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What's so attractive about Burnley?
- Thread starter Cheshire Cat
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Really? Great chance? There is a chance but a long way to go in this season algarve.
blueandwhitestripes
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Burnley is at the centre of the football hotbed that is Lancashire. If you're a young and ambitious player that has to be a major attraction with regular scouting missions from all the top northern clubs and the fact that football is the way of life for many people. I think we are at a disadvantage location wise and brighton is the opposite to burnley in many ways.
I think you'd be surprised. All things are after all, relative.
We are a club not long since out of League One, with a wage structure that is evolving quickly, but from that base. You were in the Prem a couple of years ago, are still recieving parachute payments (£8m this season), and have the cash from some big sales (Rodriguez, Austin..Ings to follow?).
I have it on VERY good (Burnley) authority (admittedly second hand) that the offer from Burnley in August was a MASSIVE wage increase, over the new contract we were offering at the time. We have improved our offer since, but were unable to 'come close' to what yourselves or Leeds were offering.
Austrian Gull
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I can't comment on our game with Burnley as I wasn't there but Dyche is doing a brilliant job this season having lost his top goalscorer.
He also did very well at Watford before being shafted by the new owners. I don't see what else he could have done to impress people in his very short managerial career so far.
I also love his gravelly tones.
Superphil
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Three and a half years of guarnateed income, possibly a pay rise too, what's not to want for a professional footballer?
DarrenFreemansPerm
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It would appear you're correct. Here is Miss Burnley, claiming to be 21 years old
- Jul 10, 2003
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If you do have a small squad then Barnes is an excellent signing. Not the greatest striker around but can do a very good job in a number of attacking positions and will do each one to the best of his ability, every game.
What was Barnes on at Brighton? I could try and find out what our wage cap is but I think our current ceiling is 10k (and I am confident only a couple of players are on this).
As for the "where has the money gone" questions. Well - it seems that Coyle nearly bankrupted us the season we got into the Prem. It's only really coming out now just how in the mire we were. The Prem money has helped ease a lot of debt but we've been looking to work within our means, which isn't much when you look at our attendances. We are hopeful that we'll break even this season.
We do have a small squad, until Barnes signed we only had three strikers at the club (the third being Ryan Noble who doesn't look like he will last) so he'll definitely feature and I think one of the reasons we signed him was because he'll be able to fit into either the Ings role or the Vokes one.
As for the "where has the money gone" questions. Well - it seems that Coyle nearly bankrupted us the season we got into the Prem. It's only really coming out now just how in the mire we were. The Prem money has helped ease a lot of debt but we've been looking to work within our means, which isn't much when you look at our attendances. We are hopeful that we'll break even this season.
We do have a small squad, until Barnes signed we only had three strikers at the club (the third being Ryan Noble who doesn't look like he will last) so he'll definitely feature and I think one of the reasons we signed him was because he'll be able to fit into either the Ings role or the Vokes one.
- Jul 7, 2003
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I'd be very surprised if your wage ceiling is £10k a week, to be honest.
No idea what Barnes was on here but I'm fairly sure you're probably going to end up paying him more than that.
Personally, I'd massively prefer to see Burnley take one of the promotion slots over QPR (ridiculous squad, Redknapp), Leicester (just never liked them), Forest (Billy Davies- say no more) or some late runner like Leeds (just...Leeds). I haven't found Derby offensive yet. They seem to be OK too.
No idea what Barnes was on here but I'm fairly sure you're probably going to end up paying him more than that.
Personally, I'd massively prefer to see Burnley take one of the promotion slots over QPR (ridiculous squad, Redknapp), Leicester (just never liked them), Forest (Billy Davies- say no more) or some late runner like Leeds (just...Leeds). I haven't found Derby offensive yet. They seem to be OK too.
tinycowboy
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Always look forward to the Dyche interview on the Football League Show. I once spent a very pleasant evening in Linz. Lovely city.
We had a 15k salary cap when we were in the Premier League http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/burnley/5639998/Burnleys-15k-per-week-salary-cap-bucks-footballs-freakonomics.html
I'm pretty sure when we negotiated contracts with a few players in the summer we brought that down to 10k. Will need to check though.
I'm pretty sure when we negotiated contracts with a few players in the summer we brought that down to 10k. Will need to check though.
hybrid_x
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Eksman
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Since seeing this post I couldn't take any more in....the bracket is still open will it ever end?)
- Jul 7, 2003
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Brilliant. So you judge the entire town on the basis of that. As if nobody has ever been attacked in Brighton on the basis of their ethnicity, sexuality or whatever other reason pops up.
We've said already it probably has at share of social problems. But so soes any town. Has it been voted drugs death capital of Britain yet?
hybrid_x
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- Jun 28, 2011
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I have not judged the whole town on that single story. But its well known socially, economically, racially, and culturely, Burnley is not doing too well.
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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What about the parachute payments? Aren't you still getting them?