JJ Watt...

[Mansfield claret]

Must admit it’s hard to fault anything this guy has done for the club.

Wonder who is covering the expenses though!?

What happened to the dude perfect gang though?

I think he can afford his own expenses

[JohnDearyMe]

at training
https://x.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/17 ... 98587?s=20

I know American football doesn't have relegation but i wonder if he ever endured any bad runs of defeats across a season like we have done? Hopefully he can pass on some salient advice if so

[Burnley1989]

Must admit it’s hard to fault anything this guy has done for the club.

Wonder who is covering the expenses though!?

What happened to the dude perfect gang though?

“Hard to fault him, but let’s try, who’s paying for his travel cost? ”

[Vegas Claret]

he doesn't have to do any of this

[TPClaret]

he doesn't have to do any of this

Guaranteed someone on here will find a negative

[JimmyRobbo]

I know American football doesn't have relegation but i wonder if he ever endured any bad runs of defeats across a season like we have done? Hopefully he can pass on some salient advice if so

He played for Houston. They were hardly Superbowl winners.

[CoolClaret]

he doesn't have to do any of this

Superb.

[NewClaret]

Guaranteed someone on here will find a negative

Errrmmm… but has he paid for them or is he taking advantage of a local business?

And we still haven’t clarified who’s paying his expenses?!?

[AlargeClaret]

It’s hard not to like the guy , he’s thrown himself full on into his investment and embraced the club . Perhaps gone a bit over enthusiastic on the Burnley cliches , but it’s ni bad thing

[123EasyasBFC]

he doesn't have to do any of this

But all he does according to Simon Evans is talk about Beni n hot

[Vegas Claret]

as April 1st goes...it's one of the better ones I've seen today

[jrgbfc]

Will probably catch a few with that one, plenty of idiots in Burnley

[Quicknick]

as April 1st goes...it's one of the better ones I've seen today

He looks like he still goes to a gym.

[AfloatinClaret]

Taking the touchline? let's be putting him on the pitch at full back or centre half. I reckon JJ could break up most attacks, though he may rack up the yellow and red cards

[It Is What It Is]

I’m currently in Orlando on holiday with my family and obviously wearing our Burnley shirts and the amount of times I’ve been asked by Americans saying “Is that a Burnley FC shirt ?” And then they ask about JJ - Unbelievable what the guy is doing to promote our club.

My son works and lives in Florida. He says a lot of sports bars he goes to have the Clarets games on TV with US footy fans adopting Burnley as their UK team. The bar owners say it's all because of JJ Watt and his wife who constantly promote the club on Sports channels nationwide.
Apparently the bar went crazy when O'Shea headed in
v Chelski.

Total committment from the Watts.. God Bless them...
and God Bless America!!!
UTC.

[IanMcL]

Certainly a positive influence.

[NewClaret]

My son works and lives in Florida. He says a lot of sports bars he goes to have the Clarets games on TV with US footy fans adopting Burnley as their UK team. The bar owners say it's all because of JJ Watt and his wife who constantly promote the club on Sports channels nationwide.
Apparently the bar went crazy when O'Shea headed in
v Chelski.

Total committment from the Watts.. God Bless them...
and God Bless America!!!
UTC.

Imagine that is in part top 6 fans celebrating a Chelsea draw as much as a Burnley win, but great to hear the JJ effect is taking hold in the US.

Did read we were thinking of pre-season touring in the US and that could help, as would a season-turnaround story. If we could show some real Burnley character and grit in these last games I imagine it’d make JJ’s job a whole load easier promoting the club.

[CoolClaret]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6XIp9F7HI

^JJ on the overlap - a good watch, though some of the questions he gets asked are a bit daft/doesn't give him chance to properly respond...

Definitely got the impression that he has more pull/influence at the club than some on here seemed to think.

[wilks_bfc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6XIp9F7HI

^JJ on the overlap - a good watch, though some of the questions he gets asked are a bit daft/doesn't give him chance to properly respond...

Definitely got the impression that he has more pull/influence at the club than some on here seemed to think.

Thanks for that. I’ll stick it in my watchlist for when Mrs W goes away next week

[123EasyasBFC]

A full interview without mentioning bene n hot, Simon Evans is currently sat shaking because he can’t complain about something JJ Watt has done

[claretonthecoast1882]

A full interview without mentioning bene n hot, Simon Evans is currently sat shaking because he can’t complain about something JJ Watt has done

Give him time, I am sure he will find something

[Quickenthetempo]

Quite a good episode. JJ came accross very well.

They asked him some good questions, he never had to go into so much detail as such, as like most weeks with 5 or 6 on the podcast. They get interrupted a lot.

[GetIntoEm]

first one i've watched. how rude are they?

they just cut in mid conversation and start something else.

found it frustrating.

[123EasyasBFC]

first one i've watched. how rude are they?

they just cut in mid conversation and start something else.

found it frustrating.

You think that was frustrating majority of episodes are about

Golden generation failing

Life after fergie

But it’s just a chilled out laugh podcast, Neville knows what makes money

[CoolClaret]

first one i've watched. how rude are they?

they just cut in mid conversation and start something else.

found it frustrating.

That's exactly how I found it. Never let him answer and bombarded questions - poor really.

[Vegas Claret]

if that's the first one you've watched then you've missed out, these aren't your stereotypical interviews, they are always talking over each other and taking the **** - stick to football is a casual conversation setting, these aren't the main 'overlap' interviews that Neville does on his own

On a side note, make sure you watch beyond the credits for Roy Keane taking the ****, it's pretty funny.

[123EasyasBFC]

One thing I did pick up on is they all gave Burnley as a football club praise for being a proper football club even between all the jokes

[claret2018]

“Proper football club” in the media usually translates to “a ground that’s falling to bits in a less desirable part of the country”

[Paul Waine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6XIp9F7HI

^JJ on the overlap - a good watch, though some of the questions he gets asked are a bit daft/doesn't give him chance to properly respond...

Definitely got the impression that he has more pull/influence at the club than some on here seemed to think.

Great 75 minutes watching JJ Watt, Burnley football club owner (along with a few others) explaining to some other guys what football is all about.

Thanks for posting. I recommend all Burnley fans find 75 minutes to watch.

UTC

[wilks_bfc]

For those that have watched it, is it suitable for kids to watch?

[Pickles]

One of the best athletes of all time; wealthy beyond wealthy; good looking; a beautiful, successful wife.

And a Claret.

Some guys have all the luck.

(Enjoyed watching that by the way.)

[ClaretPete001]

Great interview. Even an old curmudgeon like me couldn't help but love this guy.

Still don't believe he paid a load of money for shares though....! If it was me I'd say sack VK tomorrow and appoint him as manager.

If he asked me to run up Pendle Hill in a mankini and a straw boater I'd be off like a shot.

Well maybe more like a sloth but the passion would be there - it would just be burning on a very slow fuse.

[DCWat]

I’ve not listened to all of it yet, but so far, he comes across really well, as always seems to be the case.

[NewClaret]

Great interview. Even an old curmudgeon like me couldn't help but love this guy.

Still don't believe he paid a load of money for shares though....! If it was me I'd say sack VK tomorrow and appoint him as manager.

If he asked me to run up Pendle Hill in a mankini and a straw boater I'd be off like a shot.

Well maybe more like a sloth but the passion would be there - it would just be burning on a very slow fuse.

Not an image I wanted in my head at teatime to be honest.

[Vegas Claret]

For those that have watched it, is it suitable for kids to watch?

it gets a bit sweary in places, a few F bombs from Wright and Keane

[Vegas Claret]

the biggest take from it for me is there is no delusion there, he knows it's a battle, he knows it's hard work and he gives the impression they are up for the fight and it's very much more than a one season in the PL and done thing. Time will tell of course.

[Buxtonclaret]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6XIp9F7HI

^JJ on the overlap - a good watch, though some of the questions he gets asked are a bit daft/doesn't give him chance to properly respond...

Definitely got the impression that he has more pull/influence at the club than some on here seemed to think.

Enjoyed that.
Good watch.

[AlargeClaret]

One of the best athletes of all time; wealthy beyond wealthy; good looking; a beautiful, successful wife.

And a Claret.

Some guys have all the luck.

(Enjoyed watching that by the way.)

Welcome to the forum JJ!

[helmclaret]

I like him. He’s got a lot of self awareness and respect for the club and the area.

[superdimitri]

One of the best athletes of all time; wealthy beyond wealthy; good looking; a beautiful, successful wife.

And a Claret.

Some guys have all the luck.

(Enjoyed watching that by the way.)

He's a Chelsea fan.

[Burnley1989]

He's a Chelsea fan.

Here he is, plus Jimmy Anderson & Harry Kane are Arsenal fans yeah?

[superdimitri]

Here he is, plus Jimmy Anderson & Harry Kane are Arsenal fans yeah?

They are? That's good to know. I know Rodriguez is a United fan.

[TPClaret]

He's a Chelsea fan.

Was a Chelsea Fan

[daveisaclaret]

I like JJ Watt and have since before most people on here had ever heard of him. He's doing a lovely job representing the club. It still seems likely he's being paid to do so, hasn't invested in any meaningful way and it's very definite he has no say in how the club is run. We should enjoy him but we should also take this for what it is.

[ŽižkovClaret]

I like JJ Watt and have since before most people on here had ever heard of him. He's doing a lovely job representing the club. It still seems likely he's being paid to do so, hasn't invested in any meaningful way and it's very definite he has no say in how the club is run. We should enjoy him but we should also take this for what it is.

I'm not sure that's the impression i got at all from watching this youtube video?

[Holtyclaret]

One of the best athletes of all time; wealthy beyond wealthy; good looking; a beautiful, successful wife.

And a Claret.

Some guys have all the luck.

(Enjoyed watching that by the way.)

His net worth is about $60m apparently.

[ClaretPete001]

You have to have a bit of common sense. I mean the guy is a great ambassador for the club and I have no doubt he is in great demand because he's funny, handsome, has a six pack and seems knowledgeable about sports.

In many ways he reminds me of myself.

But like me he wouldn't do all this for nothing.... If you believe the web sites he is worth something around £54 million, which in terms of the kind of investments being talked about is not a lot.

Would a guy like this really be working this hard and promoting the club this much if it was just based on a personal investment? I have my doubts.

But and this is a testament to him, I kind of half believe he might... Unfortunately, I'm from the Bob Lord generation of Burnleyite when the town didn't doff its cap so much so on balance naaah; but then again who knows.

I also like Bene and Hot, but can't drink a lot because a chubby belly ruins my six pack.

[Indecisive]

I'm not sure that's the impression i got at all from watching this youtube video?

100%. Granted he could have been well briefed on what to say. However, the one thing that really gets me questioning whether it's just a monatery for him.... is why? The guy is so wealthy. He's popular, he's undoubtedly got streams of income and I just can't quite believe that this could be a purely financial thing for him.

From it being announced, and pretty much consistently since, I've been pleasantly surprised by how emotionally invested he seems.

Did wonder whether his wife's career, and the potential for this to represent something they could work as a partnership on, was a decent motivator for him.

Telling comments about the investment in this as oppose to the NFL, allowing him to have significantly more input.

I maybe just a bit naive and prone to seeing the best, but his input is actually something I've enjoyed about this season.

Also quite liked listening to Williams, so do appreciate some of our more cynical fans may feel I'm just being suckered by a Pace PR machine.

[Vegas Claret]

I like JJ Watt and have since before most people on here had ever heard of him. He's doing a lovely job representing the club. It still seems likely he's being paid to do so, hasn't invested in any meaningful way and it's very definite he has no say in how the club is run. We should enjoy him but we should also take this for what it is.

i think not

[Indecisive]

You have to have a bit of common sense. I mean the guy is a great ambassador for the club and I have no doubt he is in great demand because he's funny, handsome, has a six pack and seems knowledgeable about sports.

In many ways he reminds me of myself.

But like me he wouldn't do all this for nothing.... If you believe the web sites he is worth something around £54 million, which in terms of the kind of investments being talked about is not a lot.

Would a guy like this really be working this hard and promoting the club this much if it was just based on a personal investment? I have my doubts.

But and this is a testament to him, I kind of half believe he might... Unfortunately, I'm from the Bob Lord generation of Burnleyite when the town didn't doff its cap so much so on balance naaah; but then again who knows.

I also like Bene and Hot, but can't drink a lot because a chubby belly ruins my six pack.

His career earnings I think are around $150 million dollars plus. His final 2 year contract was $35 million dollars. Its mega money for a sports star. Surely His likely return on an investment with us would pale into insignificance.

He won't want to lose masses, but I just can't see how this could be a purely money driven move for him.