cash in on McNeil soon and we're trying to get his replacement in early.

I'd love it if it meant we change formation and used Dwight centrally.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:34 pm**

jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:31 pm
The Cornet link doesn't make much sense to me if he plays on the left. Unless the plan is to cash in on McNeil soon and we're trying to get his replacement in early.

or maybe Dyche remembers how good McNeil was away at Palace in a free role and sees that as an option in certain games

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:35 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 pm
Sorry, Joey, that's not the same thing.

The club had money in the bank, he sold his shares to someone who (it appears) used the club's money to buy them.
Have I got this right?

So who sanctioned such a ridiculous deal ?

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:35 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:15 pm
Frustration?

This window is far better than the last one: Hennessey is better than Norris and Collins is better than Stevens Smile!

Taken in isolation they are decent enough signings, WH is an experienced reliable back-up if required, and Collins I hope will be Tarks long term replacement, after he's had a season to settle in, but we need a couple more through the door, a RW is an absolute must, and if we could get another CM in that would be a brucie bonus. But if funds are stretched I'd settle for just a RW in this window, obviously as long as no-one else leaves the building.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:36 pm**

SGr wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm
Is this a bad time to suggest that I don’t think he’ll be that good if he joins?

Do you watch much French football to say whether he will or won't be?

Looked very good against Man City in the CL but that was only two matches, so it's hard to say whether he'll be any good on a consistent basis.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:39 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 pm
I'd love it if it meant we change formation and used Dwight centrally.

Me too, however I think Dwight is too 1 footed to play centrally, just show him to the right and he will always go back, however anyone stupid enough to shoe him the left will be quickly bypassed by him.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:39 pm**

joey13 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:35 pm
So who sanctioned such a ridiculous deal ?

I have no idea.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 pm
I'd love it if it meant we change formation and used Dwight centrally.

I’m sure it was posted on here by someone who used to watch the youth team that behind the striker was his favoured role. Dyche obviously has always been quite stubborn in his formation (our success will say he’s right) but might give him more freedom to change.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:39 pm
I have no idea.

Have a think , it’s not difficult

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm**

Hedontplayforyou wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 pm
Can play left or right, as can Dwight who can also play central

I really do think the plan is to allow Dwight to roam rather than play down the left which would then allow for another left sided player to come be that Cornet or whoever.

But one thing is certain, we need to bring in new wide players whether they be starters or cover.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm**

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm
I really do think the plan is to allow Dwight to roam rather than play down the left which would then allow for another left sided player to come be that Cornet or whoever.

But one thing is certain, we need to bring in new wide players whether they be starters or cover.

It does look that way.
But what if we change formation to using wing-backs?

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm**

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:16 pm
We've just got to hope a big deal like City have just completed will kick-start the rest of the market and get things moving for us too.

I think we all need a bit of a lift soon though.

True! but as a fellow poster correctly pointed out to me earlier, Newcastle have yet to make a single purchase in this window, so a lack of incomings isn't confined to just Burnley.

I don't want to drift off topic too much, but if we can get our first XI onto the park most weeks, we'll probably be ok, the issue is when we experience an injury or two, now hopefully given our more normal routine this year, we shouldn't suffer the plethora of absences we endured for periods of the previous campaign.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm**

joey13 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm
Have a think , it’s not difficult

I've given up thinking for the night, Joey

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:51 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm
I've given up thinking for the night, Joey

Don’t blame you , I give up years ago

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:52 pm**

minnieclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:18 pm
Barca can’t afford Messi. Moving on. Now he would improve us.

Too old. We need youth, not another OAP passenger

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:53 pm**

Just looking at the US horse racing tonight. 22.05 at Saratoga..a horse called Our Man Mike. Worth a punt for quite a few of you on here?

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:57 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm
It does look that way.
But what if we change formation to using wing-backs?

Wow - that’s a bit radical

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:08 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm
It does look that way.
But what if we change formation to using wing-backs?

Then we will need to buy them instead of the two wide players we need...

Seriously, we have nowhere near the strength in depth to allow us into such a drastic change. Anyway, recent history tells us that won't be happening even if we DID have the country's largest and most versatile squad...

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:15 pm**

ClaretAL wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:39 pm
Me too, however I think Dwight is too 1 footed to play centrally, just show him to the right and he will always go back, however anyone stupid enough to shoe him the left will be quickly bypassed by him.

I'm pretty sure Dwight got shown on his right foot against Everton for his wonder goal.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:27 pm**

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 pm
I'd love it if it meant we change formation and used Dwight centrally.

So would I, boatshed

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:44 pm**

SGr wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:54 pm
Still in the running for Cornet according to Nixon. Is this a bad time to suggest that I don’t think he’ll be that good if he joins?

Genuine question as I’ve only watched a smattering of play from him: If Pep Guardiola thinks he’s a quality talent while scoring against and beating Manchester city in Champions League football, what is suggesting to you that he won’t “be that good if he joins?”

TIA!

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:49 pm**

just out of interest, what did you ask the ice cream man for if you wanted one of those rectangular blocks of ice cream between wafers..

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:02 pm**

Wile E Coyote wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:49 pm
just out of interest, what did you ask the ice cream man for if you wanted one of those rectangular blocks of ice cream between wafers..

A wafer.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:12 pm**

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:47 pm
True! but as a fellow poster correctly pointed out to me earlier, Newcastle have yet to make a single purchase in this window, so a lack of incomings isn't confined to just Burnley.

I don't want to drift off topic too much, but if we can get our first XI onto the park most weeks, we'll probably be ok, the issue is when we experience an injury or two, now hopefully given our more normal routine this year, we shouldn't suffer the plethora of absences we endured for periods of the previous campaign.

Everybody since then have aged so logically you would expect more injuries not less but it’s impossible to say for sure but like for like you would get more injuries, unless the treatment team have conjured up some sort of recovery methods defying medical science in between that spell to now & onwards.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:14 pm**

Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:12 pm
I don’t think our new owners have got where they have in business by putting all their eggs in one basket.

Many, many successful business people have tried and failed when it comes to running a football club.

I’m not waving the white flag just yet but we cannot end the transfer window with the squad we currently have, it’d be footballing suicide.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:07 am**

I've had a bad week this week but I just put it down to how hard life can be sometimes.

Not that anyone on here needs to know about it or set up a JustGiving page or owt.

If you can't handle criticism on the internet, then you really need to volley your phone into the canal.

By the way, this thread is shite. Apologies to all those who have had a bad week.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:14 am**

ClaretAL wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:39 pm
Me too, however I think Dwight is too 1 footed to play centrally, just show him to the right and he will always go back, however anyone stupid enough to shoe him the left will be quickly bypassed by him.

Anyone doing that will give away a free kick.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:22 am**

dibraidio wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:30 am
Apparently West Ham are looking for a centre back but no mention of Tarkowski

https://tbrfootball.com/report-west-ham ... st-summer/

Read yesterday they are after signing up cahill as a short term solution, whether that happens is another thing it’s logical to believe it’s possible with him being based around the London area.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:27 am**

Well I cannot resist expressing my opinion.

1, The structure of the new company with financial support was designed to allow investment to assure the ultimate object (Value of the company/club). Some investment might need to come first. Otherwise why bother?

2. The individuals on the new board have an impressive level of experience in this kind of business. If you compare CV's of all the PFL boards we would not be embarrassed.

I really don't see how they will or can not find the resources.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:10 am**

WiscoClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:44 pm
Genuine question as I’ve only watched a smattering of play from him: If Pep Guardiola thinks he’s a quality talent while scoring against and beating Manchester city in Champions League football, what is suggesting to you that he won’t “be that good if he joins?”

TIA!

He's just getting his whinge in early, so if Cornet does sign and isn't a world beater straight out the gates then Sgr can sit there and state he was right.

Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:25 am**

warksclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:36 pm
OK -to keep the post to its original intention who do we think will be our next signing-just one name. I will kick off

Adam Lookman

The way the panic button posters on here are reacting it could well be Andrew Driver

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