sne Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, KentVillan said: If you see Drinkwater as a replacement for Lansbury, this doesn’t sound so bad. He looks better in a footballing team, so I wouldn’t read too much into his time at Burnley. My only concern would be whether his boozing is under control. To be honest, he’s in a position now where if he performs well he extends his PL career by 2 or 3 years, whereas if he fails he’ll struggle to get another gig at this level. If he has any brain cells at all, he should be motivated to put in a shift for the next few months. Except for the wages part. Even if we only pay 50% he'll still be one of our highest earners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2020 Loaning a midfielder, might indicate that we are allocating cash to forwards, which i'm ok with. We can concentrate on the top, long term midfielder we need in the summer. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 If it’s only a loan and we’re not paying all his salary than I suppose it’s worth a go. We need some players in with our current injury crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 here's hoping that he will be a good addition for us. I hope he sees this as a chance to revive his career and make a statement. yes, he seems a bit of a knob for drunk-driving, but we'll have to see. maybe he highly regrets it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villastine Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, jim said: This January’s Tom Carrol. Or Jermain Jenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Genie said: Its almost impossible to get a decent player to join a side with the real threat of relegation. We needed to do better business in the Summer. Now its a rescue mission. Exactly, people can whinge all they like but it's January and there will only be scraps available for a club in our position! Hopefully Drinkwater will feel he has something to prove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, jim said: This January’s Tom Carrol. Oh man. That had been wiped from my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Mings and Hause had played very little football when we signed them last January but both of those proved to be very good loan deals. Dyche has said that Drinkwater had done nothing wrong whilst at Burnley it's that he likes to stick with what he knows so it's hard for new signings to get into his teams, they have a few other players that they've signed who are in the same situation, Vydra and Gibson both come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoughboroughLion Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Is he better than Douglas Luiz or Lansbury? Doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Obviously not paying more than half his salary, we need a midfielder who can actually head the ball and we are not tied to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Really don't know what to think. Guess I'm just going to hope Smith can work some magic with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, LoughboroughLion said: Is he better than Douglas Luiz or Lansbury? Doubt it Technically probably not, is he the sort of midfielder that we need? Probably yes, if we are going to play 3-4-3, one of the four to just do the dirty work, win the ball back and give it to the more creative midfielders/attacking midfielders will be just what the doctor ordered. He's not a spectacular signing but I think he'll help us find some attack/defense balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, LoughboroughLion said: Is he better than Douglas Luiz or Lansbury? Doubt it Lansbury’s legs have completely gone, so yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Fit and motivated he's better than Hourihane, Lansbury and at this stage Luiz. Just not convinced we can get him back to previous levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, LoughboroughLion said: Is he better than Douglas Luiz or Lansbury? Doubt it It's the experience though isn't it mate? He might not be better than them long term, however RIGHT NOW? Then again he is definitely more proven than Lansbury at a higher level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 He has experience, which is what we need because we are incredibly naive and lack leaders apart from Mings. The obvious concern is his fitness and attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Meh I'm not as against this as others seem to be but not exactly a great signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carewjust4u Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-boss-sean-dyches-difficult-17352346 "He was close to starting on Saturday and we discussed it as a staff but I had to make a decision," said Dyche of Drinkwater. "He is good around the place, his sharpness is nearly there. "You can't get truly sharp without playing, as in real games, but he has certainly put enough energy and effort into performances into the reserve games. He is around the group and he knows the demands of it. Sounds like his attitude and sharpness isn't as bad as feared, hopefully Danny takes his chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2020 We could probably do with a good option in CM. And that's about all I can say about this I think. Drinkwater had a period where he was genuinely a top half midfielder. Then he got his big move and basically retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 If we all know about his supposed problems I'm sure the club will as well, we have a more shrewd set now I feel. Best of luck Danny, just need to help us stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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