[Albion] Big Dan Burn

[LamieRobertson]

Legend. I'll always miss him and he would have been very useful today.

I miss Peter Ward…he would have useful

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Agree, Webster or say Burn if he was still here would have meant we could have gone with a 3, got Cucu and Lamps further up the pitch with some width and got bodies in midfield. Veltman does a great job as a 3rd CB or as a makeshift CB next to someone playing well, but to have him next to Duffy who has been out for however how long - you could see they’ve never played together as 2 CBs, that meant the full backs were forced back, we lacked width etc. etc. We’ve paid dearly for that Dunk red.

Yes feels like 2 loses due to that incorrect red card now

 

[nwgull]

Agree, Webster or say Burn if he was still here would have meant we could have gone with a 3, got Cucu and Lamps further up the pitch with some width and got bodies in midfield. Veltman does a great job as a 3rd CB or as a makeshift CB next to someone playing well, but to have him next to Duffy who has been out for however how long - you could see they’ve never played together as 2 CBs, that meant the full backs were forced back, we lacked width etc. etc. We’ve paid dearly for that Dunk red.

We played with Duffy, Veltman and Burn as a back 3 against Southampton, and it really wasn’t great. May have only conceded one goal that day, but they had just as many chances.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Gotta love this photo of BDB in his Smart car, bless 'im

 

[Gonzo BHA]

He's a top bloke, no doubting that, but he's no better than what we have at the club and several levels below Lewis Dunk.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

 

[Badger Boy]

I think he's an extraordinary player. The way he totally confounded expectations and made himself a key player in the team without ever being meant to be is an example to players everywhere. Train properly, do the right things around the club (admittedly, this is all anecdotal but I've not even come across a rumour of Burn being anything other than a solid bloke an excellent character) and perform on the pitch - that's it.

He found himself to be a key player for us just simply through not letting the team down and being prepared and able to step into the position he was asked to. Left back? Sure. Left wing-back? I'll have a good go. Centre-back today, Dan. No problem. You're starting as a CB in a 2 today Dan, but you might find yourself left of a 3 and/or LB or LWB later in the game. Sounds good.

He was so reliable that it was easy to take him for granted and I'll be honest, I'm definitely in that camp. We got a great fee for him considering his contract status and the opportunity that was available to the player himself, we don't need to re-litigate the decision to sell him. He was an excellent player for us despite many (myself very much included) questioning the point of having signed him in the first place! I never thought he'd play for us, I thought he was being signed because his value was higher than his current sale price. I thought we'd sign him and then sell him at a profit a year later without ever actually playing him. But as it goes, he was one of the first insights into the "new" squad building that we've now become used to.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

He's a top bloke, no doubting that, but he's no better than what we have at the club and several levels below Lewis Dunk.

Tho a very large part of me is really pleased that the big guy might be playing in the Champions League next season. What's the chances of that eh? Love the bloke

 

[BNthree]

Gotta love this photo of BDB in his Smart car, bless 'im

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Presumably he's taken the drivers seat out and is driving from the rear seat??

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Presumably he's taken the drivers seat out and is driving from the rear seat??

Like Hightower in Police Academy.

 

[Zeberdi]

Very sad when we sold DB - said at the time to another Brighton fan, we‘ve sold one of our best Defenders and Newcastle got him for a steal imo.

Glad he got to go back ‘home’ and he’s clearly found a great form at the Park but it screwed up our back line imo for several weeks - we also hit a barren patch after he left too.

Hope the extra cash has been used to upgrade the bathroom facilities at St James’

 

[Swansman]

He's a top bloke, no doubting that, but he's no better than what we have at the club and several levels below Lewis Dunk.

IMO he'd be fecking perfect right now when the team is arguably one LB and one CB short but would struggle to find game time for more than one new signing. Agree that he isn't better than Dunk but think he is a class above Colwill (right now).

 

[CHAPPERS]

IMO he'd be fecking perfect right now when the team is arguably one LB and one CB short but would struggle to find game time for more than one new signing. Agree that he isn't better than Dunk but think he is a class above Colwill (right now).

Would you really trust Dan Burn to play in the style De Zerbi is asking of Colwill?

 

[Icy Gull]

Gotta love this photo of BDB in his Smart car, bless 'im

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Did he buy that second hand from Ashley Barnes?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Presumably he's taken the drivers seat out and is driving from the rear seat??

Not much room for his kids

 

[theboybilly]

Usually drives around in one of those Dodge 4x4 pickup thingies. Must be feeling the pinch

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

We played with Duffy, Veltman and Burn as a back 3 against Southampton, and it really wasn’t great. May have only conceded one goal that day, but they had just as many chances.

Alan Duffy?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Would you really trust Dan Burn to play in the style De Zerbi is asking of Colwill?

About as much as I'd trust him to outpace Adama Traoré

 

[Vin]

I think he's an extraordinary player. The way he totally confounded expectations and made himself a key player in the team without ever being meant to be is an example to players everywhere. Train properly, do the right things around the club (admittedly, this is all anecdotal but I've not even come across a rumour of Burn being anything other than a solid bloke an excellent character) and perform on the pitch - that's it.

He found himself to be a key player for us just simply through not letting the team down and being prepared and able to step into the position he was asked to. Left back? Sure. Left wing-back? I'll have a good go. Centre-back today, Dan. No problem. You're starting as a CB in a 2 today Dan, but you might find yourself left of a 3 and/or LB or LWB later in the game. Sounds good.

He was so reliable that it was easy to take him for granted and I'll be honest, I'm definitely in that camp. We got a great fee for him considering his contract status and the opportunity that was available to the player himself, we don't need to re-litigate the decision to sell him. He was an excellent player for us despite many (myself very much included) questioning the point of having signed him in the first place! I never thought he'd play for us, I thought he was being signed because his value was higher than his current sale price. I thought we'd sign him and then sell him at a profit a year later without ever actually playing him. But as it goes, he was one of the first insights into the "new" squad building that we've now become used to.

Do you think Tone has a £10m bonus in there if Toon qualified for the CL. That would be genius.

 

[US Seagull]

Just scored for Newcastle against Leicester