Stephen Ward [Summer 2015 edition]

[chaileyjem]

I think you need to check the publication dates of each piece to see who re-wrote who. (clue: you've got it completely wrong)

I often am ! I suspect both got the story at the same time to be honest yesterday and they are colleagues after all in the same newspaper group. (and its been rumoured well before yesterday in various places).
Naylor, i'm assuming, would have tried to stand it up with the club perhaps whilst/after the Burnley Express piece was published online (?) and it appears he has. Probably a bit unfair to say any rewriting going on by me. Sorry for that. Two independent stories being published at similar times and then published according to their various print/online deadlines.

 

[8ace]

I often am ! I suspect both got the story at the same time to be honest yesterday and they are colleagues after all in the same newspaper group. (and its been rumoured well before yesterday in various places).
Naylor, i'm assuming, would have tried to stand it up with the club perhaps whilst/after the Burnley Express piece was published online (?) and it appears he has. Probably a bit unfair to say any rewriting going on by me. Sorry for that. Two independent stories being published at similar times and then published according to their various print/online deadlines.

The PA often publishes journo's stories w/o credit and vice versa. Seems it's the done thing.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

This is good news, but it shows what a mess we made of it last summer.

Fiddling about for weeks in order to save a few pounds last year, which has now meant we may well have to pay more ( £500K quoted in earlier article ) to get Ward than the extra few quid last summer.

Let's hope lessons are learnt.

This is what happens when a non football man is in Blooms ear.

 

[Bra]

Another one who finds it incredible that we appeared to delay and delay to force a better deal last year only to possibly end up paying more for the player this. Pretty poor all round I'd say.

 

[Rod Marsh]

The recruitment team has been completely overhauled. No point grumbling about last year. Move on people!

 

[Albumen]

Trippier going to Spurs may change things?

If he is keen then FFS tie the deal up ASAP rather than fanny about for the next month.

I was worried about this too. Ward was third choice last year, bought for his man-of-all-positions. Hopefully Burnley's task of cutting the wage bill will work in our favour though.

 

[supaseagull]

Unless we have a plethora of players signing on 1st July, I think many supporters will soon begin to heavily criticise the club for yet again being slow in signing players.

I sincerely hope that the goodwill of many season ticket holders is again not being taken advantage of!

 

[Bra]

Just to add, why would Ward want to move. Surely he is on more money at Burnley and are they not more likely to be successful this coming season than us?

 

[chaileyjem]

This is what happens when a non football man is in Blooms ear.

Who is this man in his (quite small) ear ?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Just to add, why would Ward want to move. Surely he is on more money at Burnley and are they not more likely to be successful this coming season than us?

It's almost guaranteed that he'd have had a clause in his contract meaning his wage would be reduced if they were relegated. Also, they now have a strike force of only Sam Vokes, and Trippier leaving is a huge blow. I wouldn't expect them to bounce straight back up.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Just to add, why would Ward want to move. Surely he is on more money at Burnley and are they not more likely to be successful this coming season than us?

He would be second choice there and Burnley had relegation clauses in players contracts so money wouldn't be much of an issue.

 

[TSB]

Who is this man in his (quite small) ear ?

Presumably it's the former employee of: The FA, Tottenham and The Vancouver Whitecaps.
That non-football bloke.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Just to add, why would Ward want to move. Surely he is on more money at Burnley and are they not more likely to be successful this coming season than us?

Yes - I don't understand this either. And with Burnley selling players as well he'll probably get more chance in the team this year.

 

[Marshy]

Yes - I don't understand this either. And with Burnley selling players as well he'll probably get more chance in the team this year.

the left back ahead of Ward I believe is going no where though, so Wards chances remain very limited.

 

[Postman Pat]

Trippier going to Spurs may change things?

I was worried about this too. Ward was third choice last year, bought for his man-of-all-positions. Hopefully Burnley's task of cutting the wage bill will work in our favour though.

Trippier is a right-back, shouldn't make any difference to Ward moving or not.

They also have Ben Mee and Daniel Lafferty as left-backs.

 

[Albumen]

Trippier is a right-back, shouldn't make any difference to Ward moving or not.

oops

They also have Ben Mee and Daniel Lafferty as left-backs.

Ah that makes sense. I got the wrong one.

 

[Wilko]

Trippier is a right-back, shouldn't make any difference to Ward moving or not.

They also have Ben Mee and Daniel Lafferty as left-backs.

Ooops.

In answer to why would Ward move. Well for us he would be FIRST choice left back, at Burnley he is currently THIRD choice.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Ooops.

In answer to why would Ward move. Well for us he would be FIRST choice left back, at Burnley he is currently THIRD choice.

Lafferty was on loan at Rotherham last season so both of them would be fighting for the place on the bench on the proviso Lafferty isn't sent back out on loan or sold.

 

[TSB]

Who is this man in his (quite small) ear ?

Am I allowed a second guess?

Is it [MENTION=32984]nickrhodes[/MENTION]?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Presumably it's the former employee of: The FA, Tottenham and The Vancouver Whitecaps.
That non-football bloke.

Not when it comes to player recruitment it isnt. Barbs has gone to great pains to make it clear, no absolutely clear that in no way is he responsible for player recruitment. Nope not me, no way. Which was a good way of sidestepping the Burke cluster**** last year.

He has said (and to be fair does a very good job) of getting the money in when we are selling a player.