Kieffer No More .......Off To Burnley

[AfricanBluebird]

That’s the price a championship striker used to cost. Not sure this season.

Don’t think it’s a great move for him footballing wise as what I saw at the euros was a striker against turkey who hardly won an attacking header against their Leicester centre back and same against Italy. Surely PL clubs will see that.

I think what you saw in the Euros was a midfield which didn't know how to best use him and a striker who was given no protection by the officials and punished every time he went for a header..... so yeah, maybe Moore was out-of-his-depth at that level and naive... but I have seen much worse strikers in the premier league!

[binman]

Oli McBurnie cost £20 Million

If all things are relative that puts Moore's value at £200 million

I can't see us selling him for less than £12m (I don't think we'd get £15m)

[Hilts]

All this from Sludges source.😂

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

All this from Sludges source.😂

My source has possibly been on the sauce

[goats]

I would go along with that.

£15 Million and I don't think the club can turn that down.

As long as the majority would be used to strengthen the team (I am not confident of that).

As for our transfers to date:

James Collins - Was a great buy as back-up to Moore, but if Moore leaves do we really see him as a direct replacement, nope.

Mark McGuinness - honestly I feel he is a younger version of what we have got already, perhaps a little better with the ball at his feet but nothing particularly exciting.. maybe I am being a little disingenuous.

Wintle - I think this is a shrewd signing and adds some much better energy and enthusiasm in midfield.

Ryan Giles - probably the best signing, to be confirmed on loan, adds some much needed pace on the flank assuming he is playing left wing back.


Overall though NONE of these signings address the issues that have seen us fail over the last few years. There is still a lack of pace, flair and technical ability in the central midfield and in attack. Who knows what state Tomlin will come back to the club in, he struggles with fitness and piles on the pounds easily. I would be extremely surprised if we see much of him this season, if at all. Colwill is a magnificent prospect but it would be wrong to pin all our hopes on the lad.

So the gaps are glaring and the manager must also see this. We need to be investing significantly in the final third and I am not sure whether that can be done with free transfers. A release of funds would hopefully allow that investment.

As for players leaving I wouldn't be at all sad to see: two of Pack, Ralls or Bacuna moved on, Flint and Brown and also Watters or Harris moved out on loan.

I guess he will pay the cost of Sala as it appears we had no insurance cover for him, if we have to pay for him.

[NYCBlue]

Moore is not a Premiership standard player.

I tend to agree. But that's what everyone said about Bamford too.

[J R Hartley]

A very lazy link.

[RonnieBird]

I’m not seeing anything whatsoever except this to suggest any link with Burnley.
Losing him might be a fatal blow for any promotion prospects but you know he’s nearly 30 so it’d be a strange move for anyone to pay a huge fee for him. No guarantee of goals really especially in the premiership and no resale value due to age.
I’d say he’s in the right place to achieve the most for himself and the club itself.

[Ivortheengine]

Burnley aren’t a Premiership standard side, relegation looms

The media and all the experts thought that,last season. It seems to me that Sean Dyche is doing a remarkable job up there, with very limited resources. You’d be stupid to think they’d get relegated.

[delmbox]

Alright Sludge
Go easy I’m a first time poster
I’d hate to see Kieffer go but it sort of makes sense
Robbie Brady in a sweetener deal
Irish connection plus a Burnley player
You do the math 😕

we'd still be missing a 20 goal a season striker though

[B. Oddie]

Alright Sludge
Go easy I’m a first time poster
I’d hate to see Kieffer go but it sort of makes sense
Robbie Brady in a sweetener deal
Irish connection plus a Burnley player
You do the math 😕

Maths.

[Des Parrot]

The media and all the experts thought that,last season. It seems to me that Sean Dyche is doing a remarkable job up there, with very limited resources. You’d be stupid to think they’d get relegated.

Guess I’m stupid then, ask me again next May

[surge]

I still don't see an offer a Premier League side would make that we'd accept. Hope he gets to play in Premier League both for his Vardy'esque journey and because I think he could handle it but most likely route is either with us or if our club accept a surprisingly low offer due to financial need.

[The Hooded Claw]

Every player has a price, even if you’re Real Madrid.

[delmbox]

Every player has a price, even if you’re Real Madrid.

Real Madrid isn't a player, it's a club. Do your research

[The Hooded Claw]

Real Madrid isn't a player, it's a club. Do your research

Thanks for the insight. Now it all makes sense! 👍🏻

[delmbox]

Thanks for the insight. Now it all makes sense! ����

Give me a shout if anything else comes up, I'm a football expert

[The Hooded Claw]

Give me a shout if anything else comes up, I'm a football expert

I might take you up on that when I need help working out the forward pass rule… 🤪